The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-09-27
R0sH HlsHAHAH.

RosH HlsHANAH.
Jewish, New Year to be Observed
Next Week-one of Hottest Days
in 1ebraic Services at
Bikur cheIim Synagogue.
Again the Jews. the world over,
I, are preparing to observe the holy
season which begins with Rosh Ha-
shanah, or New Years day, on the
! evening OF Oct. /, and ends watl
the Shemini Atzereth-the Feast OF
Concluslon-on the evening of Oct. %.
In the Jewish tradition, the Rosh
Hashanah marks the anniversary OF
the creation Of the world, supposed
to have taken place 5674 years ago.
The present Rosh Hashanah, there
fore, will mark the beginning OF the
year 5674.
rhe change of date, however, is of
little or no Importance, and ii the
Jewish New Years day had no fur
Their significance, its appeal TO the Jew
would be very faint indeed. 1t is
not the change of year, but the
change of life that this day stresses.
that makes it stand out as one OF
the hottest days in the Jewish calen-
dar Herein it radically differs from
our civil New Year; it is a day set
apart for introspection and self-ex-
animation. The sacred character OF
this day is implied in the two other
names by which it is known, viz,
the Day of Memorial and the Lay OF
the Blowing Of the Trumpets. In the
first place it is the Day of Memorial.
or Remembrance. As such, it calls
upon the Jew to remember the di-
vine purpose of his life; secondly, it
| is the Day of the Blowing Of the
| 'frumpets. Its purpose is to rouse
| israel from his self-complacency and
stir him to high resolves and nobler
| deeds.
The Rosh Hashanah derives its
significance from the fact that it
is but the introduction to the Day
of Atonement, which follows ten
days later. Before one can realize
the need of atonement, it is nee
essary that he become conscious OF
his shortcomings Tor SO long as we
imagine ourselves whole, it may new
er occur to us that We need nhysi-
clan; SO long as we do not admit our
Isinfuiness. we shall hardly feel the
4 need Of being gwen Hence, te
make the atonement possible. we
must have Rosh Hashanah, which is
also designated as the Yom Hadin-
the Day Of Judgment-the day where
ON we weigh ourselves in the bal
ance, and perforce, find ourselves
wanting; for there is no righteous
man upon earth that Goeth good al
ways and sinneth not.
The essential ceremony of the ser
/ vices in the synagogue ON Rosh Ha-
shanah is the blowing of the
trumpet, in accordance with the in
! junction In Leviticus 1924, which
reads. I'm the seventh month, on the
first day of the month, shall ye have
a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing OF
trumpets, and holy convocation:"
In the reform synagogue, Rosh Ha.
shanah is celebrated from sunset OF
Oct. to sunset OF Oct. 2, whereas
among orthodox Jews the holiday
does not end until sunset Of Oct. 5. q
/ Divine services in honor of this
important feast will be held in Bi
kur Cholim Synagogue at p. "a
| next Wednesday and 10 o'clock Thurs
/ day morning, with Walter Lemann
and Raphael Singer officiating. The
], choir will be composed Of Mrs. F
i B. Lemann, Miss Clara Stuart and
i Ferrier Blanchard, with Miss Adele
Blum as organist, and the special mu
steal program to be rendered vii
.Flend added solemnity to the impress
siye ceremonies.
schabbos Teshuwoh, sabbath o
Repentance), viii be observed will
divine services on Friday, Oct. 3, a
Z p. NJ, and Saturday, Oct. 4, at L
a. m. Rabbi II. RosenWasser, o
Baton Rouge, will officiate on thest
, occasions.
The attendance of the public at al
the services is earnestly invited.