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Patronize The Arnovitz family have made their “Impact on Tomorrow” by contributing the Library/Media Center of “The Hebrew Academy of Tomorrow.” From left are Morris and Ruth Arnovitz, Michael and Susan Plasker, Ellen and Eliot Arnovitz. On the front row are Shauna Plasker, Staci and Kevin Arnovitz. Morris Arnovitz is an honorary chairman of the Capitol Funds Campaign, Michael Plasker is member ship chairman and Eliot Arnovitz is building committee chairman. Shauna and Staci are students at the Academy, and Kevin is a member of the Class of'86. Torah thoughts Vacation time Rabbi Schneerson Adapted Irom the works of Rabbi Menachem M Schneerson. the l.ubavitcher Rebbe. by Rabbi Vosst New. Chabad ol Georgia Vacation time is here, releasing youths and children, boys and girls, from schools, including Hebrew schools, for a long summer recess. The importance of a restful vaca tion is obvious. However, certain aspects of vacation time should be examined carefully. Is vacation time a stoppage of education, or is it a transition from one form of activ ity to another? In all living things, there is no such thing as a stoppage of life fol lowed by a completely new start — for a stoppage of life is death, and cannot serve as a temporary rest period. There can be a transition from one form of activity to an other, but not a cessation or stop page. For example: The two most vital organs in our body are the heart and the brain. The heart is the principal center of “physical” life; the brain is the principal center of “intellectual” life. Because the heart and brain have supreme con trol of the body, they are called “the sovereigns ol the body.” Now these organs never cease to operate in a living body; they do not even undergo a radical change in their form of activity. And since the actions of the other organs are led by the activity of the heart and the brain, it follows that the other organs of the body, though they may seem to be in a state of inactiv ity, as in the case of sleep, do not in reality stop working. This is even more obvious in the case of breathing. We find that during sleep breathing is slowed down considerably, but it never stops, for the “breath of life” must always be present. Similarly in the case of boys and girls released from school. Vaca tion does not mean interruption and stoppage of Torah and mitz- vot in the Jewish way of life, G-d forbid. It is rather, another way of furthering their course. It is a period during which they renew their men tal abilities and increase their capacities for a more intensive study and a more fully committed reli gious life later on. Vacationing youth should there fore bring light and holiness into their vacation time, by remember ing always that it is the time of preparation in order to improve the quality and quantity of their studies during the study-time to follow. However, this should not remain so only in their thoughts TORONTO (JTA)—The Board of Education of Waterloo County (Ontario), one of the largest school boards in Canada, has suspended teaching of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” pending a decision by the Education Minis try or the Ontario Human Rights Commission as to whether the Shakespeare play is anti-Semitic. But the coalition of Jewish and non-Jewish parents which had complained to the board that Jew ish children were taunted and harassed in classes where the play was taught, protested last week that the school board went too far. “It’s censorship of the worst kind,” said Dr. Mona Zentner, leader of the interfaith parents coalition which wanted “The Mer chant of Venice” eliminated only from the curriculum of interme diate grades 7 to 10. “They’re finally and intentions; they should always be united with our holy Torah in their everyday actions and con duct. Not a single day should pass without the “breath of life” pro vided by “the Torah of Life.” Ev eryone should have appointed times for some kind of Jewish study— each one according to his or her standard of Torah education. May all who are resolved to use their vacation in this productive “living” way, enjoy much success, both during vacation, as well as on returning to normal study later on. recognizing there’s a problem but is not what we wanted,” Zentrter said. The Board of Education voted 10-8 to remove the play from the intermediate grades but also banned it, at least temporarily, from the higher grades. The issue, which has been simmering since 1966, came to a head in Waterloo last month. Jewish and Christian pupils des cribed prejudice apparently fueled by the play in which Shylock, a Jewish money-lender, demands a pound of flesh from a Christian debtor. According to the pupils, Jewish classmates were called names, had swastikas carved on their desks and had pennies tossed at them. The Waterloo County case was the second of its kind in Ontario. Earlier, the Lakehead County Board of Education removed the play from the ninth grade curriculum after parents protested. 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