The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-06
THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES
THE sePHeR THoRA CONSIDERATION
AT ApATH JEsHURUN CHURCH.
The First Ceremony OF the Kind Ever
Performed in Texas-Conducted ny
Rabbi Simon Glazer.

uopston has the hon)r OF being the hrst /
citv in Texas where the Holy Writ, "a
tbn give Books Of Moses" written on
II, rcbment. has been presented TO any con
orceotion of Israelites or the ceremony oil
,.nsccrntlug this holy writ has been con
drctcd according to the old orthodox he /
brew custom The ceremony of presenta-
lion of the sorher Ih0ra thvc books OF
Moses b, the Blkor Cholim society to the
orthodox congregation AGath Jcshulun TOOK |
place Yesterday afternoon, commencing at
O'clock at the synagogue, corner Preston
u,,uue ard Hamilton street. 1t was i
beautiful and interesting ceremony aud con
sunstG over four hours in conducting It.
There wns an atceedtnly large attendance
and deep interest was manifested in the
services.
| The Holy Writ" has been lSrael's shield
for the past 300 yeals II has been his
/ companion when he enjoyed the mix ana
/ honey OF his sacred Lands lis guide uhuer
/ the reign of the judges wnrn ne was leLt
| IT, his fate, encompdsScu by the Htuel lhll.
! istlL,s; his comfort in the lonely hours OF
| his exile. ana his compass during MS NE
/ long wandering. When other peoples were
! IL strutting their Young now to speed IN
| shedding ulGuu in wnls and combat Israel
was called to his duties to sPccd his young
| to the house of learning, Wnore they were
,loneH, T." iIi"W A an 'Sr1H1ssi"nntc ali
| living beings as He does. "tof, says
| Goa, aud thou shalt teach them, your
| ,i tn mix, ,t,,sc and whom thou ,y.lkrst
| by the way, when thou icst down ana
when thou rlscSt mp. So much did me
i1,.i r., ~, a., ,', at,tI,. 81 ,,,nut r,bhIs
| i -" 'i'", o. a. ~ T., i,.-,i 1ti,t ~
able, ever! jew shall have the five hooAs
.ouNr,t,,, 1.in,udjc dntntI XIII iiiustroto HOY
i ~ - I,, ,, J,,t ana b,,. u.ornI ir
@ ~ tho, nro I'nf",i MIN. inc was in ~
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ohoso srcb VI" nor'h,nnmt ana sncinc n,9nv
Lac onc piootin% ro,,rd u,ithnmt Ring
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AMI nst trSu thcir chiiIren MS i'''
INV ai Yer NY 'ut " Hplt =" nave V ue
h,iI' WIN uufn leSS tronnir man IN t nose
dt, ., ,u' t 10 ~, tlu ~ @ Ia H. d
uln'IrnI FORM. iHISslcau o. every oHS nay
~ ,,,I,i, IN, i' ma'"Seo i ,mt
Wu"i' yoilIllhllH uHN Que, "uI SarI anu
nv NJ ,"u " t MIN .'iS te
MN au,' "' IlH emu SO that every one mas
pGTr{i III puti.. ,,,,.,,.. ..,,.... h,., Nc.
ri imr htN't p",,'n S"v''tS' oI Mnlt , or
...,.,..tg... M. .. -
, cnmtru lhr Sephrr Ihnro. llihlE ana eie
Eau,lI nl"u la ahu IonutPa II 70 me con
: g,'Enllon ., Aualn JeHnuIun OF inlS CIT!
. ahu H'Sl'IuaF was lhp uaN hHen Tor It's dc
CSPleh'e ana conservation. Nhcn me ser
. vices heGan the Synagogue was hiled 10 it'
+ uoh"sl GnpmoilS,, lne ming out wa
SOFA 10 the lnrlnhers, ana from this sale ih'
T society realized Sl1S. 80.
lfeSlG'hl phnhennoum opened inc meet
, M ana ~ once introduced ltabhl Slmol
. 'Im@tr' VINO owing 10 the tart that IN.
t was the hrSt occasion OF the kind ever wit
neSseu III tuls SthIr' ana turrr We're man
klhn, gave u full ana complete explanation
+ Of the the mSfpher T Thor what II IS wha
e II n'ahS To Hebrew congregation am
: niHo 'Al',aiieu lulN rue ceremony ana IN
u Ibnvv, ~" i I'm I'M ulrli,oyr nnu an
g sh"ull takr IN H. me learned rabbi o.
: a,lS V i ",w 'u III 'Nphnalon ana mao
II eNrtE ming very pam