The times., 1899-09-13

Yom Hakippurim, or Yom Kippur. as
1t is more generally known. the Day of
Atonement and the most sacredly OBJ
served OF all the events in the Jewish cal
endar, will begin today at sunset and
close at sunset tomorrow During that
time there viii be fasting and prayer i'm
every Jewish family the world over. So
strictly is the day observed in some fam
lies that every member above the age OF
fourteen years tastes not a morsel Of food,
and some even abstain from drinking
liquids of any kind. Children from twelve
to fourteen usually fast a portion of the
day, and even those younger frequently
abstain from food. Only persons who are
sick are exempted from the general fast
This evening and tomorrow all the busi-
ness houses of Jewish merchants will be
closed and the evening and the day will
be spent in prayer in the Jewish syna-
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The Rev. Louis Stern, of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation, will conduct
services in the Eighth Street Temple this
evening. beginning at o'clock and last
ing until 9. The services will be of the
most solemn and impressive character and
sermon fitting the occasion will also be
delivered. There will be special music
by the choir, which viii comprise Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliffe, soprano; Mrs
Marquette Nolan Martin, alto; John f.
Nolan, bass, and William d. Mcfarland,
tenor, with George w. Walter as organist
Services tomorrow will begin at 10 a. M
and will continue until p. m. An ad-
dress will be delivered by Simon Wolf at
noon.
Services will also be held this evening
and all day tomorrow at Adss Israel Con
gregation, Sixth and Streets northwest
by Rabbi A Mendall. the pastor. Services
will also be conducted by Rabbi j. Crosby.
OF Avas Shoben Congregation at National
Rifles Hail. on G Street between Ninth
and Tenth Streets northwest.
The following account OF Yom kippur
is given by a local rabbi: The Day of
Atonement is day of fasting, prayer, and
spiritual publication. II is observed in ac-
cordance with the command in Leviticus,
xvi:29: And this shall be unto you a
statute forever; in the seventh month, on
the tenth OF the month. ye shall fast and
| do no work at all, whether the native or
| the stranger that sojourneth among you,
for on that day ye shall be atoned for to
purify you from all your sins; before the
eternal shall ye be purified a Sabbath
OF Sabbath this day shall be unto you and
We shall fast; this is an ordinance forever.
quite in accordance with the innate
| spirit of Judaism this solemn day of fast
| ing and prayer has become the chief ex-
preston of the faith of Israel. and main
tains with undiminished force its in
| f1ueree on the minds and hearts of the
Jewish people. The spirit of Judaism is
righteousness, the recognition OF divine
order and obedience to divine law; its
| mission is peace, fraternity, and good will
among men, Thus the Day of Atonement
with its behest of reconciliation with God
its duty of reparation toward men, en-
! bodies more definitely than any other oc-
casion of the year the kernel and essence
! of the Jewish faith. and stands pre- eminent
as the solemn memorial of its cardinal
| teachings.
'All but the little children observe a
| rigorous fast and remain in the synagogue
without intermission throughout the con-
tinuous and impressive services of the day.
In the evening hour the solemn ritual
closes with the exclamation, repeated seven
| times by the whole assembly. The Lord
he is God. Then blast of the shofar
proclaims the atonement done and the
people depart from the house of Cod"