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PLAIN TALK—By Alfred Segal
Mr. Shabbosdeckel Speaks Up
My friend Shabbosdeckel was “my wife may get sore at me aration in schul must be a bless-
Segal.”
So he’s just Mr. Shabbosdeckel
here.
sitting beside me, taking a coffee
break at my favorite resort, The
Wheel Cafe of our town, and, as
is always his conversational way,
he started off on a matter of
Jewish concern. If he isn’t talk
ing on some world wide subject
having to do with the land of
Israel. Mr Shabbosdeckel may
take up an issue within the syna
gogue to which he belongs
such as the rabbi with whom he’s
always disagreeing.
This time his subject had to do
with a schul far away ... in
Beverly Hills. Calif. He has just
read in the Jewish press that the
Orthodox congregation of that
town had voted to separate hus
bands from wives in its pews on
the High Holy Days.
In accordance with old tradi
tion, husbands and wives had
been allowed to sit together on
those High Days in that schul;
though on Shabbos they sat sep
arated. Now the congregation had
decided that also on those most
divine days they should be away
from each other in the syna
gogue.
“I felt so delighted to hear
this,” Mr. Shabbosdeckel began
after his first sip of coffee. “But,
Segal, please jf you write about
this don’t mention my name.”
You see, his name really isn’t
Shabbosdeckel. I give him that
name to disguise him from his
wife . . . “You see,” he went on,
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if she heard me speaking up for
the separation of men and wom
en that’s in schul. She’s always
finding so much fault in me. So
please keep me under cover in
your column, if you write about
this.”
Mr Shabbosdeckel went on to
tell me that in his opinion the
separation of husbands and wives
in synagogues was a wise, provi
sion of the Jewish sages of long
ago. “That way a man is guaran
teed perfect peace for a few
hours of Shabbos . . and what
is Shabbos for but for perfect
peace?”
Mr Shabbosdeckel said that I
shouldn’t get the idea that he
was speaking ill of his wife or
other wives. “But, Segal, you
know fussy women and how they
like to run their husbands . . .
to tell ’em in which direction to
go ... to tell ’em what suit to
wear ... to complain of this little
fault or that ... to order them
around. That’s women for you
and that’s the way it goes in our
house when I’m home all day,
and, as I’ve heard, in many other
houses that contain husbands and
wives.”
Mr. Shabbosdeckel’s eyes sud
denly gleamed brightly . . . “oh,
but how lovely is Shabbos . . .
those peaceful hours when we sit
separately in schul. We enter the
schul together and then she goes
her way and I go mine . . . to
ward God ... to sit separately
each speaking to Him.
“It’s a happy occasion in any
schul when during those blessed
ly peaceful Shabbos hours one’s
wife hasn’t a critical word to say
to the man. It’s peace complete.
In grateful contemplation of this
I, at times, speak up to God about
it. I say to Him how lovely it is
to have perfect peace in schul
and why isn’t it that way al
ways?
“I turn my head in the far-off
direction where my wife is seat
ed. Her head is deep down in
the siddur out of which she, too,
is speaking to God in peaceful
ness. I feel thankful to see her
thus. God is taking care of both
of us.
“Yes, Segal, that peaceful sep-
ing out of heaven, handed on
down to our wise men who estab
lished - the tradition that man
and wife must be separate in the
synagogue where the wife may
speak only to God during those
blessed hours.
“You know, if I were rabbi I
would make a sermon on that
subject some day . . . ‘Good peo
ple,’ I would tell ’em, ‘here we’re
all at peace, speaking only to
God. Here, during these sacred
hours wives speak with gentle
ness only to God. May I tell you
wives that during these hours
you are all at your best, as you
speak to God without any re
proach . . . you speak and listen
to Him. Why not, dear ladies,
speak thus to your husbands also
. . . never in scolding . . . and
let the husbands get a word in
also, occasionally . . . just as here
you listen to the Almighty who
is the Father of all of us.’ ”
Mr. Shabbosdeckel speaking as
long as he did, had caused his
coffee to get cold; he ordered
another cup . . . “Yes, Segal,”
he went on, “what I’ve told you
should make a column for you
... to speak to women who find
so much fault in their husbands
. . . except during those happy
hours when they sit separate in
schul, speaking only to God. Such
a column might serve as a ser
mon such as a rabbi might de
liver.
“Let us praise the Orthodox
Congregation Beth Jacob of
Beverly Hills which has restored
separate seating in its schifl al
together.”
Mr. Shabbosdeckel pointed out
that since separate seating has
been revived there, a great many
applications for membership in
that schul have come in . . . “No
wonder!” he exclaimed. “But
please, don’t print my name,
A f rican-lsraeli
Relations Praised
UNITED NATIONS, NY
(JTA)—Israel’s Foreign Minister,
Mrs. Golda Meir, addressed the
United Nations General Aasem
bly outlining Israel’s peaceful
achievements and emphasizing
the friendly relations which Is
rael has developed with the new
ly emerging African countries,
sharing her knowledge with
them and aiding them through
technical know-how.
Israel’s interest in advancing
its friendly relations with the
new African states was empha
sized by Mrs. Meir at a dinner
given by her to the delegates of
these states this weekend. “Re
lations with Africa,” she stated,
“are the central point of Israel’s
life.” She was assured by the
Deputy Prime Minister of the
Republic of the Ivory Coast —
who spoke on behalf of the
guests representing 15 African
governments — that all African
countries have great respect for
Israel and her achievements.
Brig. Gen. Eugene Oberdorfer, Pres.
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