Evening star., 1944-09-15
Community Cenier
Plans Jewish Rites
For Service People

Speclal preparations Tor service
men and women to attend High
Holy Day services have been made
at the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and Q streets NV. Joseph
F. Barr. chairman of the Washing
ton Army and Navy Committee Of
the National Jewish Welfare Board,
announced today.
The servicemen will be guests OF
the Welfare Board, Jewish War
Veterans and the Jewish Com
munity Center on Rosh Hashonah
and Yom Kippur, Mr.. Barr said.
Rabbi Charles Mantinband, of
Aberdeen, Md, will oficiate, as
sisted by Cantor Louis Fenik, Of
Washington. The Sunday service
will begin at 8 pm. and the Mon
day service at 10 am.
Start At Sundown Sunday.
The High Holy Days, opening the
New Year 5705, will be ushered in
at sundown Sunday with the blow
ing Of the shofar or rams horn.
Reformed Jews will continue the
services until sundown Monday
while orthodox Jews will conclude
them sundown Tuesday.
The opening service of RoSh
Hashonah begins 40 days of peni-
tence for the new year, ending on
Yom Kippur. During this period
the Lord decides the fate of each
person for the coming year. On
Yom Kippur the final decision is
made and written down in His
books This day, known as the
DAY Of Atonement" is traditional
ly one of fasting, prayer, repent
ance and self-examination.
The Washington Hebrew congre-
CATION will hold services at 8 pm
Sunday and 1890 am. Monday at
the Temple, with Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld officiating. Overflow
crowds will be handled at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G streets NV. with Rabbi Paul
Richman ofilciating.
| High Holiday Reception.
A high holiday reception is sched-
uled for the Temple library after
Monday morning services.
During Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre
services are scheduled for pm.
Tuesday, September 26; morning
services for 10:30 am. Wednesday
| September ~. and memorial sery-
ices for pm.
Rabbi Morris L. Blair, of the
B'nai Jacob Temple, 25O4 Naylor
road Sc, announced the Sunday
and Monday services will be held
at 6:45 pm, and the Monday and
Tuesday services at 8 pm.
Jewish patients at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital will attend services con-
Quoted by Rabbi Hirsch z. Click
man, organizer Of the Peoples Gull
ture Synagogue, it was announced
The Jewish Welfare Board and the
Hebrew Sisters Aid Circle are spon-
soring the services.
Suburban congregations also have
announced times and places of re-
ligious services for the High Holy
Days. The Greenbelt Hebrew Con-
gregation. Greenbelt, Md, will hold
Rosh Hashonah services at 8 pm
Sunday in the auditorium Of the
Greenbelt Elementary School. The
Monday and Tuesday worship will
be held in the Greenbelt Theater
Cantor Morton Chwalow, of Green
belt, will oficiate, assisted by Harry
Fliesher, also of Greenbelt.
Rabbi David Goldberg, of Phila-
delphia, will conduct Rosh HASH
onah services in the Jessup Blair
Community House, Georgia avenue
and Blair road. Silver Spring. Md
The opening service will be held
Sunday evening.
! Services in Alexandria.
Rosh Hashonah services at the
Agudas Achim Congregation, 40s
Wolfe street, Alexandria. Va, viii
begin at 7:30 pm, Sunday. Rabb
p M. Ritholz, of the Congregation
will ofiiciate. Monday worship will