Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-11
DAY OF ATONBNBNT
GENERALLY OBSERVED AMONG THE ISRAELI
TIES OF THIS CITY YESTERDAY.
Beautiful and Interesting Services at the Synagogue
Conducted by Rabbi Bonnhsim-SOms-
thing About the Feast

The feast of "Yom Klpur," Day OF
Atonement, was duly celebrated among
the Israelites yesterday. Most all the
prominent Jewish business houses were
closed, as the 'Yom Kipur" is to the
faithful Israelite one of the most sacred
holidays in the year and is set entirely
apart for fasting, devotion and repent
ance. Holy Writ speaks of this day as
follows: "But on the tenth day OF this
seventh month (FishrD is the Day OF
Atonement, it shall be to you a day OF
holy convocation of fasting.
No work shall ye be permitted to do on
the same; for il is the Day Of Atone
ment, on which you will be pardoned
before the Eternal, your God. =
1t shall be to you a complete day OF
rest and you shall fast; on the evening
OF the ninth you shall commence and
keep your resting day from evening 10
evening""
In the times of the temple service In
Jerusalem this day was distinguished
by a peculiar mode and order OF sacri-
fees and offerings, and the service
was obliged to be performed by
the high priest alone, who was tnen
also permitted 10 enter this one day,
but on no other throughout the Whoie
wear into the Observation-Disclosures"
HOLY of Holes. We refer the reader
who interests himself in this matter to
the 10th chapter of Levitlcus, which IS
read in the synagogue, as the order or
the day. II is the Jewish belief that
whoever coufesses on this day his Sins
before God with g sorrowful heart, and
promises amendment, and yields all
enmity towards mis- neighbor, and en-
beavers TO pacify those whom be has
injured, wronged or offended, has the
promise that he will receive complete
remission OF sin and pardon oil God.
The object Of the Day OF Atonement
= also TO promote the reconciliation
OF one man with another, as is also said
oy the Talmudists in many pages OF
their writings. They mention particu-
larly the fact that for those sins alone
which were committed against God, the
Day OF AtOnement can be available, but
not for those by which one man has
Jransgressed against another, as long as
De has not asked his pardon and made
restitution to him, or otherwise satisfied
him.
The service 81 the Synagogue here
was largely attended throughout the
whole day and was conducted in very
solemn and impressive manner by the
officiating Rabbi, the Rev. DR.. Is. A.
Bonnheim, who delivered an eloquent
and most interesting sermon during the
days service, which made deep in
preston upon all the worshippers. The
choir also added greatly to the solem-
nifty OF the feast by the excellent hymns
and songs which they rendered. IL was
one OF the most successful Yom Kipur
celebrations the congregation "Seshem
Sbomayim" ever held in Wheeling.
The poor and distressed were also re-
membered, and quite a nice sam was
collected by the president OF the con-
gregation, Mr.. Samuel Kraft.
Five days after the Day OF Atone
ment occurs the Feast of SUccoh or
Tabernacle or Feast of Booths Among
the more prominent IsraeliIes present
during the service should be mentioned
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. 5. Bloch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Horkheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
~ Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Hork-
heimer, Mr.. aud Mrs Emanuel En-
sheimer, Mr.. Gundling aud sons, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Horkheimer, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Sam Kraft, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il.
Kraft, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. BrilIeS, Mr..
and Mrs. Sulzbacher, Of Steubenville;
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. b. Frank, Capt. and
Mrs. Kraus, Mr.. and Mrs. Sol KrauS,
Mr.. julius Horkheimer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Selling, of Detroit, Mich; Mrs. A. NJ.
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Somehow,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rosenhain, Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer Heyman, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Buchanan, Mr..
and Mrs. I. Isenberg, Mr.. Henry Jacobs,
Mr.. Joe Emsheimer and family, Mrs A.
l.. Rice.
The address of Or. Bonneheim was
the feature Of the exercises and only
tended to verify fact that he is one OF the
most eloquent pulpit orators in the city.
This seven years charge Of the Syna-
gogue here has been fruitful and to-day,
SIS one o! his practitioners remarked, he
can challenge comparison in good work
done among the Israelites Of the Ohio
Valley.