Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-05
JEWISH FESTIVAL
OF PASSOVER TO
BEGIN April. Y


Passover. the Jewish festival 81 libcr
alton. known IN Hebrew ns "posich. "
begins thi- vear un "Wednesday eve
ming Apfl ~ Starting on this evening
every Jewish household IN the country
"lt. Nation. the unlclvonrd bread IN
Some hnus. holds NJ heaven 10 any chr
art'r b. eaton during the eight days the
festival 81 Ias-o,r h. ub-,ry,d
Among Oh more liberal Jews q this
country Passover ends un "Wednesday.
Nrrl 30 ln most jewish homes. how.
ever liberal. "a portion ~ the elaborate
ritual built nap during 10, hong centuries
ihis feast has been celebrated viii De
retained
tn, opening evening q the festival.
known Is Sd'r night. VIII certainly b.
observed in all Jewish homes. 4 special
ritual hls been compiled Tor this ser.
ste, called the "llagg riah This ven
crah.. volume rrcitcs tho events u tho
Exodus hy means Il quaint songs aud
stories. nud cndaSurs To awaken with
in the snul of odd aud young love of
lH'srt, The ritual ~ a., Sodcf stresses
the notion that each one l. o. regard
himself a. u he himself -suu forth from
IN house 4 Egyptian hondagr
Additional efforts haV, been .Kcrtcd
hy %, Central Conference of American
i1hhis o. make this festival u s,dcr
more appreciated among ,he younger
generation Of American Israel lnd g.
this end a noW edition ~ the "lItggea.
dab Is being prepared whirh will r..
tain the salient features ~ the ancient
ritual and unit only such fragments a,
are obscure and in,pplicnllc 10 our
dsy and generation.
Many Jewish congregations and ~.
ganiza,ions are planning to celebrate
Se'lcr IN their own institutions Will,
primarily a feast Tor the home there l.
no traditional objection a. an ins;i,u
ton. symbulizine ms Il does larger
family gathering about festive board
and r'vivlng common memories
Originally Passover was an agrlcul
iural feast AZ ht r period u became
dissociaied In part from is primitive
nature and was Identified with az
event In the early history ~ the He.
hrcws which invested the festival with
III ncw and highly significant spiritual
message - liberty fer all mankind.
IN the synagog the note of spring il
reflected In the assigned scriptural
reading from the Song ~ Songs where
tn the worshippcr Is reminded that the
winter Is over and gon. and the song
~ the iurtlc'duye il agnin heard In IN
land
This JOYOUS note Il no; sounded e.
the exclusion - the historical assncia
ton ~ the Exodus II the children Of
Israel firm Egypt The purpose ~ the
Passover II 10 recall to mind the many
miracles which were wrought In behalf
II the House Il Jacob by the never
siumbering Guardian and Keeper oil
Israel
Throughout the festival II Passover
the historical circumstan. Of this dcliy. |
cry from 7Eryr,'an bondage l. vividly |
''fived and the scenes reviewed where |
N kindred If Josph wcr dgradd 10
siav labor In the WY country upon
which their illustrious ancctor had
shuwcrcd richest blessings. Their en-.
shvcmcnt ~ body afflicted likewise
their souls. They sank into the gricy
ious thrllldom Of despair.
The dclivcfuncc from Egyptian tyr
amy assured them that rhe.. suppl
cations hfd bccn heard on High. The
memory 4 this r'-l,mptlnn reminds the
modern Jews That they too must be-
IN their guard against oppression and
work with all their might for The even.
'lal triumph Of humanity over the ~.
ranny 81 injustice and iniauity.