Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
HEBREW DAY OF ATONEMENT
IMPORTANT DATE IN CALENDAR
OF THE CHURCH.
Services by Local Congregations in Its
Observance-Rabbi Stern's An
niversary Sermon.

Yom Kippur, or the Day of the Atone
ment regarded as the most important day
In the Jewish calendar and the one most
generally observed by Hebrews Of both the
orthodox and the reformed denominations
is being observed today by the sons and
daughters of Judea in Washington and
elsewhere throughout the country. The
celebration of the feast will be continued
until the first stars appear in the heavens
tomorrow evening 1t is the tenth day Of
the month Tishri, the first month in the
new year, and 1t marks the end of the pen
itential period which began with the Gel
ebration of Rosh Hashonah.
Among the orthodox Hebrews Yom K p
pur is kept as solemn fast, and during the
twenty-four hours beginning at sunset Fri
day and ending at sunset Saturday no food
or drink or nourishment of any kind is al
lowed to pass the lips OF the piouS and OBJ
serving Jew.
No Exemptions.
From this observance none is exempt ex-
cept the sick. children under age. very old
people whose health would be affected by
abstention from nourishment. and nursing
mothers. No work of any. kind Is permits
sible while the fast continues. The syna-
gogues of the orthodox Jews will be open
for worship tn evening, when the solemn
services known kol-Nidre will be held
The services on Saturday will be contin-
uOus in these places of worship. commence
ing at early hour In the morning and
continuing with short intermisS!ons until
after the stars appear in the evening.
The members of the reformed congrega-
lions observe the day also. but have abol-
ished the fast. The services in these tenn
pies as they are called to distinguish them
from the orthodox synagogues, will be held
this evening, and there VII also be a serv-
ice Saturday morning and another one
in the afternoon. The memorial service.
one of the most impressive features OF the
day. will be held Saturday afternoon. There
Will be services at all Jewish institutions.
Order of Exercises.
Rev. DR.. Simon rabbi of the Eighth
Street Temple. delivered the sermon last
night and ofticiated at todays services
Rabbi DR.. Hummel of Baltimore chanted
services at the Adath Israel Synagogue
last night and continued the lamentations
and prayers today.
Cantor L!ebsohn officiated at the services
at Above Sholem Synagogue last night
and also chanted the services today. Rabbi
DR.. Silverstone delivered the sermon this
morning.
Rabbi Stern will deliver his thirty-fifth
anniversary sermon at the Eighth Street
Temple this aftTnoon. Services are
being conducted today by Rabbi Stern
and Rabbi Simon.
The services at the Adath Israel Temple,
9Th and l streets northwest, began at 5
o'clock this morning and will be continued
until sunset this evening. The services
were conducted by Rabbi Hummel of Bal
timore, assisted by Rabbi Samuels. Me-
mortal services over the dead were held
from II to l o'clock today Two large
memorial lights which were donated by
Oppenheimer Brothers in memory of their
father and mother, were lighted on the
altar.
The Above Cholem Congregation at 9Th
and l streets northwest held services from
6 O clock this morning and they will last
until g o'clock this evening. Memorial
services were held from IL to II o'clock
Rabbi Libsom, assisted by a choir of ten
men conducted the services.