Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12
YOM K|PPUR OPENS
TOMORROW NIGHT
Special Services Planned at
Synagogues Here for
Jewish Holiday.

washington synagogues viii be crowd
ed tomorrow night at shutdown as
thousands Of Jews begin observing Yom
Kippur, the traditional 24-hour period
of fasting and atonement. Special serv-
ices win be conducted IN numerous
places of worship.
Yom Kippur, one of the most inn
portant events on the Jewish calendar,
win be ushered In with the singing
Of the prayer Kol Nidre. The OBJ
servers will abstain from eating, drink
ing water or any stirnulant and from
all recreation from the moment Yom
Kippur begins until shutdown Monday
The object of the famous prayer,
Kol Nidre, Is for the worshipers to
seek, forgiveness Of sins and to make
peace with themselves, their neigh
borS and the entire world. Special
prayers will be said for "the new holy
martyrs Of Israel" who lost their lives
in recent Palestine riots The worship
ers also VIII pray for the late Louis
Marshall, who spent his life uniting
Jews and upbuilding the Holy Land.
Rabbis VIII Speak.
After the rendition of Kol Nidre the
members of the various congregations
viii be called on by their rabbis to
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out their tranSgresSions and make
amends. The initial services win last
until late tomorrow night. Other
services viii be held early Monday
morning. They win continue until sun
down. Special services for children also
win be conducted Monday.
THE Miracle of Forgiveness will b.
discussed by Rabbi Abram Simon al
services tomorrow evening in the WASH
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Eighth and streets. Bernard Nord-
ingler win read the service at special
assembly Of children, there at $50
o'clock Monday morning.
THE House Without q Staircase" will
be Rabbi Simon's subject at services
starting at 1915 o'clock Monday morn
ing. He win be assisted at this service
by DR.. B. Baer, Joseph Solomon and
Lee Baumgardner
What Future for the Synagogue in
American" at 6 o'clock tomorrow night
in the Sixth Street Synagogue.
Purpose Of Yom Kippur.
1.-THE Scope and Purpose Of Yom
Kippur" viii be the subject of Rabbi
j. T. Loeb of Ohev Sholem at the OPEN
ing services tomorrow evening. A spe-
cial program OF singing under the direc-
ton Of Max Goldberg has been ar
ranged for the service for children
Monday morning.
At the request of Oscar Leonard, ex-
ecutive director of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, appeals for support for the
Community Chest win be made at each
OF the opening services tomorrow night
The speakers win point out that the
Chest Is the chief means of support of
the Jewish Welfare Federation. the
United Hebrew Relief Society. the He
brew Home for the Aged, the Jewish
Foster Home, the Juanita X. Nye Coun-
Gil House and the Jewish Community
Center. These institutions received
nearly $50, 1000 from the Chest this year.
There also are prospects of other Jew
ish organizations being admitted to the
Chest In 1880.
win Urge Gifts.
In his statement, prepared In both
English and Yiddish, to reach all mem
bers of every congregation, Mr.. Leonard
sets forth that the speakers are not to
solicit funds, but are merely to en-
phasize the service of the Community
the Jewish people In particular, and to
urge that when the 1890 campaign
takes place In January, that every Jew
give literally and work for the success
of the campaign.
Speakers who win address the wor-
shippers are Rabbi Simon, Washington |
Hebrew Congregation; Rabbi Loeb, Ohev
Sholem; Rabbi Schwefel, Adath Israel; !
Rabbi Jacob Dubrof, Kesha Israel; |
Rabbi A. Horowitz, Talmud Torah |
(southwest): Rabbi Barishansky, Ezras |
Israel; Rabbi George Silvertone, Tifereth |
Israel, Home for the Aged; Rabbi Volk-
man, Talnfud Torah Beth Israel: David
Erich, Voliner Anchi Syart; Morris
Cohen, Har Zion; Mr.. Schneider,
Southeast Schul; Maurice Maser, He
brew Home for kne Aged; Morris Gar
finkle, Hebrew Home for the Aged.