Page 12-A "Jmisii itcrSfMotfi Friday. July 26. 1968 THf RABBI SPEAKS FROM HIS P1APIT Make Your Word Law By RABBI SIMOM- APRIL ' In all regions of hfe. the con- summate apex of excellence is to be conscious of the bindingness of, a promise. We find in the portion of this week, Mo- j ses addressing the heads of j the tribes, in- structing them to convey the message to their respective groups. Moses wanted to make absolutely sure \ that this mes- RobM April sage wouy be understood and carried out by all : people. "When a man voweth unto the Lord or swear an oath to bind hi. '. soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do accord- ' ing to all that proceedeth out of ' his mouth." In other words, the perfecting ! fascination of worthiness is to hold sacred, to the utmost degree, the spoken word. For words are among the various forms in which one's character reveals itself or betrays itself. The man whose word "is as good as gold" at once wins j our confidence and trust. When he says, "I promise you. I assure you, I give you my word for it," we need no contract, no further guar- antee for the performance of his obligation. We know that he will adhere to his word tenaciously. It is in keeping with this theme to mention here tne pathetic nar- rative of Jephthah and his daugh- Quiz Box By RABBI SAMUEL J. POM ter. dramatically told in the elev- enth chapter of the book of Judges. Israel was in sore straits from the children of Ammon. A delegation, of the elders of Gilead begged Jephthah to assume leadership. He agreed, on condition that when the Ammonites were defeated he would become their ruler. Jephthah then made the following vow to God. "If Thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that what- soever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me. shall surely be the Lord's and I will offer it up for a burnt offering." Jephthah was victorious. The Ammonites were reduced before the children of Israel. When Jeph- thah returned to his home at Miz- pah, the first person who came out to meet him was his only daugh- ter. Grief overwhelmed the father when he saw his daughter "He did to her what he had vowed to do." We shudder at the shockingly hideous sacrifice; we protest most ! vehemently against Jephthah's | vow; we know that he was pitiably ; awkward in his demonstration of religious feeling. But. right or wrong, he clung unflinchingly to the terms of his promise. This story means to impress upon the reader's mind the eternal truth that at all times and under all circumstances the word must | be mightier than the sword. Our sages, therefore, say: "Hevu Ze- hirim Binedorim" "Be not rash in making a vow, for he who breaks his vow will eventally dese- crate his oath; and he who dese- crates his oath denies the existence of a Supreme Being, for which there can never be any claim for requital." ssTtar is TWO s#B9**v4aBf4CO> e# rr>e> .i----------il. ._ a^A eFlwaexsv ^^- SeejB exwer be HI* Name" which FCakmnicai *J eU evtsion v, --1 roar ant 9 July 21Ch. 10. 9:30 a.m. The Jewish Worship Hour. Host: Rabbi Richard M. Levitan, Temple Emanu-EI. Ft. Lauderdale July 21Ch. 7. 10 a.m. The Still Small Voice. Host: Rabbi Allen Rutchik. regional director. United Synagogue of America Topic: Part I. Jewish Youth July 30Ch. 2. 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Man to Man. No Program MMMMMMmat'itlr''""-* i wHerarf #BB ?Hn the* nemo of Id* AkwtjMy fafl frant IH# Wp* oF a#M#ene wn# This expression is uttered by the listened when he is not fulfilling his own religious obligation upon listening to the blessing. The Rab- bis deduce this practice from the instructions of Moses in the Bible who ordered the people of Israel as follows: "When I proclaim the name of the Lord, ascribe great- ness to our God" (Deuteronomy 32:3). In the Temple of old it was an established practice that when the name of the Almighty was pro- nounced the congregation would respond with the expression "Bles- sed be the name of His glorious Kingdom for ever and ever" (Trac- tate Yoma, Chapter 7). Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi in his Code (124:8) expresses the ruling that whenever one hears a benediction being offered (withthe name of the Almighty expressed in it) he is to utter "Blessed be He and blessed be His name." The philosophical sources ex- plain this expression by stating that there is a difference between the true essential essence of the Creator and man's limited knowl- edge of Him in terms of His works and obvious effects on the uni- verse. The latter is referred to as His name because, while man, ac- cording to the Bible (Genesis 2:19) was given the obligation of nam- ing the various creatures of the Universe, he did not necessarily comprehend their true essence. There is a difference between be- ing able to identify an object by giving it a name and actually knowing its complete nature. So it is between man and the Almighty. We are only able to call Him by Name but hardly able to under- stand His very Being. Nevertheless, we are of the faith that even the little we do know about Him is a source of blessing. Thus we state that both He in His SYNOPSIS OF THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTTCHt Matot Map of the tribes of Gad. Reuben and the half-tribe of Ma- nasseh in Tramjordan. "And Moses gave unto Gad Reuben and unto the half-tribe of Manasseb ... the kingdom of Sihon" (Num. 32:33V MATTOTMoses informed the tribal heads regarding the laws concerning vows. He sent 12.000 armed men (1.000 from each tribe) to war with the Midianites. The expedition was successful. Among those killed was Balaam. The tribes of Reuben and Gad. who had Urge herds of cattle, asked to be allowed to settle on grazing land in Tranv Jordan. Moses agreed, on condition that these tribes lead the other tribes across the Jordan, and not return to Transjordan until all their brother tribes had been provided for. Part of the tribe of Manas.=eh conquered half of Gilead. anl were granted it for their territory. This recounting of the Weefcty Portion of the Law is extract*! and based upon "The Graphic History of th* Jawish Heritage," edited by P. Wollman-Tsamlr. $15. Publisher is SiVotvaolcL and the volume is available at 27 William St.. New York 5. N.Y. President of the society distributing the volume is Joseph Schlana. full meaning and essence and He | in name oniy is a source of bless- ing for us. The prophets do declare that in the days to come (i.e. the Messi- anic Era) the Almighty will reveal Himself fully to man and thus -ays the prophet Zechariah "In that day will the Lord be One and His Name | One Zechariah 14:0). What is the origin of the re- quirement to visit the sick? The Rabbis tell us that this is one of the ways in which one can "cleave to the Almighty" (Deuter- onomy 4:4). Certainly it is not con- ceivable that a human being could j ' physically attach himself to the Almighty. It is however, possible i (for a human being to imitate Him | and follow His example, thus j "cleaving to Him" in a spiritual ; ; way (Tur. Yoreh Deah. 335). The Almighty is pictured as having visited Abraham when he \ was ill on recovering from his cir- i , cumcision (Genesis 18). The pur-1 pose of this deed is at least two j fold. First, seeing his neighbor in j a state of illness will bring com- j passion to the heart of the visitor and he will offer a prayer on his behalf. 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