Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-15
JEWISH FEAST
Of PASSOVER To
BEGIN MONDAY
Notable Occasion Of Hebrew
Calendar 10 Be Observed in
Albuquerque With Fitting
Ceremonies.

The feast Of the Passover, one OF
the most notable occasions in the
Jewish calendar. Will begin next Mon
day evening. and local Hebrews have
arranged suitable ceremonies to be
held in Temple Albert To celebrate the
festival. There will be short ser
vice In The temple Monday evening,
beginning AT 1910 o'clock, and on
TUESDAY evening there will be II Pass
over banquet ia the temple for the
children If the congregation.
The Jewish feast of Passover falls
on The sth day nf Ni@n. correspond
Ing this Year with Tuesday. April IN.
Tho celebration begins Oh the evening
Of April / with shutdown. The man
ner Of It's observance WIS determined
largely by the biblical ordinances con
corning this feast II Is to he OBJ
served for period Of seven days,
Those Who cherish customs that origi-
mated after bile times will Keep the
feast eight days
The Ceremonials are such as are
calculated 90 bring home the histori-
cal event which the feast comnemo-
rates, namely, The new born freedom
youehsafed 10 Israel after the long
period of oppression endured under
Egyptian tyranny The eating Of un-
/ loIvfnvd bread ~ eniolned In NUM-
| her of times in the biblical regulations
| touching the Observance of the Pass
over feast l'nlehNcned bread Is
! characterized az the bread of affliC-
/ ton. and IL also referred To IN the
/ Bible as the bread that was unleaN-
/ cned because OF the enforced hasiv
departure from Egypt IN nost-bihii-
! cal times the earnest desire 70 Keep
/ the iniunctlons most scrupulouslS led
! the teachers Of Israel to enaet laws,
such as the use Of special dishes that
! had been guarded from contact with
+ lcaYen and reserved only for the Pass
/ over scasun.
1 Special Sedcr Service.
/ 4 charming ana effective feature IN
+ the celebration Of the feast is the
/ special Seder service around tho fos-
( tive family board on the first even-
ing Of the feast 10 which the ofiho-
dox add second evening. At this
family service special ritual known
az the "liaggadah is read. This ritz
I uai contains the stutX If the fedrmp-
iion from serNitidc. certain reflections
/ Inspired by the memories of old and
certain psalms This Is followed by
the festal meal after which grace Is
recued The service concludes with
Z the reading ot additional psalms, the
F.. recitation Of PRAYERS aud the singing
OF time honored hymns. 10 this home
service stranger and homeless are
cordially invited ON the table IN
front at him who prcsides over the
meal are placed objects reminiscent
I ~ the ancient service and serNitnde
such as bitter herbs. reminder OF tbs
bitter lot of those who toiled III
Egypt roast bone, calling e. mind
the ancient paschal lamb "a roasted
egg memorial of the free will offer
Ing that vas brought in addition tt
the paschal lamb, parsley and the
bowl OF salt water. symbohzine the
hNsson and It's use 10 the first Pass.
over observed 10 Egypt, and a contvc.
ton OF nuts and apples To represent
the clay which Israel worked int
bricks
The Passover falling AZ the begin
! ming OF spring had originally pas
toral and agricultural character
3 which in time WAS over Swallowed bi
The historical event associated iatel
with the feast Freedom aud It's ohlt.
cation Is the keynote of the celebra.
iien. The Reform synagogues hols
special services only on the first ans
seventh DAYS, while the orthodo'
serve also the second day and an nd
ditiona eighth DAY