The times., 1899-09-05
THE JEWISH new Year
The Advent of Rosh Hashana With
the Setting of the Sun.
Services of Prayer and Song in the
Hebrew Temples of the City-A
Touching Remembrance of Those
who Have Gone Before-Exchang-
ing Greetings of the Season.

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year
was celebrated by the Washington Hebrew
Congregation at the temple on Eighth
Street, between H and 1 Streets, last night
by a service of song and prayer. The tenn
pie was filled to oyerfowing with the rep
resentative Jewish citizens of Washington
and their families, Seats are always re-
served for the celebration Of Rosh Hashana
and not one was empty when the SER
vices began. From the lower floor in the
auditorium to the topmost seats in the
balconies were devout worshipers listen
ing intently to the words of Rabbi Louis
Stern. and making responses to the pray
ers. The singing Of the choir, composed
Of Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shirt Cliff, Mrs Mar
gurite Nolan Martin, Mr. William d. Nc
Farland, and Mr.. John H Nolan, was
superb, while Prof. Walters playing on the
organ was perfect. The solo by Mr. John
H. Nolan, Into the Tomb of Ages Past"
was splendidly rendered.
President l. L. Blout and Vice Presi-
dent Philip Peyser. of the congregation.
occupied the rostrum with Rabbi Stern
The services began at 1880 o'clock, with a
song by the choir, followed by the service
as prescribed for the New Year in the
union prayer book adopted in 1894 by the
convention of American rabbis After the
opening song, Rabbi Stern arose and open
ed the service with the prayer beginning
Father, in the twilight of the vanishing
year we lift up our hearts to thee to thank
thee for all the benefits which we have
received in the past, and to implore thy
guidance and thy blessing for the future"
! Then followed a lesson from Psalms xci
the pastor and the congregation alternately
reading the lines of the prayer. song
OF praise followed, and then a short prayer
in Hebrew the translation of which ap-
peared in the prayer book. Then Mr..
Nolan's solo. already referred to, the words
of which told of the dying year, and then
invoked peace upon. the House of Israel
for the new year just dawning
An extemporaneous prayer by the rabbi
followed, which was eloquent and impress
sive. He rendered thanks for the blessing gs
! OF the past year and asked for guidance for
his people in the year to come After a
song by the choir, the pastor and the con-
gregation repeated together "Our Father
and Our King grant US year of happi-
ness"
| In prayer of alteration the minister and
congregation stood. The pastor prayed
! that the time would soon come when ali
might worship God. the congregation re-
peating, ION that day the eternal shall be
one and his name shall be one" Probably
/ the most eloquent and touching part OF
the services came when the pastor made a
! prayer for comfort for those who had re-
/ Gently lost loved ones by death. AS the
pastor finished a dozen or more persons
arose in the congregation and repeated
after the pastor this beautiful prayer: ITO
/ the departed whom We now remember may
peace and bliss be granted in the world of
/ eternal life. There may they find grace
and mercy before the lord OF heaven and
earth. May their souls rejoice in that in
| effable good which God has laid up for
! those who fear him. and may their mem
ory be blessing unto those that cherish
! it." The services closed with a benedic-
tion and song.
At the approach of sunset yesterday the
Jewish residents all over the city closed
their business houses and, laying aside
4 their cares. began wishing each other a
\ Happy New Year and in every family
there was prayer and gifts We're exchanged
by friends. After the services at the tenn
pie the entire congregation spent some
time in front of the edifice exchanging
| new years greetings and wishing each
/ other peace and prosperity during the
coming year. This morning there will be
services at the temple at 10 o'clock, with
a sermon by Rabbi Stern.
AT the Adas Israel Congregation. Sixth
and G Streets northwest there were serv-
ices at o'clock last1night Today there
will be services ftom5 a. N. to p. M,
and again at O'Clock this evening. and
from 6 a. M. to p. m. tomorrow. The
Avas Shoben Congregation, Rabbi Crosby
pastor, held services In the National Rifles
Hall. in Street, between Ninth and Tenth
Streets northwest. last night at 6 o'clock
and will hold services today and tomorrow
at the same hour as those of Adas Israel
Rosh Hashana will be followed by ten days
penance, ending on the Day of Atonement
or Yum Kippur, which begins this year al
sunset on Thursday, September IA.