Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-07
ROSR HASHANAH
THE NEW YEAR OF THE JEWS
COMMENCES AT SUNSET
TOMORROW
Universally Observed BY the Hebrews the
World 0Yer-SerEiccs by the LoCal
Hebrew Contingent The Blow
ing Of the Sh0far

A holiday worldwide IN its obser-
vance is Rcsh HashAnah. the jew ish
New Year. which at sundown tom0r-
row enters on its j66sth year. The
celebration OF Rosh Hashanah was
established by Mosaic preccpt. for in
Leviticus IS ritten speak unto The
children of Israel. saying : In the
seventh month. on the first day Of the
month, shall ye have a SABBATH. \
memorial of blowing of trumpets and
holy convocation. le shall DO NO
seryile work therein. BY ye shall
offer an offering made by IRE unto the
Lord
During the existence Of the Temple
in Jerusalem, burnt offerings were
sacrificed To the Lord on all tire holy
davs. but since the destruction 81
the Temple. prayersNhave been insti-
tuted in place OF burnt offerings.
These prayers were composed hy the
prophets and sages many hundreds
Of years ago and are very solemn
and impressive. \ passage from
the new year services, Indicative Of
the solemnity of the day, Rosh
Hashanab being also called the Day
Of At0nement, reads as follows !:
ION the first day Of the year il is in
seribed and on the Fast Day Of
Atonement, IL is sealed and deter
mined, how many shall pass by and
how many be horn, vino shall live
and who shall die; who shall finish
his allotted time aud who not, who
is TO perish By FIRE, who by water.
who by the sword and who by Wild
beasts; who by hunger or vino by
thirst: who by an earthquake or who
by plague, who by stTanglng or who
by lapidatioD. who shall be at rest,
and who shall be wandering, who 10
remain tranquil and who he dis
turbed who shall reap enjoyment
and who 20 be- painfully afflicted, who
grow rich and who become poor who
shall be cast down and who exalted
But peniteBcee, prayer and CHARITY
can ayart the evil Decree
An awe-inspiTing feature 0f the
holiday is the blowing Of the Sl0faF
or ram $ hon in the synagOgnes NJ
the morning service. Its queer and
plaintive notes calling the worship
pers to judgment and repentance
sends thrills through the congrega-
tfons and intensifies the deep, religious
feryOF. by conservative Hebrews
New Year is observed as a tw0-day
| iEMkA#AA Dii sAAAWNMA - Aft1 WAa%AtsAAAt
that exists regarding the exact time
Of the new moon (tbe Hebrew caien-
dar being reckOned according 10 the
lunar year. but some observe only
the first day. 4 week after New
Year Is the Day Of AtOnemcnt or
YOm Kuppnr the most solemn Of all
Jewish holidays and the days inter
yening between the two holidays are
known as the Days Of Penitcnce dur
ing which repentance Is made for sins
committed knowingly OF unknow
ingly.
As in former years the Jewish i'm
babftants Of this city viii celebrate
the holidays with cessation 81 bust
ness and many stores viii De closed
On next Monday and Tuesday. The
kenncssetb Israel congregation u this
city will hold New Year services IN
Pythian Hall on School street com
mencing on Sunday night which will
continue morning and evening Gil
Tuesday night when the holiday ter
inmates. The Capital extends - it,
many friends and patrons 0f the Jew
ish faith best wishes for = happy New
Year--I.asiauab Tow Tikogavu.