Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-02
The Jewish New Yea,
opy Dr. MendcI sIlIrr.)

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Unlike other Jewish festivals of tho
year, The three so-called Pilgrim
feasts, IL Rosh Hoskonah, tho New
Years day. which will be observed
by Jews the world over next Monday
evening and Tuesday. In the first
place Il Is not like the other feasts,
merely a joyous day. but a solemn
one. While "a true festival. In the
strictest sense, yet solemnity is its
most predominating feature. Hut
| there is also q deeper difference be-
tween the New Years day and the
| other holidays. The latter are ma
ture f%easts. agricultural In origin,
| having been endowed by tradition
also with a Significance commemorn-
tive OF some great event In lsracPs
past. Thus Passover is the feast Of
freedom. commemorative of Israels
delivery from Egypt. 1t is at the same
time the spring festival. which in
Palestine marked the beginning of the
barley harvest.
The feasts OF Weeks and '"Taber-
n%acles'' arc the early and late har-
vest fcasts respectively, commemorate
ing also, in accordance with tradition
the Sinaitic revelation and divine pro-
lection during the forty years wan
dcring In the desert. As such. these
holidays commend themselves strong
~ To the historic consciousness of
the jew. But from their very nature
ana origin they appeal more to him as
a race than as an individual. Their
agricultural aspect no longer applies.
Their historic significance has a
meaning only when Israel Is consid-
cred as q whole, hts present condi-
ton being the direct continuance of
an uninterrupted past.
AAr -. a.. a. .atff 49,. A.r.a N.uFfu
day. Like the day of atoncmcnt II
claims the observance OF the Jews
as individuals, rather than as mem-
bers of a race, II Is neither agriCul-
tural In origin nor commemorative OF
any historic event. save Tor one tra-
dition which places the creation OF
the world on that date. Its chief om-
pOrtnncc Is Just what It's namc implies,
II Is the beginning of a new year.
Its message thereby becomes univcr-
sal Ia Intent and purpose. II brings
with Il the certainty OF the past years
experiences aud tho uncertainty OF
the coming events. by It's -obseryanccs
then are accentuatcd the universal
themes of the flight OF time. the
frailty of human nature. the limita-
tions OF mans kuowlcdge-thoughts
which are univcrsalistic and modern
Ia application as they are individual
istic and ancient In their origin. No
q IA think OF these things, the
many sad. sad experiences. the bit.
ter dtsappointmcnts, the hopes frus-
tratcd. the plans foiled. the good in
tentions wasted, and tho wrongs. too.
committed without wishing sincerely.
yet d~ittidcntly, 60 improve future OPP
p~ortunitics, to bccomo better and 20
do better. Hence the institution of
the Jewish New Year. which is both
a Joyous and "a solemn feast.
j. ls Ia time uf sudden mishap or
accident that Chamberlain's Linimcnt
can hc relied upon 10 tuke the plaCc |
OF the family doctor. who cannot al
be found at the moment. Then /
70 70 that Chambcrlain's Linimcnt Is
never found wanting In cases OF
sptains, cuts. wounds and bruises I
Chamherlain's Liniment takes out the
soreness and drives away the main. I