Evening star., 1903-10-01

assimilation such as exists today In all
parts Of the United States. of which I had
such glorious example In my recent visit
to Ohio. where fifty-fve years ago landed
community The character and standing
and memory of the uncIes as we'll as my
own. is cherished in that comm unity the
same as If we had been one of Christian
faitb NO attention and kindness was too
great. and thus it IS In every community
throughout the country where the Jew has
emigrated and formed part Of its citizen
ship. st
Broad and Liberal.
This is the character of the assimilation.
not the herding together in ghettos and in
congested districts where they perpetuate
the misfortunes and narrowness of the
country from which they were compelled to
emigrate, but the broader and more liberal
intermingling which elevates the Jew with
out detriment to the faith Of his fathers.
l repeat that Zionism Is hysteria which
has not and never will produce the oenet-
cent results for which we all are striving.
THE tender of England for a colony Is re-
jected by the Russian Zionists, and why?
Because their eyes are on Jerusalem, and
they are not thinking Of betterment, but of
religious fanaticism to carry out the spirit
and letter of the words told at Pessch,
Here tomorrow, next year in Jerusalem
The world has advanced and the Jew must
keep pace with that advance, and every ef-
fort on our part should be to tighten and
to mitigate the burdens that are imposed
upon our unfortunate co-religionists in
other lands, and especially in Russia, to aid
them in the early inception Of their new
conditions, and to Insist upon a distribution
OF emigration in every direction. Agricul-
tural Jews in this country can produce re-
suits; the Jewish colonies in New Jersey
and the Jewish colonies in South Dakota
proving to the world that the ancestral ef
fciency on the lines of agriculture have not
entirely been destroyed even by centuries
Of misery and suffering. l am happy to
say that the clouds have a silver lining.
and that the dawn of better day is break
ing, and that what may temporarily be
looked upon as great misfortune will In
the end prove blessing. To that end let
us look forward with hope and confidence"
The religious services at the Eighth Street
Temple will continue throughout the after
noon until o'clock this evening. Special
music was furnished during the day by the
church choir, assisted by the Temple Choral
Society.
Other Congregations.
Rev. DR.. J. 7. Loeb, rabbi of the Adath
Israel congregation, conducted the services
in that edifice today. The observance be-
gan at $50 o'clock this morning, and con-
sisted of the singing of hymns, chanting Of
prayers, confessions and reading of the
cred scrolls. in addition to several sermons
DR.. Loeb delivered the Shacharith, or morn
ing sermon, and the Mussaph, or additional
sermon. During the afternoon he will de-
liver the Mnchah and the Neilak or con-
Guiding sermon.
Among the passages of Scripture read
at the services in Adath Israel Synagogue
were the 10th chapter of Leviticus and the
7th to the 11th verses of the 29th chapter
of Numbers. The 18th chapter of Leviticus
was read at the afternoon service
The Adath Israel is orthodox congre-
cation. and the traditions -of the Day of
Atonement are strictly observed by the
members of the congregation.
The congregation of Above Scholom also
held services in the synagogue on II street
today. Rev. r. Graffman conducted the
services. which were similar in character
to those at the Adath Israel Church.
The Yom Kippur festival is regarded as
one of the most important events in the
Jewish calendar. well as one of the old
est. All orthodox Hebrews have observed
the ten days just past, beginning with
Rosh Hoshana, and ending with the close
of Yom kippur as a season of repentance
and good works. This period is known as
the ten days of penitence The Day Of
Atonement began at o'clock last night.