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saying, "Let <strong>the</strong> name of him who had now departed be<br />
associated with a new institution of this type." Is it coincidence<br />
<strong>the</strong>n that <strong>the</strong> revolutionary jailbird Auerbach "very discreetly<br />
began <strong>to</strong> sound him out" 48 on his availability as Chief Rabbi of<br />
Berlin. Geiger was installed as Chief Rabbi of Berlin January<br />
22, 1870, and Auerbach wrote him concerning a sermon on<br />
<strong>the</strong> occasion saying, 'you may well be content for you have<br />
greatly moved everyone present and you will achieve great<br />
things."<br />
What was so great about Geiger's sermons? What was<br />
interesting about Geiger's sermons were that he spoke on two<br />
levels. He was simultaneously sermonizing <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> public and <strong>to</strong><br />
insiders when he spoke on certain occasions.<br />
It is well known in some circles that when Masons meet<br />
even in <strong>the</strong> presence of non-Masons <strong>the</strong>y will exchange<br />
greetings that will not be perceptible <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> uninitiated. For<br />
example, <strong>the</strong>y refer <strong>to</strong> travel, which in Masonese refers <strong>to</strong><br />
initiation in<strong>to</strong> Masonic rites. There are o<strong>the</strong>r walks of life that<br />
have <strong>the</strong>ir own jargon. For example, <strong>the</strong>re is a slang prevalent<br />
with circus people or with auctioneers. An auctioneer may<br />
exclaim concerning <strong>the</strong> person that he wishes <strong>to</strong> be watched:<br />
"two ten <strong>the</strong> beetle," which means: "observe <strong>the</strong> woman."<br />
Similarly we Rabbis have punctuated our conversation and<br />
letters with certain Talmudic terms that would escape<br />
detection by censors. For example, <strong>the</strong> great Rabbi Isaac<br />
Elchanan Spek<strong>to</strong>r was able <strong>to</strong> smuggle information concerning<br />
Jewish persecution in Czarist Russia using this method in<br />
what appeared <strong>to</strong> be innocuous letters.<br />
The inner circle of <strong>the</strong> Communist revolutionaries spoke or<br />
addressed audiences and even wrote on two levels. Those<br />
items that I have italicized are really a message for <strong>the</strong><br />
insiders that were present, and <strong>the</strong>y deserve comment.<br />
They are summarized below as <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir meaning.<br />
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