The evening times., 1899-09-02

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year,
Will be celebrated in Washington begin
ming Monday evening at sunset and con-
tinuing until Tuesday and Wednesday at
sunset. There will be special services in
the Jewish churches. Rabbi Louis Stern.
of the Washington Hebrew Congregation,
popularity known as the Eighth Street
Temple, will hold services at 1880 p. N.
Monday and at 10 a. N. Tuesday, the latter
service lasting for two hours with SER
mon by the rabbi There will be special
music by the choir, the quartetie of which
consists of Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir- Cliffe,
soprano; Mrs. Marguerite Nolan Martin,
alto; John H. Nolan, bass; William d.
Mcfarland, tenor. The OF iganist is George
w Walter.
AT the Adas Israel Congregation, Sixth
and Streets northwest, services will be-
gin at 6 p. IN. Monday, lasting TWO hours,
and at a. II. Tuesday, lasting until p.
M; Tuesday evening at O'Clock there
will be services again and also on We'd
nesdsy from 9 a. IN. TO 2 p. H., the holiday
ending at sunset Wednesday. Rabbi A.
Mendalisthe, pastor.
The Avas Shoben Congregation, OF which
the Rev. J. Crosby Is pastor, will worship
in National Rifles Hall on G. between
Ninth and Tenth Streets, and will have
services at the same hour as Adas Israel.
Tuesday will be observed as a general
holiday among the Jewish merchants of
Washington, the stores being closed and
all business suspended from Monday at
sunset until Tuesday at sunrise.
This is the 5660th year in the Jewish
calendar, being the first day of the seventh
month OF Tishri, which is the first day Of
the civil year, and dates from the time of
Ezra, when the Children OF Israel return
ed from Babylon to Jerusalem.
local rabbi gives the following sum-
mary of the celebration of the New Year:
THE duration of this festival at first
was one day, and is so today in reformed
Judaism, as being strictly according to the
directions of the Bible U1eyiticus xiii,
"A, and Numbers xxx, ID, while the ortho-
dox brethren still celebrate two days as
New Year, as il was observed in olden
times, when there was no strict computa-
tion of time and no published calendar.
and the people did not know whether the
month should have twenty-nine or thirty
days, until formal decision had been
passed by the Senate or Sanhedrim at Je-
rusalem. This was made after the appear
! ance of the new moon, and then messen-
| gers were sent out into the provinces to
make ii known TO the people for the regis
| tTation of their festivals. Those who lived
far away from Jerusalem and could not OBJ
| tain information during the first ten days
remained uncertain of the proper beginning
/ of the feast, and therefore resolved TO cell
ebrate two days instead of one, to make
/ sure of the right day. But those even who
live within the borders of Palestine keep
strictly within the directions of the Bible
| The manner CT observing this holiday
| is By complete rest from labor, by divine
worship of especial solemnity, and by a
| conscientious examination of our conduct
| during the past year in order 10 prepare
for the coming Day of Atonement. Three
names have been given to the New Years
festival TO show its different meanings
| Day OF Remembrance, Day of Judgment
and Day of Blowing the Trumpet.
1t is called Day of Remembrance be-
cause. according TO tradition, on this day
the creation of the world was begun anC
| the Lord will remember all his creatures
| on earth We also remember on this day
| the many bounties and blessings of God
received in the past year; the joys and sor-
rows. happiness and grief that PASSED
| through our hearts; good or evil We have
committed, all OF which is entered into the
| book of eternal memory.
1t is called Day of Blowing the Trumpet
because Scripture ordered blowing on the
rams horn on this day. and, according to
| tradition, this is to remind US of the blow
| ing of the trumpet at the revelation or
Sinai, and of that at the Day of Judgment
so that ii may rouse US to repentance and
/ to prepare ourselves for the great Day Of
Atonement. This blowing the trumpet is
the distinguished ceremony of divine wor,
| snip on New Years Day, when Israels an
cient field and temple calls are sounded.
rs is also called Day of Judgment be.
cause tradition teaches that on this, the
anniversary of the worlds creation, Goo
brings every soul TO judgment for its deeds
| And, while il is said that man is judged
daily, yet il is also an accepted truth that
| on this day our Father in Heaven sits in
| judgment over those who do not daily com
mune with him, and who turn a deaf eal
to the warnings of conscience. BY remem-
| bering our past life. and a scrutinous self
examination, We go TO judgment with cur
selves before the all-seeing eye of God"
Rosh Hashana is followed by ten days
penance, ending in the Day Of Atonemen
called Yom Kippur, when the faithful Jew.
ish people fast from sunset to sunset
This year Yom Kippur will begin at sun
| set Thursday. September II.