The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
JEWISH NEW YEAR.
1t Begins at Six O'Clock TO-MOr,
row Evening.

row Evening.
One of the most sacred and important
holidays known among the Hebrew race,
is that of Rosh Hashanah, or New Year.
Orthodox Jews in every land solemnly
and strictly perform the ancient rites con-
nectcd with the observance OF this hoIi-
day, and it becomes to the TsraeIite day
Of solemn import, enhanced by its rela-
tion to the Day of Atonemcnt, ten days
after, to which it is fit preparation.
The beginning of this new year, which
is $3.50, N. NJ, in the Jewish calender,
commences at 6 o'clock tomorrow even
ing and will last until O'Clock p. M, of
the following day.
In speaking Of this holiday Rabbi Low
enthal, of Nashville, Tenn, makes the
following publication:
The first duty of man is to weigh his
own imperfections and strive to conquer
| the grossneSS of his nature as far as pos
sible. To this end, therefore, Judaism ap-
points annually a DAY of Memorial" ,"
when the Hebrew pauseS and reflects and
asks those important questions which
center in the one: "What have done to
become more of a man, better man,
than was last year," "Israelite, says
the Day of Memorial, remember that
YOU are the child of the Eternal Father,
the servant Of the Eternal King; remem-
Der that thy ancestors stood at the foot
of Mount Sinai and heard the voice of
the living God speaking from the midst
of the fire when he established the ever
lasting covenant with Israel. Remember
how God revealed his grace and his power
over your father in all ages of history
remember the touching fidelity of your
fathers and mothers to the holy cause OF
Israel their unshaken faith in the truth
of Gods PROMISES yes, their selfdcnials,
their self-sacrihces, their noble virtues,
their exalted trust i'll the God OF Israel,
and the unimpaired hope which they
vested in their children that they will
continue the good work which they loved
so intensely"
Remember" says the Day of Memo
rial, land judge what you are, where you
are, what and where you should be in all
humane works"
DAY OF JUDGMENT.
THE New Years Day SAYS: Judge
yourselves before your own conscience
and under the light of your own reason
God goes in Judgment with his creatures
In the balance Of impartial justice weigh
your own deeds, contemplate your own
actions, examine into the real merits Of
your own works, and ascertain the sum
of human perfection you have gained by
them, or the sum of human nobility you
have lost by them. Ifyou lost in human
perfection, if you are not as much of a
man-not as good man as you were
the previous year, if you have made nc
record of human nobility in the book o.
eternal memory, then you did not live
you were dying all the time while you
imagined you lived; you lived mere
dream life, the life of the inebriate, yot
grew downward; you were buried aliv,
in the narrow coffin of despotic passion.
and vice; you have grazed with the ami
NAL, built a nest like birds, played will
the fish in the sunshine; you are under
way to become like them, non-mau, {
suicide all the days of your life. Stop
: pause, reflect, and judge your own life,
/ says the Day of Judgment.
IN THIS SPIRIT
1.-THE Israelite celebrates the New Year
day, and in his house of worship h
l prays Tor the peace and prosperity of tn
country in which he dwells he prays 70
, liberty and justice to all men, light ant
fortitude for each and all, to overcom
unjust prejudices, to overthrow the al
e tars of darkness, the fortresses of despot
ism and to unfurl the banner of truth
He prays for a universal brotherhood
: morality and humanity; one God, on
humanity and one priest?"