El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-21
JEWISH NEW YEAR,
WEDNESDAY EVE
Temple Mt. Sinai to Use
New Temple for Services;
Soldiers Invited.

Rosh Hashonoh-Jewish New Year
will be celebrated by the Jewish con-
gregations of the city next Wednes-
day and Thursday. Special invitations
are being sent to all OF the Jewish citi-
zens and especially the Jewish soldiers
in the regular army and national
guard. TO attend these services which
viii he held al the new temple Mt
Sinai. on North oregon street and Mon
tana street where reform services will
be held. and at temple Bnai Zion, at
902 North FL Paso street. where ortno-
dox services viii be held
At Temple Mt Sinai Rosh Hashonoh
services viii be held at o'clock We'd
nesday evening and Thursday, Sept IS.
al 10 a m At Temple B'nai Zion the
Rosh HashOnOh services VIII begin at
D. M Wednesday. Sept. y. and an
other service will be held at : a m
and at p. m. on Thursday. Sept 3.
and again on Friday. Sept. % at Z a m
Nom kiPPur Oct. g.
Xom KippUr. the Day OF Atonement
will also he observed by the two
temples on Friday. oct 8. At Temple
R'uaf Zion the Tom kippur service
viii begin at $50 p. m Friday and viii
be held again at a m SATURDAY. Oct
= At Temple Mt Sinai. NOm kippur
services viii be held Friday. oct s. at
1870 p m. and again on saturday, Oct
= AT 10 a m
Services viii be held Friday evening
in the new Nj sinai temple which Is
being completed at the corner Of ore
gon and Montana streets and all OF the
holiday services Will be held in this
new temple by the congreEation OF
that temple. The services Friday eve
ming Will begin at p m
shutdown "wednesday.
Shutdown Wednesday. Sept p. the
first day Of the Jewish month Tlshrl-
l. ha
high holidays These holidays. OF deep
religious significance, viii commence
with the feast Of Rosh HaShonohf or
New Year The New Year VIII be fol-
lowed by ten days OF penitence, which
reach their climax in the Day OF Atone
ment. Oct Z
ION the New Year all the inhabitants
of the earth pass before him as sheep
before a shepherd In these words the
ancient Jewish law book. the Misnna-
refers TO the significance Of this day
II is a day OF Judgment when the sins
and the merits Of all men are Weighed
by the divine judge The Ialmud tells
that in this annual New Years ludE-
ment scene three books lie open before
the most high In one book. the book
Of life the names Of the perfectly
righteous. the siuless, are inscribed;
the second book. the book OF death, has
recorded in II the names of the utterly
wicked: and the third book is for the
ordinary middle type" Of men, IN
whose behalf judgment is suspended
through the ten days Of penitence, IN
til the Day of Atonement when the de-
cision is finally made and recorded
Solemn Services
The services for the day are es-
peciaIIy solemn. Prayers in prose and
poetry dwelling upon the theme OF
/. Gods judgment OF man, are recited and
sung The rsmshorn. the "Shofar.
summoniug men 70 prayer and re-
pentance. is sounded in all synagogs
At the close Of the service the wor-
shippers greet each other with the
words May you be written down for
a good year"
Many Ceremonies
Orthodox Jews observe many cere-
monies which suggest the ideas and
emotions OF the day n the home
honey and fruits are eaten and the
pious wish expressed: May IL be thy
viii to renew TO US a good and sweet
year During the day orthodox Jews
viii 90 10 a river, shake crumbs from
their clothes and recite among other
prayers the verse from Micah And
you will cast into the depths Of the
sea all their sins" While orthodox
Jews observe the feast for two days,
Sept - and IS this year. reform Jews
return to the ancient Palestinian Gus
tom and observe but one day