Evening star., 1943-10-07


To Mark Yom kippur
Starting Tomorrow
With the chanting of the solemn
prayer of "Kol Nidro" at sundown
tomorrow in their synagogueS,
members of the Jewish faith will
begin the 24-hour observance of
their highest of holidays, Yom Kip
pur, the Day of Atonement.
Central theme of the holiday is
repentance, and the day is marked
by special prayers and the absti-
nence from food and drink from
eventide to eventide The fast day
will conclude the Rosh Hashanah.
or New Years season. which opened
the Hebrew New Year 5704.
Besides religious messages, spir-
! ltual leaders of the congregations
will make special appeals for the
/ Community War Fund. The pur-
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to emphasize spiritual values. The
| holiday will end at sundown Sat-
| urday with the traditional blowing
| Of the rams horn, or Shofor.
! Vice President Wallace. talking
from Washington, will be the prin-
clpal speaker on pre-Yom Kippur
broadcast over the full Columbia
network at 6:15 o'clock tonight.
Chaplain Max Braude. executive Of
flcer of the Army Chaplains School,
, Harvard University, Will talk from
Boston, Mass. The program is un-
der auspices Of the National Jewish
Welfare Board. which recruits and
mdorSeS rabbis to serve as chaplains
IN the armed services.
Message Sent to Rabbis.
The Washington Ministerial Union,
headed by the Rev. Armand T. Evler.
pastor of St Margaret's Episcopal
Church, issued the following mes
sage to Jewish spiritual leaders:
In the observance of the Day OF
Atonement by the Jewish household
OF faith, you are calling not only
your people TO put on SackCloth and
ashes and walk humbly before God,
but YOU are also calling us Of the
Christian faith to repent of our sins
! and guilt, and TO a new realization
OF our Utter dependence on Him who
Is our refuge and strength.
Our hearts are bowed with yours
in deep sorrow as we witness the
I unbelievable tragedies of our day.
We ask almost fearfully, how long,
o Lord wilt Thou be patient with
us who share in the present un-
precedcnted evils?'
But we, with you, are not alto
gcther dismayed. for our trust is in
Him who through the ages past has
guided His people through many
dark and dangerous waters.
we trust that in these awful
davs. all of us will, with contrite
hearts, reach out our hands toward
the extended hand of our common
God and say with new resolution,
henceforth. We walk with Thee
Services for Jewish men and Wom-
en- in the armed forces will begin to-
morrow at 8 pm. and Saturday al
10 am. at the Jewish Community
/ Center under the auspices of the
Army and Navy Committee of the
Jewish Welfare Board. DR.. Isaac
TOubin of New York, national head
of JWB religious activities, will con-
duct the services, aided by Cantor
( Abyasha Robefsky. a private at
Camp Lee. Va. A break the fast af-
fair will be held at the Community
Center Saturday evening.
DIR. Margenstern to Lead Prayer.
The Washington Hebrew Congre
cation, which also will use the First
Congregation Church, Tenth and G
streets NV, for its overflow at
tendance will be led in prayer by DR.,
Julius Morgenstern, president OF
Cncinnati's Hebrew Union College.
and Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld.
At pm. tomorrow, DR.. Moreen-
stern will speak at First Church,
while Rabbi Gerstenfeld will preach
at the Temple, S22 Eighth street
NV. Saturday morning at 1870
o'clock the two rabbiS will switch
pulpits. with Dr.. Morgenstern speak
ing at the Temple and Rabbi Ger
stenfeld talking at First Church.
Memorial. or Yisker, services will be
led by Rabbi Gerstenfeld Saturday
at pm. in the Temple.
Services at AdaS Israel Synagogue.
Sixth and l streets NV, will begin
tomorrow at $50 pm. and Saturday
at 8 am. Rabbi Solomon Metz will
use as his sermon topic Saturday
The Quest for Atonement."
Rabbi Henry Segal and Cantor
Abraham Mats of Canada will lead
services tomorrow beginning at 6:25
pm. and Saturday beginning at 7:3O
a m at B mai Israel Synagogue.
Fourteenth and Emerson streets NV.
After the chanting of kol Nidre,
Rabbi Seeal will preach on the
theme, We Have Turned Away
His topic before the memorial serv-
ices a. 1l:30 am. Saturday will be
IN the Valley Of the Shadow Of
Death At $50 pm. Saturday,
starting the Neilah. Or closing serv-
Ice, Rabbi Segal will discuss May It
Be Thy Will That I Will Sin No
More"
Services at the Tifereth Israel
Congregation. Fourteenth and Eu-
clld streets, NV will be at $50
pm. tomorrow and 1890 am. Sat-
urdaN. Rabbi Harry Silverstone will
preach on, Song of Victory" at the
evening service, and Memories" at
1870 am. Saturday. Cantor Charles
Intrater will officiate.
Other congregations are expected
to hold services at the same hours