New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-25
THE HEBREW NEW YEAR.

The Jewish feast OF the New-Year commenced on
Friday night with the prescribed formaltes. This
festival is mentioned in Leviticus xiii 81 the day
of the memorial of the blowing Of the trumpet"
being intended as q type of the great day when the
trumpet shall sound to gather the remnant of Israeli
though in accordance with Rabbinical teachings the
day is celebrated as the anniversary Of the Creation
of the World. In the Talmud several passages of
Scripture are cited TO show that this festival not only
the beginning of the year but also the day of memo
rel in heaven that God judges the righteous aud
the wicked of this world and that after the balancing
Of every mans good and bad works, he whose good
deeds outweigh the bad has his name Immediately
recorded in the Book of Life and he whose sins ex-
coed hi, good works is set down in the Book OF Death;
oIso that there is another record for those of middle
state which is lef open until sunset on the day OF
atonement-nine days after New Year-when it is
sealed those who have in the meantime repented
be;np recorded in the Book OF Life. In one of the
solemn prayers Of this festival, it is related
that on this day the great trumpet is blown
in heaven, OF which e7en the angels trem-
bic. Every man receives his Judgment; and
il is recorded how many during the following
wear shall be born and how many shall die; also
The manner Of every persons desth, whether by war
peslilence or otherwise; in fine the condition OF
every person fer the ensuing year Is recorded ana on
the evening of the Atonement Day all the records are
sealed but that repentance supplcation ana charl'y
viii anpul the adverse DEGREES The festival Of the
NewYesr is celebrated for two days, the LIST and ID
Of tho month Tisr The first and second evenings
differ little from the ordinary Sabbath excep; that the
,avers are varied to suit the occasion and at the
clusion of the services the people congratulate each
other in Hebrew phrase meaning" May you
~ caalad f,r hQDny YEAR The
morning services generally continue until noon,
some Of the more devout dressing in a white cap
and toca. over which they throw the four cornered
scarf mentioned in Numbers Nv. 81. After
prayers portions of the Pentateuch and of the
Uanbtorsh are read; on the fret day Genesis
xxi and Samuel l, and on the second day Gen.
ess xxi. and jeremiah XXI After the reading Of the
law, one of the Rabbis sounds on rams horn trum-
net long note, followed by broken sounds and then
tremendous blast and on the instant eighteen OF the
NOES Of the first kind and six of each Of the others
are Given. 10 remind men o. the day when the trumpet
shall awake the dead and when Satan will be con-
founded by the coming of the Messiah. This rite is
introduced by prayer that God may send holy
angels TO Justify Israel before His holy throne, and
terrify Satan from traducing the Jews and that God
wopld remember his covenants with the patfiarchs'
The 18th yerse of the Xxi Psalm is then chimed;
after which comes the sermon, prayers AM
hymns, during which the trumpet Is sounded
three times at brief intervals, the congrega'
ton repeating at each time, "On this day
"was the world created to-day the day oiudgmenf'
when all beings either children or as servants are
Judged; If Thou judgest as children, have mercy
upon father hath mercy upon his children; II
we judged servants, turn our eyes to Ihee
till Thou wilt pardon u.s." About the close OF the
services those who descended from the family oil
priests ascend the steps before the ark whore the rolls
of the Pentsteuch are kept and pronounce the presy
blessing directed in the 9th chapter of Numbers
Before this ceremony the priests pluck off their shoes,
and their hands ore washed by some of the tribe OF
Levi When they are prepared TO give the blessing,
the reader first every word of the blessing
separately and then it is chaned by the priests while
the congregation at every word repeat verso of
the scripture containing that word Then hymn of
glory is chanted and the doors Of the ark opened,
which is symbolical Of the opening Of the gates Of
+ heaven to receive the prayers of mortals. At tho
conclusion Of the services thirty notes are sounded on
the trumpet and hymn Of thirteen lines founded on
the thirteen creeds Of Israel, is sung.
The ten days FROM NewYear to the Day OF Atone