The New York herald., 1878-09-30
S II o P X A R.
How the Orthodox Jews Observed the
New Year Festival.
BLOWING THE RAMS HORN
Interesting Services in the Nineteenth
Street Synagogue.


in sequence. unchanged in vesment with the
same unvarying chant they have then, since
and remembered the words OF Amos the
Prophet:-s' nave overllrown some OF you as God
overthrow Sodom aud Gomorrah, and ye were as
frobrand plucked from the burning; yet have 20 nt
returned me, saith the Lord Therefore thus
will do thee, Israel, and because will do
this unto thee prepare to meet thy God, 0 Israel.
For, ol he torme,h mountains and creatstr
the wind aud declareth unto what IS his
tsought, that makeih the morning darkness and
treadeth upon high places OF the earth, the Lord
the cd OF Hosts Is his name"
Win this intent. "Prepare to meet thy God," thu
$4,000 Jews Of Now York rose early yesterday morn
ing, and. although, ike the Christians they have
their schools differences, and ALL with enviab
BILE oarneslness entered upon the observnnces Of
period OF seabasement, supplicaton and confession
1t the second day OF the year, and in all tho
orthodox jewish synagogues there were services from
seven The morning until late at night.
The venerable patriarch, the sous and daughters
themselves heads OF families, and all the servants
joined in the supplcalion while tne venerable words
OF Amos mel them at every turn, ana not one dared
forget the appointment with mis- God
AToNEMEYT.
This long session OF pentential thought feeling
leads up the gracious Day OF Atonemont, the day
whom tasting and prayer OF utility unless they
are attended BY the liberal atonement Tor wrongs
Done words sad entertained TO tho deri.
ment OF others. Resttuton Is necessary before ths
swindier can find atonement. Pardon must be asked
before The field Of unscratched page can be
pressed 10 the heart Literal for wrong done,
confession that is good Tor the soul, and all that 10
included in the comprehensive expression .'pen!-
tence must be indicated and expressed and felt first
After that the Feast OF the Tabernacle aud all
The Jews are as good as new.
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Ghetto were described. To-day tue ceremonies Ia
aristocrat'c orthodoxy are recorded. rne chiei
synagogues OF this description are Ihe Remnant OF
Israel" ON Nineteenth street, near Fifth avenue;
''rho Gates OF PEARL" Forty tourth street, near
fourth street, near tho same, and s.rhe Lovers of
Peace on rwenty-ninth street, near Third avenue.
dressed people turned at the early hour OF
terday morning. The temples were undraped. The
sacred boo rcposed safely IN the ark. Az tho hour
the services began IN the synagogus ON Ninsteenth
street peculiar congregation was gathered. rhat
ana most important in the United States. II
corpoIated about 1670 at the instigatsn OF Spanish
ana portuguese reilgees wno neesne M rom 'ns nos,
Holland, some by the way Of Great Britain and others
by the way OF the West indies to New York, where
they assembled at early and organized them.
selves under the Heoraic name that signihss "rhs
Remnant of Israel" II has always been q Pc
cuhariy aristocratic temple and attended by
the exiremer orthodox Jews, who desire 70
worship after tue spanish end Portuguese
fashion In the congregation at the present
many names well and nonorabIy known
potan social and commercial circles Among
others are the Cohens Wolfs seixas Abecassis, al.
lens, Harts Nones Keershets Hendrckses, ,Pnipsss.
Laursnccs,- Biezes aud Lanes. The Rev. DR.. II. r.
Ncndes is chef minister and the Rev. David Nicto 10
his assistant.
SOLEMN PROCEEDINGS.
From scven until hali-past ten the Rev, Mr. Nicto
led the congregation IN supplications. Not one of
the numerous throng had broken inst There was
great solemn!ty In The proceedings. The women SAT
men on bon chss the ground floor, and without
effort could not see tho women All wore hats There
lows in general At hai-past ten the temple was
crowded. On the tabar platform sat Solomon L.
