The morning call., 1892-06-02
SHABOUfH.
The Festival of PentecGst Cele.
brated Yesterday.
Interesting Services at the Various Syna
gogues-The Decorations and Music.
List Of Confrmants

yesterday the Hebrew population Oh
San Francisco celebrated one of the most
joyous of their many festivals, the "Festi-
val of Weeks" or Pentecost
The festival has peculiar significance to
the Jewish race because 1t IS in commemora-
ton of the day when the chosen people OF
the Lord first became a nation with name
AID laws.
The Feast Of Pentecost or the Feast of
Weeks. in the Hebrew tongue "Shabouth,
commentaries the delivering OF the ten
commandments from Mount Sinai.
Fifty days after the passing of the death
angel of God over the houses Of the
Egyptians it was promised the chosen peo-
pie OF God that his will and law should be
handed down to them. For seven weeks
the tribes Of Israel. according to history,
wandered in the wilderness under the guild
ance of Moses. On the fiftieth day, count
ing from the second night of the passing OF
the destroying messenger, Moses received
the ten commandments and at the same
time the priests of the various tribes
brought 10 the Lord the offerings Oh the
1rst fruits Of the season.
HARVEST FEAST.
Because of the latter offerings the Feast
OF PentecOst is sometimes called the 'Har-
vest Feast"
The day Of SO much significance to the
Hebrew race was celebrated in THIS city
with more than ordinary observance.
At nearly all the synag0gues In the city
services were held, and where possible two
or more congregations joined together IN the
observance Of the day.
At the Temple Emanuel on Suffer street,
the Ohabai Shalome synagogue on Mason
street and the Beth Israel synagogue on
Geary street, the principal exercises were
~ alfhnunb
other synagogues Of the city.
The day being feast day, when the first
offerings Of the mother earth were laid upon
the altar, 1t is as well time for the young
est members of the Jewish faith to make
acknowledgment of their trust and faith
In the God Of their fathers. and as such the
day is marked by the confirmation OF the
boys and girls Of the various congregations:
At the synagogue Of the Congregation OF
Ohabai Shalome the altar was prettlly and
tastefully decorated with evergreens and
flowers Above the center aisle hung the
star Of Bethlehem" aud Astounding every
where were flowers and blossoms.
THE EXERCISES.
The exercises were conducted by Rev. D.
Meyerson, formerly a cantor OF Paris,
France. and we're unusually impressive.
In the chants and the confirmation pro-
gramme the cantor was assisted by a choir
constituted as follows Soprano. Miss
Nj. Morel; basso, MessrS. Nelson and New
man; organist and director, Professor Gus
tav A. Scott.
The services opened with the "Hallel," by
Halvey, the cantor and choir rendering the
numbers exquistely. Then followed the
service by Scott, and following the con-
firmatiOn exercises.
The confrmants were: Misses Flora OPP
penheimer Qeader). Becky Green. Masters
John j. Davis, Hugo Altschul, Robert
Myers. Leo Aurch and Abe Lissner.
The march to the altar by the contrmants
was headed by the teacher Of the class, Will
liam Lissner, and the leader, Miss Open
heimer, Professor Scott playing the march on
the organ. The following were the exercises:
Opening prayer, Flora OppenHeimer; the Com
mandments, first five (tlebrew and English), and
explanations, by the class; Our Parents. PRAYER,
John j. Davis; The Commandments second i've
Hebrew and EngiishL and explanations, by the
class; music. The Law Of Cod (Scotp, By the
choir Grafton, Influence OF Sinai," Robert
Myers; the Thirteen CreedS by the
class; Confession OF Faith, Hugo Altschul;
music, alto solo Miss Ella hcClosky; Offering,
Becky Green offering poem, Flora Oppenhemer;
address 10 the school committee and teacher Leo
Aurich; closing prayer, Abe Lssner; present
ton OF diplomas, president OF the congregations;
benedletiOn, Rev ID. Meyers0n; Ane halOhanu.
THE TEMPLE EMANUEL.
At the Temple Emanuel the services
were conducted by Rev. DIR. Voorsanger.
There the decorations were most elaborate
and beautiful. The service was grand, the
cantor being assisted by magnificent choir.
the personnel of which was as follows:
Nine. Julie Rosewald, Miss Lucy Worth.
Miss Jennie Winston, Miss Anna Wood and
Messrs ID. Z. Hughes and Y. Carroll.
The service OF song rendered was:
''Kedusha" Schmitt; Mico MOcO, trio from
the Creation" by Nine. Rosewald, Messrs. ID.
Z. Hughes and V. Carroll; Love Not the
World" alto solo. Miss Auna Wood; 'Sen She
orim" tMoZarD, soprano solo by Nine. Rose
wald and chorus; closing anthem, Barnbey.
Following the service the confirmation
ordinance and exercises were held. The
conirmants were: Misses Julia Eppinger.
Mabel Davis, Hortense Hirscb. Pauline
Unger, Ermine Hess, Viola Heyman, Title
Nordman, Nettie Wollner, France Vert
heimer and Alice Heyneman; and Masters
Henry Goldsmith, Leon Pinkson, Lawrence
Meyers. Philip Anspaeher, Jacob Meyer
and Eagar Gerst.
AT the Beth Israel synagogue on Geary
street the confirmation exercises were con-
Quoted by the Rev. NJ. 5. Levy, assisted by
DR.. RabinowitZ, cantor.
The choir was under the direction Of Pro-
feSsor Fleisner, the soiOists being Miss r.
Cans and MessrS. Alfred Wiikie and NJ.
Hughes.
The confrmants were: Leon Joseph,
Albert Cohen. Flora LIGHT, Leon Cohen.
Henry Harris, Louis Michaels, Abe
Peters. Hilda Levy. Henry Kalisky. Eva
Cohen, Ada Thall George Helzog. Martin
Meyer. Sarah Lapdaire, Pauline Morris,
Rose Samuels, Edwin Choynski, Ray
Burkheim, Lottie Lanzette, Leon Beh-
rendt.