The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-31
FOUR JEWISH PAPERS,
All Published In the City OF New York

FOUR JEWISH PAPERS,
All Published In the City OF New York.
There are in this city four Jewish weekly papers
printed in the English lAnguage-the Jeui1 Messenger.
the Hsr,e Standard. the Hre,r Journal. and the
Reltee. Tho hrst paper in this list announces
that its editor is Abram Isaacs the second that its
editor is J. +. Solomon: the third does publish its
editors name and the fourth contains notice that
is conducted by e" Board Of Editors" All these pa
pers issued Friday. the day the evening OF
which the Mosaic Sabbath begins The date OF their
last Issue 10 Adar 20. 5652, March rs. 1892.
We read all OF these papers every week: but We
have taken time to study with even moro thnn
usual the latest numbers OF each Of them In
order that We may indicate their main features for
the benefit of those of TIE SrNs readers who
familiar with them.
All OF tho four papers are resolute upholders Of
orthodox Judaism. its books. its dogmas its
MES its rites We should ind It hard say which
OF them 10 the most strict in Its orthodoxy.
which is most erudie in its exposition OF the Penta.
teuch. the prophets and the Talmud. We pre-.
pared to sustain all the int pretations Of the Nnh
foruh that appear in the American Hee but debate
concerning them would be out OF place here at this
time The rabbis always stand ready instruct the
editors upon every question in the whole range OF
bincal lore Not one Of the four papers is at all in.
footed with the new Liberalism cham.
pioned by the heterodox Jeeish Tiiings Of Roches.
ter. which makes light OF the sacred and
takes OF its hat in the synagogue desires Jews and
Genties to intermarry. would abolish the Sabbath
favor Of Sunday and Is even more unhelieving than
were the Sadducees Of times No heresy
of serious kind is countenanced by any of the Jewish
papers OF this city though considerable proportion Of
Hebrew population has fallen away vertabls
orthodoxy The higher criticism" of the kind which
the Rev. DR.. Briggs applies to the Bible the
Christianity held in contempt by all OF jew
ish contemporaries. and sBnggs himself is fayed by
ham In at nat MIRA nf hal .,.
DR.. McCosh.
All Of these jewish papers live in peace with
each other. and free from those factious en-.
tanglements which are SO prominent IN many of
the papers Of other religions is not often that any
Of them assss the Christian faith though all Of them
ar. always merciless toward any jew who embraces
Christianity. All OF them under skful editorshIp
and bear the Rliiterng signs Of pecuniary prosperity
A matter Of course. Judaism and the Jewish peo-
pie tho main objects OF their thought. They pub.
lish sermons and disquisitons by rabbis and Other
scholars they e1pound tho doctrines OF theology
the rules of morality; they take up questions of
mony and rtua they keep record OF the synagogues
they observe tho abo.s of the rabbis: they
give much heed to charitable societies; they
dwell upon the perpetual suIeriugs of the dispersed
children OF Israel. But these not their
only themes. All Of them give great attention to liter
ature education the drama. music. and science they
do not neglect finance stocks Investments real estate
any line OF practical business: they contain great
deal Of tho Of fashionable Jewish society. The
world and its affairs well divinity and hagioogy.
are kept in view by them.
Here the Je1i.h Messenger OF Friday last. The first
page OF it contains the seventh OF series of elab-
orato essays upon American institutions OF learn
ing: this essay deals with Princeton University,
to which high praise is given. The second and
third pages taken with tho news Of Jewish syn
aRogues. societies. and charities Tho fourth page
gives number of excellent editorials. from one OF
which we learn that there are over hundred Jewish
literary societies in this city and in another of which
We told that the number Of Jewish
miionaires is much less than is popularity imagined"
and that the great mass OF Jews WACO earners
fortunately frugal and temperate and soon ac
quirs . competence Here 10 an eloquent eulogy
OF o deceased rabbi: hero Is dissertation
upon raboinical ethics here is sketch of
Goethe's mother. Upon tho remaining six pages are
art criticisms, poems. extracts from magazines. and
yet other pieces. besides ertiseme which are
numerous and in bold type. 1t lis instructive and
entertaining paper.
We take up tho H.hrne Standard OF tho same
Friday. with twenty -four pages, nearly half which
are advertising We find a good part of page taken
up with list Of the lodges nearly hundred in mum.
Der. OF the Jewsi Order Bnai Birth. and "A
still larger space taken up with a list OF the
lodges of the Order OF Free Sons of Israel We
have also long list OF the Jewish synagogucs clubs.
communal institutions. and benent organizations OF
this city Here are reports from Sistcrhoods Per.
sonai service aud many other kinds of benevolent
societies. On tho editorial page there is leader con.
trastnR tho faithful jews OF ancient times with the
irreverent Jews Of times. and there IL another
severe and satrcal article upon those jews who would
surrender their Sabbath. This paper gives deal
of its space 10 Free Masonry. which Is strong among
tho Jews and II is more businessiike than literary
Its orthodoxy is straight as that of the Maccabees
Now comes the Hthrro Journal II opens with story;
1t has religious social society, and literary news be.
sides many choice selections in prose and verse Its
leader IL upon the Convention Of tho Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary Association. and this 10 followed
by articles upc" '~Jewish Reformatory. upon tho
study OF Heir upon other subjects We recently
took occaso. jure this paper for printing piece
ahood; but We md such errors
in the latest r. which is excellent thro lghout.
Lastly. we ave here the Amtricaa Hebr,n
II has all the news OF Judaism; 1t has book
reviews; it has discussions OF current topics
in religion II has musical criticism. and many other
things Its editor assails the Hebrew Christian
Church" of this city. and denounces Its members as
mercenaries 1t publishes noteworthy discourse re-
Gently delivered here by Rabbi SabAto Morals 1t
contends that the higher critics of the Bible are sno
ramuses II gives portion Of . sermon upon the
JewsHfaith by Rabbi Grossman. from which We COPY
. few sentences;
"Ninetynins Jews out of hundred could not state
the cardinal doctrines Of their religion yet each ono
feels himself Jew ~ he grows up. Judaism believes
in God. not because 1t Is In Bible. but because It
feels that It Is We do not believe in the
between soul and body. The soul 10
body and the body soul The Jew neither be-
lievss in devils or angels nor in sprituasm Why are
We still alive after SO much malignant oppression,
Why the most healthy. hardy race on earth
Why is It that we escape in the midst Of pestence,
Why Is that there Is such small percentage OF crime
among u.s. II is because We are saturated with con.
yciion aud feeling"
The dm.ia'a HhI'r has highly Usthodox mind and |
. rather bii ter tongue.
We have here tried to give our readers idea Of
the spirit and FORM the contents and purpose the
four papers Of this city; and We NAV
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