The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-20
RCSH HASHANAH WILL
Be CELEBRATED TODAY
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SOLEMN SEASON OF THE
JEWISH YEAR
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Anderson People Hove Made Pre-
parations for Observing
The Event

The members + the Jewish race In
Anderson have made many arrange
ments and preparations for fittingly
celebrating today 1nd tomorrow, two
OF the most important days on all tho
the Jewish calendar. Today and to-
Norrow Will see e very solemn and
impressive ceremony going on In
every Jewish home in the city
The feast Of Rosh IIashanah or
New Years day, whicn inaugurates
the most solemn season of the Jew
ish religious year, begins this year
on Sunday evening. September the
twentieth, and lasts till sundown
Monday, the. twentyfir3t. Among or
thodox Jews who celebrate two days,
the following day. Tuesday. is also
observed. This day opens the Jewish
calendar year, five thousand six hun
dred and seventy -five-5675.
! The observance Of this day as IL
holy season is commanded in two
passages of the Five Books OF Moses,
sage is there any specific command
namely Leviticus XXIII, "a and %
and Numbers xxx, 1. In neither
passage Is there any specific COM
mand as to how the day is to be OBJ
served beyond the injunctions to blow
the strumphet and holy communion
and to engage in the service occupa-
ton.
1t is to be noted that this day is
the first day of the seventh month or
| tho, day of the new moon of that
month. The new moon was observed
holy season by the Jews of old; the
seventh month was n particularly
holy month, as the seventh day WIS
the holy Cay of the week: hence the
new moon of the seventh month wall
invested with Significance OF far
hOlier import than the other new
moon days OF the year. AS in all holy
sEsssons No ssrrice work. GS gsirfui
Occupation was to be followed.
The Injunction to blow the trumpet
on this day was to call the people to
remembrance before the Lord. In the
course of time, this ceremony of
blowing the scholar became the Gem
trial figure of the elaborate religious
service conducted on the day. lust
as the shofar called the peo pie to re-
membrance before the LORD. SO also
were It's sounds, to arouse the people
/ to their shortcomings and to their du-
ties in which they may have failed
The day Is called Yom Hazikkaron--
THE Day Of Memorial"
| Another idea which in time came to
be associated with the day was that
on this day, God weighed mems ac-
tions In the scale OF Justice. For this
\Eeason another designation OF the
day Is Yom Haddin THE Day OF
Judgment" The day intervening be-
tween New Years Day and the Day
of Atonemenl are called "The len
Days of Pe1tience," during which the
Opportunity is had to reflect finally
on and repair the wrongs done during
the year; If the repentance is sincere
forgiveness Is gained 'on the culminat-
Ing day of the holy season "The Day
of Atonement."
| The New Years Day in the passing
of the centuries has thus come to en-
bdoy the great religious ideas of di-
vine Justice and human responsibility
As tho beginning of the Jewish reli-
'Iigous :,ear IL emphasizes the religious
iuniqueness OF one God, the priest
people of humanity.
Services at Temple BETHEL will bs
.Iheld Sunday evening at 6 o'clock and
Monday morning at 10 o'clock,