Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-14
Erclr the n. Y. Herald.
INTERESTING JEWISH CEREMONY

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RECEPTION OF A FEMALE CHRISTIAN PRcsELY7E
TO THE JEWISH FAITH.
4 very large congregation assem-
blcd at the Jewish Synagogue, No. 81
East Twelfth street, on the 18th ult.,
for the purpose of Divine worship, and
to witness the rare and interesting Ger,
cmony of the reception of a Christ
ian proselytc. The services OF the day
were conducted in the ordinary form
Of Hebrew worship, and the chaunt-
ing of some of the Psalms Of 'the
Sweet Singer Of Israel"
The first psalm was the 92d, usually
sung on the Sabbath, followed by the
bencdiction or blessing Of the congre-
CATION.
The Rabbi then said -" Bless ye
the Lord, who is ever blessed"
The congregation replied in unison
with the choir -
"B!cssed be the Lord, who is bless.
cd forever more"
After the reading Of several pas
sages of Holy Scripture, the Rabbi
and the assistant minister proceeded
to open the ark, and to take from il
the Sephorim, or Books of the Law
On ascending the steps leading to the
ark, the Rabbi said:
"Raise your heads, O! ye gates
and be raised wide, ye everlasting
doors, and the King Of Glory shall
come in. Who is this King OF Glory:
+. The Lord of Hosts, lie is the King o1
Glory. Selah." ~. s,
The Ark is then opened, the choir
singing:
''And when the ark set forward
Moses said, arise, O! Lord, and le
thine enemies be scattered, and le
them that hate thee fly before thee"
i The ark was then taken out, ant
the Rabbi invoked the Almi ghty in :
9 German prayer. ..s.,-a:s::-:
The assistant nlinisther .chaunted:
"For from Zion shall the law 9,
forth, aud the. Word Of the Lord from
Jerusalem" .m.a Vi .. .,- ,..,.......
The law was then shown to the con
gregation, the Rabbi saying: m Ia..
T "And this is the law which Nose
sat before the children of Israeli
The congregation recited:
!, T" Hear, Q! Israel, the Lord our Coo
the Lord Is onc.'' '.-.1 =.
! The law was the carried to the read
ling desk, the Rabbi saying: 1T.
i "Oh magnify the Lord with me
and let us together extol his name.,'
1 Congregations Thine, oh! Lord
are the greatness, power and glory
victory and majesty, for all that is i,
the Heaven and in the earth is Thine
Thine is the Kingdom, O., Lord, anc
Thou art exalted as supreme abov,
ALL" ......a.
Then followed the benediction befor,
and after the reading of the law.
DR.. Adler then delivered an impress
i've and appropriate discourse in tn,
German language.
The scroll of the law was then ia
ken up by the officiating minister ant
returned to the ark, the congregatio,
singing:
"And when the ark rested, he said
l restore tranquility, O., Lord, to til,
many thousands of Israel"
The morning service was close6
with David's Psalm of Thanksgiving
: At the conclusion Of morning ser
vice the Rev. DR.. Adler ascended the
rostrum, and very fine looking young
woman, of middle stature, and appa
rently not more than twenty three
years of age, plainly and respectfully
attired, boldly advanced rom amongs,
the congregation, and, together with a
Jewish gentleman, whom we after.
wards ascertained to be her husband,
took up position directly beneath the
pulpit occupied by the officiating min.
lister. She held lady's g muff," in
which both her hands. were encased,