Page 4 - HaShofar 5709 1948

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The Yomim,Noraim are days of "Cheshbon
Hanefesh,'-a tt'me for self-examination and
_aTUJly_si§__of ~¥_s deeds of yesteryt1ar, a period
devoted to rededication ·and
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f()r spirit11,al .advancement in the . o'IJ,Poining
-New Year: Days of awe anil IJ,oliness,- they
· should also represent '~Cheshbon Hanefes_h''
in organizational life-.:__a self-evaluation· arid
. . .study of past . accomplishme_nts, a restate-
ment of ideas and a firm determination to. ful,
fiU- t~em ·in the ·future, · Even more than
oth-ers, Hapoel Hamlzr~hi, ~ a socio-re-
ligious movement, ·wedded to the truth iof
the Torah, surely understands the underlying
significance of "Yom Ha-Din," t~ Day of ·
..,, -- - Ju..d- gment,- as a· day of reckoning
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That is the pri,;.,,ary purpose of the publi-
ctJtion of the H~gh Holidaty lo:urnal,. 'the.
isShofar-which now in its. Sixth year· of
publication. It is verily a "Se/er Hazichro-
nos, "A· Book of Remembrances, for the mem-
bership of our organization, and als_o for the
general· public, remaining o~ide of our
movement; In its pages will be- found not·
.only a report of our sundry activities duri,ig
the· preceding year, but also thought-prO'IJok-
irig a~ticles on various topics, close_. to th~
mind and heart of Hapoel Hamizrachi. We
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trust that· their ·outstanding quaUty and. ,kigh .
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literary merit will ·be a source of spiritual
satisfaction to all readers.
solem. .n resqJve .The Shofa.i is also dedicated to. the Hapoel
H~mizrachi of Israel, the creative force in ,:
our world m<Jvement, of religiously inspired·
chaverim, who are acti'!lating the ideal of ...
·Torah in a program of life,· predicated upo'n
the foundation of honest and ·righteous t<iil.. ·.
It is our hope that the contents of our High
Holiday publication will pay them adeq. ua'te. .
~ tribute and offer ~loquent testimony to the .,, ' ,I
greatness .and nobility :of their. endeavors in
a most sacred- cause.
We ferve'ntly express the wish that tlie
for ~ll. message expounded .in the following pages
out-will reach the eyes and hearts of ma~y
side the fold_ of our movement,. who will bi
inspired to ;oin our rartits-so that the com-.
ing year 5709 will become a year of pheno-
menal growth in our organization, both in·.
America and abroad. .. It- l,s our: Divine dutr
to hold high the_ hands of our brethren in
the Holy Land, supporting them in their-
our task of building an lsraet' dedicated to
G-d and Torah, to the destiny of our people·
and to .all humanity.