The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09

upon tb fringe OF the b6ricrs thread COR nh cn) OF
Knd f. shan he unto you for irins ~, 20 nay
LOOK upoi " ami remember ali the hnm'n'"V"''V'
tn LOrd aud 10 them.
Tho ram, T.. made of tn finest llmh's wool or
six IN Is white. ~ cmh'cwttc oi purify unu
Mn. tnronc If God. Jesus wore such tdtuh;
f,r we r,. Il Of the WON "a WIN iho l--u' ol
blood coming hcmrd him ana ioh1ung the
hnrl-r krisDt foul uf hi gum Mt. krisT'tnn |
H. nv Il. "a iuer. Besides this hW, which If
wOrn Inv the synaeofn'. orthodox Jews CON
stsn,lv wca- smaller one undrr the snirt
~ no nj me mod, rate reform Jews, like those
Of F1gand, stll wear the tain, use the MGR
-uzIb and lay tcphNim, not bee! So thev con.
sitrr tuemseiycs pound to do SO, but because Of
domestic ASSOCIATIONS CONNECTED with their use,
9y s to Sen ra ne % bpes t he
ordinances. considering them purely symOohcal
thy JEWISH m,RurAot CEREMONY
has rct lined much Of It's original oriental poetry.
II ttl,ce Iihco under a canopy, sNmpotcal OF the
nr,,iccttng shelter Of heaven; the bridegroom
places the ring on the Amer OF the bride 90 rep
rcscnt irrir perfect unioni II Ia plain because
md splendur. bnt on sim icity aud content
nitn the term kidlsiin hetrothal, nr sanctin-
cauon does not only andy to the wife. who
must his TO her. hut also to the sanctincatton OF
the thoughts, the words. aud the &C Ions OF their
childreu: the bride hnd bridegroom drink out Of
two Ronlcts OF VINE oi whon one ~ the
EN- blem Of jOv ana the Othtr ~ grief, tue one ~
saiv ton, the other OF consolation; since they
must share together the light and the shadu
the sunshine and the 1T 'rin. he ceremony ends
~ the husband crushing under loot AN EMMY
glass. 30 remind man that God can ns easily
crush him. and that therefore he should direct
his thoughts not only ~ earthly things, Out to
those above.
Ihc burial rite among the Jews, orthodox or
reformed, Is never attended with The ponp and
display common at Chrislidn funerals. Tine
body is taken charge Of oy relziO ~ society,
whDso special duty 1t Is to attend to the dead.
After thoroughly washing it an rarng the
nails they wrap II in a STROUD aud nut II IN
rudclN -made CONN. The mournefs rcud their
z .ru nis 10 cN1 .cs. their ~ T. hut ir Isl the
lt,ft flt.tfttt fnttl
DAYS following the funeral urthoi Jews VINO
are mourn r. at uron lpW stool ana receive
the consultations of iheir friends. ana only eat
have nothing to live ON they are supported 10y
their brethren during this time lhirt, lone
days Of mourning follow. and during thit ume
the mourners twice day recitc the kaddish,
OF PRAYER for the dead. Ills mourning Il com
mon among all cl,ssc- OF Jews, out the REFORM
crs DO not rvnd their clothes or think IL neces-
| sary 10 abstain from food OF work Tor my fiven
nor. d, narAuse II Is written IN the PantafcuCh.
| Thou shalt bury the body IN the same day.
the ultra rabhini-ts will not Keen the body above
| ground more than twchty-fOur hours, and when
| a Heath occurs IN TIC eve Of SaoOatn or fos-
| cold. Premature internents have been known
to result frnm mis- practice. Enligntenci Jews.
