The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-23
CITY 1NTELLIGBNCE
THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.
The Observance of the FestIval-The Oustoms
PeemIiar TO the Occasion-The Services.

The Obssryancs Of the the Fsstlys,.Ths A.. G.s.oms
brates the opening OF the Jewish civil year win begin
in the various synagogues and temples throughout
the city. In the temples, or houses OF worship of
the reformed jews the services will continue during
the whole of Monday, ending at sundown; but in the
Jewish sect, Where every form and ceremony is
rgidly observed the services will be held for two
whole days, as was the former general CUSTOM ending
at sundown on Tuesday But only the continuous
services end at that time, not the general observance
tyals Cluster about this point in the year The fes-
tival OF the New Year, which is generally and
strictly observed begins what is known as the ten
by the Day Of Atonement-on which the high priest
formerly entered into the holy Of HOLES. After an
interval OF five days from the Day OF Atonement
comes the Feast of abernacles with its obseryances
This New Years festv al Of the Jewish civil year.
as opposed to the festival OF the ecclesiastical year.
which comes at about the time OF our Easter and
the Jewish Passover, Is very generally observed by
will be closed, and the owners will be present at the
services Monday will be more generally kept sacred
vious, their regular Sunday. The Jewish name OF
the festival is Rosh Ha Shona, signfying "head OF
beginning of The world, and the New Years day is
by tradition the anniversary OF the creation The
first month of the civil year is Tisnri Persian for
Nissan, the seventh month In the civil year.
The day is one of solemnlty and repentance, but
after the services are over mutual expressions OF
good will and wishes Of happy new year are ex-
changed, as with 1t is one Of the traditions of
Creator inscribeS the names OF the confirmed righe-
Gus in the Book of Life, and the names Of the
hrmed wicked in the Book of Death, while the fate
of such as neither wholly good or bad is left
decided until the day OF aonement, when, II by that
time they have not eXpated for their shortcomings
by strict compliance with all the requirements of
the law their names are also entered upon the Book
of Death This writing down is not intended merely
to typify eventual damnaton or reward, but that
those who are so written in the Book Of Death are
the ones who are to die during the year. In some
synaeogues the services have especial reference to
this belief. The former custom was for the men to
wear shrouds
The festival is also called the Feast OF Trumpets
from the command to the Jews to blow the trumpet,
or Shophar, that day. This trumpet is always
made OF rams horn, according to the directions
given in the book OF Numbers, and the sounding OF
It is followed by prayers and confessions. The mate
rial of the trumpet has reference to the sacrifice
offered In place of Isaac which event is celebrated
in the services eff the second day Of the year. The
services Of the second day are continuation
Of those Of the first to which they are similar. 1t
was appointed by the rabbis, and is named Youra
Arichta Or prolonged day. The first day is CON-
monty known as the day of memorial, and every
Hebrew, lukewarm or otherwise, untes in celebra-
ting the day and season wherein his fate for the
coming year, according to general belief, is mmova-
blV fixed.