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Shearith Israel hosts
kiddush for new rabbi
Members of Congregation Shear
ith Israel recently hosted a special
kiddush welcoming their new spir
itual leader, Rabbi Judah Kogen,
and his family.
Rabbi Kogen was ordained by
the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America where he also received
his B.H.L. and M.A. degrees in
Talmud and rabbinics. He also
holds an M.A. degree from Colum
bia University in ancient Semitic
languages and is currently a candi
date for a Ph.D. at Columbia.
As a rabbinical student and after
his ordination, Rabbi Kogen taught
synagogue skills which included
cantorial, Torah reading and High
Holiday Liturgy at the Theological
Seminary of America. He was also
a lecturer at Hebrew College in
Brookline, Mass, for three years.
He has served congregations in
Linden, N.J., Philadelphia and Swamp-
scott, Mass.
Judah Kogen
Rabbi Kogen and his wife Lisa
have three children, Shira, liana
and Abigail.
Torah
thoughts
The powers of wealth
Adapted from the works of Rabbi Menachem M.
Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, by Rabbi Yossi
New, Chabad of Georgia
Rabbi Schneerson
There is a comment in the Talmud
that Rabbi Judah The Prince used
to honor all wealthy persons. It
seems rather strange and unbecom
ing for a Torah sage and leader to
honor a person for his mere mate
rial accumulations. First of all,
wealth may be obtained without
any particular effort, as through
inheritance, etc. Secondly, as we
see all too often, wealth can bring
one to arrogance and haughtiness.
Surely, there are more virtuous
qualities in a person to honor?!
Rabbi Judah The Prince was the
codifier of the Mishnah, the basis
of the entire Oral Torah, and was
fabulously wealthy. It cannot there
fore be suspected that he honored
the wealthy to curry favor among
them, nor that his actions did not
mirror his true inner feelings.
What then did Rabbi Judah see
in the possession of wealth that he
deemed it worthy of honor? It was
not merely the good accomplished
with this wealth, for the mitzvot
performed therewith made him de
serving of honor—not the wealth
per se. And a pauper doing mitzvot
also deserves honor.
Rabbi Judah was well aware
that influence was not the result of
“my power and the strength of my
hand” (Deut. 8:17-18); the Torah
specifically forbids one to enter
tain such a notion. He recognized
that one who is the possessor of
wealth was singled out by the Al
mighty to be rich.
There is a well-known dictum,
“He (G-d) does not demand more
than they (each individual Jew) are
capable of doing.” Rabbi Judah
knew that wealth can cause one to
be lax or even forsake his obliga
tions to G-d and man. However, he
was sure that if G-d had bestowed
upon a person this wealth—with
the strong temptation inherent in
it—he also granted him enormous
powers to withstand this inclina
tion. From his own experience as a
rich man. Rabbi Judah realized
that tremendous strength is needed
to prevent a person from being
misled by his affluence. He knew
the extent of his own struggle to
reach the level where he was able to
testify, “1 have not enjoyed of this
world even to the smallest degree.
Therefore. Rabbi Judah honored
the rich person—not for his wealth
but only for the great spiritual
powers which were deposited within
him by G-d..
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With a beautiful bouquet of
balloons from Balloons Over
Atlanta. Or give them some
thing extra special: A Heart-In-
A-Box which can be shipped
UPS anywhere.
Grandparent’s Day—September 8
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