Evening star., 1951-10-07
Jews Open Fast of Yom Nppur
With Rites at Sundown Tuesday

Jews will observe the most SOL
emn day of their year. Yom Kip
pur, starting at sundown Tuesday
and ending at sundown Wednes-
day.
During the 24-hour fast day,
when neither food nor drink is
to be taken, the worshipers will
pray in temples and synagogues
that Cod forgive their sins and
write them in the Book of Life
for the coming year. Yom Kippur,
the Day of Atonement, climaxeS
the ten-day holy period that be-
gan with Rosh Hashanah, the
Day of Judgment.
Yom Kippur begins Tuesday
with the solemn Kol Nidre chant
opening the service.
Chants on Radio.
Jewish service personnel will be
welcome at Yom Kippur services
In Washington area temples and
synagogueS. the National Jewish
Welfare Board announced yester-
day.
At 10 am. this morning, the
Washington Jewish Community
Council will present over WTOP-
TV a program of Jewish music
to be chanted Tuesday night and
Wednesday in all the synagogues.
The Montgomery County Jewish
Community Center's mixed choir
of 81 voices will sing the tunes.
Rabbi Breslau. president of the
Washington Jewish Council will
deliver a sermon on Yom Kippur
This half hour of time is nor
mally used by the Protestant
churches of Washington every
Sunday. but was yielded by them
to the Jewish Council for today's
program.
The Washington Hebrew Con-
sregation will begin its Yom Kip
pur service at 8 pm. Tuesday in
Constitution Hall. The Wednes-
day service will start at 1920
am, with the memorial service at
BIS pm. Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field, spiritual leader of the con-
gregation, will speak. Rabbi Hugo
B. Schiff, assistant rabbi, will
assist in the service.
Adas Israel. B'nai Israel and
Beth Israel Congregations will
observe Yom Kippur in recently
opened new places of worship. Kol
Nidre will be chanted at $50 pm
tuesday at the Adas Israel Con-
eregaton synagogue. 1850 Quebec
street NV. The Wednesday wor-
ship will start at 8:15 am. with
memorial services at 10 am. Rab-
bi David H Panitz. spiritual
leader, will ofhciate.
Services Tuesday at B'nai
Israel CONGREGATION synagogue.
Sixteenth and Crittenden streets
NV. will start at $50 pm. Tues
day and at am. Wednesday
Rabbi Henry Segal, spiritual
leader. will conduct the service
with Hlllel Drummer as the can
tor.
Congregation Beth Israel will
hold Yom Kippur services in its
new synagogue. 3408 C street Sc.
at $50 pm. Tuesday and $50
m. Wednesday. Rabbi Aharon
Shapiro, spiritual leader. will Of
f1cate and Cantor Harold Gold
teder will be in charge of the
choir.
The following congregations will
hold services as listed: ~
ia a Of sSesbys4sn caars e. &C.
Twenty-s,econd street and Rhode Island
sTsnus WeSnesag sSq RaRbq Pm d5,: dH:sqsy snd
congrssation Beth E of Montsomery
S9qPtg at social agdtorium Bethssds
tuesday snd 20 am. Wednesday. RABBI
dsn4es dsmes fas 4ssb and FFs
streets VS. pm. TUESDAY and 1920
am. Wednesday with memorial service.
e. a. Pdr: pm Rabbi Maurice L, PerlzVsig of
Tifereth, Israel SYNAGOGUE. Fourteenth
tnd Euclid streets N.W:-3:45 pm. Tues
Gay and 80 am. Wednesday. Rabbi
Harry SilverStone
ohev shoiom Consregation, Fifth and
am. Wednesday
Congregation Agudath Achtm. e09
Guackenbos street NV, and Stansbury
Hall, 5s32 Georgia avenue NW-5:I5
pm. Tuesday and 6 am. Wednesday.
Temple Beth El Alexandria. Va-3I5
pm: Tuesday and 10 an. Wednesday
Rabbi c. Melvyn Helfgott
Congregation AgudaS Achim. Alexandria
- 80 pm. Tuesday and $50 am Wed
nesday. Rabbi Nathan Gaynor
Southeast Hebrew CONGREGATION. Az
Ninth street ST $50 pm. Tuesday and
= am. Wednesday. Rabbi Simon Burn
stem.
Kesher Israel CONGREGATION, 2s0l N
street N.W.-5:30 pm. Tuesday and 6
am. Wednesday
Washington Highlands Jewish Center
14l Xenla street S.W.-5. 80 p IN. Tuesday