The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09
ITlIE HEBREWS OF TO-DAY.
uoW THEr DTTTDE AM DTFFER a"
ro ram IND PRACIICE.

ro-.cs.r- Ever, Known variety of Jews
ttisuot generally known outside OF the
rcirew community that n remarkable reVOlu-
t,,nlas been going ON since the beginning ~
,pfcscnt century In their ritual. and kc'pipi
mace with their poli'icAland social dcvcl"vmeh''
A. still In progress. While 'ways Jealous Ter the
dogma Of Judaism. the attachment oil the Is
raelite to It's forms may I've said To decfrHse pro-
tortinnately with his need OF them ~ H"uroe
Of consolation under oppression in Intl '"'
and her colonies III Germany, the Au-tro'h Hun
aarian Empire, ana the United etatcs' "hero "c
a. allowed the full rights OF c'ti@on' tne relor"
,,oyo,ept sprrads rapidly, white In the Russian
E,,,i,, Rouuanfl. and Northern AFRICA, whet
he Il still oppressed. he IL a. uncomnronsinE n
ever IN hls orthodoxy. The exception IL 10 We
tound I'm Holland. where he remains orthodox
under all conditions.
There il little, " any, difference in regerd to
dogma between orthodox and reformed Juda-
fam. the chief points Of Disagreement being
those which affect the Talmudic canons IA To-
ritual practice Mondelssohn, the greatest
modern Jewish theulosian, pointing to the fact
.,a, IN The whole Mosaic law there Il not a
angle precept which snys, "Thou shalt believe
thi- or that or thou shult not believe H., gives.
ashis opinion. that Judaism has not 50 much AS
an IDEA VI articles or oaths OF religion. The 70
formed Jews deny the auth rity ~ the Tai
mud end maintain that the Bible 4. g., tho Old
Tesinmentl Is its own sufficient INTERPRETER.
They q" not ''le'e u" '"o WIZ" '''''.' "
the Pentateucb. and accept the other Scfptural
h.,k. n. historical The doctrine Of the 1nal
tns,theflns II tue jews and their political res
,,r.ti,n. 40 dear and comforting to them dur
ING the dark period Of their sunerines and per-
secution. IA generally ignored by them now that
they are prosperous, and enjoy the fun rights -
citizens. The reformers have abolished all
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NY lnVN "aNe s""''e"e" Wv 9'"'-'A
vice. introduced an organ and 'oma9 voices II
g., rro,r and have iu.tituted the rite of CON
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nfm 'tion equally FOR BOYS ana girls
-. ~, r,,t.,d and ,.r coiort.s Ii.s
ue ''"s y, i'"t'a"u "'u ~,
their orthodox BRETHREN they oeileNe IN tue I'M
mortality OF the soul that there Is no such
Ann, 49, material neil or a person,l devil.
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The, hold that the moral law of Moses Ia bind
ing M all times and that the dietary and cere-
n,oniM law should he observed a. far ne prac-
tcanlc out OF Palestine. lhcy keep the Shp-
h.,, ana ,as,,vals str,.,lv. doing no work on
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Wo1c DAYS ana INSIST upon '"e peiiVl "'"Ve VI
the rite Of circumcision. They also retain some
~, ,h, ala tr,orted oriental customs 10 which
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are mas gwen fe"-'"uS ssn"VahVe' sue" rs
covering the head while at prayer. ana dividing
the men aud women 81 the congrca ton The
more advanced Jews Of Germany and Aneric
do not obey fha dietary ltws. do not refrain
from work on the : iubain. are often indifferent
as 10 the rite of circuin cisiun. and MODEL tneir
plice. ~ wdIship.
wu,r rur opruonoO ,vw nrrrrv1
NHAi lhh V"InoH"N ~" p' i'i'1'
The orthodox Jew believes that when Goa
GNye Noses the law on Mount sinai IclaN' MN
peA'ol to Joshua. joshua 10 the elders VINO sue
vrrCrd ham. the cluefG To tne ifophtt-s INC
rraphets repeated It to each other. and 40 Il
IN Jeremiah.
Baruch; Daruch gave u to Ezra, VINO trans
ntted It to the elders OF the Great synaHogue'
the t ~ whom was simon the Ju,t. VINO gave
" to his successor. ana So on nntll IL rime 70
Canal Uhe te cher OF -; iauD through
gfandchiidren It descended to kabLt Judah
llaak ldosch. Alter forty years OF lao9r haDol
Julian wrote II In tue book cdleu the Nlsnna or
re- eiiuon OF the law. lhis work became the
subject ~ lie lrned di-cussiofs IN the JEWISH
a'aaenies Of JudeH ana Baby ma, anu the
minutes Of the debates were collected between
The am aud ninth c-nturles' ana added 10 me
M'snu ~ the Gemhta or cumnencnt me de-
rus lem Gem ra. with the Mi'hnh - known Ns
the Jerusalem lalmud. ana the bahNinn, All
Semarn, with the Mishhs; - can,d the n'oy-
lonian ialmnd; The Two ianu Is loIu IN, a, "1i, u.
OF nenry $500 toli9 nists conf li.llg ny ~ tna'
iswise and noi .tlr IN ~ '. trinns 40, ,u,tan
prrhen>ible lheN treh' on the gre t'"st E'..e.'
Of subjects, including the moral AM the err''
mortal law, political ecun'my' matnvnat .,
commerce, ana 1grlcuItule; for "A thousanu
years the Ialmud htS oeth the speO, ~, o,Jcv, IL
generation among the jews an 'lnost tneI
sole udy IL mas nesh ther cf.I,, run vi Sc
ulT hnoWledce' ono as q renalou1, "V'n, ~
,IuI I,1,Sh Iws VINO are the Mira oftbo
doa party, it is the final authority in all matter!
OF DISPUTE, both religious and secular and an
Appehl from Its deci-ion to the civil authorities
would subject the offender 10 the ore lded pen
alties Of accommodation. The Talmud Il TN
Law. and the B.th Din, or House OF judgment
Is the court by which Il Is admtnisi cred. Inprt
is A Beth Din In Allen street, in his city, whicf
ordinarily sits as Beth Mcdrlsh or House o
Leaning, where the Ialmud Ia expouIded Il
uucn a. contribute trifinR sum to the supper
OF the school. Toe teachers are generally PED
al.rs, GLACIERS or small storekeepers by day, anC
a. nrhg and on sabbath and other holidays they
don the rabbinicai gown. Although usual,
lgnoraut of everything else, the Pullsn jew u
often A profound BIBLICAL AID Tamudi ca
Icaol.r unlike the English or American re
formed lew. who, while almost inyariahy w.t.
.ducitou knows next to nothing OF Hebrew
He mas little in common with the enhghtone,
DrtnudOx German or Portuguese Jow anC stll
- with the reformed jew whom he regard
as NOT much better than an apostate. The big
btry and Ignorance az the Baxter Bayar'
street Jew az Cue TO the degradation nd crut
persecution = which he Is subs in tn
country Of his birth. where he Ia confined in
squtnd gbrtfo and Is prohibited from follOwin
tie more enrolling pursuits Of Lille. After az
riying m this country, he generally lives Tor tn
rest vi us life in self enforced Ostracisn IN III
Jewish quarter of some Large city, and peace
ahly submits to the arbitrary authority OF syni
RogA courts, ell her tusensible or indifferent 1
tue fact thai he IL entitled to the same rlghI
And protection as his Christian neignbur. Their