The morning call., 1893-05-22
A HEBREW FEAST.
Celebration in All the
Synagogues.
BOYS AND GIRLS CONFIRMED,
The Feast of Weeks and Its Magnifi-
cent Observance in Various
Places of Worship.

There were fully 1900 people assembled
at the Temple Emanuel yesterday morn
ing. The occasion was the confirmation of
a class OF seven boys and seventeen girls.
The interior of the synagogue was
decked with flowers. Every niche and
Granny was made resting place for some
OF the mass of floral decorations.
The music accompanying the service
was unusually fine. Nine. Julie Rosewald.
the soprano of the choir, had prepared
musical programme which added much to
the beauty of the ceremony. 1t was as
follows: "Horn," Mozart; ''Sen Scheo-
rim," Haydn: "Kedu, cho," Louis Schmidt;
duet. RosSiHi; anthem, Berthold Tours.
Solos were sung by Nine. Rosewald and
Miss Anna Wood. Louis Schmidt Sr.
acted as director of the choir.
After The usual con frmation services had
been performed Rabbi Voorsanger deIiv-
cred an eloquent address,.
He spoke to the girls and boys of the re-
sponsibilties they had assumed in for
mally coming into the church of their
fathers. He also told them of their mani
fold duties as American citizens and
Hebrews, urging them TO regard both so
Sacrpdly as to command the respect of all
honest men, both Tor themselves and their
religion.
The following is list of those con-
firmed at the Temple EMANUEL: Ada
Mannheim, Haidee Tobiner, Hilda Schweit-
ger, Alice Cohen, Theresa Kahn, Mabel
Kahn, Blanche Kramer, Hilda Sachs.
Mamie Voorsanger. Rosalie Schloss, Daisy
Dennerv, Jennie SchwarZSchIld, Jennie
Samuels Carol Wollner. Flora Olcovich,
Lillian Goldman. Mendel Cohen, Sidney
LDpitt, Albert Meyerfed. Edmond Gold
smith. Sol Rosenthal, Ray Black and
Leon Voorsanger.
AT the other synagogues of the city were
also confirmed classes of boys and girls.
The synagogue of the congregation
Sheriff. Israel, at Post and Taylor streets,
was elahorately decorated for the occasion
The music was arranged by Miss Alvina
NJ. Heuer. Besides the regular choir,
there was male quartet to assist in the
music OF the ceremony.
Rabbi j. Nieto officiated. The class of
fourteen presenting themselves for con-
firmation had been prepared by Isidor
LesZynsky, the principal of the school Of
the congregation.
At the MaSOn-Street synagogue there
were also elaborate services. The syna-
gogue, made beautiful with many flowers.
and the judicious placing of hundreds of
tapers, was filled with worshipers.
At the Minna-street synagogue there
was also service held, Rev. j. Cohen of
Detroit, Mich, officiating.
Yesterdays service was also in celebra-
ton of the feast of First Fruits. AS such it
was chosen for the confirmation of the
Hebrew boys and girls who had reached
the proper age.
The Feast of the First Fruits, Hag Hab
Bikkurim, is also known as Hag Hab
Kastis, or the Feast of the Harvest An
other and more general name is the Feast
of Weeks.
The feast which was celebrated in all
the synag0gues yesterday found its be-
ginning in the circumstances attending
the receiving of the commandments by the
Hebrews flying from Egypt. 1t was on
the fftieth day from the Exodus that
the lsraelites witnessed the awful scenes
accompanying the bestowal of the
precious tablets of stone upon their
leader. The feast of weeks rests upon
that.
The official offering of this feast in olden
time consisted in bringing two white
loaves made of flour from newly gathered
wheat and TWO lambs. This feature. to-
gether with the assembling of the tribes al
the Temple of Jerusalem, naturally fell
into disuse after the destruction of the
temple.
In modern times the Hebrew congrega-
tons have chosen this time as the most
fitting for the formal expression of their
belief by those desiring to show themselves
to be actively connected with the religious
interests of the svnagogues.