The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-30
R0SH HASH0NOH.
Preparing to Observe the Hebrew
New Year.
How the Festival viii be Celebrated
In Dallas.
Programme of Services at the Temple
Preparations for Celebrating the
Hebrew New Year.
Programme of Services at the Temple

And the Lord splke unit, Moses. ssv
ing Speak unto tire children Of Israel.
saying In the seventh month, in the first
day OF the month, shall We hear a holy con.
vocation, a Sabbath, a memorial OF blowing
OF Uumpets. e shall do no seryile WORK
thereiu.n
The above is the biblical command for
the observance OF this holiday.
The month thus named is rishri. aud the
hrst day thereof Is the commemoration of
the creation OF this world. The cornet or
trumpet is blown to announce TO
the people that new year mas
begun lis course, and 20 warn
them to examine strictly their past conduct
and make amends therein where smends
are needed. New Years day is also called
Day OF Remembrance, and besides being
the day OF blowing the shofar or comet, il
Is is also called Day OF Judgment. IL is
intended to serve as AN earnest admoniiun
10 the people, and an excitation to repent
ance and conversion. Maimonides SAYS
II has the meaning as 1t were to call to u.s.
Awake, awake. ye who sleep Rouse your
selves, ye who Slumber Remember your
creator Investigate your conduct
and and, repent; o you. who, for
squander away ths precious time. and
spend the whole year In worthless aud fool.
ish and perverted ways and pursuits, look
at least, once, after the welfare of your
souls, and mend your actions. Let each OF
YOU take a look at his deeds and acts, and
i'fsake his evil course, and suppress his
evil desires" IL is incumbent on us all to
investigate our ways and to return unto
the Lo, OF hosts, for AS the bible enioins
Have we not all one iather2 Hath not
one God created us all? WHY
then should we deal treacherously every
man against his brOiherW IL is true that
riches, honors, beauty aud the like, con
tribute largely to our wel.beng, but they
cannot ana will not afford that happiness
which exists only In the possession OF
spiritual wealth. This holiday teaches us
that the tlrst-named goods are muiable,
aud we can be deprived OF them through
many an accident, wherefore they cannot
be regarded either AS tokens or AS the nee.
essary consequences Of our moral organiza-
tom spiritual wealth, however. wisdom,
righteousness, kindness. beneyolence and
the iear OF God, are continually in our
power, and cannot be taken away from us
even by death itself
Would not any person OF sense, knowing
that he must appear before court
Of Justice and judgment, prepare
himself therefor Either In a
civil or q criminal case, would he not seek
for oOunsei2 How much more, then, Is IT,.
incumbent upon him TO prepar, Tor meet.
ing with the King of Kings ard Lord Of
Lords before whom all things are revealed
No counsel can help him m this case; re-.
peniauce, devotion, forgiveness aud good
resolutions are the only arguments which
must be plead In bis favor. How uecps-
strv, indeed, BE- 70 for each and an 90 search
well all OF the actions ~ The past year, and
apcar well prepared before God, on this tue
solemn "ay Ul Rash uAsh0nNnn
Al G3l tomorrow, Monday evening
Israel oi thr whole globe greCts new slr.
pr'D'al year
Srycosw.ll bo celebrated at the Temple
FWUuu.El aud she rabbi ul One HIuErtEl-
zion, Rev Henry S-huh, win conduct ser.
vices both morning and eycluc AVID Tues
day morning, ably assisted hy Probe t1r
tupUWe.l us 1rtIUlst aud ID8dur of choir.
composed of Misses Uiuua ami Linda
Wolf, sopranos. Miss Young. alto, 49,
Beck t'u1g Mr. h.ug, ha41, add % we'll
trained chorus of twenty children ul tbe
SIbhlIh-school
Uslrrs win snow vis',0rsari strangers 10
theirs seats On M0ndsy night the rabbi
will choose for h's theme, "SOChl Anger,
and How Co Overcome TO- and Tuesday
mnmiuEun Reputation and Riches
Services will be celebrated Monday even.
ing, at the hall Of the Young Mems He
brew association, which has been lastly
fitted mp. oud will hs conducted by PROBES.
sor D. fhilllpson, the gfei Young divine
from Cincinnati, who will olli'iWc during
the holidays, The choir under the leader.
ship of Professor H. Frees Is composed OF
the following most excellent musical talent
Mrs. j. GOsl,ng, soprano, Mrs. CipWep
soprano; Miss Emma Ospenhrim, alto; Mr..
A. T.. Eisculohr, bass; II Frees. tenor.
The business houses ut our Hebpew citi
zens viii be closed on tomorrow at o y. m.
and so remain for twcnty'lour hours.