The Washington herald., 1913-10-01
jews OBSERVE
HOLY SEASON
Worshipers Of Hebrew Re-
ligion Celebrate New Year
at Sunset Today.
SERVICES In THIS CITY
Synagogues to Hold Meetings in
Honor of Rosh
Hashanah.

At sunset this evening. worshipers of
the Hebrew religion will cease work and
commence the observance of the Jewish
New Year. or Rosh Hashanah. 1t will
mark the commencement of the year
5514 in the Jewish calendar, and will be
known as Tisri l. The new year, being
a common" year. will consist of 354
davs. whereas the last year. because 1t
was a perfect year. consisted of 3S5
davs.
Members Of all branches Of the Hebrew
religion will celebrate the feast. In the
Reform Synagogue, the Rosh Hashanah
will last until sunset tomorrow. Those of
the orthodox branch Of the church will
observe the feast until sunset on Friday
Manv workers in this city will be given
holiday tomorrow. In many instances,
department stores will be closed. This
probably is the most important holiday
observed by the Hebrews.
Holy Season InauEurated.
The new year will inaugurate a holy
season which ends with the Shemini
Atzereth. or the Feast of the Conclusion,
on October q
There will be Observances this evening
and tomorrow in many Jewish syna-
gogues. Services at Eighth Street Temple
will be started this evening. The subject
selected for the sermon is An Invita-
ton" There will be another service to-
morrow morning. Services also will be
held on the evening of October 10 and the
morning of October II. The Harvest
Festival will he held on the evening OF
October l. and the morning OF October
ID. On the evening OF October % and the
morning of October o will be celebrated
the Feast OF the Conclusion" and this
feast will be followed on Sunday. Oc-
h. Of
Hebrew Cemetery.
Rosh Hashanah also is known as the
Day OF Memorial and the Day OF the
Blowing of the Trumpets. Its significance
is not principally in the change OF date.
" hich is considered Of minor importance
by the Hebrews What causes il to out
rank most other holidays Of the faith is
that il begins what might be termed a
new life for each worshiper. 1t is accom-
panied by honestly made New Years
On the first day of the new year the
Jew. under his religion. starts life afresh.
He is supposed 20 forgive his enemies and
to cast away his sins; in fact. TO review
his whole l!fe. It is accompanied by self
by the consideration Of former
misdeeds. and the resolution TO avoid
possible repetition in years to come.
As the day of remembrance. or memo
rial. Rosh Hashanah calls upon the fol-
lowers Of the Hebrew faith to remember
the divine purposes Of his life. and as the
day of the blowing OF the trumpets-ie-
rived from the exhortatiOn in the book OF
Levitieus of the Bible, which says that
in the seventh month, on the first day
OF the month. shall ye have Sabbath, a
of blowing OF trumpets and holy
purpose is to stir thu
Israelites from their presumed self-cOm-
pIacency and lead them TO worthy inten-
tiOns and noble deeds.
Yom Hadin, or the day OF Judgment.
IS a third name for Rosh Hashanah
Il is supposed to be the occasion for
elf-judgment. and leads TO the Day Of
Atonement on October H. This is the
,limax Of the renewal Of ideals Rosh
Iashanah is the beginning OF these ten
days of analytical self-study. as the
Hebrew Church has pointed out that in
heir religion they realize that before a
disease can be cured. its nature must be
determined. Human nature may not be
determined by any but the sufferer-in
his case a sufferer from sin. So. il has
,een said. the period OF analysis pre-
,edes the Day Of Atonement, in that IT is
necessary TO discover and to admit sin
ulness before It can be forgiven.