The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-04
JEWISH HOLIDAY.
How it Was Observed in This
City.
The Feast of the Tsbernaeles Begins Wed
nesday Evening-Rabbi Jacobson's
Lecture Programme.

On Friday last the Feast Of the Atone
the ninth day after Rash Hashonch, called
in Hebrew Yum Kippur, was begun. The
characteristic Of the first evenings SER
vice, according to the ritual used here,
which is called Minhog- America, is the
memorial OF the dead, IN Hebrew called
Mozkir Neshomoth, q very sublime con-
temptation upon immortality, and conclud-
ing with memorial prayers for all the dead.
Other rituals have this peculiar feature
just after the morning services Of the day
proper. The Distinguishing feature of the
whole day is the fast, being one of total
abstinence from all food and drink. The
sections read from the prophets dwell
upon this subject, being the 5Sth chapter
of Isaiah, and the book of Jonah, as also
from the Hebrew Scrolls and the section
concerning the institution OF Yum kippur
itself
In the morning the sixteenth chapter of
Leviticus was read, treating Of the scape-
goat, and IN the evening the thirty fourth
chapter Of Exodus, which contains the
revelation to Moses Of the thirteen attri-
butes Of God, commencing External il the
Lord, who Is q merciful and gracious God,
ETC."
The additional exercises consisted mainly
of the sublime description of the Impressive
services conducted in the second temple
under the auspices of the high priest
These are divided into five parts.
The night before is called Kal Nidre-
after the opening of the prayer-signifying
that all such resolutions as were taken in
a passing moment and thereafter forgotten
are TO be considered sbrogated and TO be
substituted by more earnest and lasting
ones. This prayer was often misconstrued
into meaning that the Jews abjured sl
vows, and was often the cause of mucn
persecution in times past. For this rea-
son the modern rituals have omitted it.
although tbs name was retained 40 charac-
terize the service. The morning service is
called Schacharith. Then comes the
Mussapn, meaning the additional service
followed by the Mincha. These last two
are commemorative OF the additional and
meat offerings formerly observed in the
old temple according to the old Bible. The
last service is called the Neliah, or closing
of the gates, and concluding with the con-
fession of faith consisting of three sen,
fences:
F'irst-Hear, o Israel, eternal is one God
eternal is one.
Second-Blessed be the mention of his
glorious kingdom forever and aye.
Third-The eternal, he Is God.
This ends with one straight note of the
rams horn. On This day three sermons
are given.
First-On the opening evening at the
Cal Nidre service, the subject being, 1.-THE
Proper Fast as Illustrated by the Contrast
Between the Sections OF Isaiah and Jonah
mentioned"
Second-Immedistely after the Schschs-
rith service, which was on the subject of
the Memorial of the Dead and the Jewish
Attitude TO immortality"
Third-Was on the Neilah service, a
summing up of the results of the day from
the text, "Watchman, What of the Night!"
just after the second sermon MIR. Ralph
Bamberger delivered most interesting
address on Charity and Charitable Or
ganizations," full of information and re-
plete with many practical suggestions.
On next Wednesday will be initiated the
feast OF the tabernacles, called in Hebrew,
Succoth, lasting seven days and con-
Guiding on the eighth with what
is called Shemini Atzereth. During this
time it is the custom of tue orthodox Jews
to build pretty booths, hung with all kinds
OF fruit either in their yards or on the
tops OF their houses if suitable. Here they
will take their meals and reciine each day
an hour on their backs, SO that their eyes
looking upward they may behold the sky
peering through the leaves of the loosely
matched roof. In the synagogue there
will be samples from the harvests of PaleS-
tine, such as the myrtle, palm branch, will
low and citron, for this feast is the great
thanksgiving feast of the harvest, aud was
formerly celebrated with great eclat. In
Palestine it was probably the most sui lime
and important of all festivals, not except
ing even the last days of Rosh ARsh0noah
and Y um Kippur. which with the modern
Jews have superseded II in Importance.
For the feast of Succoth Rabbi Jacobson
expects to have q young college student
T. A H.
cher, at present a member OF the senior
class of the Hebrew Union College, Gin
clnnati, and who during the last holidays
has been conducting services at Tacoma,
where his eoQuence has won for him rare
laurels, and doubtless he will more than
sustain his reputation here. DR.. Jacobson
invited him TO stop over on his way home
from the Sound and he will probably reach
here on Wednesday, anyhow on Friday.
The choir OF the synagogue will hereafter
be under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hirschler, well known in musical circles.
A week from next Friday DIR. jacobson
begins his series of sermons, with dis
course on Shylock.
On Sunday last the Sabbath school
opened with sixty-four pupils between the
ages OF six and fifteen. MIR. Ralph BAN
Conen and Ida Cohen have already agreed
to act as teachers, while DIR. jacobson will
take charge of the higher class. The He
brew class will hold its session on Satur-
day from $3.50 to 10 :30 and the class in his
tory on Sunday from 10 to II. A confirma-
ton class will soon be organized to prepare
for confirmation next spring.
On Sunday last the Salt Lake Hebrew
Benevolent association was organized and
a constitution and bylaws adopted as
formulated by Mr.. Henry Cohn. The off,
GERS elect are: Louis Bamberger, presl-
dent; Emil Friedman, vice president; Alex
Cohn, treasurer, and Ralph Bamberger,
secretary. relief committee will be ap-
pointed by the president. All dues will be
volunt ary, but the monthly contributions
are fixed minimum of so cents.
SHOT THE AGENT.