Evening star., 1939-09-13
New Year Celebration
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| Most Of Congregations
To Continue Services
Tomorrow ond Friday

At dusk tonight thousands of
Washington's Jews will celebrate the
end of just ST centuries since "the
creation of the earth"
The Jewish New Year $500, Rosh
Hashanah, will have begun, and the
devout will be gathered in syn
agogues, praying for peaceful
world.
Early tomorrow they will come to-
gether again in services lasting well
into the afternoon. There they will
listen to the notes of the symbolic
Shofar, rams horn, and then
many of the faithful will follow the
ancient custom of going to a rivers
edge, to stand silently in prayer.
The New Year is celebrated ac-
cording to Hebrew calendar dat
ing back at least to SGT B. c., when
the Jews returned from Babylon,
according to Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz, of Adas Isreal Congregation.
Legendary Significance.
Only a legendary significance is
now attached to the doctrine that
our calendar began with the worlds
creation, and the appearance of
Adam and Eve" he said today. I'VE
regard the calendar as symbolic of
the beginning of mans moral world.
when man became conscious moral
being"
Nevertheless, he declared that the
liturgy to be sung in synagogues to-
morrow begins with these words:
To-day is the anniversary of the
emergence Of the world"
Most of the congregations will con-
tinue their services tomorrow eve
ming and Friday morning. Members
will continue their penitence for 10
days. The tenth day is the day of
the Atonement, the anniversary of
Moses descent from the mountain
peak, and on this day Divine for
giveness is granted.
Ceremonies will differ in various
branches of the faith. Services will
be said in Spanish by the members
of the Shephardic group at the Yom
Tov Synagogue. They will be held
at O'Clock tonight and from 7
m. to / pm. tomorrow, under Sol
Ereza.
Rabbi to Speak on War.
The Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation reform) will hold services
at o'clock tonight and at 1890
m. tomorrow, with Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld officiating. His theme
will be Keeping the United States
Out of War
The Adas Israel Synagogue (con-
servative) will hear Rabbi Metz
speak on Israel Among the Ma
tions" during services lasting from
am. till pm. tomorrow.
The Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Orthodox with Rabbi Harry Sill
verstone presiding, will hold services
at 6 o'clock tonight, and from $50
m. to pm. tomorrow. The theme
tomorrow will be Our Relation to
the Past"
At Talmud Torah Synagogue (Or-
thodox), Rabbi Joshua Klavan will
lead services at 6 o'clock tonight
and from 7 am. to IL noon tomor-
row.
At the Southeast Hebrew Syna-
gogue (OrthodoX), Rabbi Julius T.
Loeb will conduct services at $50
o'clock tonight and tomorrow from
am. to l pm. on the theme of
Truth. Justice and Peace"
Beth ShOlom Services.
The Beth Sholom Congregation
| Orthodox, with Rabbi Moshe H.
Levinson presiding, will hold services
at $50 o'clock tonight, from 7:3O
am. to 1:30 pm. tomorrow and
$50 pm. tomorrow.
Rabbi Henry Segal will lead
o'clock services tonight at B'nai
Israel Synagogue (Orthodox) and
from 7:30 am. to 1:30 pm. tomor-
row.
The Ezras Israel Synagogue (Or-
thodox), with Rabbi Arthur Bogner
officiating, will hold services at
o'clock tonight and from am. to
pm. tomorrow.
Rabbi Aaron Volkman of the
Beth Ell Synagogue (Orthodox) will
lead services at 7 o'clock tonight
and from am. to 2 pm. tomorrow
Secretary of State Hull yesterday
issued the following message on the
occasion of the celebration of the
Jewish New Year:
II am happy to extend to our
fellow citizens of the Jewish faith
my heartfelt congratulations on the
occasion of the celebration of the
Jewish New Year and to express my
best wishes for their happiness and
well-being during the coming year."