The New York herald., 1873-09-18
THE JEWS IN NEW YORK.


pur and succoth Approaehing-some
Interesting Facts About Our Uebrew
Citizens and Rabbies.
Sunday evening, the 21st OF September CON-
mences the month OF Tisr In which are celebrated
the Scrptural festivals Rdsh Hashano New Year,.
Yom Kippur DAY OF Atonement) and Satcctth Tab
ernacles). This Is called the "Holy Time," and
the israelites throughout the world are then most
attentive to religious duties. The city OfNew York
is cosmopolitan city, Of which 1t is truly said
there are OF inhabitants ''more Germans thandn Ber-
lin, more Irishmen than In Dublin. more Catholics
than in Rome and more Jews than In Palestine"
The census does not give religious statistics, but
the number of protesting Jews residents Of this
city has been approximately estimated by the
QUANTITY or PASSOVER BISCUITS
manufactured for their use. The bakeries produced
on the average for the last decade, 900 pounds
yearly. which, ut the rate OF pound per day for
each adult during the eight days generally
observed, would make number OF 10000 persons
New York, therefore, may be safely assumed to
contain the largest Jewish population of any city
In the world, during the last 7So years. If not longer.
They have an Orphan Asylum to accommodate $50
orphans u Hospital and a number of charitable
societies among which is the Independent Order
OF B'nai Berth, and have also established within
the last few years a Home for aged and INDECENT
OF both sexes managed by ladies, presided over by
Mrs. =. Joachimsen Believing in the "unity Of
God,' in the fuldlment OF the prophecies and In
mans duty "to the Lord they have of course
many places Of worship and competent religious
guides. The Oldest congregation OF Jews IN this
city Is the
so-oALLED PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE.
III West Nineteenth street, near Fifth avenue, OF
which the Rev. j. j. Lyons is pastor. He has been
settled here for nearly thirty years. He is strictly
orthodox adhering, TO hairs breadth, to al the
old customs and ceremonies. and 1t Is, perhaps,
due to his personal influence that the modern
style OF service has not yet been introduced in his
church. He is a modest and unassuming gentle
man, and good Hebrew scholar. Senior to him, in
point OF settlement, Is the Rev. $. NJ. saacs or the
Forty-iourth street congregation. He Is as devout
and respected as Mr.. Lyons, and is the first Of
the ministers who introduced stated addresses In
the vernacuar during an tntermisslon OF the He
brew service lie Is also the editor OF the Jea0iSh
Messenger, now the
OLDEST wEEKLY JEWISH PERIODICAL
in the United States. No one can enjoy his
acquaintance without quickly becoming con-
vnced OF Mr. Isaacs' faith in orthodoxy, which Ii
as sincere as that OF his colleague OF the Portuguese
congregation. The Rev. Mr.. Vidaver, OF the Thirty
fourth street synagogue, Is comparatively young
Hebrew scholar. He Is q very animated speaker,
rather addicted to typical poetic illustration He
more and more inclined to the reform movement,
and 1t may be not very distant date when his
ally in use on the Continent of Europe and America
There are also number OF congregations which
turies but they have no leaders, most OF the
members being satisfied that their education
entities them individually to be called "rabbieS,"
butt as they disappear in the course OF nature,
YOUNG AMERICA TAKES THEIR PLACE.
The senior preacher OF the modern rite Is the
Rev. 5. Adler, German preacher Ia the Fifth ave-
nue. temple. His learning, mOdesty and charity
have made him nseparable from his congregation
whom he found small, but who, under him, have
become powerful. The Rev. Mr.. Gothei hts col
league, Is the English preacher but recently ar
rived from Manchester, and in his probatiOnal ad-
dresses Is the promise OF popularity that Is rea-
sonably to be expected rom his well-earned repu-
tation in England. The congregation is reform,
ninth street, in care OF the Rev. David Einhorn.
Mr.. Einhorn, who is approaching the 'serc and
yellow leaf,r Is known 10 be q fountain OF Tai
mudic lore, but with inex0rable logic he has led
the refOrmers to the very verge OF extreme liberal
ism, or, better speaking, liberalism. HIS personal
writer and powerful orator. The splendid Fifty
fifth street temple, In Lexington avenue, is pre-
sided over by the Rev. AdOlph Huebsch, III the
prime OF life, who stands in the front rank Of his
brethren both oficially and in private life. He IL
FLUENT AND IMPRESSIVE SPEAKER
and thoroughly cultured ltte7'deur AS general
linguist OF oriental languages he, probably, Is not
surpassed in the United states. He and the
colleagues who are named In this article make 1t
point to attend personally to the religious schools
he habitualiy TO preach in English his temple
would have TO be enlarged Last, in point OF time,
Is the new Tempel Anshi Chesed, in sixty third
street and Lexington avenue, consecrated on the
18th inst. The Rev. j. NJ Wise, of Cincinnati, is
the preacher-elect Mr.. Wise has for the last
service for Judaism IN the West, both in the pulpit
and IN his popular journal, The IsTdette and the
DebOrGh. His congregation feel that hts selection
Is In all respects fortunate. With such men at
they rank with any settlement on the face OF the
gIODe.