| anprecia'iug that an ordinance which was n
| mere sanit'ty necessity IN hot chma,e like
| that uf Pie tine can nave no binding force
| uuder their changed conditions. DO not regard IT,
THE JEWISH sArBArn
| IL observed bv the orthodox with tho utmost
strictness. Il Is adty of absolute rest from sun
/
Tor the next dav are oil cooked. for the Penta-
touch forbids the kindius e Ore on the sab
| bath, and the uitra-rabbinist VIII not smoke on
that dav. Tho nr In the sitting rooms ~ we'll
tn-dn families arc attended To by the Christian
serN ants, aud among the poor servant Is hired
turns different families and attend To their
needs. ON sunday the Jewish mistress spares
her Christian servant all labor that Is not abso-
| luteiv necessary. On the lbhath the orthodox
lsr ellie will not journey by rail or water 4 he
ride. on IA, dav. The English Reformed Jews
and the moderate reformed jews of America
day Of social rcaXation and reasonable enjoy
ment. On Friday evening business Is furg often,
money f. laid aside. only t. oe USED IN payment
of urgent debts. ana the family Is united. The
scene IL one ~ cteCriulness nd comfort. The
table In the sitting room l. Covered WIN snow
the next day. and the housewife places on IL two
loaves (Chlo'h, empienalc OF the douol-
norton promised for the sabbath. she then
| liguts the SAObath Lamp. and the DAY oi rest De-
GINS The fAtnsr comes home from the sNna-
,sacn other good sabbath" The children en-
brace their parents. and bend reSorenty while
the father puts his hand on the head Of each
and Mt r. brief meme 4iciton. Inc iatner t1en
makes " kiddush." Pouring Oh, gas OF vine;
King ~ the Universe. who hast create the
fr,it 4 the vine.' All present, who remain
standing. respond. 90 Amen" lie continue
ltrs.rd art tnon. l. ri our God. k'ns of tile
I.i,,r-e. ,vnc n - h lowed the SNphNtn 4av. ,
lie then outs hi, nauds ON the t"o loav,-' ana
oi ths Universe. who nriugetn tortn bread from
b the earth" breaks a piece IN one OF them and
. ! di-trputrs 1t among the houseuplu' Nh' tuel
rhi- slmpIe domestic ceremony. which ia still
observed NV many reformed as wei, "a ali o. tn W
r dnx HepreN families, i a cherished tradition OF
b. Jewish home life that has been handed dowi
{ from generation 10 generation Tor az least W.
: | thousand years. lie religion Of Judaism l.
. r.ther that Of the home thnn of the synasogue
which fact more than any other VIII account 10y
| It's surprising vitality under centuries OF Tn
; | most riynrn repression. Tho temples Nigh
be destroyed, the syuaeognes closed. but IN
| could not be eridicated. Every synagogue 90
servince mas ~ domestic counterpart;
| The hottest day in the jewish calendar " fon
( Kippir' or Day OF Atonement," Is ushered II
, by the assembly OF the family at nome Delor
entering upon a season OF rigorous last al. ,m
prayer lasting from sunset 10 sun.e {, anu IN
1 exchange Of expressions OF regret for anv wron
: done the other during the year aud mutual lor
| ciyeness In the same way, there Is domestl
5 | counterpart OF the service in the synagogue 10
! the festivals oi Purim, Pentacost, New Year, an
. rasernacles. The observance OF the IassoVel
| | when alt trace Of leaven Is excluded from 10
. nome for seven days, Is essentially OF domesti
! importance.
! THE PIONEER REFonMRR.
: It was not until the latter part OF the last cen
a fury that the jews Of Euiop- were aroused froT
II the letnargy OF aotect misery INTO wnlen tne
e han been plunged by tner sunerin2s duriog hui
4 nfeds al years OF continuous persecution. The
Y II was TO listen to tue cheering WORDS OF the EN-
: inent critic and theologAn. Moses Mendelssohl
a the friend OF Kant, the intimate Of Leasing an
a the pioneer OF Jewish reform. The jews 81 tie
), many al that time spoke no language, but a mi
4, ernhle patois called "Juedisch Dcutsch'
a Jewish G herman, which they wrote In the II
q brew character. they being forbidden by the
e I ecclesiasticHl authorities from learning u
a | tongue of their oppres-ors. Mcndel-sonns m
" sion was 10 raise hs brethren from their soci
4 degradation, anu he employed the lever OF ed
Ne cation. lie knew that II he could Only owe
come their aversion TO the vcrnacular OF the
Christian countrymen, the hrst great DIR
Guilty in his way would be removed. ne ScriG
lie lures being the medium through which be cou
D. eas lest enlist their sympathies he, WIN the 4
d. Of other profound Biblical sch plar5, translate
II in'o classical German the Pentiteuch az
n Psalms. which subs quently were supplement-
&c by tue other books Of the Old Testament.
q the Jews did not know the German alph 10,
r the Hebrew character was used Ia these tfaAsl
~ tons.
Al The ultra-rabbinists. who held II impious
n translate the ljiDle into ANYTHING hut Ju,ds
ld Ifuah," communicated Mendelssuhn al
L. his coaborers, and AS many OF his blhles
81 could lie collected, were burned ~ lhe coul
or yard Of the synagogue AT Pr que, But the SCI
10 had been sOwn, and soon gave eYidenfe OF pes
IS ing ABUNDANT fruit. A desire 10 study mode
IL. | literature and science became a passion amo
al the Jews. In spite OF rabbinicai pronunclameht
ny the German language gradually became the Coz
~ mon Vernacular OF jew and Gentlle, ana me
ld came 10 the front such profound jewish schol'
rs As Brill, FriehlAnder, Ottensosser, hartog We
10 seley. Edward Cans. MOser, Lazarus Ben llav
es and DuDner whose names are lnielibb lurh
40 Ned with the undermining era Of German litel
NC Lure.
III now THE REFORM SPREAD
w, Mendelssohn died in l,s6 but his death q