The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-09-21
ISCSH IiASlIONaH.
Ihe jewish New Yoar TO be Celebrated
Notwithstanding About That Great
Festival and Those Which Follow It,


We take the following from the News
and Courier of the 18th, which will be
! OF interest to oar readers:
Next Monday will be the beginning OF
the Jewish New Year, Rosh uashonah,
and the first day of the month Tishri,
beg ginning the year s, ,GGl Of the Jewish
era.
Like all other festivals in the Jewish
calendar Rosh 1IashOnah lasts from
sunset 10 sunset. The ceremonies will
therefore, begin Sunday afternoon.
Monday, the beginning Of the New
Year, will bc set apart as Il solemn sea-
son, in which the members Of the faith
are supposed to review the actions of
the past Year, to repent and prepare
themselves for Iom Kippur, or the day
OF atoncmcut, which is celebrated ten
days later.
Eosh llashouah is also called the day
or memorial, on account Of rabinical
tradition that it is tue anniversary OF
the day OF creation. The Jewish calcn-
dar really has two New Years days.
The first, Rosh IIashonah, is held by
tradition to bc the anniversary of the
day on which God created tho earth
and is rcckoned by the new moon Of
the seventh mouth. 1t ushers in the
civil year. Abb is the first month in
the religious year. The prophets speak
OF the sacred year, while those in eccu-
lar cmploymcpts reckon by the civil.
Another name by which Kosh Has
honah is known is "the day of the
sounding of tho shofar." These instru-
ments, or rams horns, are sounded to
warn the people that the season Of pre-.
paratlon has commenced and that they
must prepare themselves by reviewing
the deeds of the past year and repent
ing of their misdct ds for the Day of
Atonement.
With the close Of the synagogue ard
the return of the worshippers to their
homes they refresh themselves and en-
change visits of greeting, after the
style of the Christian New Year. The
rest of the day is given up to good
cheer.
1t is believed that on Itosh lTashonuh
three books are opened. One is f n the
righteous, who arc Immediately in-
scribed for life; one for the wicked,
who arc instantly inscribed for death;
and one for the nondescript who are
left on probation. If the latter repen,
during the ten penitental days, which
is the time between Rosh IIushoruh
and the Day of Atonement, their Dam,
arc written in the book Of life, if not in
that OF death. AS the day of Judgment
Rosh HashOnah is altcrnatively known
as 4om Hardin and as the day of me-
mortal Us Yom Hazikkaron.
Iom Kippur, or the Day Of Atone
ment, is Il solemn day of lasting aud re-
pentance. This begins at the setting
OF the sun on one day and lasts until
the snme time on the following day.
one OF the most impressive services of
the day Is ttat of the memorial service
Tor those Of the congregation who have
died during the previous year. The
services, which are usually solemn and
impressive, arc accompanied by special
music.
On the fifteenth day of Tishri is celc-
brated SuccOLh, or the TaOernaclcs,
which is commemorative of the dwelling
Of the Israclites in the wilderness. 1t
is also called the Feast of Ingalhering
of the llarvcsts, for ut this time of the
year AL harvcsts were gathered into
the store houses and the harvest work
OF the year finished. On the eighth day
Of this festival is held u solemn assem-
bly,, when prayer for rain is offered.