Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-26
HONOR FEAST OF PASSOVER
Jewish Festival of Freedom Began on
Saturday Evening.
RABBI COIN TELLS SIGNIFICANCE
Patriarchs of the Days of IsraeFs
Glory Held TO He True Founders
of the Liberty the World
Vow Enjoys.

The celebration OF the Jewish ''Pesach,"
or Feast Of the Passover began Saturday
evening and VIII continue eight days. The
"Pesach'' commentaries the deliverance Of
the Jewish people from Egypt, and is cele-
brausd throughout the Jewish world as the
great freedom festival OF that race.
The first public service was held sun
day morning ut Temple Israel with i'm
pressivs ceremonies and a program OF ex-
ceprionally fine music. followed by an ad-
dress BY Rabbi Cohn on the subject OF
True Freedom"
Then the Lord said unto Moses. go in
unto Pharaoh and tell him. thus saith the
Lord God OF the Hebrews. let my people
90 that they may serve me
1T was this great step that Moses and
Aaron took for the deliverance Of the Jews
that gave them their freedom, without
which all else would have been vain" said
Rabbi Conn. No nation is free unless it
can enjoy the full principles OF freedom.
No individual is free unless he is free TO
act The absence OF liberty is death; lib
srty is life. This book OF Exodus is the
oldest chapter. teaching Of freedom. in the
history OF mankind. The progress Of free
dom is the heritage Of all mankind. II
the true religion. the highest morality
these would have been enough; but Israel
gave TO the world freedom in the truest
sense.
Pafrfarchs FOunders OF Liberty.
''rhe great reformation OF Luther reached
back to the spirit OF freedom taught oy
the patriarchs. which was the true f0unda-
ton OF freedom. II was from this same
fountain source Of all human freedom that
England granted her tolerance ana made
Englishmen free. II was from this an
cient source OF freedom. too. thar the new
nation OF the new world laid the founda-
tons Of its spirit OF freedom II was the
spirit Of liberty Of the Old Testament that
established the law OF human rights. lib
srty. justice and humanity. The Puritan
pulpits resounded with texts from the Old
Testament.
America, the grandsst. uoblsst ana most
free OF all nations OF the world. is the
/ real incarnation OF liberty for all mankind
yet il is but the modern expression OF the
old Jewish spirit Of freedom given by God
| when he bade Pharoah let my people go
Freedom and progress go together L
] is no accident that England and America
are free. It is but the evolution OF ths
history OF freedom told in Exodus.
Freedom Is becoming universal, except
in the despOrism OF Russia The time j,
not far distant when the civilized and free
dom loving world viii say TO the czar Of
the Russias. Let my people go The warn
ing viii be needed, too. The time Is not fal
away when Russia viii be under a demo
cratic form Of government
There is an intellectual and religious a.
well as Il political freedom The separa
ton Of church and state VIII yet be uni
versal. because no one church or individua
has a monopoly OF al the worlds wisdom.
Freedom does not mean that one shal
do as he pleases. Restraint is morality
and freedom and morality are the highes
attributes Of mankind
The feast OF the Passover Is sometime
known as the Feast OF Uuleavene
Bread" There is also a family service
called the"Sader." held in the JEWS
homes the first or second morning OF IN
Passover
The nnaI celebration OF the ''Pesach
viii be next Friday evening and saturda
morning.