The age-herald., 1900-09-23
CELEBRATION OF
 JEWISH NEW YEAR The Festival Begins This Even-
 ing at Sun Down. WILL BE DULY OBSERVED According to Ancient Lore it Marks the Five Thousand Six Hundred and
 Sixtieth Year Since the
 Worlds Creation
WILL BE DULY OBSERVED

As the glorious King of Day hides his 1 face bereath the horison this evening, the l stars will usher in, according to ancient l lore, the five thousand six hundred and
 sixty-first year since the creation. and
 Isrealites throughout the civilized world
 will begin the celebration of Rosh Hashona
 or the Jewish New Year. l The festival which is one of the most im- | portant and sacred in the Jewish calendar
 falls on the first day of the seventh month
 of Tishra, corresponding this year to Sep | tember 23 of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration consists of prayer and l thanksgiving and by the orthodox church | Is observed two days instead of one as is the custom in the Reform Synagogues. l Services will be held at Temple Emanuel | and at Kness Israel Synagogue and Seals Hall this evening and tomorrow morning. | and at the Orthodox Synagogue and Seals Hall again Tuesday morning according | to the laws of the orthodox church. VIII Close Their Stores The stores of the Jewish merchants will l remain closed tomorrow and the day will be passed in the synagogue and the home cir cle where the spirit of the occasion is em- phasized with the exchange of the season. s greetings and well-wishes. 1 One of the prettiest features of the ser- vices is the blowing of the "shofar" or rams horn in commemoration of the her. aiding of the gladsom season from the mountain tops in ancient times, and In obedience to Gods command to Moses that the first day shall be ' memorial of blow | ing trumpets and holy convocation.o In many of the Reform congregations the "shofar' has been displaced by the modern cornet, it. requiring great skill to make the proper sounds on the "shofar'' in response 1 to the rabbrs invocatons Rabbi Newfield will conduct the services at Temple Emanuel, corner of Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street, beginning this evening at 30 o'clock. A special musical service has been arranged under the direc- ton of Professor Guckenberger. Almost all the music is new, and the popular choir will be assisted by Miss Lena Jackson soprano. Tine Services The following order of services has been arranged; New Years Eve Sunday, 7:30 D. m. New Years Morning, 10 a. At the evening service the order will be as follows: l. <AhbHSHI NiiSNt AiiSC' MY Doui AANtih- bach) 2. Ritual Service. 3. Anthem (neW) Rejoice In the Lord" (Gunsburg).
 4 Anthem (new) "The Lord Is My Light Froehlich). 5. Ritual Service. 6. Solo, violin MT. Calman. '. Solo, tenor, MT. Hoverson. 8. Solo, alto, Mrs. Guckenberger. g. Ritual Service. 10. Closing anthem (new) God, Who Madest Earth and Heaven" for soprano solo, villn obligato, choir and organ tNem- bach). The programme for tomorrow morning Is as follows: 1. Anthem (new) "Oh, How Amiable' (Spence). 2. Ritual Service. 3. Anthem (new) Lift Up Your Heads (Nembach). 4. Ritual Service. 5. Shofar Exercises, cornet by Phillip Memoli, music by Kaiser. 6. Ritual Service. z. Solo, soprano, Mrs. E. G. Chandler. 8. Lecture. g. Solo, bass, MT. c. H. Cothran. 10. Concluding Ritual Service. Il. Anthem (new) "In Heavenly Love Abiding (1oritio Parker).