Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-02
,HOLIEST DAY IN
JEWISH YEAR TO
BE SOLEMNIZED
Services in inSynagogueso of Har-
risburg in Observance of
Atonement Period

The Day of Atonement will be OBJ
served on Saturday by the Jews OF
Harrisburg in common with the mil
lions of their sect throughout the
world. There will be services in all
of the Harrisburg synagogues. The
Holy Day, as it is called. will begin
at sunset tomorrow and end with
sundown of Saturday. The day is
the most important on the Jewish
calendar and it is kept solemnly as a
day OF fasting and prayer by all the
Jews of the world.
The Day of Atonement brings
home with great emphasis and force
the doctrine of sin and repentance,
which is the basic principle of all
religions. Just as the birth of the
altruistic spirit marked the point of
departure between man and animal.
so the development of the doctrine
of repentance marks a turning point
in the history of the human race.
Judaism has canoniZed this moment
of history which saw the birth of
new hope for human progress.
Judaism holds that man has the
God-given power of repentance. Fate
plays no part in mans life. The
Day OF Atonement gives eloquent
testimony to this fundamental doc
trine of Judaism, since it visualizes
the fact that the doors of repent
ance are ever open.
The Day of Atonement is the su-
preme holy day of the Jewish reli-
gion. 1t touches the heart of all the
Jews and exercises upon them an in
fluence unapproached by any of their
other important holy days. 1t is.
above all others, the one day on
which they lay aside their earthly
affairs in order to spend a day of
devotion in the house of God amid
fasting and prayer
At every synagogue the following
impressive prayer. which appears in
Abridged Prayer Book for Soldiers
and Sailors. will be read:
20 God. who are full OF COM
passion. who dwellest on high,
grant perfect rest beneath the
shelter of Thy divine presence. in
the exalted places among the holy
and pure who shine as of the
brightness of the armament, to
all who have bravely laid down
their lives for their country. We
beseech Thee, Lord of compass
sion. shelter them forevermore
under the cover of Thy wings,
4Sl lllSlI SOulS De DOuHu up IN IHe
bond of eternal life. with the
souls of the righteous who are
ever with Thee.
And the work of righteousness
shall be peace. and the effect of
righteousness quietness and con-
idence for ever. Nation shall
not lift up sword against nation.
neither shall they learn war any
more. And the glory of the Lord
shall be revealed and all flesh
shall see it together. Amen"
At Ohev Sholom the first service
will be held on Friday evening at 730
o'clock, with Rabbi Louis ]. Haas Of
ficiating. He will deliver a sermon
on The Supreme Lesson of the Day
OF Atonement." On Saturday fore
noon at 10 o'clock the sermon will be
on the ques ton, What Is True
Faith?" on Saturday afternoon the
memorial service will be held at
which Rabbi Haas will preach on
The Vacant Chair" AT this service
the prayer will be read. There will
be a special musical program at each
service.
Jewish merchants will close their
places of business on Saturday until
p. m, opening at that time, until 9
o'clock.