Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-30
YOM KIPPUR.
THE JEWISH DAY OF ATONE
MENT AND FASTING
Nothing Nay 30 Ealan or Drank From
Sunset 10 Sunset By Tho Orthodox
Sons Of Israel

Tonight at sun down begins the
Hebrew Yom Kippur or the Day OF
AtOnement, the day Of the most awful
eolomnity to the Jews OF the world Of all
sects or branches Of the great tribe OF
the descendants OF Heber.
Rosh Hosoanah is the Hebrew new
year, and tho chronology OF tho record
goes back to the time Of Adam, or 5653
years ago, and the tenth Of the month
OF TiBhri the first OF which month Is
new years day, Is Yom Kippyr or
the Day Of Atonement, u day
appointed for the most serious reilec-
tion on our conduct toward our fellow
man and on our duty to Jehovah, nom
the Hebraic standpoint. All wrongs
OF commission or omission arc to be
considered and rspcnied Of and that
no thing ahnll distract attention
from this serious and careful reflection
the Day Of Atonement Is a day Of abso-
Lutte fast, NOT even water much less my
other kind OF drink or food, being per-
mitted TO pass the Fps OF the
Hebrew from sun-dOwn TO shutdown OF
the Sabbath day, that IS from sum
down Of our Friday TO shutdown Of our
Saturday,.
Again, special holiness Is given
the Yom Kippur by it falling naturally
III this year Of the world,
$3.50, on the Sabbath, so it Is the
Sabbath Of Sabbaths, and this years
Observance Is given a special signih-
canoe because OF this coincidence Of
Yom Kippur and the holy Sabbath
day.
Yom Klrpur can never fall on our
Friday or sunday, II being borne In
mind all the time that the mode Of
counting day by the jew Is not as
with ua, from midnigh. TO midnight,
but from sundown OF ons dag 10 sur
down Of The next, for II would necessl-
tate preparing the meal that next pre-
coded or followed the fast, a prohibited
thing.
by learned Hebrew Of Fort Worth
this statement Of the meaning OF tho
sublime days, those OF Rosh Hoshanah
and Yom kippur, has been prepared
aud as It plainly sets forth some OF the
ideas It Is used. Referring 10 Yom
Kippur he writes:
"Tho ten days beginning with Rosh
Hoshanah aud ending with Eom Kip
pur are called the ten days OF peni-
tencen because they arc appointed for
repentance OF sin, amendment Of con-
hANA ANA NANNHklNAN vi NAlNNAANGIH
As Rosh Hoshanah should be distin-
guished by remembering the blessings
OF God which We enjoyed in the past
year; the happiness and grief that
passed through every heart; the good
or evil doings that every one
entered In the book OF eter-
nal memory; how much hotter or worse
we have grown the past year, and what
lot we deserve In the coming from the
hands OF our Maker; 80 Yom kippur
should be observed, by placing our
selves IN Judgment before God and our
own conscience; by awaklug to full
recognition Of our sins and the repent
ence thereof; by prayor TO God 10 en-
lighten our souls ana 'Btrongthen our
minds, 10 behold truth and TO love good
ness, that we might deserve his bless
lngs here and hereaiter.'
The reformed Jews hold service
this evening as soon as they can assem-
bic after supper, and again tomorrow
beginning ~ 8 o. IN. and continuing NIL
the day. Their meeting place II In the
Knights OF rythas hall.
The Orthodox Jews, whore they have
Synngogues, keep them open all the ~
hours Of Atonement Day and the ser
gico Is continuous.
The next day OF celebration will be
tho 10Th Of the month Tishri, the begin
Ing OF the Feast Of the Tubornaclos, that
lasts tyr seven days, the first and
last days only being days Of strict
Observance, the Intervening days being
halt holidays. II Is oominemora-
two Of tho delivery from Egyptian
bondage and the forty years wander
ing DER desert wastes.