The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-30
YOM KIPPUR.
Holiest Day of Jewish Calendar to B,
Fittingly Observed Here.

Fittingly Observed Here.
Divine services in honor of Yom
Kippur, Day of Atonement, will be
held at the Jewish synagogue in this
city tomorrow evening a $3.50 o'clock
and next Monday morning at 10
O'clock. and memorial services at 4
| O'Clock in the afternoon. The services
will be conducted by Raphael Singer,
Walter Lemann and Solomon Klotz.
The choir will be assisted by Pierre
Blanchard.
The following interesting explain
alton of Yom Kippur, prepared by
the Jewish Holidays Press Notice Bu-
reau, was furnished The Chief bv
Raphael Singer:
Sunday evening, October l, inaug-
urates with great solemnity the Day
of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. the
holiest day of the synagogue. On
that evening and again on Monday.
lfrom morning till eventide, the Jew
flsh people will foregather for worship
IN their several synagogues i'm all
parts of the world. Those removed
from their families will endeavor to
be, among the family circle on this
solemn occasion. Soldiers and sailors
OF Jewish faith are granted furloughs
IN order to observe appropriately this
holiday. Wherever the Jewish people
happen to be, whether few or many.
they will cease from worldly concerns
and give themselves wholly to
thougts of repentance.
More than any other holiday of
the Synagogue, Yom Kippur revives
the confidence Of the Jew in the ul-
innate triumph of Gods love and
Justice. However sadly he has Jared,
despite misfortune and untold afflic-
| ton, he repairs to his synagogue on
the Day Of Atonement hopeful of
Gods way and trusting that in the
later days none Of earth's children
Ishall hurt nor destroy in all His noun
tain for the earth shall be full Of the
Lord as the waters cover the sea.
The outward form of observance
practiced by the Jewish people on
this day is abstention from food and
drink. The intent of this ceremony
is to affiict the soul, in order that the
Worshipper be better disciplined to
exercise self-control and direct his
actions for the upbuilding and bet
terment of humanity.
"The Day of Atonement can be
traced back to ancient days in the
long career of the Jewish people it
has undergone many transformations
when it is first noted in the Mo-
|saic Code it is day when the high
priest in the Temple expiated the
Sins of the people. The mass Of the
people were to observe the day from
evening to evening as Sabbath, and
a fast day to obtain pardon for their
sins. In Leviticus Is 5:2-34 the elabo-
rate priestly ritual of making atone
ment for the holy place and because
OF the uncleannesses of the children
of Israel and because of their trans
gressionss even all their sins. is .des-J
|cribed. The nigh priest was the CEN
tral figure of the ritual. He sought
forgiveness for his own sins and
those of his household and then for
all the people. A very primitive rite
which was revived for use on the Dav
of Atonement of this very ancient pc
riod was the selection of two goats,
one of which was to be sent to Azazel,
the demon of the wilderness, to bear
away the sins of the people, while
the other was to be offered to the
Lord as a sacrifice.
"In contrast to the priestly mon
opoly of service with it's archaic forms
of expiation, the founders of the
Synagogue invested the Day of Atone
ment with more spiritual meaning
and one that was more in accord with
the prophets of Israel who associated
with God the attributes of love and
"According to these teachers of
Judaism repentance could not be OBJ
tanned through any other mediation
than the personal effort of the sinner
to purge himself of his evil thoughts
and to mend his evil ways by his own
personal effort and the stout resolve
to cleave unto God and walk in His
ways. Confessing his sins before God
with contrite heart combined with
practical efforts to harmonic his
deeds with those laws of love and
life proclaimed by God, constituted
the true repentance and lifted man
up from his low estate to sit among
princes Forgiveness is sought not
only for Jew but for all mankind.
I'm modern times a memorial SER
vice is included This service reminds !
the worshipper that death is con-
summation of life and that no one
has lived worthily is forgotten nor
his life's efforts void. The memorial
service is crowded with tender men,
cries and utilizes the solemn moments
to impress on the congregation the
need of duty and service
to God and country"
Women Must Naturalize.
According to the announcement |