The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-13
The NEW YEAR SADDENBD.
Jewish Festival CiOudcd by the
Presidents Condition.

Prayers for His Recovery t. Find n
Place in the Services Of the Feast
of RoSh HoShnrHh-MoSt ImpOr-
tant Services Tomorrow Morning
World wide will De the celebration of tho
Jewish New Year beginning at O. O'Clock
tonight and continuing until the same
hour tomorrow. The feast of ROSh Ho-
shanah, most important of Hebrew re-
lisious festivals and beginning Of the sea-
son Of atoremeut will i'm this country Dee
somewhat tiug,d with sorrow. The crit
iCal condition of President Mckinley will
nuu mention i'm tho services of SyuagoEurs
all over the country and countless deyout
prayers for his recovery viii Dee uttered
The business houses conducted by He
hrows viii be generally closed
Among the Jewish people there has been
nothing but the most sincere regret and
grief since the President was felled 10y
the hand of anarchy. Heartfelt have
been the wishes ON their part for the re
cuveTy of the Chief Magistrate OF the
country where they hav. found the kind
est home afforded their race in centuries
and where SO many of their race have
risen to- prominence
At the Jewish Synagogue ON Eighth
Louis Stern at the service this evening.
viii take the form of n prayer and sup
plication for the restoration 20 strength
and health of the Chief Magistrate. As
. usual. the service Will be the most Clab-
crate of the Jewish religious calender. Be
ginning at 80 o'clock IL viii continue for
. an hour and a half The musical pro-
. gramme prepared is OF an elaborate me-
turc- Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-CIn will be
soprano: Mrs. Margaret N0lau-Martiu,
Contralto. William b. Mcfarland. tenor,
. John n. Nolan. bassO. and George W
/ Walter. orgauist This quartetto viii De
assisted by AN augmented volunteer choir
. Longer and OF more Significance 10 those
/ of the faith viii be the services tomorrow
morning Then will the Shofar or Rams
Horn be blown with the same meaning 1t
has had for thousands of years when the
Jews were free enough from persecution
70 gather together for the celebration Of
the new year
In oldeu times the Shofar or Rams Horn
was blown to call the people together for
the observance of the day In the syna-
Eosue each of three blasts has special sig
nifcance. The first Is the memorial Of
the sovereignty Of God The second pro-
claims the relation of God to man. The
third relates 10 mans duty 10 Cod
Tn. orthodox branch of the faith Will
devote two days TO the celebration OF the
Feast OF Rcsh Hoshanah. The services.
which VIII be held at the Adas Isfa-I
Synagogue. at Sixth and O Streets north
west. viii b. conducted by Rabbi Morris
-andeL Here. too. VIII mention OF the
/ President Poe made
/ Ia the religious calendar of the Judaic
. faith the Feast of ROsh HOshauah falls
on the first day of Tishu. which is the
seventh month of the year Hebrews are
supposed on this day To remember espe-
clalty the Sovereignty - God Forgive
ness or enemies. TemCudug Of broken
friendships. and general spirit Of good
VIII toward men are m, characteristics
o. that of the Christian New Year all
IN 'u-n u is accompanied by far greater
religious significance.
1t IS the beginning Of the ten days Of
4to1tmgHt which end with Observance OF
ON HukkIVurrim. commonly known
as Nom Kippur, or the Day of
Atonement. which viii this year
commence at sunset on September
and last tweuty-four hours
The Gev0ut will abstain from an food
during that time. The uItra-OTthOdcx re-
main In their homes or at the svuagOgUcs,
from sunrise TO sunset engaged il prayer.
he feast - ROsh HOshauah. is the begin
ming Of preparation for this ordeal of pu-
EltcItlOn and cleansing from sin
"H T. StTdl or EOsh HCshanah WAS CS-
tablished soon after the Exodus. On tn,
uTsy day OF Iishri. IL was that the faith
1ul became re-established in their father
land When Ezra began the establish
meuL Of the community the first day Of
Tishri Was the beginning OF the calender
year while the rrl iEiOus year opened or
the first Of the Egyptian month Of Abb
AS tho Jews began TO miuClc with other
races they adopted the calendars of the
, the RELIGIOUS year was changed t. the
first Of IIShri.