Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-02
Y0M KlppUR,
The Jewish Holy Day Will Begin
This Evening.
SERVICES At TEMPLE ALBERT.

StRVlCtS Az ItMPlt NtbtRI,
Yom Kippur. the most solemn day OF
the year in orthodox and liberal Ju-
dalsm alike. on Wednesday, and
begins with the setting of the sun this
evening. 1t will be observed at all the
synagogues throughout the country.
and with special solemnity at the Tenn
pie Albert on West Gold avenue The.
RIA bbi. DIR. Jacobs. will hold services at
Z o'clock this evening. when he will
preach a sermon on the significance OF
the day. after the chanting OF the first
chant OF the cantor. on Wednesday
the services will continue all day. The
following account of the history of the
day OF aonement will be read with In
tercst:
The jew observes on the tenth day OF
Tishri, the seventh month. in accord
with the September OF the lunar
calendar. a holy day. by designation
Yom Kippur. Day OF Atonement, on
which he Is hidden to abstain from all
worldly intercourse and repair to his
house OF worship. there to commune
with his Heavenly Father through the
medium OF prayer and solemn medita-
ton. The observance Of II Is ordained
in the Pentateuch with greater exact
ness and minute explicitness; not like
the New Year. which has in actually
only been adopted as such from the
time OF Israel's return to Palestine un-
der Ezra, when cyrus gave them per-
mission to leave B~abylonia, and even
furnished them with the necessary
means to rebuild the temple in Jerusa-
lem, 536 II. c.
Some controversy has been raised to
dispute the antiquity OF the Day OF
Atonemcnt. but In spite OF the efforts
made in that direction criticism can
not dlsprove the fact that Its observ-
ance is Of Mosaic origin. for 1t is en-
Joined in four different places In the
Pentateuch, viz: Leo, xxxili, 27-2s;
XVI. 29-3i. XIV. 9. and Numbers xxx
rs. In two OF these passages the OBJ
ervanc OF the day Is enjolned upon
Israel explicitly not in connection
with any OF the other festivals they
were 10 observe; hence 1t were too
Jubilant to take c~ognizance OF the Day
OF Atonement.
The day is to be observed again by
the Jews throughout the world on
Wednesday. the 81 inst. beginning,
however. like all other Jewish festivals.
with the preceding evening. and
The Citizens informant ls there
fore prompted to sketch down its
mode OF observance In accordance with
the laws prescribed in the Pentateuch
and elaborated In the Talmud. First.
tn, terms by which Il Is designated,
"Yom Hakippurim" Day Of Atone
ment, or more properly translated, Day
OF Cancellation, Sabbath Sabbathon.
Sabbath OF Sabbaths, are the Biblical
tel ms designating 1t. while In the Tai
mud II is only known as "Yoma," a
long day. from which the Germans adj
dtced the designation of LANCER Tag"
According to the %lnjunctlons OF the
Pentateuchal laws the day is to be OBJ
served In the strictest sense as a puri-
tanic Sabbath. and also by abstentlon
from food and drink for twenty-four
hours. except In cases of sickness. and
"a already observed, devote the whole
time to prayers and meditatlons, In
other words. to make cancellation
with his God by means Of protesting
the sins and resolve to abandon the
evil and pursue the good.
The observance OF this day during
the time when the temple stood, and
the priests conducted the sacrihcial
cult for the whole congregation. was
distinguished by great ostentation and
pomp. The high priest In his function
as the representative of the whole cor
gregation was the center OF attraction.
Every act OF his was watched with I'M
abated breath. and as he proceeded
from one act to the other. the interest
increased. But aside OF the sacrificial
rites that were carried out. the whole
congregation OF Israel totally abstain
ed from all manner OF food and drink.
The manner of these rites are infinitely
described in the Talmud tractate
"Ycma," In which the whole mode OF
the days observance Is given and any
one capable of reading the same can
readily gain the Information.
The present observance OF this day
Is more In accordance with the spirit
ual Idea Il conveys. The liturgy OF
the orthodox synagogue leads the OBJ
servant into the solemnity by causing
him first TO realize that In the presence
OF the Almighty he must not speak In
Inherently but that he must be fully
conscious of every word he utters, and
therefore the ten penitential days pre-
cede the day of atonement so as TO
verify the rabblnical assertion. THAT
cillation to him who has repented
fSifra- EmOr chaDter l4l. or as II II ex-