The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-20
WILL CELEBRATE
10Th ANNIVERSARY
DIR. CALIsCH HAS BEEN RABBI AT
BETH AHABAH FOR SCORE OF
YEARS.
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HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES
THE EVENT OCCURS ON JEWISH
NEW YEARS DAY WHICH
FALLS SATURDAY THIS
YEAR.
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES

These Twenty Years viii be the !
Ahabah synagogue next Saturday |
morning, the occasion being the TWEEN
tieth anniversary OF his rabbiship at
this synagogue. The event will also !
be Jewish New Years Day. Rosh Has |
hannah. The first services at the syna-
gogue celebrating New Years Day
will be held Friday night, when Or,
Calisch will preach on The Meas
uring stan OF Life
These services will begin at p. NJ. |
Those Saturday morning win begin
at 10 o'clock.
The services will ba of an unusual
~ impressive character The regu
lar choir Will be augmented by adj
diioual voices. under the direction
Of Mr.. Moses Mag. Professor Rein
/ hardt will be at tho organ.
New Years Day.
Rosh Hashanah or New Years Day,
marking the beginning of the Jewish
year 5672. falls this year on Satur-
day, the 23d Of September
1t is observed as a holy day from
the evening OF Friday, the 22d, until
shutdown of Saturday, the 23d. The
orthodox Jew obaeryes also the So
called second day on the cath.
| The Biblical basis for the observ-
ance of the first day Of Tishri az a
| New Years day and the most SOL
! emn day Of the Jewish calendar next
/ TO Yem kippur or the Day Of Atone
ment. Is found in the reference to
a Zikkaron memorial day. IN Le-
vtticus xiii, "a, which reads:
I'm the seventh month. I'm the first
rday OF the month. shall We have
Sabbath, a memorial of blowing OF
trumpets. holy conyocation."
Ezra also refers to the day as one
holy to the Lord" nehemiah Will,
| 81.
Not mere day Of rejoicing. like
the secular New Year. is this Rosh
Hashanah. 1t In a day Of memorial,
or day Of remembrance, reminding
the Jew OF the duty q seIf-examina-
ton 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 attainment Of this OBJ
sect 10 also sought by setting aside
a few DAYS before the New Years
Day for the recital, In the synagogue.
of penitentiai prayers called Selihot.
This continues until the eve OF the
Day of Atonemenh ThAAe Selihot
/ tEudHkei III ttS ihiI1+ MY HSipi Z
dawn In the dtmly lit houses OF wor-
ship sound the note of grief and con-
triton for the sins OF the past year.
Cast Sins Into sea.
In many places the curious cere-
mouv OF Teshlich, originating per-
haps with the German Jews not ear
ilier than the fourteenth century. IS
observed on the afternoon OF New
Years Day. The worshipers congre-
gate near q running stream when the
eighteenth TO twentieth verses or the
Iseventh chapter Of Micah are fntoned
ending with phrase which no doubt
suggested ceremony Thou wilt cast
all their sins into the depths OF the
sea"
| After the solemn services on the
evening Of Friday and the morning
Of Saturday the Hebrew greeting Il
heard on all sides. signifying "A good
wear" or "Mayest thou be inscribed
| TN the Book OF Lifel for good
year" In latter wears a custom has
appeered OF sending to friends New
Years creating cards OF various de
signs, colors and inscriptions Wher
the earnest devotions OF the day ars
done, the festival Is made an occa.
sion of social and domestic rejoicing