New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-04
THE FEAST OF THE TABRR.
'0l a-t. NACLRS. hi
II. Significance. Os.srv.see nnd Cu~tsm..

Its aigsjAcsncc, Obssrvssee nnd Cu"tssns.
Tie days Of fasting and penitence having
passed. season of Joy and Thanksgiving is being IN
augurated by the Jews, which, though partsking of
religious character. is far nom being observed 80
strictly as the festivals they have Just closed. This
Is the Feast Of the rabernaoles or Saecob ch
commences this evening IN accordance With the divine
conn andent found In Levitcus xiii. as follows:
"The deepth ey of this evea mouth .hs be The F.as'
Tabernacle. tho Loi On thefr day ,hd be hoiy
eoavocstsn Ia shsIi % .esvs woA .hsreiu Also in
the hne day Of the seventh month bavs gathered
the u, OF the land ye shu keep es unto the Lord seven
dayx On the tftIay shall tea Sabbath md 20 sLsI take
your~vcs tie hDt1sy tie ait Of the Tree Hsdar
aim leaves. bowsof the tire Abbo,h snd willows Of ihs
And ys shall rejoice before the Lord yocr God seven
days An ev.sasbs ss,uc to all yoor senerstiops IL tie
seventh month 70 shall csesae IL IL booths .h,n yo dwell
.evsa dhy.y livery depren I.ral shs dvv IA BOOTH in
order that your generations msy know thu, csrsed TIE
Children Of !sa 10 dve ell in booths when brought Them eus
Of EypI am tho Lord your God"
Tls same ordinance is repeated in substance in
Numbers xxx. where If reads as follows: .es-
'And Tie If scnth day Of the seventh month ys sh3
haze holy couvoeAon; ye shall .erviie wot md ye
,hs u keep feast unto tins Lord days." ~
Here we fnd two distinct mipdmen's Tor tle OBJ
servaBee OF the feess: , the dwelling in booths ara
secondly the OF prayer and comIemorGtop OF four
species of plants vis the palm leaves. myrtle branch.
willow branch and fruit 4 tie tree Hadar species OF
c.uon, which il grown at pFeseut only In the Icnan
sal whcnce the Jews ell tho world draw taer
supply Of the article. This oitron the peel OF which IL
roug. las peculiar Agreeable smell. and long stem.
II this SEN should be pulled of or break Of. tie
"Esrog" a. this citron ID Called Is unit 10 be used.
The myrtle md willow branches must all have seven
rows Of three leaves each. to make them fl for
They os tied 10 the paun leaf With three bauds
made of palm leaf ard each morning tho Palm leaf or
Luof. which about three feet long, is taken into
one and the Esrg into the other. and an inyocenen
called down from Hesren. Ia TIE syHagogues ssejss
cnt Is made, preceded b. PERSON say1s The scrolls
ofihc Law. u ,4 gr.4 rCrF
Tho second mpandmeut 10 "tLo dwelling In
booths The booths "succos'aie erected BY almost
.yery 1sraeLte who has he means and f,f the
purpo se at tae back Of his dwelling. 'f 600
Some Of thesc booths decoFa,ed in te most hand
some manner with fuit. sit nuts ard o:her bauees.
eter the manner Of our Chris.rua. trees and Nten
lighted ap at wight present piost brilliant appearance
All these bcths have 20 be that,h With leaves TO
allow tue sky " be seen throash The spcrtures. In hot
climates. the Jews live altogether IN ihs booths during
tie festival. So. ..a..". 10
On the seventh day OF the festival Ho.hapsh
Babbsh" Thls day Ike tho preceding fsur days. |.
- called half holiday, tho observsncs being confined
ony ~ religious services In the morning. work berg
allowed The latter day. however. has pecthar sig
nifoanoe. The Taluad says. that God, IN his great
goodness gives tie repentant sinner ten days grace
vri tho Day Of Atonement W fully atone for his trnns
gressons and the record Of man ie finally chsed and
p fats or the year made up that day. There
fore the entire night preceding Tbs day 10 spent in
room IN the synagoeue balding In reading the Scrip
tures and recting prayers. aod at daylight. morning
prayers are said, during which the leaves benton
from small willow branches 10 significance Of the
erasiop Of the sins from mans record BY God.
The eighth day ID . separate festival called (" Shem
nfh Azereth." according TO tho Divine command ex
pressed In Numbers xxxiy. IS; ION thc eighth day
hail 20 have solemn assembly Yc shall do no servile
work" Part Of the liturgy Of the day is prayer for
rain during the Winter and propitius season. Col
ections taken in the synassgues for tbs bsnent
Of hospitals ard Orphan AsyIums. $50
Acoordips 10 the regular service VI the syuasogue,
each Sabbath section of the Pentsteuch 10 read 50
that the whole ve books II Moses are read each year
And vi the first Sabbath sher tho season Of holidays
the first hook of Gcnesis u commenced. The reading
Of tho last section In Deuteronomy axxi) In reserved
for tho ninth day Of the festival called "sinohath
Torah or JOY OF tho Law" This festival the gayest
In the Jewish Calendar. commences with the close OF
"Shiminih Azeroth," when Il Is customary to take all
tho rolls Of tho law from the ark and carry them In
solemn procession around the especially Illuminated
synagogue.
In order TO pay due honor to the Torah" or divine
word as revealed 10 Noses both st ha Termination and
at the re oomnsnoemer two pcrsons are appointed In
each synagogue to Hl the oioo Of bridegroom Of the
Law and Bridegroom Of the Genesis" The former
closes the reading Of the section In Deuteronomy reo
the death Of Moses and the latter Commences the
now year with the 1rst chapter Of Genesis II u GUS
tomary to call MP creator number Of adults to tho
reading Of TorHh than usual and also to cai up ell the
boys under l3 ysa1 Of ago beow which age boy Is
counted - belonging to the congregation for the pur
pose Of worshiping) In order to impress them with
vensratiOu for the law The liturgy Of the day ocle'
brates the exoelenoy ofths Law and Of the mission Of
Noses. The day 10 passsd In Joyous fsstiyity.
Mose OF those ceremonies are kept up even ny inc
Reformed Jews though the lstter have abolished s9ne
Of thcm which they think are not adapted 70 fnS hiA'
This festival oencadea the series Of Antumn.l fs::t;
the two frat Of which intepdsd to make tns "a
itu examine his past conduct " repent anTnu' an
thus make his peace with his Crestor AM rs -. -
bile the festival Of the Tahernaee tescnss m Ia .hs
oce 10 the peattfllness Of the Dvine 4, shSisw
Feast Of the Law tssti6ss to his s"son"0n' y ''"
.JuptcYAn NoAftNArrOx,--The Union candl'
~. a. - rysk Judscid Distiict u the Hos. P1att
ptt received In the Nominating Conven-