Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-11
THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.
Marks Beginning of 567th Year Of
Creation.

"In the seventh month, in the first
bath, a memorial Of blowing of trum-
pets. an holy convocation." Geviticus,
23.23.)
This Is one of the six festival laws
Moses in the wilderness soon upon
their leaving the land of the Pharoahs
and entering up on legally constituted
nationality and theocracy Of their
own.
Like the other festivals it is desg-
mated by the law giver as a Sabbath,
a day to be observed by rest" from
labor and refraining from performing
all manner of work" Scripturally it
is called "a day of memorial" imply
ing the fact that on this great day God
specially remembers His people for
the purpose, it is explained. Of review
ing their deeds during the preceding
year 1t is also designated in the
Scrptural passage above quoted as "a
day of blowing Of trumpets," an in
Junction observed. by the Jewish peo-
pie everywhere to this day. in the
| blowing of the sholar, or ramshorn.
during the synagOgical service and
celebration of the festival.
Since the day was day of convoca-
| tiOn and gathering together for an i'm
portant religious purpose the blowing
| of trumpets was necessary in order
to better reach the scattered people,
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taking place of the day of memorial
and the summons to assemble en-
| masse Thus the blowing of the ShO-
| far on Rose HaShanah in the syna-
gOgue i'm the present day is directly
based on the injunction divinely ut
tered and transmitted to the Jewish
| people 1000 years ago. centuries be-
| fore Greece and Rome even assumed
form and the rest Of the world was
yet wrapped in savagery, idolatry and
darkness.
1t is worthy of notice that the word
| month" is used in Scriptural chrO-
| nology-first month, seventh month,
and so on. no names having yet been
given to the twelve months of the
year. 1t was long after the conquest
of Canaan. and during the period i'm
lmediately before and after the exile
that the months in the Jewish calen-
dar became designated by names
Nilsson. IyOr Sivon. TamuZ. and so
forth. The seventh month became to
be known as Tishri. thus making the
Scriptural lin the seventh month" in
the first doy of the month synonymous
of the present day.
1t was also late in the Jewish his
tory that the first day I'm TiShri, for
religious. economic and legal cOnve-
nience and purposes. was declared and
adopted as the beginning of the Jew
ish calendar year. According to Jew
| ish tradition. the creation of the world
dates back $50 years. thus making
Tuesday. the first day i'm the month of
Tshri. the beginning Of the 5,671th
year since creation.
The day was observed by the Jew
ish people in all parts of the world
as ROsh Hashanah. literally the head
of the year. the observance taking the
form of religious service and the re-
framing from work and business. The
celebration of the festival, in accord
ancc with the Jewish from eve to
eve" religious customs, began at sunset
Monday. the eve of ROsh Hashanar.
and lasted until sunset Tuesday. On
account of certain chronological un-
|CcrtainticS. caused by changed exile
conditions. the orthodox branch of the
Jewish faith. usually more rigid OBJ
servers of church law, celebrated
two days as days of memorial, Tues
day and Wednesday.