The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01
TOM KIPPUR BEGINS
JEWISH DAY or INVOLVEMENT
 CELEBRATED.
Interesting Sermon at Temple Beth. Or by Rabbi Messing-Will Pay Tribute to Dead of Con-
 gregation Today.

Tom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atone ment, began yesterday evening at sunset and will continue until this evening at sunset during which time all business conducted by Jews in Montgomery will be suspended.
 The Day of Atonement is tss Lest of the ten days which begins with the Jewish New Year. It is Q day of especial so- lemnity and is observed by the faithful Jews everywhere in fasting, in prayer and in suspension of all business. Impressive services were held at Tenn pie Beth-Or beginning at 6:3o o'clock yes- terday evening and continuing until after 5 o'clock. A large congregation was pres ent. The services were especially beauti- ful owing to the singing of traditional melodies handed down through genera tons and effectively rendered by an aug mented choir.
 Rabbi A. J. Messing's subject was Forgiveness" He said in part: Tn ancient times our rabbis taught that the Day of Atonement effaced sins against his. nsighbor. It is futile to ask as it is imprudent to expect, they say, Gods forgiveness for ourselves if We refuse to manifest this forgiving spirit toward our fellow men. Atonement really means att one-ment. The making one of those who were formerly two in sentiment and feel ing. It is only a secondary and theolog- ical application of the thought that con- | ceives the Day of Atonement as bringing together an angry God and an erring nor
 tai separated by sin through the medium of an atoning sacrifice" Rabbi Messing then entered into a dis cussion of the things that tend to sep- ayate men. He said:
 "The world is full of evil. The mis- | takos of men are as countless as the l leaves of the trees. The fraiIttes of our
 brothers are as numberless as the sands
 at the sea. We are all allied to one an-
 other by common weakness. common sim
 fulness. common dependence upon Gods
 forgiveness. And it is not meet that we,
 who are allied to one another by these
 things, should seek every opportunity to
 point out these things common to our- | selves and others for condemnation.
 Byron says somewhere:
 Revenge is sweet
 l But rather agree with Juvenal who
 says:
 ".Revense is only the pleasure of 1it-
 tie. weak and narrow minds | ''The dog believes that revenge is sweet
 and the length. of time the canine intel-
 iigence treasurs the remembrance of an
 injury is truly marvellous. But revenge
 Is not manhoodi it is doghood. The man.
 Her a man is. the milder and more merci- | ful he becomes. As Julius Caesar. who | when his arch enemy Pompey's head was
 brought to him upon plate all spattered
 with gore wept and said: I seek not re- venge but victory" l Rabbi Messing then referred to that
 prejudice against the Jew which pictures | him as vfndictive and revengeful, shy
 lock demanding the terms of the bond
 and insisting upon the pound of flesh This he refuted in the strongest terms
 and showed how throughout history the
 Jews have been the only nation who have
 consistently turned the right cheek. | He said in conclusion:
 "Scorn no man. Deride no movement.
 Broaden to the scope of every interest. Study your enemies. Judge them justly.
 Measure them from the viewpoint of sym-
 pathy and remember:
 There's a knowing little motto From the sunny land of Spain.
 But in northland as in southland Is its meaning clear and plain.
 Lock it will within your heart | Neither lose nor lend 1t Two 1t takes to make a quarrel But one can always end it.
 Services will be held this morning at 10
 o'clock at the temple.
 Mir A. Hellpern will intone the tradi- tional chants until 11:ao o'clock when there will be a sermon-"The Message of Atonement." MT. c. F. Moritz will then
 read from the medieval sages and MT. Jacques Loeb from Scripture. At o'clock this afternoon begins the memorial service during which tributes
 will be paid to those affiliated with the congregation but who have passed away during the year.
 Rabbi Messing will preach during this service on "Momento Mori."