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God’s Light
By Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman
The Temple, Atlanta
There is a very beautiful yet
rather quaint rabbinic legend
that I would like to share with
you at this season of our New
Year. As the tale goes:
When God created the sun
and moon, the moon, wanting
to be the only source of light,
protested: "Why should two
kings have to share the same
crown?" For her arrogance, the
moon was punished by being
made smaller than the sun. She
then complained: "Do /
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to K’lal Yisroel
at these High Holy Days
1975 - 5736
BETH JACOB
Congregation — Sisterhood
NCSY-Teen Group
Atlanta, Ga.
i JWB i
The Officers, Board of Directors and
Staff of the Atlanta Jewish Community
Center extend to the Jewish community
of A tlanta our sincere wishes for a year of
Health, Happiness and Prosperity.
It is our earnest hope that the opening of
the Fall program of our Center will con
tribute to the tradition of this joyful season
and bring a greater measure of satisfaction
and enrichment of Jewish living to every
home.
Atlanta Jewish
Community Center
SIDNEY PARKS
President
DAVID DUBIN
Executive Director
deserve such punishment simp
ly because / asked a sensible
question?"
"Very well," said God. "I
shall give you the stars to shine
with you at night." But the
moon was still dissatisfied.
" You give the sun 365 days a
year, and me only 355. Why
should 1 have ten days less than
the sun?" And to pacify the
moon, God said:
"I will take away ten days
from the sun for Myself. These
shall be known as "The Ten
Days of Repentance.' They
shall be My light. These ten
days shall commence on Rosh
Hashana and end on the Day of
Atonement. On Rosh
Hashana, when / judge man
and the world, man shall have
ten days in which to repent and
improve his conduct. Man,
who often lives in spiritual
darkness, shall have My light
to see the truth, the goodness,
and the joy of life. To help him
see by My light, he shall repeat
morning and evening, during
the High Holiday season, the
words of the Psalmist: The
Lord is my light and salvation,
whom shall l fear? The Lord is
the stronghold of my life, of
whom shall I be afraid?"
(Psalm 27:1).
The above midrash is indeed
a very beautiful and fitting one
for the High Holy Day season.
So often we are all blinded by
the press of our everyday ac
tivities. We run and we run and
we run. Sometimes 1 wonder if
we really know where we are
headed. But, thank God, we as
Jews have been given ten days
every year to, in a sense, stop
the world, get off for a few
moments, and see just where
indeed we are headed — to
think about what it is we really
want to accomplish with our
life, and to ask ourselves if we
are reaching deep within the
human potential that each of us
carries within our bosom.
With the help of God’s light
may each of us during this
coming New Year season in
deed find our true direction and
our true purpose for being on
this earth.
L’Shona Tova
and a
YEAR OF PEACE
To Jewry all over the world and to the Jewish Com
munity of Atlanta.
From
Hemshech, Organization of
Survivors From Nazism
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Atlanta
HADASSAH
Chapter
Mrs. Edward Sternberg, President
GROUP PRESIDENTS
Bat Ami:
Bat Shalom:
Tel Chai:
Shoshanlm:
Avivah.
Shirah:
Sabra:
Tikvah:
Aliyah:
Northwest
Professional:
Mrs. Leon Steinberg
Mrs. Hyman Shapiro
Mrs. Maxwell Eidex
Mrs. Howard Schulman
Mrs. Martin Milstein
Mrs. Sanford Karesh
Mrs. Jack Bauman
Mrs. Joseph Viness
Mrs. Hiram Sturm
Dr. Nanette Wenger
New Year Greetings
To Our Members and
to the Jewish Community
May the sound of the Shofar usher in a year of
peace, and contentment and happiness for all.
AHAVATH ACHIM
CONGREGATION
SISTERHOOD MR. & MRS. CLUB MEN S CLUB
and All Departments
DR. HARRY H. EPSTEIN, Rabbi
DAVID H. AUERBACH. Associate Rabbi
ISAAC GOODFRIEND, Hazian
S. HIRSCH JACOBSON. Ed. Director
IRVING M. GAI.ANTY, Executive Dir
MRS. MARTIN GOLDSTEIN
Sisterhood President
GERALD COHEN. President
DR. Will JAM E. SCHATTEN, First Vice President
RALPH L. SAUL, Second Vice President
SIDNEY KAPLAN. Treasurer
NORMAN DIAMOND, Recording Secretary
MR. AND MRS. ALVIN ROGFL
Social Club Presidents
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