Wolf, VICE pre- ideut, and several others Dr. Mendes
took two books from the ark, from which he read
winch he c,led several members to the desk, IN
compliance with the Mosaic drsction Then followed
the prayer for tho government Of the United states,
III which all joined heartily. Taking his stand In
little wine glass pulpit about twenty feet from tnc
ground aud at tue left Of the ark, Dr. Mendes road
his text-"Prepare TO meet thy God'-and preached .
briei practicsi sxnortation the people. The
vices peculiar 10 tho DAY then began.
The minister resumed his place behind the tabar;
In the officers Of the congregation. Be-
tween nlm ana the benches lull OF men, aud
| ranged on eithor side. and behind were the same,
whie the women filled the galleries on three sides OF
| the temple above. Like the m,nistsr all the non
not only the tall SILK hat but aith robe,
about their shoulders Tns robe 10 the cne ordered
by Noses VINO directed that It should bo maze with
fringe ol blue about an inch deep around the bot
| tom On New Years Day and the Day oil Atonement
the minister wears his ,ath on his head during part
performed Is called Shophar, or blowing OF the rams
morn. Leading up " II were tue confessions and
which tho law book rosts the ministcr pulled hM
talitn up over HIS hat aud down In 'front.' com.
| plotely yelling his faco ana covering the book,
| from which no road. The congregation held the
| book OF the day In hand. Al tho proper time DIR.
chant he occasionally varied. now SOFT now loud,
fun, shrill until tho sonnd died to whisper
aud was taken ny BY the old men IN tho SIDE seats
tpe volume Of which was gradually Increased by the
younger men and the women In the gallery. He read
and the people Responded He told the affecting story
vi Abraham and Isaac ana the typical sacrifice Of
early Hebrew days. and tho people called the God
| OF Israel 10 near their confessions. AZ times the
| souua was like that OF a confused uproar in the
distance then like stormy session IN the Board Of
| Brokers' where every man seeks to drown the voice
| OF his neighOor; again the chant was uniform ana
regular ike that OF we'll trained choir, all In
Hebrew. None OF tho congregation, not even the
youngest, used tho Englisn version, but followed the
| traditional text ID unison.
| RAMS HORN
| This chanting continued nearly an hour, AZ which
time Edgar Phillips, with his taith thrown grace
fuy about his shoulders assembled to the tabar plat
form anu joined ~ the duplication. de chanted in
| Then hs covered mis- hat aod head with the ,aIth
and elevated the rams horn. At this the entire
| nicely polished aud curlcd at the end. IL the
debut OF Mr. Phillips as hornblower. and his aitempt
evidently created u comm0tion tho society. Brac-
Jug himself wei. no raised the tip OF the pts
Iips snd blew Al nrst gentie little sound orth
s0oa rS.1nd moe w.A ,saS aSar,a Of
well sustained and vigorous tone AZ first tho
eyes Of all the men and women rested on
the Shopharitc but as no reduced his efforts
TO- successful system tho soicmnty Of the service
recalled the CONGREGATION 10 its Appreciation OF the
| Solemn scene. Th.s notification by the chazan IN.
| forms tho people OF Israel tnat the Day oil Atone.
is approaching ana that tho great day Of expa
ton is ~ hand. Mr. Phillips blew thirty tnes and
| then tho congregation broke forth into shouts and
| groans ana signs and sounds OF iamsntatIon
Removing the taltn from his head Mr.. Phil lips re-
suned hs seat among the people, aud the additional
service, Musaph, went on. Alter more prayers the
minister summoned Counsellor Charles A. Lane
and solomon Sexas from the audience They
stood at right hand and LETT, Ike the el-
| ders VINO supported Moses on Mount Sinai,
| while the minister proceeded with the supple.
mental service, during which The cercmeny Of
the Shophar was several times repealed, until the
seventeen horn call rang through the synagogue ike
the cear cut tone Of clarion bugle There posi-
tive In arr and extraordinary echo rolled
through the gallery like human voice-"Prepars 10
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