Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-28
THE JEWISH
new YEAR

The Jewish New Year will begin at
sunset. Friday the 29th inst, and will
be celebrated the whole day Saturday
following. From the four corners of
tine earth during this time the prayers
of the Jews will ascend, to the Throne
of Mercy, thanking the Giver of All
for the blessings of life, health. peace
and prosperity enjoyed during the
past year and imploring a continuance
of the same blessings during the year
to come.
Through the courtesy of Rabbi Jo-
seph Zeisler of the B'nai Zion CON
gregation the following interesting
data concerning the Jewish New Year
have been obtained. The services in the
synagogue here will be very impre5-
sive. They will begin at p. IN. on
Friday. At the morning service on
Saturday the trumpet will be blown
three times according to the Lord's
commandment. The trumpet alluded to
is rams horn, prepared in the HOY
Land. Figuratively. the first blast i
designed to awaken the sleepy from a
condition of lethargy. as life here is
one of work in the gardens of charity
for the betterment OF mankind; the
second blast idealizes the preparation
necessary in undertaking noble deeds.
There is a slight difference in the
ritual of the so-called Orthodox aud
the Reformed Jews. The services
among the Reformed Jews are mostly
III the language of the land where they
reside, the only exception being in the
case of old people and foreigners. The
minister of the Temple B'nai Zion,
here. Rabbi Zeisler, reads the liturg Y
mostly in English and makes it a rule
that in all evening services the Sci
mon is in the vernaoular. while Mt the
morning service the preaching is in
the German language.
The New Year, called "Rosh- Hash
onoh," =" is celebrated according to the
Bible OH the first day of the seventh
month, Tishri. and the Jews are com
manded to 3ongregate in holy con-
vocation. Yom- Kippur, the Day OF
Atonement. occurs on the 10th day OF
Tishri and will be celebrated by the
Jews on the 9th of October
AS in the case of all Jewish holiday:
Yom Kippur begins with sunset on
Sunday evening. October 8th, as ac'
cording to the Scriptures the day be
gins with the evening.
Yom Kippur with the Jews is the
holiest of all holidays. and is kept a'
Sabbath of the Sabbaths, a day Of
strict abstinence from all work and
earthly pleasures. day of repentance
of public and strict confession. day
of forgiveness and good resolution fol
the future. The strict followers o1
the Bible deny their physical body al
food for "a hours.
A part of the Yom Kippur morning
service is the memorial service,
where for departed ones special pray
ers are said and their names mention
ed.
The final feature of the Yom Kippu
service is the "Neilah'' or the con
Guiding prayers, which promises to bt
very solemn this year. Just before
the benedictiou is given we hear agail
the sound of the trumpet called "Sho
far" which signifies the time to re-
turn to earthly work.
The third and the last of the Hol!
Days of the season is the Feast of tin
! Tabernacle, which is celebrated afte
the harvest. The celebration of "Suc
Goth. s" which means a Tabernacle, be
gins on the 10Th day of Tishri, or OF
the 14th day of October and continue
seven days. of which the first day onl.
is celebrated in the church, the re
naming days being devoted to pleas
ant intercourse with friends and neigh
bors.