Evening star., 1948-10-12
Rites
1oMark0p opening
Of Yon1 Kippur
24-Hour Observance
Of Holy Day Storts
Here at 5:34 PM.

ment. Yom Kippur, a 24-hour period
which begins at sundown and ends
at sundown tomorrow. The sun sets
today at 5:34 pm.
Yom Kippur is considered by Jews
as the most solemn and sacred day
Of the calendar. It concludes the
10 days of penitence and prayer
which begins with the Jewish New
Year. On Yom Kippur Jews are in
structed to fast and to pray for the
forgiveness Of their sins and the re.
demption Of their souls.
According to legend, the Record
ing Angel causes all mankind to
pass before the divine throne of
justice and. on this day each year.
each man is judged and his name
inscribed in the Book of Life or
the Book of Death for the coming
year. Then the books are closed
and sealed.
The services, ending at sundown
tomorrow, conclude with a blast of
the rams horn or shofar. This SYM
bolizes the religious call to return to
the principles of faith in God and
the brotherhood of man.
Rites at Constitution Hall,
The Washington Hebrew Consre.
CATION service will be held In Con-
stitution Hall. They will begin with
the solemn Kol Nidre or AL Vows
prayer, which is sung at 8 o'clock
tonight. Tomorrow's services will
continue all day from 1890 am.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld will Of
f1ciate, assisted by Rabbi Hugo B.
Schiff.
The Beth sholom CONGREGATION.
Eighth and Shepherd streets NV.
will begin its services with the sing
ing of the Kol Nidre at $50 pm.
Tomorrow's services begin at 7:30
am, with the Yizkor, or memorial
service at II am.
Rabbi Harry j. Kaufman will
conduct >the services with Cantor
Sholom Katz leading the choir and
chanting the prayers.
Yom Kippur services at the Con.
gregation Beth Israel, 4OO8 Min.
nesota avenue, will begin at sun
down today and will be resumed
tomorrow at $3.50 am. Rabbi
Ephraim Z. Greenberg will oficiate
and Cantor Harold Goldfeder will
chant the service.
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servance of the day will be con-
Quoted by Rabbi zemach Green at
the synagogue at 500 I street NV.
The services will begin at pm.
today and will be resumed at 8 am.
tomorrow. The memorial for the
dead and for those who nave suf-
fered in the war will be from II
a n. to noon tomorrow. Paul Gewirtz
is cantor.
The Adas Israel Congregation, 900
I street N.W.,s will begin its services
at $50 pm. today, with services
all day tomorrow. Rabbi Solomon
H. Metz Is rabbi and Jacob Barkin,
cantor.
}l'1 Maryland Services Planned.
Chaplain Henry Tavet of the ONCE
of the chief of .chaplains, Depart
ment Of the Army, will conduct the
services to be held under the aus
pices of the Montgomery County
Jewish Community Group at the
Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church,
Floral and Carroll avenues, Takoma
Park, Md. The services will begin at
7:30 o'clock tonight and tomorrow's
services will start at 9 am.
The Northeast Hebrew Congrega-
ton will hold its services at the
Sherwood Presbyterian Church So
cial Hall Building, Twenty-second
street and Rhode Island avenue NE.
They will be conducted by Rabbi
Samuel H. Berkowitz, director of the
B'nai Birth Hillel Foundation at
George Washington University, as
sisted by Howard L. Hirsch, vice
president of the congregation, az
cantor.
Today's services begin ut $50
pm, tomorrow's at 8 am.
Hospitals to Be Visited.
Services will be. conducted at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital by Rabbi
Hirsch z. Glickman. beginning at
Z o'clock tonight and 8 am. tomor-
row. Bedside visitations will be
made at st. Elizabeth's and also
at Walter Reed and Mount Alto
Hospitals and at the Soldiers Home.
: The Washington Highlands Jew
ish Center. 140 xenia street S.W..
will hold its services at Sis pm.
today and at 7:30 am. tomorrow,
Rabbi Morris Pickholtz will con-
duct the services.
Services at the Arlington Jewish
Center, 1920 Lee boulevard, will be-
gin at $50 pm. today, extending
to 7:30. Services tomorrow will be-
gin at $50 am. and continue to
sundown, with the memorial for
the dead at noon. Rabbi Ira Sud
is in charge.
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