The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-09
JEWS CELEBRATING DAY OF ATONEMENT Commenced Last Night at Sum-
 set and Ends Tonight IS OBSERVED BY FASTING Rabbi Newfleld Breaches on Import ance of Observing the Day Prop
 erly-MemoriaI Service
 This Afternoon.

The beginning of Tom Kippnr, or Day of Atonement, the most sacred and holy day of the Jewish religious calendar was appropriately commemorated al IeHipie Emanuel and Knesseth Israel the two Jewish churches in this city. Further ser vices will be held today.
 According to the custom in observing Jewish holidays, Tom Kippur begins at sunset of the day preceding. Servres were held at Knesseth Israel from o'9o to s:3O, the rituals being read in the lie brew tongue. At Temple Emanuel the ser vices began at 7:so o'clock. Rabbi Morris Newfeld preached sermon on the im- portance of the observance and the sane tity of the day.
 pr. NewfieId's Sermon.
 The observant Jews will keep strict fast today and until sunset this evening will not eat or drink.
 Rabbi Newield opened his sermon at Temple Emanuel last night as follows
 "The hush of sancity is over Israel. However estranged the Jew may be from Judaism at other times, tonight he enters 1sraels sacred portal seeking communion with his brethren, longing for fellowship of religion, of spiritual aspiration for the inship, of history duty and destiny.
 Wonderful day, this our Tom Kppur. It's magic charm welds for one brief day at least Tsraels scattered community into one united household. It is the day which localizes within itself Jewish hope and Jewish thought which emphasizes Jewish obligations and duty. It is the day that recalls memories of the past glory and anticipates the brilliant hills of the golden future.
 "A day like this may well appeal to the modern Jew for it expresses all that Is vital in his religion"
 Dr. Newfield then cited an old Rabbinni- cal legend In the Talmued, describing In a most striking way the last great day of Tom Kippur. The legend was cited. the speaker said, because 1t was express sve Of the Fundamental idea of the day. In response to the summons that all who had blessed themselves with the holy law should come and receive their reward, all the nations of the earth appear and put in their claims for recognition. Through their most learned spokesmen. each submit their achievements, reote the cities they have built, the highways they have erected the handsome structures which are the results of their labors, but all in vain. The Divine Judge dismisses their pleas as not coming up to the high | requirements
 Their achievements were the result of ia1 to their own vanities. and for this req son they are not given the reward of eternal glory, which is a reward to Israel alone" said the speaker.
 Loving Kindness Wanted.
 The rabbi emphasized the fact that burnt offerings were not to be desired or accepted by the divinity, but that what was wanted was loving kindness and jus | tice. A manifestation of these two things, | he said, is one of the greatest things a Jew could do on Tom Kippur and through l the entire year. Not to place burnt sac | rifices on the altars of the divinity, but | to offer up loving kindness and mercy and clothe the naked, feed the hungry and teach the ignorant.
 | The choir under the direction of Rienz; | Thomas rendered Kol Nidre and other ancient anthems William Gussen render | ed violin solo.
 | Today at Temple Emanuel the morning service will be held at 10 o'clock. An- other service will be held at noon In the afternoon children's services will be held. At 3:3O o'clock memorial services will be held in commemoration of de- parted.
 The services will begin at Knesseth Israel this morning at 10 o'clock and will continue until o'clock this evening when
 Tom Kippur will end and the fast will | be broken