The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-16
TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.
JEWISH CONGREGATIONS TO OBJ
SERVE NEW YEAR RITES.

SERVE NEW YEAR RITES.
The Most Important Feast Days in
the Jewish CaIendar-Services ut
ElicI1va Israel and at odd Fellows
HaII-OrthOdOx jews to Observe
Two Dnys-PrOgramme OF the Ser
vices.
The Jewish year 1853 will be ushered
in this afternoon with the setting of the
sun, and the new year will be observed
tomorrow. The Hebraic name for the
nov year is Rosh Hashana This will
mark the beginning of the Jewish fall hol-
hays, which win last until Oct. L Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement, will be OBJ
served next week. The Feast of the Tab
ernacle will be celebrated on Oct 1.
These two holidays are the most i'm
portant in the Jewish calendar, and are
very generally observed by Hebrews
throughout the world. All places of wor-
ship are crowded, and many smaller halls
and Buildings are devoted to the religious
Observance of these days
The New Year will be ushered in by the
blowing of the Shofar, or rams horn.
and the service will be conducted in ac-
cordance with the ancient Jewish ritual.
Sermons appropriate to the occasion will
be preached. In the reformed congrega-
tons the ceremonial observance of the
day has been much modified, but retains
its impressiveness and solemnlty
At the Mickva Israel Temple this even
ing at $50 o'clock the congregation will
worship. Rev. /. p. AIendes will conduct
the service, and viii offer prayer for the
forgiveness Of sins during the past wear.
An elaborate musical programme has been
arranged, and the fine choir has spent
quite while in its rehearsal. Tomorrow
morning the new year service a the Tenn
pie will be held at $50 o'clock, when the
RABBI will preach, taking as his subject
weaving and Waiting" Both these ser
vices VIII be well attended, as the Jewish
people of Savannah always 60 TO the
synagogues to participate in the observ-
ance of the fall holidays. Tomorrow the
Jewish business houses viii be closed in
Observance of The holiday.
HeDriah Talmud Torah, which has held
services for SO many years at Turner hail.
WILL during the holidays, hold services at
Odd Fellows hall, Rabbits Sutker and Min
icovitz viii offciate. The orthodox will
observe two days, Saturday and Sunday.
Dr Mendes, speaking yesterday of the
"
Jewish residents of our city will enter
upon the observance of the first of the
'Ilshri' or fail holidays. The New Year
az celebrated by the Christian communi-
~, is season of joy and mirth. of rev
cry and enjoyment; il is time for nought
save the most laughable amusements and
the mosg riOt0us pleasures; but, strange as
1t may appear, no such observance accom-
pany the birth of the first hour of the
Jewish year. The Israelite wends his way
10 his place OF worship, thoughtful sad
and pensive, for he is reminded that the
first of the ''Tishri" is likewise a "day
Oh memorial" when past sins past err
Iors and past crimes must be called. A
ody OF memorial when he is 10 raise from
his memory the thick curtain of forgetful-
ness, and review with the strictest Impair
uahty every action which, during the past
twelve months, he has been prompted to
commit. And, when with fear and tren-
bing in his heart he listens to the awe
inspiring voice of the shophar or cornet.
procialming to him and his co-rIigionists
the ADVERT of the season of PREPARATION
when he can show by his conduct that
ne Is indeed repentant, then ii is he blesses
ms Almighty Protector for having so gra-
ciously granted His children the oppor-
tunlty to repent; then, too, he blesses
mat brave defender and expounder Of our
Iain, Moses Maimonides, who sent forth
go '-t'NN 4dtl4Sl ~ WdLAliIS, D. We Inat
sleep, awake .ye that slumber, recall to
your mind the creator, whose remem-
brance We have set aside; think of the
truth, which We have forgotten in the
midst of worldly vanities false pleasures
and Authorizations.
The Jewish New Year offers wholesome
1000 for much good reflection to each and
every one. 50 wholesome, in fact that if
IoL-oWed they Will be able to truthfully ex-
claim with the sacred poet Abraham Ha-
Ear ENDED is the past year, and with it
Ns curses; commenced has the new year,
ana with it its blessings
The ladies of the Savannah section of
the Council of Jewish Women have be-
gun TO think about their work for the
coming season. They have not had a
meeting since the public one held June G.
When such admirable evidence of the work
accomplished last year was shown 1t is
hoped and believed that they will be fully
as successful this year in whatever they
may undertake.
A meeting of the ladies will be held
uutihS the first week in October when the
work Tor the coming season will be map
pea out What it will consist of has not
peen determined, but it is presumed that
tle mission school, which has been con
uucted under the auspices of the section
"Ith such signal success, will be con
5luued as one Of the philanthropical un-
dertakings.