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876.0. "Rabbi Cards Anyone?" by DOCSRV::STARIN (KB1KJ QSX 3885 KHz) Wed Jan 24 1990 09:23

The following is from the January 24th issue of the Manchester Union-Leader 
and is entered without permission of UPI or the Union-Leader:


     		I'LL TRADE A BABI SALI FOR A MICKEY MANTLE

Miami Beach, Fla.(UPI)-- Rabbi cards are the latest collecting rage 
among young scholars at Miami Beach Hebrew schools, rivaling 
baseball cards in popularity.

Similar to baseball cards, the 4-by-6 inch rabbi cards feature color 
photos of revered Orthodox rabbis on one side and basic religous 
statistics, in Hebrew and English, on the other.

Among students at Yeshiva Elementary School, Rav Yisroel 
Abuchatzeirah, or "Babi Sali" as the children call him, is the Don 
Mattingly of rabbi cards.

He "made many very good miracles happen," explained Shmuely Selmar, 
10, who rates the rabbi card with his prized Mattingly baseball 
card.

Abuchatzeirah is one of 111 Jewish leaders featured on rabbi cards 
manuafactured by Torah Personalities Inc. of Baltimore. Other 
smaller, black-and-white rabbi cards are also on the market but the 
color cards seem to be the most popular, store owners said Tuesday.

Teachers and administrators use the cards as rewards for students 
who recite their prayers well or excel in schoolwork.

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>He "made many very good miracles happen," explained Shmuely Selmar, 
>10, who rates the rabbi card with his prized Mattingly baseball 
>card.

I wonder if Steinbrenner would consider a trade :-)

Jem

My son and his friends "collected" these cards...
I think they are quite goofy, and as far as I
know the kids with the most cards were not 
necessarily any more religious, learned, or
ethical than the kids with less-- so I doubt
whether collecting the cards had any positive
effect!
-ZAITCH