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4--UJF--August 15, 1980
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Beth Sholom Opening Nears
BY BILL GOLDSMITH
As we approach opening day the
Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Vir-
ginia department heads are arranging
last minute details to provide the
finest "at home" atmosphere for our
residents. Delicious home-cooked
meals will be prepared under the
supervision of Gloria New, Food Ser-
vice Director. Ms. New comes to Beth
Sholom after a number of years in
food service, most recently as Direc-
tor of Food Service at Portsmouth
Convalescent Center and Medicenter.
All meals will be prepared in our
kosher kitchens and traditional
Jewish cuisine will include a variety of
gourmet delights. Most meals will
include alternate selections and
special diets will be accommodated.
Breakfast will be served between 7:30
, and 8 a.m., lunch at 12:30 and supper
at 5:30 p.m. Lunch will be the main
meal of the day, except for Shabbato
dinner on Friday evenings.
Residents will make their menu
selections one day in advance and
menu for four weeks will be posted in
the dining room and at Nurses Sta-
tions. Visiting family members are
welcome to join residents for meals at
a nominal charge; however, arran-
gements must be made in advance.
Ms. New's creative culinary talents
will produce delightful dishes de-
signed to whet the appetite and make
each meal an experience.
Director of Community Services is
Barbara Rostov, who p?eviously
served as Program Directa at the
Penninsula Jewish Connunity
Center in Newport News. Ms. Ros-
toy's duties include coordinating our l
extensive Volunteer Services pro-
gram. Our "Simcha Corps" is corn-
posed of Community members who
willingly give their time to bring joy
and a smile to Beth Sholom residents.
Applications are now being taken
by the "Simcha Corps." for the fol-
lowing positions:
Gift Shop: operated by the BSHEV
Auxiliary for the residents and their
visitors.
Friendly Visitors: visit, help write let-
ters, read to residents.
Home Transportation Aides: transport
residents within The Home to activi-
ties, physical therapy, etc.
Outside Transportation Aides: take re-
sidents out for doctors appointments,
shopping, etc.
Welcome Aides: help new •residents
meet the staff and other residents and
become acclimated to their new
surroundings.
Nursing Unit Aides: distribute ice
water and nourishments, inventory
supplies and list reorder needs.
Reality Orientation Aides: assist with
group sessions, help prepare activities,
make bulletin boards, etc.
Activities Aides: assist with weekly
socials, bingo, musical programs,
crafts, etc.
All members of the "Simcha Corps"
willparticipate in an extensivve
orientation and training program
prior to assuming volunteer duties in
order to become more familiar with
BSHEV, who we are and Why we are
here. The next orientation is
scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
/ The only requirement for "Simcha
orps" volunteers is a warm friendly
smile and the desire to bring joy and
happiness. For more information,
please call Barbara at 420-2512.
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AT
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Jeremy Shulman, D.D.S.
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Phone 461-62t7. •
IZ!
A CALL TO REPENTANCE... ELUL MESSAGE
The Torah provides for the safety of an accidental slayer through Cities of Refuge
which were set aside for this purpose. A person who had unintentionally murdered
could flee to them and find shelter from the vengence of their victim's next-of-kin.
The Cities of Refuge were in existence wherever Jews were: in the desert, on their
way to the Promised Land; (in the precincts of the Sanctuary); before entering the
Promised Land, Jordan, and finally in the Land of Israel itself.
While providing shelter and safety, the Cities of Refuge were none theless a form of
-exile and punishment. Life in exile is n0t free from suffering and this period served as
an atonement for the crime committed by the accidental slayer. For, although
unintentional transgressions are not punishable in the same way as intentional oneS,
nevertheless they, too, require atonement.
The question may be asked: Why should a person be punished for a transgression
committed unwittingly? The answer is that a Jew intrinsically-by mason not only of
his Divine Soul, but even of his innate physical nature-abhors doing anything contrary
to G-d's Will. Hence it is written: " No sin shall befall the righteous."
Therefore, if a Jew does transgress unwittingly, it indicates that the Divine Soul
in him has been temporarily eclipsed by the Animal soul, over-indulged in the physical
and material aspects of life. For the strength of one is proportionate to the weakness of
the other; the stronger the Animal Soul, the weaker the Divine soul, and vice versa. In
unintentionally transgressing, the Jew is guilty of having allowed a situation to develop
where his Animal Soul predominates.
Thus, in the case of accidental homicide, the accident could not have'happened had
the individual lived the pious life expected of a Jew. For this reason he was to suffer
exile in the cities of refuge, atoning for his laxity and failure to reach the high spiritual
code which is a part of his very being.
In truth, the Cities of Refuge provided temporary asylum for all slayers, including
those who had committed premeditated murder. In every case of homicide the slayer
was given this opportunity to avoid the wrath of his victim's relatives by sheltering in
the Cities of Refuge, until brought to trial by the appropriate tribunal
The Jewish Law regarding:capital punishment was such that the ultimate decree
could rarely be enacted. This was because the court was obliged to seek, and usually
found, various extenuating circumstances in favour of the accused. Thus a Sanhedfln
which pronounced a death verdict once in seven years was called "murderous". The
Cities of Refuge, therefore, offered reai asylum and refuge in all cases of homicide; they
offered the slayer a new lease on life and gave him time to make atonement.
With regard to this atonement, we find an advantage in these times as compared
with the time when the Beis Hamikdosh was in existence. In those days, when our Courts
pronounced judgment, a declaration of repentance by the culpritcould not release him
from the punishment prescribed by the law and imposed by 'the tribunal. This is
because repentance must come from one's innermost feelings. The judge, however, was
only able to make an assessment according to the evidence presented to him; he could
not probe into the depths of a man's heart to see the extent of sincerity in his
repentance.
Since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdosh, however (and in fact forty years
previous to that event), no capital offences have been judged by the Sonhedrin. Capital
punishment remained entirely in G-d's hands. Here, repentance helps, since G-d does
see in the heart and mind of man. RavHuna (Midrash Rabbah, Vayikra 25:1) says that
when a Jew trangresses to the extent of deserving the death penalty from the Heavenly
Court (as distinct from the Sonhedrin), what can he do in order to avert this penalty and
live? He must sincerely repent. He must study an additional page or chapter of Tora
that w]c he a-ea-dy st---U--e--.-If he does not yet-learn Torah in any form-h--ehoul
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