The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-01
FAST. mi: ISRAEL /:
Dawn of Another Jewish
:: New Year. s.. s.
THE SOUND OF THE. .sHoFAR.
"a: - -. - :
Rosh-ha-shonah, the Hottest Of
5 . Days. ...... :: .::@ =. .
THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR.
1T IS MOST .:RiGlDLY OBSERVED.
Impressive Services Were Held in
:, Each of the Hebrew Con grega-..-*
: tons Last Night: Il: !:

I'm pressive services in all the Jewish;
congregations. accompanied the. ushering'
in of Rost-ha-Shonab, the Jewish new
year, last evening; TWAS timed from the
setting of the. sun. and W ill last for ten.
days, ending tomorrow. week with: ON
Kippur. 49, =. - :. ::
. iRosh-ha-Shenah and Yom Kippur and
the days Intervening are the most solemn,
festivals of: the Jewish church. and::the:
fasts and forms are as: rigidly adhered to
now as they were: in. the days when Solo
mon was king liz Israel: and the shofar,.
the, horn Of the ram,:was sounded In the
temple. ~ =:
- From 6 O'Clock last evening until 6
G'cfoek tonight. which cons titutes the
first day of. the new year, meta mon III fnl
of food will pass the lips of*the faithful:
. It is the first day Of the month Tisri, and
1T is commanded that: no. servile work
shall be, DONE During the, day services
|. will be held in the: tenn pies and :syna-+
:gogues.::: Tfle:> orthodox wilt: strive. for
publication of the soul. confess OF the
transgressions of: the year past, repent
and renew the vows of confirm alton 10
lead pure life. -
During the. succeeding eight. days ser
vices will be held: m orning and evening,
but the fastS are mot Imposed :: The zenith
/ day, Yom rkrppHr. the day of atenement.
is, if anything an, even more solemn occa-
sion than Rosh-ha-S hOnah and is, equally
universally celebrated by the jews OF
every clime. : -: 80: =:
f.. AT Temple EIDaDn-El the services were
probably more beau tIful than in any OF the
other places.sof worsh ip:: in the city. last
evening. The choir ha1: been augmented
and thoroughly drilledin in: the music whleh
formed the programnne.. The ark. OF the
:eoven ant t.. the altar: aud the chafcel were
draped in beautiful Is ID ldered white
satin. and the brilliantly. lighted edlhce
presented a magnificent appearance. Ri Dbl
+ VoorSangef coDducted the services defiv-
|, ering an Instructive sermon on the ,sispit-
/ canoe of the day and its duties =; -
| 10 Golden GA te Hall; OH Suffer street,
| the cungreg att on Qhabai Shaleme observed
the dawnlng Of the new year under the
|. guidance of .;Ra0bi:. Sou neschein.:* The
| chofr.: slightly augmen ed, rendered the
music.of the celebration under the leader
ship of Cantor AIeyerson. = - :. Z.
L. RABBI Jacob -Nieto .beanied on. the con-
| rregatton Sheriff. Israel, u!tra-lTth odox.
| The services were: of a less imposing but
| of none The: less a deeply relghus sol
| emnfty than at; the more fashionable
Temple Emann-E Ell :. =: : ::
J. AT the con gfsgatiop Beth. Israel, on
Geary street, near :Qctayia, Rabbi M. S.
/ Levy preached the lesson of the day to the
Faithful in: ISRAEL white The: chvIr, nr9deI
| the dictatorship ..of Cantor Rabinowftz
i chauted the musical portion of; tie ser
vices: For: the more orthodox mtmbers: al
/ tie congregation, who; do mot favor the
| MUSICAL: Innovation the chapel has been
! provided. -: :a5:s -: -: "
l. Services were also held at the synagogue
| OF the congregation: ShaaFey Zedek, Stock.
+ ton and california Streets: "A. 0YeTnan,
Formerly cantorin the ynagogue at Riga,
1 Russia, officiating :of the Neyah Zedek
4 eengreg alton at. Odd Fellows Ball, = NJ
:Rappopori, recently of New York. acting
! as cantor, and oil: the congregation Beth.
menachtm Strepsand, $50 Minna street.: