Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
THE FEAST OF WEEKS
APPROPRIATE SERVICES BY He
BREW CONGREGATIONS.
Rite of Confirmation at Eighth Street
Temple-Services, Also, at Adath
Israel Synagogue.

The Hebrew congregations of the city be-
gan the observance of the Jewish festival.
Shebuoth. or Feast of Weeks, at shutdown
last evening. when services appropriate TO
the occasion were held. The special SER
vices We're continued this morning and will
close tonight.
This feast typifies the termination of the
counting of the seven weeks from the Of
fering Of the omer at the holy temple, the
ancient period of harvest. 1t is also called
the Pentecost from the Greek. which means
"hfteth. The greatest significance of the
feast. however, Is that it is the anniversary.
of the PRONUNCIATION of the decalogue on
Mount Sinai.
Services were held this morning at the
Hebrew Temple. on Sth street, and at the
synagogue of the Adath Israel congrega-
ton, on 9th street
Perhaps the most important services of
the year were held at the Temple on Sth
street. The regular services as prescribed
for the feast of the Pentecost began at $50
am. and at 1918 the annual confirmation
took place, IN connection with the feStal
day. A large congregation filled the avail
able seating room of the main auditorium,
and the services were interesting and inn
pressive. The chancel was decorated with
palms and flowers arranged artistically,
and on either side of the pulpit a large
vase of beautiful cut flowers. The music
had been prepared especially for this occa-
II.
services.
Rite Of Confirmation.
PROMPTLY at 1915 the five candidates for
confirmation, preceded by two sponsors.
marched up the aisle to the altar. The
class consisted of three girls and two boys,
about fourteen to sixteen years of age, the
girls attired in white and the boys in black
each candidate carrying a large bouquet
of flowers The floral prayer was offered
by Miss Elsa CoblenZer, after which the sa
cred scrolls were taken from the ark and
Stanley LanSburgh read a selection from
the Torah, in the Hebrew. After the scrolls
had been. restored to the ark the confirm
ants and choir sang hymn. followed by
the opening prayer by Juanita Kaufman.
Rabbi Stern conducted the examination
Of the candidates in the principal doctrines
of Judaism. the contirmants replying to his
questions with promptness and accuracy.
During the course Of the public examination
the following short addresses were made by
members of the class: Loyalty to the
Past" Howard Enrich: Loyalty to Our
Mission" Leona Young: Loyalty 20 Our
Faith" Juanita Kaufman; Loyalty to
Humanity, Elsa Cobenzer; Loyalty to
Our Country" Stanley Lansburga. The re-
marks delivered without tic slightest
hesitation and formed a very Interesting
feature of the service.
The Rabbits Address.
When the examination had been con-
Cluded ana the continuation hymn sung
Rabbi Stern made a short address. The
young people then went to the pews where
sat their parents and received their bless
ing, after which they made the confession
of faith, In which they vowed TO live and
die as Hebrews and took upon themselves
the obligations of the church. The closing
prayer was made by Leona Young. and the
service closed with the blessing of the con-
tirmants by the minister.
After the service the members of the con-
firmation class received the hearty con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends The ceremony
Identifies them as full members of the Jew
ish community.
Special services were also held this morn
ing at the Adath Israel Synagogue, when
Rabbi J. T. Loeb preached a sermon on the
subject THE Truth of Divine Revelation on
Sinai"