Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-05

A meeting of the central conference of
American rabbis was held today in the vestry
room Of the temple Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation on Sth street. In one sense the
coming together at this time of the
rabbis representing number OF the
Jewish congregations Of the country
is an incident of the session which will begin
tomorrow Of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations. As the members Of the confer
ence also delegates to the union it was
found suitable to arrange for a meeting of the
rabbis at this time.
The central conference however is a dis
tinct body. and comprises in its membership
the rabbis of large number OF the leading
Jewish congregations of this country. Regular
meetings are held. and while the conference
has legislative powers still valuable
results are attained by the meeting of these rep
resentative men. The Jewish congregations are
independent organizations and any action taken
by the conference must be adopted by each
organization before it is recognized in force.
At the head Of the conference is the venerable
Rabbi l. NJ. Wise of Cincinnati who is the
president of the Hebrew Union College in that
city. DIR. Wise has attained the age
of seventy-three, but is still in active
tions of the conference. The secretary was
Rabbi Charles Levi of Cincinnati. The con-
ference opened this morning with prayer
by Rabbi Stern of this city. There was a good
attendance of the members.
RABBITS PRESENT.
Among those present were the following
rabbis: l. NJ. whe Chas. Levi, David Philip
and G. Deutsch Of Cincinnati; Jos. Silver
man. R. Benjamin and VIM. Spurgee OF New
York; Jos. Lencht, Newark, Nj; ~ Scles-
niger Albany NY: S. Hecht Milwaukee Wis;
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farber and A. Kaiser. Baltimore; David
Levy, Charleston, s. c.; NJ. Eisenberg,
Columbus. Ohio; Clifton Levy, Lancaster,
Penn; ]. s. Moses and ]. Stobz,
Chicago; Louis Grossman, Detroit; Henry
Berkowitz. Philadelphia; Israel Aaron, Buffalo;
J. l.. Megeaberg. Goldsborough, n. c.; l..
Meyer, Pittsburg, and DR.. Gutman, Syracuse.
TIE CHICAGO RELIGIOUS CONGRESS.
The first matter discussed was the participa-
ton in the proposed religious congress to be
held in Chicago next September in con-
nectior with the worlds fair. II was
decided to Empower the executive committee
to invite leading men to present papers at this
congress on Judaism and the union of Ameri-
can Hebrew congregations was in
vited 10 cooperate with the executive
committee in this matter. A committee
consisting of Rabbits Wise, Moses, Silverman
and Chas. Levy was appointed to present the
matter to the union.
DIR. Deutsche, professor of the Union
Hebrew College, was admitted as a member of
the conference.
REPORT ON THE RITUAL.
A matter of some consequence was the re-
port of the committee on ritual. which
read in the absence of the chairman, DR.. Niece
ner of Cincinnati, by the secretary. The re-
port stated that the first part of the union
PRAYER book has been printed.
1t contains services for week days. Friday
evening and Sabbath morning. also for the
festivals Passover. Pentecost and Tabernacles.
Also in the appendix services for funerals, for
the house of mourning, for the Passover, Sedar
and for marriages
Part ii. when issued, will contain services for
Rosh Hashona and Tom hippen and will be
published in a few months.
The prayer book was adopted at a former
conference. but there was some addenda which
had been inserted and the question came up as
to retaining this matter.
Before a conclusion was reached the con-
ference adjourned for lunch.
PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT.
This evening public meeting will be held in
the Eighth Street Temple. Prayer will be Of
fered by Rabbi 5. Hecht of Milwaukee. Rabbi
Stern will deliver an address of welcome.
The conference sermon will be delivered by
Rabbi Wise and addresses will be made by
Rabbi Moses of Chicago, Rabbi Silverman of
New YORK city and Mr.. Simon Wolf of this
CITY.
After the services tho rabbs will be enter
tanned as the guests Of Mr.. Simon Wolf in the
Saengerbund Hall.
ToMoRRows CONVENTION.
Tomorrow the Union Of American Hebrew
Congregations will convene in Concordia Hall
In the evening banquet and reception will be
given the delegates at Typographical Hall and
on Wednesday evening there will be ball at
Concordia Hall
On Wednesday both houses of Congress will
be opened with PRAYER by rabbits who are In
the city attending this convention.