New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-29
THE DAY OF ATONRMRNT.


lhis (f frday) evening theJews, all over thu
world will commence the observance Of the hphe., o.
ival in their calendar, the "Yom Kippur" or D.vo
Atonement The feast is in accordance with Levi,io.
law, as found in Leviticus xiii. "a to 49, as follow.
Also on the tenth day Of this seventh month"; there shall,
Day Of Atonement IT shall be holy convocation uoo -.
and ye shall afct your souls and offer an offering by s
the Lord And ye shall do no work in that day; 70,
day ofatonement for You before the Lord your God p
whatsoever soul be that shall not be afflicted in tbs, 49,
day he shall be cut of from among his people Ye ,b. A.
no manner Of work, II shall be statute forever b,o
your generations In all your dwellings II shall be upto o.
Sabbath of Ssbbsths and shall sfct yonr souls in III
ninth day of the month at evening from evening 10 sye
shall ye celebrate your Sabbaths."
The Jewish secular year having commenced ~,
the first day of the seventh month or Tishr in N.
midst Of prayers and pentential exercises the pioasl
inclined Jew keeps the 10 days Intervening betyce,
that festival and the Day Of Atonement a. q week o,
Pcritence, fast and prayer Rising before daylight bs
engages In prayer for three or four hours and fasts un
I'll evening when he takes scanty meal TO enabIs him
to recommence fasting again the next day.
On the New Years festival ''Rosh Hashonap il il
said by the Talmud, the Almighty looks into mans ac
tons during the past year and prescrbes his penalty or
reward bat is not fixed until Yom Kippur or the Da,
Of AtOnement. to give the repentant sinner An
other chance TO mend his ways, and therefore the jew
spends the 10 days o. pentenee in fasting and payer
No day In the whole year is looked npon by the Jew
whether Orthodox or Reformer. with more awe than
tho Day Of Atonement nor the religious services so
exacting any day. No meat drink is partakeno OF
from sunset until sunset and the entire time is spent in
the Synagogue, imploring the Lords forgiveness for
the sins committed during the past twelve months A
beautiful explanation Of the Tamud says however, on
that point that the Lord fogyes only the sins com.
mitted against himself but not those committed toward
ones fellow man, matter Of what people or creed
unless human forgiveness is first obtained and tie
wrong repaired, far as it lies in ones power. Hence
all true Jews make restitution Of everything they bayt
knowingly wronged other persons Of and ask forgive
ness of them they have offended.
The evening prayer which is said by the congrega
tons dressed in their robes Of DEATH commences with
the recitation of form called Ko Nidre canoeing
all obligations made in rashness under excitement
but reafrmng all osths and obligations made lawfully
and with generalization. Confessions Of SINS not TO
man but to Him who alone has the power to forgive
alternate with prayers Of penitence hymns and songs
of praise until late hour Of the night, when the ma
jority of the congregation return home, while the
more pous among them remain in the Synagogue al
night Huge wax candles, typical of the human soul.
are burned in the houses and allowed 20 burn until
they consumed Should they be exnguished before
the close Of the festival the supersttous believe that
it forbodes evil.
At o'clock a. M, the services in the synagogue
commence again. and continued until three stars
are visible in the heavens when the feast is broken
This being determined by delegation OF three men
from each congregation, the signal is given on the
- shophar a trumpet made OF rams horn, In COM
memoration Of the sacrifice of Isaac by his father.
This being the only day in the year in which the
High Priest allowed to enter the Holiest of HOLES.
portion of the noon prayer "Musaph bears on this
ceremony and, unlike other days OF the year. the
alton kneel three times before the Holy Shrine
portion Of the prayer alluding to the greatest
rerogatve Of God, Forgiveness, is said to have been
written by Rabbi Ammen of Mentz in Germany, under
he following circumstances: This man, who was one
4 the greatest divines of the Jews IN the Middle
ges was highly respected by the Bishop OF Aents
md consulted BY him on many occasions. Being asked
" his friend 10 forsake the faith OF his fathers tie
Rabbi asked three days to reflect which was sranted5
,ut no sooner had he left the Bishops palace than his
conscience smote him for having even asked that
grace. Fearing 20 return at the time fixed, he was
arrested aud brought before the Bishop when he asked
% have his tongue torn out for having basphemed the
name Of the Lord by not instantly denying; but the
Bishop ordered the mans limbs to be cut off and him TO
De placed in coffin with his limbs by his SIDE This
was done and the poor Rabbi fingered in great agony
int the Rosh Hashona when be desired his attendant
% carry him into the synagogue, which was done
Here he rected in low voice prayer called Unsann
rokeph" glorifying God and Hs Works, when so soon
rs he had finished column Of fire burst into the syna
rogue and took the pious Rabbi to Heaven. ms
PRAYER. ever since is made by the Jews on the New
Year and Day of Atonement.
The closing prayer Of the Day of Atonemen' thas
offered BY the Jews in their dying moments and tho
amous Hear o Israel the Lord our God is our Lord
In most synagogues. delivered at certain
periods of the services and this together with the
oemnity Of the occasion many people who never
enter house Of prayer during the year to visit them
on this only occasion In this city there are not less
han "a regular synsgogues, bu, as they viii al %
crowded. a number of halls have been converted by
societies into temporary halls Of prayer to meet Tie
demand for religious exercises.
Posi- OFrlcg Newly orS, sept B 1909