The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-26
JON KIPPUR.

Last evening, at shutdown, the tenth day OF the
seventh month, the month Of Tisr, began to be
celebrated by the Hebrews all over the world and
the celebration continues through to-day until sun.
down. It is with them the hoest day OF the year.
and Is properly called JON Hakkippurim the day Of
at0nement Cancellation. 1t Is founded on the fola
lowing command Of the Lord in the twenty third
chapter Of Levticus the Third Book OF Moses from
the twenty-sixth to the thirty-second verse;
20. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying:-
"a. Also on the tenth day OF this seventh month
there shall be day OF atonement; it shall be holy
and offer an Offering made by fire unto the Lord.
Is. And We shall do no work In that same day, for
1t Is day OF atonement to make an atonement for
you before the Lord your God.
20. For whatsoever soul 1t be that shall not be
afflicted in that same day he shall be cut or from
30. And whatsoever soul It be that doeth any wori
in that same day, the same soul win destroy from
81. Ye shall do no manner OF work; It shall be Q
statute forever throughout your generations In all
SO. Il shall be unto you Sabbath Of rest, and 70
shall afict your souls in the ninth day OF the month
at even from even unto even shall ye celebrate your
Sabbath.
The day, according to the old established ritual. ID
entirely devoted to fasting and devotion. During
the existence OF the Temple at Jerusalem the day
was distinguished by special sacrifcial rite which
could only be performed By the high priest and on
that day alone, and only to the high priest was per-
mted to enter the hottest Of the holy, In obedience
10 the injunction-'and he shall make an atonemens
for the holy place, because OF the uncleanness Of
the children Of Israel and because Of their ansgres-
sions In all their sins: and so shall he do for the
tabernacle Of the congregation that shall remain in
the midst OF their unceanness. And there shall %
no nan In the tabernacle when he goeth In to make
an atonement In the holy place until he come out,
household, and for all the congregation OF Israeli"
Moses, CHI. xvi W 10, IL. The sacrifice ordained in
been discontinued but the whole chapter is read
IN every Jewish congregation on this day In COM
memoraton OF the day OF atonement. established ~
the Lord, through Moses. for all Israel.
ON the fourteenth day OF the seventh month Tisrt,
or tins year, on the evening of the soth day OF sep
TENDER, begins the Arbor Festival called In Hebrew
Chag iiassucOth named by some also Chag Haasiph,
the Feast OF Gathering or Feast OF Autumn, which
the Tabcrnacles," in commemoraion OF the march OF
the Jews through the desert whence they com
handed for the first seven days TO live in arbors % Mo-
seq, xxii, 1884, According TO the Talmud the most
essential part OF the hus or arbors meant s the roof
which must be loosely covered with green or
sparely During these seven DAYS each Hebrew
during divine service, takes In his hand palm twig
Lulab handsome fruit OF o tree. Esrog: twiq Of
myrtle Hadas and OF q willow. Arbe Nachal. called
the festive b0quet tArDaah Minm). On the seventh
day OF the feast lIoshana Rabba) Is added another
punch OF willow twigs. AS TO the precise meaning
OF this composition the Jewish theologans are not
united. some believe 1t TO he sign that, before God
the noblest and the meanest alike: others declare
u 70 mean the four principal parts of the human
body-the heart the trunk. the eyes and the Inns.
which all should be consecrated to the service or
the Lord. The two first the 18th and 10th dav OF
Iisrl and the two last the I'D and 23d, are
whole feasts (Mikra kodesch: the five Intervening
days only half-feasts tChol Hammoed) the same a
Easter The two last days, the close of the feass
VI Tue wear, are called Shemnlh Azereth, and. az
with tue last day. closes the ffty-fourth week.
Nesoth lia0erachah) and the reading of the Penta-
teuch u yearly completed this last day Is given pc
culiar significance and festive pleasure az Simcnath
Thora or the Joy Of the Law. In modern times many
OF me ceremonies OF former days have been modified
anu reduced 10 forms less complicated and burden
some and more In accordance with the beraIizing
sprt OF our progressive age: but the essentials OF
Tue leasts, as Instituted by Moses have in large
ceremonial.