The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
AtOnment Day
Observed byJe1cS
From Sunset Sept. II to Sun
set Sept. Fl, Greatest Fast
of the Jewish Year.

Beginning Tuesday and lasting from
eventide to eventide, Is the Day OF
Atonement being observed by the Jews
throughout the world today, Yom Kip
per, or the Day OF Atonement comes
nine days after Rosh Ha- Shanah, the
jewish New Year, begins on the eve
ming before the tenth day OF Tlshrl II
Is observed as the greatest fast OF the
Jewish year.
From sunset Of Sept. 81 10 sunset OF
sept. ~. the observant Jew neither ehts
nor drinks but devotes the day to de-
yout worship. II Is a day for the search
ing OF the heart to find peace with God
The fast originated In Biblical times, and
Is described In the sixteenth chaper OF
the DOCK OF LeViticus. In those days
the people tasted and afflicted them
selves while the high priest made atone
ment for the entire house OF Isreal. The
atonement was made I'm ancient fash
lon by sacrifices. and especially by the
symbolic rite OF driving the scapegoat
INTO the wilderness to bear away the
sins OF the people
Now prayers take the place of sacri-
fices. In modern Judaism prayer is the
right form OF approaching God. Jews
devote the Day of Atonement to prayers
Tor the forgiving OF their sins. The
fasting Is abrogated however, for chill
dren, old people and the sick, or in
time OF famine and pestilence. or such
contingencies as are incident to the de-
privations of war.
Prayer and Repentance.
The aim Of Yom Kippur Is atonement
through prayer and repentance. The
Hebrew word for repentance is TIES
huba." and literally means Return"
AS the Jewish doctrine constructs IT,,
II means the deliberate practical return
TO the good path. 1t means above all
the undoing to the utmost of any wrong
committed. On the eve OF atonement
day It has been Jewish custom to Danish
enmities. THE at-one-ment between
those who were estranged must pre-
ceede the at-one-ment OF the soul with
God. from whom sin estranged IT,"
special services are peIng held today
at the Jewish temples.
The subject OF Rabbit Holtzperg's al
dress this morning was 'Nobl, Djstor-
1880 to $3.50 special children's serv,,,,,
was held when the meaning o. .ha lay
Oh Atonement was explained to the
young members OF the CONGREGATION.
mary Wise spoke at the service.
Inc AFTERNOON service commenced at
Z.so followed by the memorial service
AZ $3.50: "A Message of Hope" was the
hapbits subject at this service. During
tne silent devotion Lester Cohn Played
"Elegy." Special music for the oh
servance had been arranged by Mrs.
Ishmael Payne.
There is no rabbi at the orthodox
temple on Carter street, but services
were held by M. Schlossberg, when an
especial appeal was made for the Jewish
war relief fund.
Tuesday evening Rabbi Holzberp
preached an interesting sermon at Nil
pan temple In which he made an earnest
appeal to his people for spiritual awake
ening. He spoke OF the wave of crime.
immortality and RIGHTEOUSNESS so dis.
tressingly In evidence and pointed out
that by precept and example and earn
est righteous endeavor could the alarm
me condition be corrected. The day of
atonemeRt he said was intended to be
the living evidence of God in our lives"
Excellent music both instrumental and
vocal marked the service.