The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05

fcation) on the eve OF a Sabbath, Or
religious holiday, light wines are
used containing very small guam
ityt of alcohol as rule even less than
4 to 6 per cent?.
In the absence Of wine, the Kid
dush" may be pronounced over the
two loaves of white bread, placed at
the head of the festive board on SAB
baths and holidays. Some individual
persons may perhaps use little glass
of whiskey as a substitute for the
wine at Kiddush. But such practice
is very unusual and unpopular. For
the members of the Jewish households
have no taste for whiskey as a bever-
age. Whsikey is used in the Jewish
home only for medicinal purposes,
mostly diluted with fruit juices in the
form of cordials. And when served
plainly as an appetizer at a pubic
feast one may notice that three or
four bottles of, whiskey (ordinary size)
would be placed at the set tables be-
fore a hundred or more of the invited
guests and that the same bottles, more
than half filled, are removed from the
tables when the supper is over.
Beer is at times made use of in
Jewish homes, but very sparsely, and
with meals only, as food or part OF
the diet: never in the socalled drink
ing bouts One glassful for man
and half glass for woman or chllo
is the usual quantity of beer consumed
by Jewish families when they have
occasion to use beer at dinner.
"It is true the Jew can not consist
emily call himself a 'prohibitionist,
since the law demands the use of fer
mented beverages on holidays and JOY
ous festivities. But, as said, the
quantity of liquor thus consumed
among Jews is so small and insignifl-.
can't that the Jewish vicinity is really
the least affected by the publicly pro-
nounced restrictive measures. PROM
bition or no prohibition, in Jewish
homes they never knew the dlfterence.
However, the Jews are known 10
be opposed to legislative prohlDlton'
partlv because such restriction is un-
necessary in their midst, and prlncl-
pally because as a community the
Jews always dread the possibility OF
restrictive measures which may even
tuallv lead into abridgement of per-
sonal rights, as even into reilglous
persecution.
"And yet whenever conditions make
it necessary for a municipality or
State. to have prohibition in vogue the
true Israelite will bow his head with
respect TO the public demand and the
law of the land then-'the law N
the sight of Judaism (dictum OF the
Talmud). The true Israelite will al
ways regard the general welfare OF
the community above his personal con-
yenience. And then, there is aDsolute-
w no cause. for grievance in the Jew
ish home and household, even as to
provision for, the Passover wine
grinder ordinary circumstances
(barring special events or sickness
one quart of whiskey may suffice IN
the average Jewish home, not only 1or
. month. but for many months, even
for whole year. The idea that a 1u.l
gallon of whiskey is required each
month for religious purposes among
Jews is simply preposterous. he VINO
presumes to make such statement is
certainly an irresponsible and reckless
who has as little regard for
religion as he has for common de-
cency. The whole thing is a rank
falsehood and slur upon the Jewish
name and character.
ssIt is regrettable that such things
should have been brought into the
public prints and to clear any pos