El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
BIOWing Ram S
Horn; Why The
JeWS Do It
1t Should Be Ram HON OF
Goats HON; Its Biblical
Significance.
BY REV. &. BURsETOWN,
B'nni Zion Synagogue.

proximately about the middle Of Sep
7 tember-they shall blow the horn, and
I all Hebrews without exception obey
this Biblical law.
] What is the logical reason FOR this
I Biblical blowing commandant of the
season.
Does II Represent a BuEle Call.
: II is said that this blowing repre-
/ sents in sounds the military bugle call
/ for a peoples attention and readiness
! to be on duty Of preparing themselves
in unity so fight off Satan. evil
| thoughts or evil inclinations. against
| ones neighbors or fellowmen- The
I reformed Jewish church. therefore.
| discharges this blowing with regu-
| lar military trumpet. Nevertheless
I this sounds a little too military and
very much against the spirit Of He
brew literature. concerning ideal life
and national happiness. As many Jew
ish prophets have wished Us. "a and
Micah sd Nation shall not lift I'D
sword against nation. neither shall
they learn war any more; but they
shall sit every man under his vine and
under his fig tree; and none shall
make them afraid"
Military things not approved Of to
fight Off individuals or nations, can
hardly be Biblicallv recommended TO
fight off Satan, evil thoughts or evil
spirits.
MlIitarfsm Is Against AmericnnIsn.
It is not only against the sense
Of ideal Biblical life, but IL is also
against the spirit OF true American
ism It is, therefore. best to follow
old Jewish tradition concerning these
Biblical horn blasts
Rams Horn Sounds Preferable
According to its doctrine. this horn
blowing is surely surrounded with
mystic and secret reasons In any case
it must be a "Shofar"-a horn Of an
animal-preferably a rams horn, be-
cause it reminds the people and God
OF Abraham willingness to sacrifice
Isaac and that God sent a ram to the
patriarch TO be sacrificed instead OF
his SON The blowing may also be OBJ
served with horn OF goat but IN
der no circumstances with horn OF a
COW. because this would remind God
Of the Jewish sin by the Golden Calf
-Four Questions for Controversy.
However. first The very signtfl-
canoe for the blowing, especially If
dCne with a goats horn. is left TO be
be a secret. Second, It is also hard
TO understand why traditional He
brews. at the very conclusion Of their
devotional Day Of AtOnement serv-
ices. after an entire day OF fasting
and praying. now ready to 90 home to
break their fast. sound. as ritual
climax. one long blow with the shofar.
enfeebled might Next year in Jerusa-
lem Third: Not less mystifying is
the name Of New Year" generally ap-
piled 10 this Biblical holiday Of blow
ing the horn In fact. il takes place
on the first day of the Jewish sew
euth month: as the Bible emphasizes
it. CLev. xiii 80 SPEAK unto the
children Of Israel, saying: In the sew
enth month. in the first day OF the
month, shall be n solemn rest unto
fl IA 3. 81 rH.|
blasts OF horns holy conN0caIlon- Z
Fourth: Again, why is this day con- I
sidered by the Hebrews as the worlds I
Judgment Day, when every living I
thing on the face OF the earth is /
judged as to what deserts to obtain /
during the ensuing year
Astronomical Elements Answer Con-
trOversfeE-
In the elements Of this science we (
learn that there is a Zodiac zone or 2 4
planatory animal district around the I
EARTH not very close to our earth. but \
as Tar from it as our very glittering 4
sun. This animal district contains Il 4
very huge stars, each having the shape /
Of a certain animal or object. They 4
are precisely equal in size and revolve ]
one after the other around the equator ]
Of our earth sphere, like in a ring or
circle, completing the entire orbit 4
around the earth in exactly one year;
or each Of these heavenly star animals
rules upon us with It's influence and 1
light for exactly one month
Being near the sun. or the sun be
ing in their system. Il naturally takes
the sun exactly one month to enter
and pass one OF these heavenly star
So the sun enters every Sep
tember the Zodiac star Libra Cscale)-
which looks like a regular large scale
or balance OF Justice
In March. the month Of the real
81 Nnr Year rr-hnm Hnnfra ia /
over takes place. which actually made
them an independent nation. being
freed from the Egyptian bondage, the
sun enters then the heavenly star ami
nal. Aries Ram" because It has the
shape ard the horns Of a ram. About
the first OF January. the Christian
New Year, the sun enters another star
animal, Capricornus. goat" The He
brew. therefore, blows on the star
Judgment Day OF September (planet
scale) with either a rams horn or a
goats horn. as a friendly saluting 10
the two other horned, heavenly plan
cts in which the two real prominent
New Years in the WCrld take place.
This saluting naturally expresses. too.
at the same time a just request and
friendly correspondence for entire
peace in the whole world between the
different nations. that everyone
should be allowed 10 worship God and
celebrate festivals according TO his
OWN national circumstances and de-
sire
The eliminating Prayer "Next Year
I'm JerusaIem.7
Traditional Hebrews. therefore, eX-
claim with all their might after a last
blowing OF the shofar, at the closing
II their most devotional Day OF
Atonement observances. Next year in
jerusalem" in order to emphasize with
his ritual and sublime climax. the
zeal significance Of this Biblical blow
ng: because without the justice and
good judgment OF other nations. the
Hebrew viii surely not get Jerusalem.
The only liturgical public prayer be-
lore the Blowing ceremony Of the sho-
FAR in the synagogs is now TO be fully
understood why IL begins with an ap-
peal to all nations Cps. 40 All We
people, clap your hands; shout unto
Sod with the voice OF triumph. For
The Lord IS most high. fear inspiring,
he IS a great king over all the earth.
So is the public prayer. cited in re-
sponses after the blowing ceremony
not less Characteristic as to the as
economical reason and friendly inter
national horn saluting Of the just, un-
yelled secret righteousness and JUS
lice are the foundation OF Thy throne;
Mercy and truth go before Thee. n
Happy is the people that know the
5hofar's shout" ops. 89.15-16.)