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Newcomers
Ellen and Billy Balser of Bir
mingham, Ala., announce the birth
of a daughter, Melissa Ivy, on
April 19.
Grandparents are Claire and
Arnold Balser of Atlanta, and
Lucille and Herbert Ray of Cherry
Hill, N.J. Great-grandparents are
Mrs. Harriett Freedman and Mrs.
Lena Balser, both of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Sophie Ray of New York
City.
Melissa was named in memory
of her paternal great-grandfather,
Morris Freedman, and her mater
nal great-grandfather, Isak Ray.
* * *
Saundra and Adam Shapiro of
Peachtree Corners announce the
birth of a daughter, Courtney
Lauren, on April 13.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Reiter, and Mr. and Mrs.
Irving Shapiro, all of Atlanta.
Great-grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Issie Ginsberg of Montreal,
Canada, and Mrs. Alice Juster of
Naranja, Fla.
* * *
Randee and Bill Lieppeannounce
the birth of a son, Joshua David,
on April 28.
Grandparents are Shirlee and
Larry Gilbert of Atlanta and the
late Amy and George Lieppe of
New York.
Joshua David was given the
Hebrew name Josef David in honor
of his paternal grandfather, George
L.ieppe, and his maternal great
grandfather, David Goldberg.
Beth Isikoff Huerta and John
Huerta of Denver, announce the
birth of a daughter, Rachael Lynn,
on April 14.
Grandparents are Sylvia and Otis
Isikoff of Atlanta, and John and
Patricia Huerta of Gary, Ind. Mat
ernal great-grandfather is Victor
R. Bock of Atlanta.
Rachael was given the Hebrew
name Rochel Tibe after her mater
nal great-aunts, Rose Isikoff Shu
man and Tania Sweet.
* * *
Rea and Guy Epstein of Edge-
water, N.J., announce the birth of
a son. Scott Jordan, on Jan. 5.
Grandparents are Marcia and
Herbert Kolodkin of Atlanta, and
Elaine and Bill Epstein of Ander
son, S.C. Great-grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Irv Wanderman, and
Murray Epstein and Irene Epstein,
all of New York.
* * *
Sherryl and Howard Kohr, of
Washington, D.C., announce the
birth of a daughter, Shoshana
Katherine, on April 2.
Grandparents are Joan Kornman
and Jacob Kornman of Atlanta,
and Rita and Kurt Kohr of Cleve
land, Ohio, and the late Katherine
Kohr.
Great-grandparents are Mrs.
Frances Orlin of Surfside, Fla.,
and the late Harry Orlin, and Mrs.
Ann Kornman, of Nashville, Tenn.,
and the late Joe Kornman.
Shoshana was given the Hebrew
name of Shoshana Leah.
Torah
thoughts
Mezuza mysticism
Adapted Irom the works ol Kahhi Mcnachcni M
Si hneei sun. I he I uhdMtchcr Rebbc In Rabbi
N iism Neve, (habad ol (icoigia
The name of the Almighty that is
written on the outer side of the
mezuza scroll is spelled, in Hebrew,
Shin-Doled- Yud. In addition to
being G-d’s name, the three letters
also form an acrostic, Shomer
Dalsos Yisroel, “Guardian of the
doors of Israel.” As Rabbi Abba
declares in the Zohar: In a number
of places (we see how) The Holy
One, Blessed Be He, shows mercy
to his children; A man builds a
house, and The Holy One, Blessed
Be He, says to him “Write My
Name and put it on your door, and
you can rest within your house,
while 1 will sit outside, at your
door, to guard you”...The expres
sion “name” (“...write My Name...”)
is a mystic synonym for spiritual
light, and indicates here the all-
encompassing light of mezuza which
affords a general aura of protec
tion for everything that belongs to
the person.
The Hebrew letters forming the
word mezuza, when rearranged,
form the words Zaz Mavess, mean
ing, “Death has moved.” The mez
uza tends to move and remove
death, sadness, despondency and
despair.
The numerical equivalent
(Gematria) of the Hebrew word
mezuza is the same as the numeri
cal value of G-d’s name AU-nai,
meaning “Lord” or "Master.” Of
the many different names of G-d,
the connection of mezuza to the
name signifying G-d's mastery
indicates that the idea and obser
vance of mezuza gives expression
to G-d’s rule over the entire uni
verse.
The all-encompassing mitzva:
(The observance of) one mitzva
leads to yet another... I his is true
of all precepts; but mezuza incor
porates all other precepts and,
moreover, is equal to all of them
combined! Being an all-encom
passing mitzva, mezuza leads to
the observance of all other com
mandments. Even the precept of
Tefillin. to which all other mitzvot
are analogous, is not said to have
this unique characteristic of
“including” or “incorporating" all
mitzvot. During Hanuka we are
told to place the Hanuka lamp on
the left side of the door and the
mezuza on the right side, that we
should be surrounded, on the left
by Torah (symbolized by the Han
uka light) and on the right by mitz
vot (symbolized bv the mezuzah
Michelle and Yaakov Sapir of
Kfar Chabad. Israel, announce the
birth of a son, Levi Yitzhak, on
April 27.
Grandparents are Lillian and
Bernard Goodman of Atlanta.
Great-grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Kottenbergof Atlanta.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Solomon
of Silver Spring, Md., announce
the birth of a son, Matthew Scott,
on March 21.
Maternal grandmother is Shir
lee Kaplan of Atlanta. Paternal
grandmother is Majorie Solomon
of Glen Rock. N.J. Great-grand
mothers are Rose Weisholtz of
West Orange, N.J., and Tillie
Slotnick of Boca Raton, Fla.
Matthew was given the Hebrew
name Zev Wolf Nissan after his
grandfathers. Rabbi Weiss of Sil
ver Springs officiated at the bris.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Waldenberg
of New York announce the birth of
a son. Seth Noah, on April 9.
Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs.
Alvin Rittenberg of Charleston,
S.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Waldenberg of Wyckoff, N.J. Great
grandmother is Mrs. Ann Simon
of Columbia, S.C.
* * *
Beth and Alan Socol of Lake
Hiawatha, N.J.. announce the birth
of a son, Max Benton, on May 20.
Grandparents are Emily and
Morton Zulick of Madison, Wis.,
and Frieda and Leon Socol of
Atlanta. Max was given the Hebrew
name Mutel Ben Zion in memory
of his paternal and maternal great
grandfathers, Max Feldman and
Benton Zulick.
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