The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-30
JEWISH ATONEMENT ISOBSERvED TODAY
Services at Temple Emanu- El to Continue Until Sun
 set This Evening

< Last night at sunset began the Jewish Day of Atonement and services in obsery- ance of this holy day will be conducted at Temple Emanu-Ei beginning at 1o:go o'clock this morning until sunset this evening. The first service in connee- ! ton with the atonement began last night at s o'clock
 At ? o'clock this afternoon will be held the young peoples services conducted by Leo NJ. karpeles, while the sermonette will be delivered by Irwin Engel At o'clock the memorial service will bc conducted by Rabbi Ncwtield Al this l service tho sainted dead of the conrre- ! ration are recalled in loving memory and likewise the noble men and women of all creeGs who died during tho year. The central conference of American rabbis explains the Day of Atonement follows:
 "rhe Day Of Atonement, Tom Kippur. the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Falls this year on the 30th day of Sep tember. The Hebrew date Is the 10th of Tishri The festival is ordained in Levitt icus xvi: 29-3i, and SNiii 26-s2 In both passages 1t is styled a Sabbath of solemn rest
 
 is clearly indicated by it's name It i3 intended to complete and crown the work Of the penitential season. begun on tho first of Tshr (New Year), by finally reeoncillng the soul with tho Almighty Implicitly trusting in the divine forgive ness, the lsraelite believes that his con. triton, If 1t be really sincere will at,na for him. will make him at one once more with his Heavenly Father The day. then, is devodted to a supreme effort of penitence, to mighty endeavor after | communion with the Almighty. II is spent in prayer and meditation.
 Tt is kept, too as a fast. in obedience to the command given in each of the two passages above cited where the expression 'ahlict his soul must be understood. in accordance with the traditional nterpre- tetlon, as synonymous with fasting. The chief, the real aim of the Day or Atonement Is the return from evil to good, or in other words. the recon ciliation of the individual soul with the eternal right which is of God. All the external elements of the days ob- servance--its worship and austerities- are intended to promote this supreme purpose. They cannot do duty for it. The act of fasting is partly to serve as a self-imposed chastisement. and partly 1t has reflex influence. For hunger and weakness tell upon the conscience; they mortify pride. break down obstinaey, cast men down before God In humility and contrition. But fasting does even more than that Taking the worshipper away from such carnal occupations as eating aId drinking, |. helps to fix his thoughts upon the needs of the soul It makes the day one of physical abstinence and self-denial, but also of correspondingly increased spirituality.
 ''The sublime Neilah prayers con stitute the closing service of the day. Here the triumphant note of recon ciliation with God sounds clear. The prayers advance in the scale of ec- stacy and the worship of the day cul- inmates in the glorious outburst by the assembled multitude of Israel's great watchword Hear O Israel. the Lord is our God. the Lord Is One" and it's accompanying phrases. Praised be the glorious name of His Kingdom for ever and ever," the whole closing with the stirring confession. spoken seven times, 'Adonoy hu hoelohim," the Lord Is God the Lord Is God"