Evening star., 1947-09-12
'Rosh Hashonah
Services Start
Sunday Evening
Rites at Synoeogues
Listed for Opening
Of PenitentiuI Period

area will usher in the solemn high
holy days beginning the Jewish New
Year 5708 by attending Rosh
Hashonah services starting at sun
down Sunday in synagogues and
temples throughout the District.
Services for Rosh Hashonah, the
Jewish New Year Day which also is
known as Yom Haddin or the Day
OF Judgment, will be observed by
Orthodox Jews from sundown Sum-
day to sundown Tuesday. Reformed
Jews will observe the high holy
day until sundown Monday. Rosh
Hashonah also is known as the Day
OF Memorial or Yom Hazzikoron.
Rosh Hashonah opens a Today
penitential period by Jews, ending
with Yom Kippur or the Day Of
Atonement. On Rosh Hashonah the
names of those who will live the
coming year are inscribed in the
Book of Life; those who will die
during that period in the Book of
Death, and those who are on proba-
ton are held in allegiance. The last
may be saved by penitence during
the Today period.
Full Day of Fasting.
On Yom Kippur, which comes this
year at sundown September % and
continues to sundown September "a,
the book is closed and sealed for the
year. Yom Kippur, or the Day Of
Atonement, is one of fasting for "a
hours, neither food nor drink being
taken by the worshipers during that
period.
Special arrangements have been
made by the National Jewish We'll
fare Board to hold services for
servicemen and women in hospitals,
veterans facilities and camps in
the Washington area, Joseph F.
Barr, chairman of the Jewish We'll
fare Board Army and Navy Com
mittee, announced today.
New Year services will be con-
Quoted by Army Chaplain Henry
Tavel, assisted by Cantor Louis
Fenik, at 8:15 pm. Sunday in the
Silver Spring Md Armory, Wayne
avenue at Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring. Services also will be held
at 10 am. Monday and Tuesday and
Yom Kippur services, at tbs pm.
September % and 10 am. September
"a. Chaplain Tavel also will hold
services for patients and service
personnel at Walter Reed Hospital
at 2.15 n m Monday
At Constitution Hall.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld, spir-
itual leader of the Washington He
brew Congregation, will conduct
Rosh Hashonah services at 8 pm.
Sunday and 1920 am. Monday in
Constitution Hall for his congrega-
ton.
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, spiritual
leader of the AdaS Israel Congre-
cation, will offlciate at the worship
in the synagogue, 900 I street NV,
at 7 pm. Sunday, 9 am. Monday
and Tuesday and pm. Monday.
He will be assisted by Cantor Jacob
Barkin. An overflow service will be
held in the vestry room of the syna-
gogue, with Joseph Mendelson and
Maj. Seymour H. Pomrenze in
charge. Rabbi Metz and Cantor
Barkin will participate in the over
flow service.
1t also was announced that Rabbi
Metz and Cantor Barkin will take
part in a high holy day radio
broadcast at 5:35 pm. Sunday over
Station WWDC.
Services will be held by the North
east Hebrew Congregation at pm.
Sunday ard Monday and $50 am.
Monday and Tuesday in the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church's social
hall, TWenty-second street and jack
son street NE. Rabbi Yaakov
Rosenberg of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, New York, will officiate.
He will be assisted by Howard L.
Hirsh, vice president of the congre-
cation, who will serve as cantor.
Other Services.
The Agudath Achim Congregation
will hold services at pm. Sunday
and Monday and at 8 am. Monday
and Tuesday at both 909 Quackenbos
street NV, and 1892 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, Rabbi Herman J. Wald-
man, spiritual leader of the congre-
CATION, and Cantor Jacob Schneider
will off1ciate.
Rabbi Hirsch Xvi Glickman Of
Washington will conduct New Year
services at $50 pm. Sunday and
8 80 am. Monday in ST. EliZabeth's
Hospital.
Worship at Mount Alto Veterans
Hospital will be conducted by DR..
Karl D. Darmstadter of Washington.
Mr.. Barr also announced there
will be seats for servicemen and
women at services in synagogues
in the District.
Washington Highlands Services.
The Washington Highlands Jewish
Center, 100 Atlantic street Sc, has
engaged Rabbi Morris Pickholz Of
New York to off1ciate at the high
holy day service to be held at 7:30
pm. Sunday and Monday and at
8 am. Monday and Tuesday. He
will be assisted by David Tanzman,
a member of the center, as cantor.
Rabbi Simon Burnstein, spiritual
leader of the Southeast Hebrew
Congregation, will offlciate at the
high holy day services there at 7
pm. Sunday and Monday and at
8 am. Monday and Tuesday. He
will be assisted by Cantor Abraham
Rubin of the center.
Alexandria Civ Hall