The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-17

Yesterday at sunset. Rosh Hashonah,
or the New Year on the Jewish calendar.
was ushered in, and fitting services were
celebrated at the Synagogue last night,
by the congregation and its pastor,
Rabbi Harry Levi. According to the
calendar, Rosh Hashonah begins the
year $3.50.
The day Is known as the FIRST day Of
the seventh month and the next Jewish
feast Of Importance occurs ten days
hence, Yom Kippur or the Day OF Atone
ment. To-day Will be spent By the He
brews in making calls. and Observance
Of the day ceases at sunset. The sue
ceedlag ten days will be spent in pre-
paratlon for the Day of Atonement.
The Synagogue had few vacant pews
in II last night, at 7:45 o'clock. when the
services began, and In the CONGREGATION
was quite sprinkllng OF Genttles. The
musical features were especially nne,
the choir consisting OF Miss Loretta
McGranahan, Mrs Leon Klee, Mrs. Lee
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Kate Land, Miss Mile Stein, altos
Leonard Heyman, tenor: Ralph Hey
man, baritone; Charles zulauf, basso.
The services consisted Of readings by
the rabbi and responses BY the congre-
CATION, part OF the ritual being in He
brew, and another part in English. Miss
Loretta McGranahnn sang very sweetly
4 solo, New Years Day." and Mrs.
Leon Klee contributed finished effort,
zone Sweetly Solemn Thought" both
selections occurring previous to the SER
mon,
"What the Past Year Has Brought"
was the theme OF Rabbi Lewis sermon,
which was indeed an intellectual treat,
and fayorablF commented on by his au-
ditors. At the services this morning, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock, Rabbi Levi Will
preach from the theme, "a Life oues-
tlon."
Rabbi Levi, in beginning his dis
course, spoke Of the unexplainable
thrills produced by certain words, as
Sentiment, It may be said, makes those
words touching and heart-saddening,
said the rabbi, and no word was so
touching as the word farewell" That
word meant that the parting Is to be
one forever. How-then, can We sound
the word without sentiment. or how can
we help but think OF past associations,
and realize that a change has come?
The speaker dwelt upon tho word
farewell quite eloquentlY, as a pre-
iade to the discourse proper. And, said
he, I'VE cannot leave the old year go by
without feeling a pang Of regret. Time
and the opportunities OF twelve months
have gone, not for time, but forever"
In review OF the past year, he said,
ones thoughts naturally turned to
worldly performances, and In this re-
spect the past year had been fruitful
and the spirit of the gear had been one
Of energy, and one Of altrulsm, or for
the benefit OF all mankind.
The dying gear should be emulated
for its distinguishing marks OF altru-
ism or human betterment. In the Uni
ted States, particularly, continued the
rabbi, the idea OF human betterment
was strongly predominant in literature
and in deeds as well as works. The
country whose motto was in God We
trust" was not satisfied alone that its
people had free homes free schools and
free institutions, but It stretched out It's
succoring hands to an oppressed people,
thus teaching a noble lesson TO the Old
World.
Rabbi Levi then turned to a discuss
ion OF individual experiences in the
past year He referred TO successes In
business and general affairs; those peo-
pie were fortunate. but the speaker
would say to those people to beware OF
bowling down too much before the
shrine OF wealth lest they suffer bR It.
They ought to make the New Years
day one OF Thanksgiving. as should also,
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speaker sympathIZed with those of his
hearers whose family circle had been
entered by death, and from their midst
had been removed a fond father,
q mother or other dear ones. But there
Is no misery without Its compensation.
and adversely makes the sufferer more
tender, more sympathetic to fellow suf-
fefeTs-in a word, emphasized Rabbi
Levi, university has made you more
men and women and less flesh and
bone"
The rabbits remarks were brimful OF
pith and eloquence from his opening,
and especially brilliant in It's pathos
was his word-paintina OF the rays OF
hope in store for those who had been
afflicted by misfortune in the past year.
He expressed hopes for prosperity in
the new year and said valuable lessons
could be gained from It's predecessor.
from whom he babe farewell with re-
greet
At the conclusion OF Rabbi Lewis re-
marks, the services were resumed. Mfr.
.Zulauf sang quite effectively. Some
Day, Somewhere" The members OF
families that had been visited by death
during the year, stood up, while the
rabbi read appropriate references to
their losses. The reading was in He
brew.