New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-09
TO-DAY JEWISH NEW YEAR.
Period of Celebration Includes Thrrs
FestiUaI Days.

The Jewish New Year viii begin to-day as SUM-
set. and viii be celebrated by about 10000 inhab-
itants Of the United States. The New Years Day
Is the first OF the Jewish month OF TishrL The
will be known in the Jewish calendar az sssS
SOS. according to the short system II win be a
complete leap year. having thirteen lunar months
hfty-hve Sabbaths and $50 days. The year $3.50 II
placed in the Jewish calendars the third year OF
the 2s9th lunar cycle of nineteen years. and the
ninth year OF the 20Sd cycle OF twentx-eizht
years. since the creation
Among the jews of this country the New Years
Day and the Day OF Atonement. which will be
celebrated o. the tenth day of the new year. ara
more generally observed than any other religious
holiday. and thousands of members of the Jewish
community who disregard all other religious fes-
rivals to places of worship and abstain from
business on these two days New Years Day Is
also time for family reunions and for laying
aside all quarrels TO begin the year with good will
TO all Among the Orthodox Jews. OF whom there
nearly five hundred thousand In this city the
New Years celebration begins sunset to-day
and continues for two days but IN the Reformed
evening.
The third OF the important Jewish holidays is the
Feast OF Fabernacles. which takes Place on the
When tha1s are fssrsS for the barv oss me Book
OF Eccesiastes Is read in all the houses OF wor-
Although there about one hundred and ndnsty
s 81 ana TEMPLES IN tins city these are not
attend services in the festival tine This Is thu
established Tor the aceommodafon Of yhs v err
/ dow Dance halls. olo churches. lodge rooms and
/ in AT least one instance q bowling alley have
rented and converted into synagogues BY placing
readers desk and ark with the sacred scrolls at
| the east end. Nearly all these makeshift gyna-
| gogues for the accommodation OF Orthodox con-
| gregacons where the sit apart from the
/ women and where the men keep their hats while
/ the service lasts.
1 Vendors OF evergreen branches and highly deco
rated New Years cards We're kept busy all day
Jewish quarters The cards are intended for gifts.
and the evergreenS go 70 build "succahs." or open
| air huts IN which religious meals are served
| The "succahs'' are gayly decorated inside
| and out Various reasons are assigned for this
annual open air feast Many rabois that Il Is co
| commemorate the departure or the Israeftes from
Egypt. The poor ascrbe Il to an ancient custom OF
putting rich and the same level for at least
one day. Others believe they should eat IN the open
air because their ancestors did during the bar
| vesting OF their crops.
| According 70 the Bible. Rasch-ha-Schonah Is the
| day OF Judgment. prayers being offered for clam
ency and light punishment. Sinners sentenced.
according to Jewish belief on Yonn Kippur and thu
| verdict learned Shame Rabbee. On Yom Kippur.
| observed by all the Orthodox wen tina Rs-
formed Jews, the worshippers go 20 the synagoguez
after sunset and remain there for the entire twenty
| four hours without food or drink