Evening star., 1945-09-06
ID. {. Jews 10 Observe
Rosh Hashonah With
Services Tomorrow

Jewish residents of the District
will observe the start of Rosh
Hashonah, traditional high holy
days marking the new year, at SUM-
down tomorrow In temples and
synagogues In an atmosphere of
thanksgiving for peace.
Reformed Jews will observe the
high holy days tomorrow and Satur-
day. Orthodox Jews will continue
the worship through Sunday.
The services tomorrow usher in
q period OF worship ending with Yon
Kippur, the Day of Penitence, Sep
tember II. According to the Jewish
calendar, the coming year is 5706.
Yon Kippur traditionally is day
OF fasting and prayer.
Wagner Extends Greetings.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, DEM
ocrat, of New York extended my
warmest greetings and best wishes
to the millions of patriotic Amer
leans of Jewish faith on the occasion
Of their New Years religious OBJ
servance.
Senator Wagner noted that the
past year had brought complete
victory to the United Nations ovel
the enemies Of freedom and justice
and that to this victory American
men and women of Jewish faitt
have contributed their full share.
The Senator added that the suffer.
ing of the Jewish people at ths
hands of the Nazis and their satel.
lites demands that everything pos.
sible be done to succor the surviv.
ing Jews of Europe and to throw
open the gates Of Palestine for al
those who wish to rebuild theil
shattered lives in the ancient home.
land of the Jewish people,"
Services of the Washington He.
brew Congregation will be held a,
the temple, Eighth and H street:
NV, starting at 8 pm. tomorrow
and at 1890 am. Saturday. Over
flow services will be held at the
same hours in the First Congrega
tional Church, Tenth and G streets
NV. The Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation announced that men anc
women in uniform will be admitted
to the overflow services without
tickets. Rabbi Norman Gerstenfelc
is spiritual leader of the congrega
ton.
Services Are Scheduled.
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, spiritua
leader of Adas Israel Congregation
Sixth and l streets NV, announced
that services tomorrow will be helc
at pm, Saturdays worship will bt
held at $50 m. and 6:45 pm. anc
Sunday morning at $50 o'clock.
Ohev Sholom Congregation, Fifth
and I streets NV. will start worship
at pm. tomorrow. Saturday meet.
| ings will be held at 7:30 m and
pm. with Sunday services at 7:3t
am. The sermons will be preached
at II am. Saturday and Sunday
Rabbi Zomach Green Is spiritua
leader of the congregation.
| At B'nai Israel Synagogue. Four.
teenth and Emerson streets NV.
services will begin at 7:30 pm. to.
morrow. The Saturday morning
worship will start at tbs o'clock anc
the Saturday evening service a.
7:45 o'clock.
Servicemen to Attend.
Special high holy day services vii
be held at 8 pm. tomorrow, at II
m. Saturday and Sunday at tn,
Jewish Community Center, 1929 Six.
teenth street NV, for servicemer
and women and for Government
workers. Chaplain David Jacobson
U. S. N. r., and Chaplain Louis Par.
ris, U. S. A., will conduct the serv
ices. Cantor Lazar Fenik and choi
will assist.
Jewish residents of the Silve
Spring area will worship in tn
Woodside Methodist Church, begin
ming with services at 8 pm. to
| morrow.
Services will also be held in tn
Sligo Park Hebrew ConRrega tiol
synagogue at Riggs and Ager roads
Green Meadows.