The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
DAY OF AT0NENENT.
elimination of Ten DAYS De-
votion Among the Jews.
TwENTY-FOuR HOURS FASTING.
services At the Temple Ohaveeh Shosom
Splendid Mu~fc->flene Mem
Dries Of the Dead.

Yesterday T-as ne most sale-n-s 0, al the
anniversaries In tie Hebrew reNg.sa$ cal-
eDdar- Beginning ulra sunset Wednesday
evening ard closing with sunset yesterday
evening dsvoGt Jews every here through
CIT t1e world celebrated me Day % Atone
H1srr- or ss the phrase goes - TIE orig1-
nal Hebrew vernAc1.ar Yorn kippur. oy
appropriate religions ossserva1ces ami ~
aostsac3oa rom al food and drink .o-
period OF twenty four hours.
TIE eTs<&-> period OF zen days beginning
z-isa ire Jewish new year. or Rosa ao-
s7aElsis- and c1l.r1lr ztinS ii tas solemn
fasting. prayer and meditation ~ Iorn
h122Ir. - : solemn occasion with The
jews. According 20 Jewish docfrinA on
the opening day OF the Jewish year the
deeds. good and bad. 81 the faithful are
being reckoned Up by the Almighty. The
period intervening between New Years
and he Day OF Atonement constitutes
practically = period OF pe-lirence. n wnlca
zach deyout ard true child OF Abraham
c1sies himself IN rghung all wrongs.
No Jew - permitted 70 enter upon ne
solemn observance OF Yoga Kippsl- haroor-
ing any gr-2dge or IL feeling toward his
fe.sow man.
The Day OF Atonemen:. according .
jewish theology IS also day OF taag-
sueIt or reckoning. Devout Jews believe
that or this dav the fate OF mankind \
fixed with special reference % the coming
year. IN the beautiful words o. he He
b-eH ritual "a Is determined OH that day
who shall 1--we and who shall die: Uno
stall prosper ana who shall perish" 4.
the same TINE. the consolation - held out
that any EVIL fate ina; may have been
Gecreed may be averted oy ''pealte1ce.
prayer and charity"
A feature OF the dAv which IS .nsspara5,y
connected with the religious services =
the commeTloTatlon 90 loved ones vho
have died during the year. and the me-
mortal service in which this Is embodied
Is always one OF The most sacred and path
etc scenes OF the day- A solemn stiffness
FOR While peryades the temple. as each
ulourner calls over In slleat prayer the
name OF the loved one who is dead, and no
more beautiful picture could be conceived
than that OF group 0s worsaipers thus
ha{lowing IN consecra ted silence the MEM
0fy and virtues o. those whose absence
makes them long for the touch 81 a van
shed hand. and the sound OF i voice that
IS STILL
IN common with other Jews throughout
the world the Jewish community Of Seat
tie has been observing the days OF peni-
tence since New Years day and closed
The period with appropriate services yes
terday. AZ the temple Shayeth Sholom.
a. the corner OF Eighth avenue and Seneca
street. preliminary services were held
Wednesday night, and sae services were
continued all day yesterday, beginning q,
Z O'clock in the morning and closing al s
/ o'clock yesterday evening. The services
we're divided into three distinct groups
morning. noon and evening. According %
some OF the most ancient Jewish teach
ers these three periods OF the day typify
the three ages OF man. ana represent n
an aNegortczl way childhood. manhood
? AMI old age. The morning services II the
temple Mere conducted by Mr.. y. Aora-
ham, and the noon ana evening services
IS Rev. r. Abrahamson, who came up
from Portland 20 take special charge OF
the services during The ten days.
The services throughout were beautiful
/ arl impressive. The music was furnished
ny a choir under the leadership Of Prof
Laeben, and was specially prepared Tor the
occasion Among the portions az the
musical service which deserve special
mention IS the qliartette rendering 81 Sui
GERS What is Man. rendered a. The
memorial service yesterday ~ noon Sui
zer. the cantor OF the temple a. Vienna,
has succeeded admira bly, IL his conpo-
ss.l0n N adapting the tone OF the music
10 the lofty solemnity Of The psalm. and
The effect a. the opening OF the service
yesterday was sublime.
Another musical treat which worshipers
a. the temple enjoyed Wednesday evening
and again az Yesterdays noon service was
the trio rendered by Miss Lizzie Abraham.
. Mr.. William carkeek and Mr.. Michael
Ball