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Enjoying the Seder
Reporter shares feast
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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Statf Correspondent
The Festival of Passover for persons of the
Jewish religion began last Friday, April 5, at
sundown, with the traditional Seder, or Pas-
sover feast, commemorating the exodus of
the Jewish people from Egypt where they
had been enslaved for 200 years by the
Pharoahs.
While most people have some knowledge of
the Passover, not all are aware of the reason
for its observance by members of the Jewish
faith. It was this writer’s privilege to be the
guest of the Thomas S. Rosing family at their
Seder last Friday night. There also were four
other guests, friends of the Rosings’ son and
daughter, Mark and Marci.
The dinner, which follows a ritual of
prayers, songs, and blessings, also includes
symbolic foods such as matzah, bitter herbs,
horseradish, salt water, charoses, a lamb
bone and an egg, and may be held either the
first or second night of the eight-day festival.
Prior to the beginning of the Sede, the
entire day is spent in preparation, purging
the home of leavening, preparing special
foods, getting out special dishes and linens,
as well as candlesticks and candles.
When we sat down for dinner, on cushioned
chairs (for reclining, other nights, diners sit
up straight), Mrs. Rosing explained that the
Rosing family members are Reformed Jews
and, although their ritual was not as strict as
the Orthodox Jews, it was basically the
same.
The table was set with special linens,
china, candlesticks, and candles Thiers wal:
nine dinner guests, however, ihe tabie was
set for 10 with the extra place setting being
for the Soviet Jews and others elsewhere
unable to join in the Seder because they do
not enjoy religious freedom. A goblet of
Kosher wine was at each place.
On the table in front of Mrs. Rosing was a
Seder tray with special compartments which
held the food items symbolic of the Jews
years of hardship in Egypt during the time of
the Pharoahs, 3,500 years ago. There also
were four silver cups of wine.
Mark and Marci were elected by their
parents to read from the books of Haggadah
which were distributed and shared by those
at the dinner table. The two leaders took
turns reading the ‘leader’ passages while
the rest of us read the ‘responses.” Mark
and Marci read in English and some Hebrew.
Before beginning the Seder, Mrs. Rosing
asked her daughter, Marci, to light the
candles which are lighted always by the
mother or daughter. The first blessing was
said over the lighting of the candles.
The first cup of wine was for the Sanctifica-
tion with passages read by Mark. There were
four pieces of Matzah, the fourth piece for
the Soviet Jews. One of the three remaining
pieces of Matzah was broken in half and a
piece wrapped and hidden away for the next
ear.
Ye arc, youngest member of the family,
asked, “Why is this night so different from
other nights? On other nights we eat leav-
ened bread, on other nights we eat all herbs,
on other paghtsi: awe
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rhe answers came from the responses by
the rest through the readings from the
Haggadah.
The Matzah on the tray is symbolic of the
haste in which the Jewish people had to leave
Egypt. They did not have time to let their
bread rise in the oven so they ate it without.
The Matzah was passed from person to
person and we each broke a piece of it to eat.
The bitter herbs, parsley on the tray, is
symbolic of the bitter years spent in slavery
as is the horseradish (muir) which was
passed to each of us. Each took some
horseradish and spread it on a piece of
Matzah to eat it.
A dish containing celery sticks was passed.
We each took a piece and dipped it in the
dishes of salt water placed around the table.
Salt water is symbolic of the tears shed by
the Jewish people during the years of hard-
ship endured by them in Egypt. The dipping
of celery in the water symbolizes the Jewish
people going into the sea and walking
through to the other shore out of Egypt.
Charoses, a mixture of ground apples, nuts,
cinnamon and wine, is symbolic of the
mortar the Pharoah ordered the Jewish
people to make. A dish of charoses was.
passed around the table, so we each took
some of it and spread it on a piece of Matzah.
The second cup of wine is symbolic of the
deliverance of the people from Egypt. The
sit evact, tonight we
(See JEWS, page 8)
Man pulls knife
Lehman Township will be getting
a new police cruiser within 90 to 120
days as the result of a unanimous
decision by the supervisors at their
regular monthly meeting Monday
night.
The new cruiser, which will be
purchased under a state agreement
from Warnick-Ryan Dodge of New
Jersey, will cost the township $11,-
135.00. It will replace the oldest of
the two cruisers the township is
currently using.
According to Doug Ide, while the
old cruiser is still in decent running
conditio”, with 125,000 miles on it, it
can’t be considered reliable. When
the new cruiser arrives, the old one
will be maintained as a spare.
In other business, the supervisors
attended to two zoning change
requests.
