The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
OBSERVE JEWISH
 NEW YEAR TODAY Will Be Celebrated in All
 Jewish Churches PROGRAMME OF DAY Marks Beginning of Jewish Year 5672 and Is Day of Self Ex-
 animation and Self Judg-
 ment for the Jew
PROGRAMME OF DAY

The Jewish New Years day, which of September. will be celebrated by services conducted at all the Jewish houses of worship in the city. It is observed as a holy day from the even ing of Friday, the 22d, until sundowu Saturday, and the orthodox Jew also observes the so-called "second day" on the 24th.
 At Temple Emanuel services will pc conducted by Rabbi Morris .Newfield on Friday evening at s o'clock, the subject of his sermon being, "The Mes- sage of Simple Faith,' and on satur- day morning at 10:so o'clock the sub ject of the morning sermon will be, "The Idea of Judgment
 An excellent musical programme has been arranged for both services under the direction of Mrs. Edna Cockel Gus sen. The entire musical portion of the services will be sung by double quartet composed of Misses Olive, Sci bert and Schwartz, hrs Newfield and Messrs. OHara, Geis, Heflin and Nor ton. tG
 Rosh Hashonah, or the Jewish New Years day, marks the beginning of the Jewish year 5672, and the Biblical basis for it's observance is found in Leviticus xxiii, 24 and in Nehemiah viii, 9. where 1t is referred to as a day holy to the Lord.''
 The day is not ons merely of re- ioicing, as is the secular New Year It is day of memorial or of re- membrance, reminding the Jew of the duty of self examination and self Judgment. To arouse the conscience to this solemn task the ceremony of sounding the Shofar. or rams horn forms an important feature of the service. Among the orthodox Jews att tanment of this result is also sought by setting aside a few days before the New Years day for the recital, in the synagog, of penitential prayers. This continues until the eve of the Day of Atonement. These prayers, chanted in the minor key before dawn in the dimly lighted houses of worship, sound the note of grief and contrition for the sins of the past year.
 In many places the curious ceremony of Tashlich, originating perhaps with the German Jews not earlier than the fourteenth century, Is observed on the afternoon of New Years day. The wor- shfpers congregate near a running stream when the eighteenth to twen- tieth verses of the seventh chapter of Micah are intoned, ending with the phrase which no doubt suggested the ceremony, Thou wilt cast all thy sins into the depths of the sea"
 After the solemn services on the evening of Friday and the morning of Saturday, the Hebrew greeting is heard on all sides, signfying "A good year. or "Mayest thou be inscribed Gin the Book of Life) for good year" In latter years custom has appeared of sending to friends New Years greeting inscriptions. When the earnest devo- tions of the day are done the fes- tival is made an occasion of social and domestic rejoicing.
 Days Programme
 The following programme will be ob- served at Temple Emanuel in the serv- ices in celebratio of New Years day FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22,
 s O'CLOCK.
 Anthem, q Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" (Horsman).
 Ritual (Schlesinger).
 Duet "Inspirer and Hearer Of Prayer (GiebeD, Miss Olive and MT. Hefin.
 Anthem, "o Sing Unto the Lord" (Rickman)
 Ritual (Schlesinger).
 Anthem, Be Glad and Rejoice,'' (Steane).
 SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMEBER
 23. 10:30 O'CLOCK.
 Anthem, 70. Be Joyful (Nevin).
 1,itual (Schlesinger).
 Anthem, 70, How Amiable," (Maun- der)
 The sounding of the Shofar (Schles- inger).
 Anthem, Rejoice Today CSteane).
 Closing ritual (Schlesinger).