Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-30
THE JEWI~H NEW YEAR.
1aprcssivc Services at the Mickva
israel synagogue.

Impressive SERVERS at the Mickva
israci synagogue,
The GELS bration OF Rosh-ha-shannah, the
beginning OF The Jewish New Year, began
a. O'clock last night with impress
s.ve services at the Mickya Israel syna-
Goeue.
10 tie jewish people the advent of the
New Year Eas peculiar and solemn sig
Nif.cance. 70 them it is most sacred
Gay. Gelicsttd 10 cnutrition and prayer.
Toe mlnds OF the children Of Israel are
seriously impressed with the important
fact thai aup.b her epoch in their lives has
commenced. and that II becomes their
Ou;y 10 r,f cl upon their mlsde ds of The
past year, and, while carefully reviewing,
sedul)u~ly strive 10 amend U5em.
This sacred festival always occurs on the
fret DAY Of the seventh month, Tishri, and is
generally observed ~ day sci apart by
Divine command, az recorded in Leviticus
,HXliI 23-25; "Aud the Lord spake unto
Moses. say ing, speak unto the children
.Ot Israel. saying, Ia the seventh month,
i'm the first day Ofthe monte, snail We have
Ia Sabbath, a memorial 81 blowing of trum-
ipets, holy ConvOcation. Ye shall do
no eerYile We. L."
The New Year ard Day Of Atonement
,are the ouly Festivals when the trumpet or
tCornet Is blown during the synagogue
leerNice. The instrument used IN the SER
vice II solomOn's temple was the horn Of
ia chamOle, the mouth piece formed OF
Fbeaten gold. That psed in the synagogue
is made from Il rams horn, ariifcially
etraIgbtened.
The souddiug ot the cornet cOmmemo-
rates the sacrifice OF Isaac and eymhnl-
izas obedience to the commandments OF
1he Most High. 1t ID intended that the
remembrance of that remarkable event
should D. stamped upon the m nd Of every
Jsraelite, so that sincere devotion may be
awakened and stesdfast obedience be re-
eulyed upon. rs the faithful patriarch
Abraham Yielded his dearest possession
70 the ID Vine behest, so should bis de-
6cendants initiate his example aud cheer
fully make those sacrifices which are de-
mauded OF Them in the service of God.
The beautiful and pathetic narrative of
1he saCrlh g OF Isaac - intoned bV the
choir before the blowing of the cornet.
In he Jewish ritual the narration is para
lphrAsed, ana is repleie " It'll tou hing and
Sublime thou hrs. There is only space 10
quo two verses:
both then went forward to do the holy
work, when Isaac thus addressed his
father: Ny father, see the fite aud the
wood for the sacrifice, but whore is the
lamb thou vert wont to bring? Dost thou
Oh this day thy Creator forget"
And answered the father, In he liu'ng
G0d must ne trust. He it is who viii Sc
lect for the sacrifice the lamb. hHo,C
pcbdterer God deSjreih TINT cren lie doeth,
Let Us build. my son, before Him q throne,
then exalted shall be the sacrifice and
the sacrincCrs."
The words italicized will be brought
with solemn iTnpressiyeness to the minds
at the wursb ipers IN the synagogue to-
morrow morning, imparting hope and
'confdence to their spirits while 81 joining
bundle resignation 10 the will OF God
amid triDulation and adversely.
The services last night were attended
hy Gu unusually large congregation. The
music was rendered by the synagogue
choir, and was the leading feature. Al
the services which will be held at 10
O'Clock this morning, Rev. |. L. Mendes
will deliver an appropriate discourse,