The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-27
TODAY IS YOM K|PPuR
BarOuch Sham Keyed Male
house LeolOm Vaed
HEAR THE WORD TITHARUE!
This Is Israels 0ne Great Day OF
AtoBement
1t Commences at Eventime With tho Setting
of the Sun and Continues Through
Twenty -Four Hours

The tenth day of the seventh month,
Tishri. which is to be inaugurated this
evening at shutdown. is called Yom Kip
pur-day of ateonement. 1t Is so called.
because 1t is hoped that on this day the
sins of the past are parnoned.
Yom Kippur is founded on Biblical
authority. See Leviticus xiii. 26-32.
In ancient time, when Israel dwelt in
the Holy Land ana formed an Independ-
emit nation, when King Solomon s famous
temple with it's marvellous architecture
eraced the Holy city, the Yom Kippur
and its ceremony were observed in a far
different mole from the one that is now
prevailing.
The Talmu Yomah tells us that many
weeks prior to the great event, the high
priest and his assistants, prepared. for the
proper celebration of the all-important
day. There were total seclusion from
the rest Of mankind, constant prayer by
the Oohanim priests, who were engaged
in their proper duties and the Levoyim
Levitess who were occupied in singing
praises to the Almighty. The strictest
observance of the dietary laws and the
minutest ms pection of all the sacrifices
to be offered on that occasion, comprised
part of the programme. A small portion
only OF the vast throng that assembled
annually within the Holy city could find
room within the great temple. The ma
jority of the pilgrims and sojourners had
to be contented to pray within the in
closures of the inner courts. None par
tooK of food or drink until the moment
Gus event had passed successfully and the
high priest himself had very sacred
duties to perform on this day.
At a certain hour the Cohen -Haggio-
dole, or high priest entered the Kodesh-
the most Holy of es. which no other
human being dared approach, and the
high priest on this particular occasion
only. There he prayed for himself, for
his family and for all Israel.
Great was the anxiety OF the people
who crowded the courts of the tenn pie to
listen with attention to the prayers of the
high priest and at the conclusion of every
prayer, when the multitude of the people
heare the glorious, tremendous. and in
effable name from the mouth of the high
priest, with sanctity ana purity the whole
nation fell upon their faces, exclaiming,
"Barouch Sham Kevced Malchouso
Leolom Vaed"-blessod be the name of
his glorious kingdom forever and forever
And when the comforting word,
'Titharue '-ye are pure-was heard from
the mouth of the high priest, and when
he reappeared, it was a sign that his
prayer had been heard, and the glad It'd.
Ings were announced by the loud blasts
upon the shofor, or traditional ram
horn.
Then Israel knew that its sin had been
forgiven. Mutual congratulations were
INDUCED in ana shouts of Joy rent the
air. Al night he people returned home,
grateful to the Almighty, who had again
received them into his favor and pardon
ed their sins.
Time has wrought great changes. The
temple is destroyed; the people are de-
prived of all this great glory: the holy
city is in the hands of the foe; sacrifices
are not permitted except in the holy land
the functions Of the priests have long been
abolished Israel IS scattered all over the
globe; ali that remains to the true and
faithful Israelite is prayer, the fast and
the sound of the shofor, reminding him
that without the priest and the animal
sacrifices his sins are forgiven by true
repentance. The faithful. therefore, re-
main the whole of the day of Yom Kip
pur, besides the long service on the pre-
vious evening, in The different places of
worship, praying, fasting and lniplori1g
God S mercy to favor his children with
pardon for all sins and to be kind to us
in the future. But the spirit and the
intention of Yom kippur must not be
abused, nor must its efficacy be relied on
as an antidote for sin. because it is an
established maxim of the rabbis that of
him who says, Il may sin because l can
afterwards repent" the opportunity for
repentance does not always occur. Sick
ness or death may overtake him, and he
may die without the intended reforma-
ton.
ment which admonishes us, "Ye shall
atilict yourselves" Let us therefore
straiehten up our accounts. first with
high heaven. second with our fellow man,
and chiefly each with himself. Let us
remem Der the words OF sacred scripture,
Though your sins be as scarlet, they
shall be as white as snow; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as
WOOL This whiteness is the climax of
all Bible happiness; and the cleansing
power is a contrite spirit, a repentant
heart and a will power to walk humbly
before God. with love to all mankind.
Rabbi A. w. Edelman will conduct
Yom kippur services before the Moses
Montetiore congregation aG Masonic hall,
1851 South Spring street. He will lee
ture this evening at o'clock. the subject
being, is the institution of the Atone
ment Fast to Be Observed Unto the End
of Time The text will be. Thus saith
the Lord of Hosts: the fast of the fourth
month, and the fast of the fifth, and the
fast of the seventh. and the fast of the
tenth shall be to the house of judah joy
and gladness and cheerful feasts; there
tore love ye truth and peace. ''-Zacharia:
viii, 10.
Subject for tomorrow at p.m.: what
Is True Repentance?' IRON the text,
and God saw the work of the inha bitsnts
of Nineveh that they had turned from
their evil ways. Jonah: iii, 10.