Page 8 - The Canadian Jewish News. Friday, May 26. 197S
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By RABBI MEIRGOTTESM.AN
Parshal Bchar ■ -
Kee lee bnai Yisrael axadim. . . . For unto .Me the
Children of l^rael are servants • • ■
Sometimes, when jum think you-^re gaining, you're Kising — and when you're losing, you're gaining.
.Aeeording to ;he Torah. every seventh year the land of Krae! i> to lie tallou . a shemiu sabbatical year. .About 140 \ears ago. the saintly Reb .Avra-" ham Do\ of Abrii/ niadealiNa. uheii Palestine was still a uilderneNN. Mis Kneof Fret/ Yisrael was so great, thai he took upon himself not to eat prodiiee grown outside the Hoh Land.
One.>ear. there was a famine, and wheat was imported from chutz la'arclz. Reb .A\rahani Dov refused to eat from it. When his colleagues asked him wh\. he explained:
The Almighty commanded that the Jews leave their fields tallou on the seventh year. But then He promised that if ihc\ are worried how they w ill eat. He will command His blessing for the si.xth • year, and tb.crc'll be enough left fortwo years. But if thev could import food from outside Eretz Yisrael. what did the\ ha\e to be nervous about? But it's a.sign that a .lew should strive to eat only produce from Krci.' Yisrael . . . ." (Mee'mayanot Hanet.'achi
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it's eas\ w talk about betaehon, confidence in G-d. courage, strength and integrity — as long as the wheat and dollars roll in.
But the test of a .lew is not when the path is eas\. but hard. You lia\e to be willing to make sacrifices for principle. That's hard. But the end is \er\ sweet and good.
Israel has the problem of the seventh year. But we Jew sin Toronto ha\e a more difficult problem' — the Seventh Day I ShabbosI How are we going to keep it.' Are we going to forget about it? Because \\ithout the Sabbath we're lost. finished, chas %'shalom.
Sabbath is a sign that we believe in G-d, the Torah. and the Messiah. There was a lime that desecration of the Sabbath was taken for granted-. It was assumed that when you broke out of the walls of the ghetto, the old rules didn't apply. Sabbath belonged toiuir grandfathers, the museum, the picture album.
But It's no\ like thai anymore. .As Morley TorgoN recently poinied out in VVcekend Maga-/.ine. >ou can see knitted kipas on Bay Street lawyers and Toronto General doctors. You can be a professional, an intellectual, a businessman, a builder — and still keep the Sabbath.
.No. Shabbos is not dead. Notjust the Sabbath of Fri.day night ^andles and kiddush over a family meal, but the real Shabbos. the full Shabbos. the Shabbos when a Jew feels the ncshama yesaira entering his body and warming his'bones. Tlie Shabbos that is a poriu>n of the World to Come, It is alive. It is well, h is spreading, powerfully, rapidly.
.A number of young, dedicated Jews have joined
to form a new organization called BOSS —
Businessmen Professionals' Organization for
Shemirat Shabbai It is dedicated to spreading the
wealth, the'spiritual wealth of the blessing of
'keeping the Shabbat.
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When the Pono\icher Rav visited the Chofetz Chaini kibbutz on ,the sabbatical year, and saw-how fully they obser\ ed the law s, he bow ed dow n to the earth, kissed it and said:
"Good Shabbos, earth . . . ." Shabbat Shalom.
Veteran of war, Leonard Fine, 18 dead at 61
tOnvid Groskind photo)
Canadian Minister of Manpower and Immigration Bud Cullen presents citizenship certificate to 16-vear-old Russian immigrant Nataly Sheinkopf at ceremony held at JIAS. Looking on is Maurice Benzacar of JLAS.
New immigration law strengthens Canada's commitment to refugees
By VIVIEN SHARON
TORO.NTD —
The new Immigration .Vet. proclaimed this past .April, strc'ngthens Canada's long-standing corn-miimeni to refugees and enhances the opportunities for both the government and groups like the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services to offer them more assistance, says Bud Cullen, federal minister of employment and immigration.
.Addressing over 300 people at Temple Sinai recently, the mini-ster explained that the goal of the new leyislation was threefold.
First, it confirms Canada's obligations undcr-thc United Nations Convention to protect refugees within Canadian borders. Secondly, in order to provide a legislative sanction for the selection and re-scttlehient of refugees, the act establishes "convention refugees" as a distinct admissible class on equal footing with the family and independent classes. Third, the law-allows groups and organizations to sponsor refugees."
TORONTO —
Many North Americans . ' . do not succeed in aliy a a
.long-term-basis, despite , ^ ■ assistance wj-ih housing:' . e'mployment .and.,' tax ^^reaks. Albert Goldberg, Ontario regional .director of the- Israel ..Ali\ah Ceii-. tre, .thinks this problem ... .can best be .solved through.' .. group ;aliya geared to the specific needs" of,. North ', '•.Americans..'
.Addressing .^0.■m■em-. ." bcrs of the. Orot Yerushu-.layini group aiihe LTpanot. .. Orot Girls High School,-the .Americah-bo.i-n so.cio-'. logist said • immigrants ■■ have to face some minor . ■ - irritations in Israel, they learn to cope with bureau-.cracy, to bargain, and to' . deal'-, with :-a, ,different ■ ; school system. .
, ."In Israel, everything is , open to negotiation: No • means maybe: in Canada, ; , maybe usually means no.'
but in Israel, it's the other ■ way around." he said,: .Goldberg, who went on.-
. aliya to join the faculty of industry and management at the Haifa Technion.re-.assured the nieeting that ; Israel is^ a small, commu-. nity and a group such as Orot'Yerijshalayim could : negotiate more effectively than an individual in key areas such as employment and housing.
Orot Verushalayim (Lights of Jeriisalem) is a-mutual-aid group of families representing a cross^ section of ages and pro-fessionaT backgrounds, who share a common, ideal: aliya.
There are. now aboilt 20-40 families/ in the groupr-Tw^ of them, Ellen
and Spencer Waldman, and Toba and Jack Blitz, are already living in Jerusalem; Another meniber, Nolan Jacobs, is robving to Israel in July with.his wife-and lO-mbnth-old baby.
The 30 Orot Yerushala-. yim members met to plan their own. aliya and integration into Israeli soci-. etv: Each /member has ! equal influence on. the development of the group, and may serve on any or all of the planning cortirnif-tees.
ThC; concept of group aliya is supported by.other prpfessibnal e.xperts w-ho feel it will help to reduce. the failure rate of North American olim.
Leo Davids., professor of sociology at York University, said many Jews succeed in the early phases of aliya: They are motiyated to make the "big-break" and move tolsrael. succeed in finding and housing. But; when they confront the problem of fill! integration into Israeli society, Davids feels rnany people need the support .of a group.
■" After the first eiuphor-ia has w orn off, olim often miss their friends. A group such as Orot Yeru-shalayim could, serve as a: buffer in helping immigrants make the transition into Israeli society;"
Rabbi Howard Sackno-vitz. guidance director at the Associated Hebrew. Schools and Community Hebrew Acaderny counsels iriany y6ungi would-be olim. He finds them idealistic and better able to.integrate fully into Israeli life; They often em-
they work
igi-ate after graduating from university .and learn Hebrew fluently.
"Going on aJiva is rather like getting married — it is.\vise to be prepared and have some education on : the rirore practical aspects of the subject before, taking the plunge. Orot Ycrushalayim fills that heed for. prospective olim,'' Sacknoviiz siid. ■ '■ Not everyone in.-the group will leave at the same time. A few more may go within the ne.xt two years' with others following later.
. There are no finaticial or age . barriers to joining Orot Yerushalavjm. .and returning Israelis are welcome. Anyo.ne .wishing to join niay contact Albert Goldberg at the Israel Alivah Office, 781-4660. :
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Expanding on the third point. Cullen said that under the refugee sponsorship program, legally incorporated organizations or groups of at least five adult Canadian citizens or permanent residents are eligible to participate, , • ,
He further remarked that in order to be recognized as sponsors, groups must agree to pro\ ide both immediate material assistance — such as food, clothing and accommodation — and longer-term moral support and resettlement assistance.
.A vital element of the new law allows Canada to help persecuted or displaced persons on humanitarian grounds, regardless of w hether or not thev fall within the UN's definition of a convention refugee, Cullen said.
Joseph Casse. acting as chairman of the meeting and current president of JIAS, Central Region, praised both federal and provincial governments for their consideration and financial aid in assisting Jewish refugees in Canada.
He observed that the themes of rescue, rehabilitation and resettlement continued to be the motivation of those at Jl.AS during the past year, .
""In 1977 we saw- a manifestation .of these themes with the admission of Jewish immigrants from ,13. different countries. Some came from Morocco, Poland, Romania. Hungary. Chile, South .Africa and. in large numbers, the Soviet Union," he said.
Casse commented that the nionthly caseload is maintained at about 120 families, with JIAS receiving approximately 20 families per month.
Explaining that one of the most crucial elements in a resettlement program is the securing of jobs to achieve financial and psychological independency, the JIAS president praised the works of Donald V, Schwartz, a pan-time employee in particular.
Casse said Schwartz ."was instrumental in helping, professional Soviet immigrants, especially doctors, dentists, nurses and engineers, to qualify for examinations and obtain Canadian licences."'
During the meeting, 32 Soviet nationals received Canadian citizenship ai a ceremony presided o\er by Judge Herbert S. Levy, ■in the presence of a cleirk of the court and an RCMP officer. -
Expounding on the multiplicity of cultures that make up the Canadian mosaic. Levy remarked:
"There is no prototype Canadian, Canadian skin can be black, brOwn. red. w-hiteoryello\v, 'Weare. in fact, a nationality of diversifies; one of the most democratic' societies on earth.
■"In Canada, we have the right to vote for whom we wish, the right to speak without fear, the right to oppose whom we feel to be wrong, and the right to preach and observe the religiori of our choice." -
Other JlAS.participants at the nieeting were Ei^-ncst Scharfsteih, Easterfi
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TORONTO —
A guard of honor composed of members of the Wingatc branch of the Canadian Legion participated in the funeral ser\'ices of Leonard Fine, a founder of theJToronto post of the Jewish War Veterans, who died here this week.
Services were held at Beth Sholom Synagogue for the forrner RCAF veteran.who died at 61. Fine represented the Jewish War Veterans on Canadian Jewish Congress and the Canada-Israel Committee.
A participant in Israel's War of Independence, he joined the 7th brigade and was active in the first bayonet attack in the fledgling Jewish state. He relumed to Israel after a brief stay in Canada, to drill for oil in the early-'50s, There he met and married his wife, Sho-shana.
Fine was a founder of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel and acted as first president of Machal in Toronto, He succeeded, in (lie past year, in enlisting 400 members to the Toronto post of the Jewish War Veterans. A past-president of the Tri-Bell Club he was active in Toronto State of Israel Bonds,
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