The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19
THE NINTH OF ALB.

s'BrACK FAST" OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO-DAY IN THE SYN ,GoGUls
In much the same spirit which prompts tho He-
brews to repair to their synagosues anniver-
OF the death OF their parents these "sons OF
Zion 60 there on the oh OF Alb, which falls to-day
and marks tho two great national caasirophes oil the
jewish race-hc destruction Of the first and second
temples by Nebuchadnezzir aud Titus respectively
Both events happened Oh tho sane day-ihe first in
tho year 332S A. NJ, tho second ir III. year 1928 A.
NJ. (69-70C Ell Tue brst siege In scrip
turc, the second Is detailed by Joscphus, with all ITS
attendant horrors, when mothers snachcd their chill
drcn's food II robbers dit net anticipate them when
those who preferred the encpiys cletnency wore
banged on crosses until there mvre room Tor
the crosses and 20 crosses tor tho bodies when
people tell deaf IN the srces and were OIL times lett
there, whiic others fccbIy crawicd TO IN. burial
grounds aud fixing their eyes on the Holy Temple
dicd by tnclr dear who had died OF peace.
Tho full oil Betar, or Bithar according tjl,ruditivn
also happened on this day i35 O. l. !. " wnicn Had
ran quced the celebrated Bar tocuoa insurrection,
but al sucD cost thn wbcD Announcing iis victory
TO the senate nc dared not use tho usual form, 81 and
the army are we'll"
lff SERVICES AZ ruE sySAGoauEs.
Tho services held la the syunyosuc are very char
act,ristc many OF thcm are drapcd with black hang
ipgs IN front OF tho ark. over the readers desk &C.
white aim Iyuts here and there east "A weird gloom
the In the morning service several dirgrs
lam, nations, called 'klnvth' arc clauled TO
mourniui melodies Those inoL are OF varou, ,pIs
Some are very pocca one represents the tempe and
holy vessels ianchiing their abandonncnt--''tno
gate OF Zion mourneth because cud IS made
OF her the court Is covered ashes ian Eastern
Sign oi tho depths oil grie because the offerings arc
Hnshcd An angel wecps'' says another. rho
scraphim cease their song. bitterly weep the angels
peace" Another compares the Joys and pories the
triumphant exodus from Egypt with The sorrows aud
misiorlunes OF tho capvcs' departure from jerusalem
While another aments tho death the tea saaes one
OF which viii show how Bulgaria atrocities
be rvaiicd --"Hc then commanded them
u bring out RABBI Chanani, the sou OF Tcradyon,
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branches and iad thin wet lay III wool hs heart
To prJons the agonIcs Oi DEATH thea immediately he
was burned, together with the Law. " Others ask
forgiveness. ana wien these In shcd n.anuscripl
scroll OF the law rs brought from the ARK, tio
minister soleinnly reads portion OF Deuteronomy IA
which their insiortuncs ar. pr0phcsed An apprv-
pirate portion of the prophcca writings Is also read
followed by the Book OF Lamentations, low short
prayers ana certain chapters oil job
Thus the mourEful day IS oh ervcd IN the sy nagoguss
while the people apstain from food aud drink from The
Of the last until DARK IL must be
the eve OF amy Jewish csvai or i9st u the evening
boorc Thus the eve OF sabbath is what Christians call
Friday night. Saturday night lo Hebrews call ,hc cvc
OF 'hc first day" or eve oil sunday; IN short, WIN
Christians the eve succeeds the day with the hebrews
the cvo prccedes the day.
Throughout the world, from the coasts OF the Mcdi
tcrranchn 10 The Pacific, from Scandinavia Australia
the maiu features vi tho saile 20
great is the attachment Of Jews TO thcir
ishincnts forctold by Their prophets have been ed
10 the most minute detail. Ills " rot u9turaLn say
they, "hat those prvphccIcs which iorctcii our
future glory and pre- shall also be y';
J0sepnus who witnessed the second scgc me ions
mother eating her child This was distinctly proplt
sIcd by Noses twenty three centuries before aud In
their present ,xpuraton aud catering among the
tons thcy chnnot but sec the umcIt oi the threats
pronounced agea ago but hey expect that the PROS
pcrity and natiobai happiness iogcto.d by the same
tongues wliiJust rs certainly come 10 pass.