El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
Y0M RIPPER To
START TUESDAY
Hottest Day in Jewish Re
ligious Calendar to Be
Observed at Mt. Sinai.

At the setting Of the sun Tuesday,
Sept. IS. Jewry .everyE here viii begin
the - hours observance <the hottest
day in their religious calen-7r Tom
Kippur day Of Atonemert) is the
great fast Of Israel. for Orthodox and
Reform alike. who feel the throD Of
IsraeTs historical consciousr ess. It
is IsraeTs Sabbath Of Sabbaths, and
it has a firm hold on the Jew because
its noble poetry appeals 30 his soul
and gives voice TO his faith.
Special Services at Temple Mt. Sinai.
Special services for the Day OF
Atonement VIII be held al temple Vt
sinai Tuesday evening at $50 and
Wednesday morning al 10, and then
continuing throughout the day The
memorial services OF the Day OF
AtOnement viii be held at 1 ?. m.
At the evening service Rabbi lie
lonka VIII speak on Making our
selves Worthy" at the morning sery-
ice he VIII speak on Religious Slack
ers' and at the memorial service on
Service Through Death
The temple choir, consisting Of c. J..
Andrews, director and tenor: j.. EFauk
Cheek, bassO; Mrs. p J. Wilson and
Mrs. j. Ennis. sopranos; Mrs Graham
cOntralt0, and /. c. knickmeyer, or
ganlsIs viii render the special ira
dlUOnal music for this day Of fasting.
Fundamental Concepts Of AtOnement.
The fundamental concepts OF the
Atonement are: Sin is not master OF
man. Nan is born pure and innocent,
lowered with capacity 10 become God
Ike Sin is a weak viii. 5Ian can
overcome sin and effect his salvation
through character. The Atonement
Day invites man to recognize his
shortcomings and sins. repent by the
assertion Of his viii, make his peace
with his maker, and his feuOWmen,
and begin a new life, whose doing
may reflect the better view and will
God is the Father; all men are His
children. AS a father pitieth his
children so the Lord pitieth them that
fear Him" As a child Of God, man
is certain Of his Fathers fOrgiving
mercy. Reliance on Him deceiveth
not" a broken and contrite heart
God Will not despise." TOm Kippur
offers the divine hand Of forgiveness
to those who humbly return to God.
In Scriptural times, the high priest
on this day made triple atOnement:
for himself, his household and for
the people" This however, must not
be understood in the sense Of priestly
mediation between God and man The
fact that the high priest was himself
compelled 10 make atOnement for his
own sins IS conclusive evidence that
he could not act as intercessOr for the
people. Man himself can effect Atone
ment with his Maker by breaking
with his sinful past and consecrating
the new life to virtue and rectitude.
EEniatea Sins OF Man and Maker.
The Day of Atonement expIates sins
between man and his maker, but for
sins between man and man the condf-
tion precedent to atOnement Is the
redress Of the injury (Talmud, Yoma
IS, b.. Man must be reconciled with
the neighbor he has wronged before
he can ask pardon Of God.
AtOnement is effected BY humblinz
oneself before God in sincere peni-
tence in abstaining from all worldly
pursuits and pleasures, by a day Of
devout devotion, and thus fully feel
the grief OF sin and the beauty and
holiness OF the correct life. Seek
ye the Lord while He may be found,
call ye upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake His way. and
the unrighteous man his thoughts,
and let him return unto the Lord,
and He will have mercy upon him
and unto God, for He will a5undantlv
pardon" Isaiah ". 6, -
The devout Jew spends the entire
day in the synagOg. For a day in
the courts Is better than a thousand
elsewhere" A memorial service in
memory OF the departed, including
the great servants OF humanity, forms
an Important part Of the solemn
atonement service.