The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
WORKS OF TEE JEWS.

me annual appeal for subscriptions to the yrns,,d
Hebrew Charities was issued in the nrst week Of
october to l9, 1000 Jews in New,York. and the ann
of e1p, 900 was subscribed during tne.wcek in con.
sequence. Some Of tho trustees of the institution
have called upon other Jews for permanent mem.
bership subscriptions. and the result has been en-.
couraging. Tho amount disbursed by the body in
the year that ended oct. 1 amounted to nearly
$4,000, but this sum was far from adequate, to
meet tho wants of tho needy. In tho appeal for
funds that has been Issued there ls the follow ing
passage; "The trustees are mindful OF the fact
that the financial strlngency makes II difficult for
the charitable to give with their accustomed liber.
atty. But the prevailing conditions have increased
distress enormously, and the demands upon us for
charitable assistance have grown in like measure.
We are confronting a situation which requires o
large treasury II we are to prevent suffering and
door.to-door begging. We therefore ask for su oh
generous response TO our appeal that no Jew in
New York viii have an excuse for asking assist.
unce from private individuals. and that the honest
distress Of all may be adequately relieved"
There nre expressions OF regret in jewish circles
that so few JeHesses show any desire TO enter the
Mount Sinai Training School. II had been hoped
that this new avenue TO self help would he crowd
cd. An occupation like nursing demands n good
measure OF skill. but II pays well. and 10 we'll
adapted to women. 1t is OF higher rank than q place
behind the counter in a business house. 1t is work
just tnD reVcrB0 OF mcnlnl. inc Mount SINAI
Training School was designed for Jewesses. :!
Rabbi Shanfarber does not like it that women
enter the synagoRue in costly garments while
the husbands try to save on pew rents. He speaks
thus on the subject: ''If style were a barometer Of
the times. no ono would have known. Judging
from our richly atttred mothers In Israel nj the
synagogues. that this country has for the past three
years been going through n crisis such as It has
mover seen before. The hard times haven't Affect
cd tho dress 'yet. though they mean m cIrtailinu of
synagogal expenses by taxing seats for two and try
ing to seat four. People do want n cheap religion"
There is n full proportion of Jewish Members of
the Peoples Sunday singing classes. OF which Mr..
Frank Damrosch Is the energetic director.
The JeioiSh Messenger has no fear that Judaism
In America VIII become Russ'anized. because the
Ghetto hosts have arrived on American SOIL It
believes that the libcralizing influences In modern
Judaism will prevent Its discrimination. II thinks
that there is a logical and consistent middle path
between the party OF population and tho party of
retrogressiou.'
some people pray one day in the year and prey"
the other three hundred and sixty four days.-
HCbretc Standard.
A large proportion of the nifty or moro Jewish
papers in the United States have rabbits for treir
editors. II the editor of any paper is not q rabbi,
no Is very sure TO got lots of copy from rabbits.
The sneers ut rabbi. edit )rs'' in which one Jew.
ish paper often INDUCES. have an Offset in the rab-
binicai productions which he prints.
There would be several thousand rabbits in this
CITY IL the susgestIon made In the Je,pish Sp,cfofor
.,rr,c. az, chat ,,.r. shorr, ho n r.ht, FOR
every hundred Jews. 1t says: with a consreea.
ton much over one hundred members the rabbi
cannot well accomplish what he would desire.
Perhaps the best plan would be for the whole jew
,sh no,u,,,ion n, N. c,,v n form . bodv corner.
~, and dtvI,, ,rcord,r, ,o ,oc,,t,, ,n,o ANAL
congregations eacb 70 have its own rabbi,
Tn. Ucbre,x Technical, Ins,,,pts ia =, very eood
copditIon ,b,s y.ar IN s,,,e n, hard ,,mcs
The u,br,,, s,ona,rJ .,v. som. strange tb,ns,
Hare 4, nm. NJ Them. ..our r,hh,. TAX. no mart In
p,Ii,s. so,,s of than, ,rs oo,dh,vs o,bsr. all.
verhnps hu, We roor ,bot m. mn ,or,,y n, ,hen ,r.
humburs.r Another strange remark ia the follow.
,ny. az ,nufelIow said II, Tho world n n, must
ho .,,hor anvil, mr. b.m,.r, IT,. VIVA wrong hov
var Lots n, n -.,or,, rohh,s = no,h,,. I'm,
h.,,ors -. Tho u.b,s,c slender, toll. too nj, a r,h,,
who addressed n Br,ap Ere. silver club and Give.
hin, th,s w,r,,ru. ..gahb, Coh.r had hs,,.r ,,,.nd
IN b,s Religions tdpt,ea rather Than IN tt,nerats
around the country pr.ach,nv nolit,,s"
The Au,rica, H,bre,, desir.s n reform In lew
fab burial customs. for the reason that ..de,,h b.,
co,rs n hs i, .,ce.d,ns,v .rne,.,r. .r,,r ;. 7,
favors the idea of the rabbis Of old. who ordained
that all tho dend shouIo he buried In tho same a.b.
lon. I'm linen sbropd and pla,u comm. II ohtec,s IN
tic use of handsomo and costly ca.kets decorated
with gold ana s,lvsr.
Kabht G,,boIl,s new v,,rume ..sup and sb,.,d :,
cors,sts Of devotional readings for every d.x a,
thc year and has been nrepared for tho u.s a,
spiritually minded IsraeIites.
The Jewish Sabbath Observance Association hns
issued an appeal for spontaneous contributions,
IL seems that many Jewish EMPLOYERS neither keen
the Sabbath themselves nor give those in their ser.
vice an opportunity for keeping IL.
The religious schools attucber 10 New York svn.
acogues are Open for the winter season. In ono
school Hebrew only ia taught. Among the themes
spoken OF in the ro,ices given out by other school.
are, Hebrew and Biblical History. ;, ..Blble Trans.
latIon.', post Biblical History" moral Lessons
I'm SACRED Literature Jewish Fextiyals.,, and
..The Commandments" In many cases the Young
neople eagerly seek for knowledge OF the religion
or Their for.rnthcrs,
Chess was n fayorlte game OF the rnbbia of an.
Client times. and it IA mentioned in the Talmud.
Ever since those days there have been famous Jew.
ih chcss PLAYERS. Among the many names known
at this time are those OF Steinitz and Lasker and
schIechter and Janowsky and K,ckerowsky.
The Door Russian Jews in this country do not
walt for their rich brethren TO build places OF yor.
ah,n for Them. They proyide their own synnro0ues-