Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10
HEBREWS AT WORSHIP
General Celebration of the
New Year Holiday.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
SERMONS BY MINISTERS BEFORE
LARGE CONGREGATIONS.
Rabbi Loeb's Reference to Assassina-
ton of Won Plehve - Rabbi
Simon's Discourse.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED

The Jewish new year day, which, ac-
cording to the calendar. ushered In the
year $685. at sunset yesterday, is being gen.
orally celebrated today by the Hebrew
citizens of Washington Business was sus-
pended yesterday evening in most of the
Jewish establishments. and placards are
posted announcing that the stores ana
other business places are closed, some I'M
til Monday morning, and others until q
O clock this evening.
Feastng and various methods of amuse-
ment are being INDUCED in. and on all
Sides wherever Hebrews met or congre-
gated could be heard the salutation:
''Tishri-(May you be inscribed with a
happy year,
There were services today at the sew
eral local synagogues or temples. Those
OF the orthodox branch assembled in the
early sunrise hours this morning at the
Adath Israel Synagogue at 9th and Il
streets northwest or at Odd Fellows HILL.
tia street where many Russian and Polish
Hebrews worship.
At Eighth Street Temple.
The services at the Eighth Street Temple
of the Washington Hebrew congregation
began at 10 o'clock this forenoon with Rev.
Abram Simon presiding He delivered an
eloquent sermon, with the Jewish New
Year as his subject. A feature of the cele-
bration at this temple was the program of
music. which follows: Anthem, Hor1u, Gou-
nod: Borchu and Shima, traditional; Mioho-
mocho. TRADITIONAL; Sanctification, Layen-
dosky; Lift Up Your Heads, Handel; duet.
To Thee Alone, Kruger, by Mrs. Martin
and Mr.. Mcfarland; Hodo quartet, Snlyer;
Ez Chayim tquarteU, Costa, by Mrs. Shlr-
Cliff, Mrs. Martin, Mr.. Nolan and MI NC
Farland; Alteration (soprano), by Mrs. Shir-
Cliff; duet. Handel, by Mr.. Nolan and Mr.
Mcfarland. closing hymn (Hallelujah, by
Mrs. Martin (contraltO) and choir. Mendeis-
Sohn.
Rabbi Louis Stern officiated at the OPEN
ing of the service today, the concluding
ceremonies being presided over by Rabbi
Abram Simon. The recent att1ictlon IN
Rabbi Stern's family prevented his taking
a further part in the days services. The
temple was brilliantly Illuminated in the
vicinity of the altar and chancel by myriad
candles, while flood of mellow light came
into the sanctuary through innumerable
colored panes and designs, adding a pam
oramic picturesqueness to the solemn scene
The temple was filed to it's capacity, it be-
ing estimated that there were fully 1,4O
persons in the congregation.
The impressive ceremony of blowing the
shofar, or rams horn, was preceded and
followed by swelling strains of music rem
dered by the choir. The sounding of the
shofar was in response to solemn phrases
in the Hebrew tongue, uttered by Rabbi
Simon, who said:
The sound of the shofar reminds us of
that great book and when Thy truths were
revealed to Israel. The sound of the shofar
recalls that day when Thy name was in
scribed CT Israers banner. Aid US in every
just undertaking and may we hold fast to
truth and righteousness.
The revelation of the truths to Israel; is
said to refer to the ten commandments
handed down at Mount Sinai Another OF
the pretty ceremonialS at the service at the
temple today was. the unyeiling Or uncprt-
tanning of the holy ark. IN, which were rolls
of white silk containing the fiye books of
Moses. 90
Message Of the Trumpet. IS
Rabbi Simons eloquent lecture was an
nounced as THE Message of the Trumpet"
The members of the Washington Hebrew
will make their annual pill
grimage to the Jewish cemetery tomorrow.
arriving there about $50 O'Clock in the aft
ernoon. 1t will be a memorial day observ
ance. with services. at which Rabbi Abram
Simon will deliver the annual memorial adj
dress. The graves will be decorated with
flowers, growing plants and emblems. -
The statement was made that as shown
by the records of Congress, the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation was chartered
by an act of that body. which was approved
by President Franklin Pierce December 3,
1855. clearly making it the oldest Hebrew
church rganiZation in the District of Co.
lumbia.
At the institution of the first temple.
forty-nine years ago, on 4th street. oppo-
site Judiciary Square, many noted men
were present. Later the congregation met
in Finkman's Hall, on d street between
18th and 18th streets northwest, now
known as the Franklin fire engine house.
The present site was occupied by an NJ E.
Church South before the war, and later
was used as an army hospital. At the
dedication Of the present temple In 1893,
President Mckinley and his cabinet Off
GERS attended the ceremonies, and were
hcnored guests. The chair in which the
late President Mckinley sat during tho
dedication exercises is preserved by the
trustees of the temple as a valued relic.
So marked has the increase of member
ship of the congregation been in the past
six to eight months that 1t is now ranked
with the largest Hebrew congregations in
the United States. 1t has also, the trustees
say, been found necessary to increase the
size of the temple, and bazaar and fair
will be held, beginning January 80 next. to
raise funds for the extension of the build
ing.
Adath Israel Synagogue.
Tho % rly S,1rrise services at Adath Israel