The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-17
JEWISH NEW YEAR
BEGINS SATURDAY
Jews to Celebrate Rosh
Hashanah Beginning
Friday Night.
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICE

The modern version of the old jew
isb custom Of announcing the begin
ming of the month by seven blasts
from rams horn will be observed
bv Kenosha Jewry on Friday evening
ut the services which will usher in
the religious new year-5686 for the
descendants of the ancient Israelites.
Services will be held in the B'Nal
Zedek synagogue conducted by Rabbi
Morris Medvedoff, and for the, Beth
Hillel temple congregation by Rabbi
julius Rappaport. In these houses of
worship the rams horn - called the
shofar-will be blown seven times as
Of old. The first note is short, calling
its hearers attention to the things
Of the past. The second note Is longer
and mournful, to remind of that
which might have been. The third
note is jubilant, calling attention to
the possibility Of Improvement Of the
individual self.
Rosh Hashanah, OF new year, be-
gins at SHUTDOWN Friday night and
continues until that time Sunday in
the orthodox temples. With the en-
trance of the year 1886, Friday night,
will begin a cycle of sacred observ-
ance held during the month OF
Tishri, the seventh of the Jewish
calendar.
A Month of Rest
According to history, each new
moon in ancient times was greeted
by the sounds of shofar. The seventh
month or new moon, coming after six
months work in the field, was well
coined with religious exercises as a
month of rest and recreation by the
agricultural inhabitants of Palestine.
In Jewish tradition this day marks the
anniversary Of the creation of the
world.
1t is not the change of year, but the
change of life which this day stresses
that makes it stand out as one of the
hottest days in the Jewish calendar.
Thus it is quite different from the
civil new year, for this day, or two
days, has been set apart for introspec-
tion and examination.
Remember Divine Purpose.
The sacred character of the day is
implied by the two other names by
which it is known, the Day of Me-
mortal and the Day of the Blowing
of the trumpet The Day of Me-
mortal, or Remembrance, calls upon
the Jew to- remember the divine pur-
pose of his life. The day Of the
Blowing of the Trumpet is to rouse
Israel from his self-complacency and
stir him to high resolves and nobler
deeds. It's message is:
Awake, and ponder your deeds;
remember your Creator, return to
Him in penitence. Be not Of those
who reach out after shadows and
waste years seeking vain things which
cannot profit or deliver. Look we'll to
your souls and consider your acts;
forsake each of you his evil ways and
thoughts and return to God that he
may have mercy upon you"
Atonement Day Later.
Rosh Hashanah derives its signifi-
canoe from its being but the introduc-
tion to the Day of Atonement which
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realize the need Of atonement, the
chronicle states, it is necessary that
he becomes conscious of his short
comings.
Hence, to have atonement possible
it is necessary to have Rosh Hashanah
which is also designated as the Yom
Hadin-the Day of Judgment-the day
whereon all weigh themselves in the
scale of justice and find themselves
wanting.
Rosh Hashanah is ALSO known as
The Day of Memorial, The Day Of
Judgment, of self-examination. Tradi-
ton tells that on this day the Ruler
of Life weighs the doings of man, and
allots to each his destiny, as 1t were,
for the coming year, for veal or woe,
for life or death.
Special music and prayers mark
the observance of the Feast, which
though solemn is nevertheless replete
with the spirit of JOY and optimism
While Orthodox Jewry devotes two
days, Reform Judaism observes only
one day.