New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-20
THE DAT OF ATONEuENT
DR.. II. Pereir0 Mendes on Siguif-
canoe of Je5rish Serrice.

car u B'oielsi- FOR orr religion is not for Jews
only; it is for all the world The very f,,,nda- -
our lalth Abraham proclaimed this when he buiIt
his altar 20 OlaTn the Deity OF the Universe sIosa
the greatest OF prophets ,n-eaIs4 -, H., -
one to be adored by the spirits Of all flesh 80
not oy Hebrews only. And Malachi the last % o,,-
prophets again presents the Bible idea OF univer-
salty with ais Have we not all one Father
Have your readers ever understood that o,7r nav
Of Atonement is. rather our Dsv Of Atone 1870
We do NOT try only 70 atone for certain sins We
try to become atone with Him who alone can e,iva
PARDON ana spiritual peace These two thoughts
the universal FatherhoOd and the effort OF the Inn,
man cnild 70 be atone with Him. are lending
thoughts Of Atonement Day. leading tenets OF our
religion and best able to lead YOU n near as Won
can approach 70 vet deeper. grander and more
potent concepts IN the inner temple OF Judaism. in
inc Holy Of Holes Of Bibeism.
To gain a knowledge OF the true natrra ~ the
Gay let US glance At the prayer book IS we did for
i,"9" Hashonah IN your columns last week for
therein We ind expressed the most secret thoughts
OF the worshippers. their most confidential wins
parlnSs 70 Him who alone can hear
The Hebrew nation. scattered all over the world
IS divided into two sections The one is the Sc
pnaraic SO called because descended from the Jews
""o iIea IN spain or along the Mediterranean
coast. The other is known as the Askenaz and is
0oiHposed or nose who are descended from Jews
who settled in Germany Russia Poland Austria
hungary, etc The prayer books Of 10th are mainly
ne SANE me variations in text slight The
t-tAfLH4N1S are I'D the additions
'oas by their poets. The PRAYERS which constitute
the main part Of the ritual are common IN bo+b
ana indicate their common origin in remote ages
before the distinction between the Sepba-dic and
+sA-I'S7 Hebrews becIr7s marked The form OF
ritual therefore. which We shall Use in nv svna
gosue next sunday evening and Monday is The
same that will be used from Gibraltar ~ Ta-rss
ieTn' on the Euphrates in Hong Kong in happy-
Engiard and Holland N the sunny West Indies
- coIu Nanada And. as have said. with the
execution of certain poeticaI compositions viii be
mainly the same used from the Seine and Rhine 10
me Nlstula IN unhappy Russia. in South Africa in
Aus'Tala ard on 1his continent. The only exceu-
uons VIII be in the temples Of Reformed Jews in
tnls country, with whose ritual am not familiar
But Just IS certain I am that all their prayers
van oe addressed 70 the same Being 50 certain am
tlat their leading thoughts are the same the
Rather hood. the At-one-rnent
a quaint ceremony precedes the evening service.
IL IS called the kol uidre. or remission OF VOWS
According n the Bible command every VOW must
"e lNi'4ei nlt the kol 1jdTe Is held 20 give re-
mission OF vows impossible Of fuIfInlent obIisa-
ions incurred in moments OF emotion etc This
does not apply 70 obligations or vows between man
ana mar These can never be RENTED except by
the dlScharge IF the responsibilities or BY mutual
agreement quote this quaint custom as an fudi-
alton Of the extreme antiquity OF our usages.
mere have been many times in our history when
IN these cal1er Gays We do not feel the same in
pulse But there may be some in the congregation
- - ~ tN-- - t' 50.
do, for unless one is az peaCe v-iTh himseIf he
cannot be atone from whom he asks peace
IN Ihe SePhardlc ritual special prayers follow for
country ln which Ne happen 70 live, for the con
$500. IoF ne Sck Ior Wayiarers 9y land ana
Prayer for extraordinary circumstances such
the older editions Of the Prayer Book we and here
s leq1 LeT ply lot tn2SS conned ~ the 4n9giSl
gge1t u mans failure 10 comprehend the father
I0uG or love. and Irg logical teaching that
human beings should treat one another as brothers
sephardIc syuagogJes. tie scrolls OF the Law.
turned e ne AK The eysnHE se-iGs s E I'd,
establishment of The klnsiom q heaven on earth
vanish ike smoke and the rule OF the proud shall
pass from earth short form or confession. some
PRAYERS for the 4toucuent service
Here is from The Askenaz PRAYER Book Verify
bered Destitute or merit dare not ap-
preach Thee What can We say. how justify
ourselves O, Thou who TOO pure OF sight 70 pc
hold evil2 Have compassion on those VINO
long suffering 10 the evildoe-s as well as 70 the
& it NO 1's rlso viii confess show us
thy ways- Thou art our beloved; We are
This from tho sc9hardic PRAYER Book: 7 make
confession ta, our lrrspisstl- oell S.sIll a. =,
great. Nv heart. mine eyes gave consent %
sin. and because sinred my tears 0edew my couch
rlenli6us ore who creates the world. the universe
II eyes King Of Kings. near 70 those VINO a
These WIN sufficiently Illustrate the compositions
the TWO great rituals. The parts that are com
mon to both IN. general confessions. The appeal
To describe at further length the prayers Of the
morning afternoon and evening OF ule gay 49, 49,
extend this communication beyond reasonable nm
its The confession prayers IN all are IN thr ioI'lyst
strain and there are constant pS7'tSe N-l-ll -
tn mysteries creation. anu tle bellss
OF other worlds hsings and worlds alike tne crratI
ures OF Him. who made tho l'nlJsSs universe AM
The entire holy dav spent in fasting the syno-
in he Pible affecting the SOut-uilFe
sf,vQesrfvalv hImbling the soul Hebrews last me
whole dav abstaiaing from food and water nose
vrLo do not are the sick. some whose Spiritual
as,ira ions re weaker than earthly appetjtes. and
some who understand It's SpiriIt&t! Sl-lii-l
,grca tba+ the iav is 10 be passed in u-djsturbed
49, ,,,,,;o v-ftb an earthly thoughts and
earthly auDetites suhdUed. Certainly ne VINO cam
not subdue his earthly desires cannot Teach hisn
The lose OF the services is the climax For then
the doctrine Of the unity the proclamation OK UT
peated declaration OF our ioyaty ~. t,S
the minister and echoed by inc cons5e gaLlon ~.
enough to show that Just as We nave suHsIeI w
thorsard wears for oar fidelity these Ideals We
are ready to suffer twice two thousand more anu
Blast OF the shofar and the day OF spiritual
aspiration OF long efort To rearn MEM
ended 7 add this; ] said Wohld tSNN SpV ne-F
the HOLY OF HOLES. near our sacred thouSnL Pr
cfncts wish YOU could enter INTO them aInOuS
the ideals of thought there e'sHri'sd iutSls Wtl'
are Fundamentals OF our religion. ideals which per
,-ada tho whole OF atonement service ana OF
ali our services I mean such doctrines as tue DOC
So- tbst that one that iudtvSible Being IS our Is
1a1lr;nly's onIv Saviour: that but ourselves
can bear the penalties or our SINS thdt ouF oNiI
atonement is personal at-oue-Ineh' -
know You cannot enter into these But they are
tbev are not merely Hebrew; they are Bible
thoughts thoughts found in the law Snd !ne
Sew-YorS Sent IS 1904