The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04

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 the anniversary of the creation of the world. the incoming year being the 56S1st since the world was created Hence, the Jewish chronology begins the year with this day. In the Bible, how , ever, the festival is not designated as new year, although the name is men
 toned in the earliest rabbinical writ
 ings as term in common use. The Bible speaks of the festival as 'the day of blowing the trumpet" or
 as the memorial of the blowing of the l trumpets." In the liturgy the day IS l known simply as "the day of memorial, 1 pr as ''the day of judgment
 l The blowing of the Shofar during the
 morning services in the synagogue and 1 in all places of worship on the two l days of Rosh Hoshanah constitutes the
 most prominent feature in the observ- ance of the holiday. In Biblical times 1 solemn occasions were proclaimed by | means of sounding the Shofar. The great revelation on Mt. Sinai has been 1 accompanied with the blast of the l Shofar Exodus xix:16-19), which caused the frightened multitudes to withdraw | in terror from the smoking mountain. 1 The prophets also speak Of the blow l ing of the Shofar as means of arous- l ing the indifferent conscience and call- ] ing for humiliation and solemn contem- ! platon. The sounding of the Shofar on l Rosh Hoshanah is also intended to
 mark the solemnity of the occasion ana
 to call for searching examination of l deeds and conduct during the past year. l At such a division of time it is proper l to ask: What use has been made of the time? How has been spent the life I given? The sound of the Shofar bics
 the ceasing of following the transient and
 the ephemeral and to turn to thoughts 1 of the lasting and eternal realities or l life. l The Eturgy.for the new year contans l the most sublime prayers The cef- tainty of Gods mercy and kindness, the l confidence in Gods forgiveness of sins l committed carry with them com ! fortable hope to which the prayers for l the day give constant and noble eX- pression.
 | The Ten days of penitence begin on new year and end on Tom Qippur, the day of atonement, which will occur thls year on Wednesday. September P. This 1 period the Jew is enjoined to devote | to solemn contemplation on his moral and religious condition, to pray for for- giveness for sins committed, and to de- I termine to improve his ways and sln no more.
 1 At the Kennesseth Israel Synagogue. ] Seventh avenue and North seventh street. appropriate services will be he.d I on Sunday and Monday evenings at. { 1 O clock, Rabbi Jacob I. Mendelsohn will officiate and preach on timely topics to 1 be announced later.
 l Owing to the ~recent remarkable growth of Kennesseth israel congrega- tion, to the inadequacy of the present synagogue to accommodate all worship CTS. and to the fact that many of the i members are living now on the South- side, services on Rosh Hoshanah ana | yop, Kinnur will also be held at the 1 school building Eleventh avenue and | South Twelfth street to accommodate residents of that section. All this will | be done under the auspices of kennes- l seth Israel congregation and arrange ments are being made for Rabbi Men delsohn to preach there on the second ! evening of Rosh Hoshanah.