Property of Jack McManus
located in Lehman Center along
Route 118 was rezoned from R-1 to
B-2 (Community Business District)
as it had originally been. A request
from John Hebda of Luzerne to
change the zoning of Muriel Lare
property along Route 118 from B-2
to residential was denied. The
supervisors agreed that the prop-
erty should remain open for com-
mercial development. Alan Major
reported that Hebda had intended to
purchase the property to construct a
(See CRUISER, page 8)
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By JUDIE MATHERS
Staff Writer
Susan Betts, 24, of William Street
in Pittston, suffered severe injury to
her right hand when she was the
victim of an apparent stabbing
attempt. The incident reportedly
occurred on Thursday, April 4, at
2:30 a.m. in the vicinity of the
Dallas Borough Building.
According to Borough Police Chief
Ed Lyons, Officer Jack Fowler, the
policeman on duty at the time,
observed the victim in front of the
borough building. Ms. Betts’ right
hand, which had been wrapped in
cloth, was bleeding profusely,
according to Chief Lyons’ report.
Upon investigation, Lyons
reported, Fowler was told by Ms.
By PAMELA AARON’
Staff Correspondent
It was an evening of appoint-
mats, most of which were voted
upon swiftly and| faverably, save
one or two.
The voting on a recommendation
by superintendent Gerald Wycallis
to appoint Robert Mitkus as assist-
ant in charge of junior high track
yielded two no votes, one abstention
and more than a little confusion for
many at the Dallas School Board’s
monthly meeting Monday night.
Joseph O'Donnell and Albert Pisa-
neschi voted no and John George
abstained.
Wycallis’ page of the agenda first
recommended a motion to accept
Robert Mitkus’ resignation as
assistant track coach with regrets;
further down the page it recom-
mended hiring Mitkus for assistant
track coach in charge. Albert Pisa-
neschi claimed he voted no because
the issue appeared confusing. He
said he arrived late to the work
session directly before the meeting
and was uncertain about the
appointment.
When asked, Joseph O’Donnell
said he voted no, ‘because I feel the
position could have been better
advertised; there may have been
more applicants for the position.”
O’Donnell questioned Wycallis as to
how and when the advertising for
the position was published. Wycallis
answered that it had been printed
“in several papers.”
Dallas Post/Judie Mathers
Betts that a male companion with
knife on her and threatened to stab
her. A struggle ensued which
nearly severing two fingers. ¢
The man, a Back Mountain resi-
release at press time, was reported
to have left the scene.
Saturday. Hospital officials were
requested by the victim not to
occurence and subsequent injuries.
Ms. Betts was unavailable for com-
ment.
ship Police Officer Elliot Ide.
Mitkus himself cleared up the
confusion by explaining the differ-
ences between the two titles of
‘“‘assistant junior high track coach”
and “assistant in charge” of junior
high track.
‘“All assistant coaches (and
are several) are known as ‘‘assist-
ants”, whereas the ‘‘assistant in
head coach,” he said. “I resigned
which I've held for two years, in
order to apply for the ‘assistant in
Apparently enough board members
as the vote passed.
registered another no vote on the
paying of the bills by the board.
In other business, Gene Smith of
Centermoreland was appointed
Tom Kilduff of 91 Perrin Ave. in
Shavertown; Andrea Molski of 75
Highland Blvd. in Dallas and Joyce
Drummin of 124 Pinecrest Ave., in
Dallas, were both appointed to "the
Citizens’ Advisory Committee.
Ted Jackson of 41 Belford St. in
field hockey coach; Paul Brown as
first assistant football coach; an
(See BOARD, page 8)
Look out,
fish — here
they come!
By JUDIE MATHERS
Staff Writer y
Excitement, anticipation and, in
jum are expected to reach an all-
time high this weekend as area
of the rites of Spring in Pennsyl-
vania — the opening of trout season.
According to predictions, people of
all ages, sizes and walks of life will
the shoreline of Harveys Lake, wait-
ing for 8 a.m. Saturday when the
season officially begins.
“It’s really something to see,”
says Ray Jones, a local enthusiast
who works at Bob’s Bait and Tackle
Shop at the lake. ‘In some places,
guys are packed two or three deep
trying to get their line in, and the
one in front may even get forced
into the water. On occasion, respect
for one’s fellow man is forgotten
and tempers flare, but generally
everybody has a good time.”
nessmen alike are busy gearing up.
‘“We’ve sold several hundred
licenses so far,” says Jones, ‘and,
literally miles of line. Saturday
morning, we’ll open at 5 a.m. and if
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