New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-06
YEAR 5,672 IS WANING
LEWIS Prepare for Rosh-Hasha-
nah Celebration Wednesday.
AWAIT RAMS HORN CALL
MANY Temporary Synagogues
Arranged to Accommodate
Festival Throngs.

II. Jewish New Year will begin at
Sc, Wednesday. and there has been
neral housekeeping in all the syna-
eo,pes in preparation for the services
al that unlC
Although Rosh-Hsshansh. as the day Is
,.orn among the Jews. marks the be-
-,,r,ns Of a new year. II is considered
e,rjnturally only as the DAY Of the
.,.norial OF the blowing OF the trumpet"
"a mark the passing Of time and the I'M
o,r;sinty OF human life. The ancient
..r,mony Of blowing the shofar. or rams
horn. is the central feature OF the SER
vice. and has been interpreted by the
s.res as tho cali Of the spirit arousing
tho conscience and awakening the i'm
mise to make the new year more fruit
MI for noble and unselfsh action" The
new year will be known as $3.50 and will
end at sunset, October ]. 1918.
For the accommodation Of the thou
sands Of Jews who are not members OF
s,nagogucs an organization. OF which
The Rev. Or. ]. l.. Magnes is the head,
has established temporary synasogues at
the following places: No. l57 East 9th
street. No &c East 5th street. No. ass
Rocksvay avenue. East New York: No.
Is I'd street. and at the Hebrew Technical
School Second avenue and 18th street,
But these places together with the rex
ulsrly organized houses of worship. will
NOT accommodate all who wish 10 attend
,he services said an East Side COM
nunsl worker Yesterday. commenting on
feature OF the festival he considered
rude and regretta bic. FOR OF the 10000
Jews in the United States 100000 live in
New York. and hundreds OF holiday syna
gosues where admission can be gained
only on payment Of a certain sum, will
~ run like places Of amusement by enter
prsing persons. There are at least six
hundred OF these. and some people put
the number as high as eight hundred.
Dance halls. moving picture places, box
ing clubs. billiard halls and other places
have been converted into synagogues by
people who commercialize the Jews de-
sire 10 be Jew on that day. if on no
other
The services in the various temples and
rnagoEues will be conducted by the fol-
loving rsbbis Agudath Jeshorim, David
Davidson Ahawath Chesed. Isaac. :.
Moses. Anshe Chesed. Jacob kohn: Beth
e. Samuel Schulman Beth Israel 12d
street and Lexington avenue. Aaron Else
man. and Temple Emanuel. Joseph Sill
yerman The Rev Dr. II. G. Enelow,
Who was recently elected as associate
rabbi will occupy the pulpit for the first
tine.
At the Temple nai-Jeshurun, Goth
street and Madison avenue. the pulpit
will be occupied by the Rev. DR.. Emanuel
schreiber 1T the Hebrew Tabernacle
Rabbi Edward Lissman will ofhciste; at
Mount Zion Rabbi 3. A. Thinner. and at
Ohab Zeder. West i1sth street. the Rev.
Dr. Bernard Drachman.
The last named, Immediately after the
holidays. will sail for England 20 preach
as candidate for tho place 81 CHIEF
rabbi Of Great Britain The Rev Joseph II.
Hertz who is also being considered for
the English rsbblnical honor, will oflciate
al orach Chain. No. 1861 Lexington ave-
nue. The Rev. Or. Rudolph Grosxman
vii conduct the services at the Temple
Rodeph Sholom. Lexington avenue and cd
street and Rabbi Jacob Dolgenas Will Of
hcste al Pincus Elijah Synagogue, in
ie9th street AT Shaaray Tefilar. No $50
Vest go street. the Rev. Or. F. de Sofa
Mendes will conduct the services. The
Rey. Dr. w. F. Mendes rabbi OF the Span
sh and Portuguese Synagogue. who has
been absent for the last eighteen months.
Will be present. but as he is not sufficient
u restored in health the services will BE-
conducted by tho Rev. DR.. dc Sofa Pool
The Rev. Or. Maurice II. Harris will be
N charge OF Temple Israel, OF Harlem. and
Al the fremont Temple. in The Bronx,
Rabbi Clifton II. Levy will conduct the
serypn,