New-York tribune., 1874-09-12
A JEWISH FESTIVAL.

WELCOMING A NEW YEAR on THE HEBREW CHRON-
otoGY-cHARACrER or THE DEvOuONs AND
THE EXTENT or THEIR OBSERVANCE.
The Jewish Festival OF ROsh Hashanah began
last evening and was very generally observed. II
marks the beginning Of the year J635 OF the Hebrew
chronology The year. strange say, begins IN
the seventh mouth Oeshr), and among the orthodox IN
the faith s celebrated two days from sunset to
sunset. Tho Reformed Jews keep only day. The
throughout tue city on the occasion Of the
festival are large enough % hold all who wish 70
taAe part the religious services OF which the cele
the day mainly consists, and small congrega-
tions apartments various parts Of the city. where
prayers are said. and the reading Of the ThOrah,
or sacred scroll, and the other worship Of
the day takes place The Hebrew new year
usbers m season Of festivals. The days
OF which II consists themselves form part of the ten pen
itental days which end with YOm Kppur, the Day OF
AtoBement, which the 2Ist nst This is the most
sacred day I'm the Jewish year, and the ony one
the Israelte kneeis in his devoous. Five DAYS
later occurs festival Of SuocOh Feast OF
Tabernacles whieh continues for eight days In the
services OF to-day and IN the city nearly
10000 people Will take part The synagogues aud other
places OF gathering viii be opened al an carly hour in
the mOrDog. and the morning and Doontide or sehas-
harris and Mussy services will be held Most OF the par
tcpants fast until after the termination Of latter
service which prolonged into the afternoon. In the
afternoon the Mnchah or afternoon service, aud
later on is the Ma-auy evening service.
The services OF late years In many OF the Jewish
synagogues have undergone change. Formerly the
male participants were dressed IN white robes, with
shawls OF some kuited material or silk over them
These have dispensed withexcept by the most
conservative Another innovation has been the nitro
duetion OF choral music, though the ohors in some
churches composed wholly OF boys and young men
Bustness all kinds is suspended, and all WORK ~
dropped. No matter how unObseryant an Israete Ia OF
church forms, ceremonies, and lIUunctions, nor now
caloua in OF belief he be. yet the Occa
sion OF Rosh Hashanah and YOm kppur he Is puncuai
IN ms deyOOns II he attends services al no other time
IN the year, he goes on these days
All the synagOgues will be open to-day and most or
them also tomorrow for religious exercises. The cele
braton at many will include musical services AT the
Temple Emanuel. at Fffthaye. and Forty -third-st,
Rabis Adler and GOtheil will make addresses In En-
gs and German. At the synagORue Bnai Jeshurun on
West Thirty-fourthst J. T. Solomon Will deliver dis
course this morning. The Rev. Henry b. ia
cobs breaches in the Shearitb Israel hyna-
COgue. at NinsteeDth-st. and Ffth-ave. Inc
Rcv. Dr Mendss breaches before the thaaial
TephiIa Synagogue West FOrty-fOurthst. Al the
Synagogue Ahayath Chesed, az Lexlngton-ave. aud
Fifty the Rev. Dr. u. BueDsch delivers ds.
German, In the evening the Rev Dr. GOthell
breaches the synagogue attached 70 the MI sinai
Hospital. At the Beth Eamedrash Hag0dnh. Ludlow
aud at the Beth Israel Blkur ChO, Chrystie~at,
am lng Others the services viii be OF the most strictly
orthodox character while those at the Temple Emanu-
III will DC according 20 the Reformed ritual.