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This fine report was written especially for The Southern
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—THE EDITOR
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After reviewing what Jerusal
em had to offer, my hotel room
mate and I decided that the most
profitable way of spending the
Motzaei Shabbat (Saturday
night) might be to tour Meah
Shearim. Immediately after Hav-
dalah**, we set out on our way,
intent upon witnessing a “real”
Melave Malka***. Luck was with
us. Among those waiting for the
bus, was one wearing long ear-
locks. I therefore approached him
and asked for information about
Meah Shearim. The man was
going there, was obviously thor
oughly familiar with it and, what
was most important, he was will
ing to be of help. He pointed out
to us the interesting places we
might visit. After reaching Meah
Shearim we parted and our
“tour” began.
Our first visit was at Reb
Arele’s Synagogue. Although it
was about an hour and half after
Havdalah, the worshippers were
just about finishing Shalosh Seu-
rot****. About forty men and
boys filled the synagogue, all of
them wearing earlocks of various
lengths and sizes, some sporting
shtreimels and many of them
dressed in kapotes.
Maariv (evening services) fol
lowed, with the Reebe leading in
the prayers. The swaying during
the prayers reached a point of
ecstacy. Our attention was at
tracted particularly by a boy of
thirteen, whose head and body,
as it seemed to us, were making
one-hundred-eighty degree turns
Later we found out that Reb
Arele himself has long been gath
ered unto his people, and that
after his death a “struggle for
power” developed between his
•Section of Jerusalem popu
lated by ultra-orthodox Jews.
** Benediction offered at the
conclusion of the Sabbath.
•••Farewell to Queen Sabbath;
a ceremony involving songs
and refreshments.
'•••Third Sabbath meal, eaten
before sunset, after the after
noon services.
son and his son-in-law. Both of
them claimed the right to suc
ceed the venerated rebbe. Reb
Arele’s chasidim therefore broke
up into two groups. Some follow
ed his son and the others his son-
in-law. Two separate places of
worship are being maintained.
From there we proceeded t«.
Yeshivat Chabad (the followers
of the Lubavitsher Rebbe), and
inquired from one of the students
whether he could tell us where a
Melaveh Malka was being held.
He volunteered to take us around,
an offer which we gladly accept
ed.
The young man, sixteen years
of age, turned out to be very in
telligent, well informed and talk
ed freely on various subjects.
After visiting several synagogues,
the common feature of which was
the general state of neglect in
which they were being held, we
came to the Yeshivat Hamatmid-
im. Here a Melave Malka was in
full swing. About fifty boys and
young men were doing some very
spirited and beautiful singing.
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The sincerity with which the
songs were being rendered, seem
ed to carry one along. The sight,
as a whole, was impressive and
spiritually uplifting.
While going from place to
place, we carried on a conversa
tion. Although the young man
spoke a good Hebrew, he seemed
to prefer to speak Yiddish. I in
quired.
—Why do you in Meah Shearim
insist on speaking and studying
in Yiddish? Do you attribute 10
Yiddish some Kedusho (holi
ness ) ?
—No, but Yiddish has a tradi
tion.
—Does not Hebrew have behind
it a much longer and more ven
erated tradition?
—Loshen Kodesh does, not He
brew.
He pointed out how the pro
nunciation of some words differ
ed in Loshen Kodesh (he was re
ferring to the Ashkenazik pro
nunciation of Hebrew), and in
modem Hebrew (Sephardic pro
nunciation) .
You seem to speak a good He
brew, I remarked. Did you ever
take it up as a subject?
—We live in Israel, that is why
I know how to speak the lang
uage. I never studied it as a sep
arate subject.
—Isn’t there a desire among some
of your friends to leave the Meah
Shearim mode of life and to go
out into the wide world?
—I don’t know how many ac
tually desire to do so, but most
of us young men certainly give it
some thought from time to time.
From the way he said it, it was
obvious that certainly he gave it
serious consideration. At the
moment, however, he was not
ready for any changes.
--I wonder how many of the
“bachurim” (Yeshiva students)
will really keep up this form of
life?
—It all depends on the shoresh
(root). If you had grandfather
and grandmother who trained you
and taught you to love Yiddish-
kelt, you will, in all probability
keep it up.
For some reason he stressed the
Influence of the grandparents, not
of the parents.
—Your studies are not preparing
you for anything that will help
you make a living. What do you
expect to do when your time
comes to stand on your own two
feet?
—Look at my father. He received
the same education, I am receiv
ing now. At present he is keep
ing books at the post office. He
received the finest letter of com
mendation from his “boss.” The
Lord does not neglect those who
trust in him.
-—Do some of the “bachurim” plan
to become Rabbis?
—What for? We have our Rebbe.
In other words, he studies for
the sake of studying and for the
glory of G-d. No pragmatic con
siderations entered the picture.
While strolling, we noticed an
old woman on the sidewalk. Near
her were two bundles, containing
her worldly possessions. She was
leaning against one of them and
was sleeping.
—“You will not see this in New
York,” the young man said. This
woman according to the young
man’s story, was 100 years old.
She owned a house in this neigh
borhood, where she used to live
with her sister. Some time ago,
her sister died, and since then
she has never entered the house
any more. She believed it was
haunted by ghosts, and, therefore,
she made the sidewalk her res
idence.
—“Well, it is better here than in
New York, ixnt It?” the young:
man asked.
—Why would you say that?
—Well, here you are, lata at
night, strolling along lelsuredly,
unafraid. I understand that peo
ple in New York are scared to
leave their homes at night lest
they will be molested by all kinds
of hoodlums.
Blissfully he seemed to be ig
noring entirely the fact that the
Jordanian border with armed
enemies at it, are at some places,
only steps away. However, he
felt safe because he was among
bis own.
The hour was fast approaching
midnight We parted from our
young friend and started back to
the hotel.
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