The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
new YEAR
SERVICES TODAY
Orthodox Hebrews Continue
Celebration.
NO WORK DONE YESTERDAY
Business Houses Closed-Blowing Of
ShOphar in All the/
Synagogues.

CeIeoFa ions COMMUNICATING the Jew
ish New Year Wi continue throughout
today In the Adas Israel Synagogue.
With the service tonight the feast will
be concluded.
For the next ten days. however. daily
services Will be held until the fifteenth
day of the new year" when the Day
of Atonement will be observed in
solemn ceremonies.
Hebrew business houses were closed
yesterday. and almost the entire jew
ish population OF Washington Joined in
commemorative the feast OF the Ne==
Year. According to custom many peo-
pie exchanged gifts. and on every side
signs of JOY and fcstivity- were apparent.
No work was done other than the
necessary home duties. Young and old
participated in the joyous feast.
Feast Begun at Shutdown.
The feast began at shutdown on Friday
when services were held in the Eighth
street Temple. and in the Adas Israel
Synagogue. Yesterday morning and sf-
ternoon special ceremonies marked the
celebration among the Reformed He
brews. and at sunset the period of the
feast was at an end.
With the orthodox Jews, however con-
tinued services were held from SO
j -
yesterday afternoon. At nightfall the
congregation reassembied-
Solemn Features.
With the service this morning the
most solemn feature OF the series Of
celebrations will be observed when men,
bers OF the faith will assist in the serv-
ices wherin the Shophar- Is blown and
the Evil Spirit dissipated- The Shophar
frTx n frr~- he
In this ceremony the congregation =
gathered together for appar rent Judg-
ment before God. when all the trans
gressions Of their life are brought be-
fore them and they stand II the pres
ence Of God for Judgment Their sins
are laid bare and 1he Evil Spirit IS there
to claim sinners when the ShOpnar IS
suddenly blown ezld as II 1t were the
voice OF God, Satan is conquered and so
disappears. Each time he reappears the
ShOphar Is blown and its effect Is magic
The ceremony is one Of the most i'm
pressive features Of the celebration
Day of Atonement.
Members Of the Orthodox congrega-
ton did not fast during the New Year,
but will observe twenty-four hours OF
abstinence from food on the Day Of
Atonement. which viii practically close
the New Year celebrations Everything
is done so that nothing which has been
contaminated shall be used during the
new year Many observe the custom OF
giving away or in some manner diSp0s-
ing Of the kitchen utensils which have
been in use during the past year.
Rabbi Loeb viii today continue his
lecture which was begun yesterday
morning. on the significance OF the New
Year and its celebrations
Pilgrimage to Cemetery.
Arrangements have been completed for
/ a pilgrimage by the Washington Hebrew
CONGREGATION to the Hebrew cemetery,
which will be made at 2-S0 o'clock this
afternoon. Special ceremonies viii he
held and the memorial address. one OF
| the features Of this annual custom VIII
be delivered by Rabbi Simon, assistant
at the Eighth Street Temple.
/ The graves viii be decorated Win
! flowers and rnany. people are expected TO
/ ioin in the special services to oe con-
\ Quoted in the cemetery