The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-28
sHEBUos.

Tina jewish Festival Of the Ten Commands
ts-Connrmati0n Of the Young-Inpres-
sive Ceremonies. .t
The great Jewish festival Of the 'The Revelation
of the Law unto Israeli was celebrated In all the
temples and synagogues in the city yesterday. Ac-
cording to Maimonides, one OF the great and most
learned interpreters Of the Scriptures among the
Israetes the ffty days from Easter to Sheouos, or
Pentecost known as the days OF Sephira are but In
troductory to the reawakening Of nature after the
sleep OF winter and mathematical Of the reawaken-
ing of mankind to the true faith by the proclama-
ton of the "Law OF Godn from Mount Sinai, and Of
the fact that IAN the people answered together,
and said:-An that the Lord hath spoken we will
dor Hence the Jews celebrate this yearly holiday
in every part Of the world as the birthday Of their
own faith and Of the belief in the unity Of God
among the peoples of the earth the mythologies
of heathenism with its plurality Of gods and god
desses. II Is something worthy OF note that people
who trace their religious, If not national, existence
more than nfty-six centuries back into antiquity,
and who may properly claim Noses e. the diyinely
to the original tenets Of the faith proclaimed to their
ancestors more than four thousand years ago and ct
this day. in this country, cherish the connection with
their ancestry and the law promulgated and observed
at time when history itself had barely beginning.
the Oldest German Hebrew congregation in this city
and the whole country, where the festival Of She0OS
ana concIuded With the Confirmation Of humber q
children whose advance In the understanding Of the
principal dogmas Of the Mosaic faith entitled them
to this distinction. The ceremonies commenced at
s,arS'', and bringing forth fherefrom the sacred
appropriate hymns accompanied BY the organ.
After uncovering the scrolls the reader, Mr. Gold
stein "a 70 rsad tn the h6o ana tSs
teuch, commencing with, Gin the third month,
when the children Of Israel were gone forth out
The Fl ne 81 S rsas
finished, which, Of course was from the Hebrew
from Ezekiel tie prophet, and then the 2ith Psalm
was chanted-"The earth Is the Lords and the full
ness thereof the world and they that dwell
the sacred Scrolls containing the Psntateach Or
% WsUs Hen in the the prayer Of
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be confirmed advanced to the front Of the chancel
and seated TED. in chairs There ~
dressed IN black brosdclotn TSereupon the Rev
Of a the day. me birthday FESTIVAL Of the
Mosaic religion. He referred, one by one to the ten
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Of the true faith as originated In the revelation on
Mount Sinai to guide them. when the reverend
tions at his left and the boys to his right There
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Hermann, Moses Rindskopf, Mayer Siegel, BENJAMIN
Schumann, Solomon Hamburger and Samuel Dazian.
ceremonies rem Of he ia day The Children were called
upon, each in his or her turn, to make public pro
language, striven to impress them with the overaw
ing importance and sOlemnity OF the proceeding.
They were them in the presence Of the congregation
lain whether they understood and had mastered the
fundamental principles in which they were about to
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Of the little girls Ida Hermann, by the FULL sonor
tone OF her voice, unusual for child Of her age,
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have been loudly applauded had 1t not been
within the walls OF ..house Of religion"
the faith through life, which they did, and young
the rest Thereapom aer lengthy a9vics BY the
rabbi during which the congregation began to look
ct their watches they oil came up before DR.. Mel
s'anointed Of the Lord" This ceremony was I'M
questionably the most inspiring OF all Perfect still
mess shs building the organ IN
and the girls pale from religious fervor and excite
Oeived his benediction When thus ceremony
was ended, the rabbi onered prayer for the United
states and all the people therein for the President
and all those In authority for the city OF New York
and all who dwelleth within its walls, and for
the congregation Anshi-Chesed and Its members,
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dispersed. We may add that this congregation Is
rapidly regaining It's former popularity among the
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still left undisposed Of THIS amount is sufficient to