The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
GUT YANqIF.
The Jews of Jersey City TO
day Celebrate Their
RoSh-hash- shanah.
NEW TEMPLE BETHEL OPENED.
Interesting Services Yesterday
Congratulatory Address Of
Rabbi Weise.

When last nights sun had sunk into
the west the Jewish New Year or RosE-
hash-Shanah was ushered ln aud every
worshipref OF the ancient Hebrew faith
was shaking hands with his friends aud
n%etghbors bidding them Gut Yantif.n
another vas Of saying a happy New
Year. Today. therefore, Is with the Jews
throughout the world the beginning of
the year 1854. According TO their history
the S abbatheal year began In the month
Tisri 10 which occurred the autumnal
equinox. The year with the Jews Ia
what ~chronologists term luni solar either
ordinary or embolismic. If ordinary
there are 354 days In the year. II en-
bolismic 384 days. Their chronology
fixing the time of the creation rs $3.50
years and three months before the
Christion era brings them into 1854.
Unlike the Christian mode of eel ,brat.
Ing tue New Yoar, the Jews make that
day and the day following q time fol-
religious o~bservances.
THE NEW SYNAGOGUE.
III Jersey City the event was ~sigualiZed
yesterday by the opening of a new syna-
gOgue on York street. The congregation
formerly w~orshipping iu the little church
on the corner of Grove and Montgomery
streets recently decided TO build u com
modious home. This they now have and
it is called Temple Bethel. The building
Is plain outside but inside Is beautifully
decorated Il adapted In every way TO
the needs of an increasing congregation.
AT The end Of the interior, opposite the
entrAnce ia q high platform, covered with
q handsome carpet, q present from Mr..
j.. G. Lowy. of Lafayette. In the front OF
this platform are Two sets of columns
supporting two arches OF a Byzantine
style. At the rear Of the platform is the
temple or sanctum sanctorum behind
whose doors are the sacred scrolls.
The front of this temple is
pure Whine marble and The woodwork
aud ornarientation around 1t painteI in
white and gold. This. with the black
and gold tables OF law placed alb We the
temple. make a striking tau ensemble.
The desk for the Reader is also of
white aud gold, and staufs beneath til e
mindle arch oil the platform. In tn q
gallery, over the entrance, is stationed
the choi and there Is there a handsome
organ ct the newest type.
The Rev. DIR. Schlesinger ofieiated as
Reader. lass night, aud with his mag
nificeut baritone voice greatly added to
the Innovation Of the pr lvers.
THE CoNGRATULAToRY ADDRESS.
The sermon, or rather cougratulatory
adde's, was made By Rabbi Verse OF
New York. who di missed the old year
and its curses ami greeted tue new year
with it's hopes and blessings" He Inn
plored his congregation to look upon their
new synagogue Bethel as Jacob looked
upon the resting place where his wonder
full vision occurred. namsly \ place
where he could bring his heart lgden
With care and sorrow aud fluid divine
rest. He elcqurntly touched upon the
warning Of the sSnofer." and be ready
rs Abraham WAS when the Lord called
upon h1m. AT thu close of the serv cs
the congregation spent nearly au hour
congratulatiug each other upon the sea-
son aud the possession Of a new syna-
gogue.
ln the porch a marble slab publishes
the names OF the trustees. They are:-
Joseph Fox, President: A. Kanegspery,
VIE President; L.. Newman, Secretary;
4. Morris. Treasurer; D. Bauman. NJ.
Ernst and A. Kantrowich. The Building
Committee, whose labors have been
crowned with such success, are:-L.
Bauman. Chairman; ]. Mayer. Vice
Chairman; l.. Fischer, Treasurer; J.. C.
Lowry, H. Heilornn. I. Benjamin, M.
Prayer. H. Perlmutter, G. Mayer and G.
Marks