Evening star., 1952-09-28
|Synagogues 10 Hold
|Yom kippur Services
Beginning Tonight

Jewish residents of the Wash
ington area will usher in the most
sacred day of their year. Yom
Kippur or the Day of Atonement,
with services in synagogues and
temples tonight.
Yom Kippur climaxes 10 days
|of penitence starting with Rosh
Hashonah, or the beginning of
the Jewish New Year. Jews be-
lieve that during this period the
fate of each person for the coming
year is decided. On Yom Kippur
the books are closed, and it is
decided who shall live and who
shall die" for the coming year.
Yom Kippur, a day of fasting
from food and drink, is observed
from sundown to sundown. Jews
during this period concentrate on
prayer and examine their inner
selves" ,
The haunting strains of the
Kol Nidre chant open the service
tonight, and its solemn music sets
the tone for the evening and to-
morrow.
Servicemen Welcome.
Jewish servicemen and women
In the District area will be well
come at services in synagogues and
temples, Joseph F. Barr, chairman
|of the Washington Armed Serv-
ices Committee-Jewish Welfare
Board, announced yesterday. Many
OF the service personnel will be
entertained following the Yom
Kippur worship in private homes.
Many Of the Jewish congrega-
tions, in order to accommodate all
who desire to worship, will hold
services elsewhere than in their
|synagogues or temples.
The Washington Hebrew Con-
|gregation will worship in Consti-
tuition Hall. Services will start at
q o'clock tonight with the singing
|of the Kol Nidre. and resume to-
morrow at 1920 am. Memorial
services will be held at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow. Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field, spiritual leader of the con-
gregation. will preach tonight and
tomorrow. Rabbi Hugo B. Schiff,
assistant rabbi. will assist in con-
Quoting the service.
Interfaith Worship Planned.
An interfaith gesaure on the
holiday will be the worship by
several Jewish congregations in
Washington area churches. The
newly formed Temple Sinai Con-
|gregation will worship. starting at
8 o'clock tonight and at 10 am.
tomorrow with the memorial serv-
ices at 4 pm. tomorrow, in First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G streets NV. Rabbi Balfour
Brickner will oficiate and Cantor
Abrasha Robofsky will sing.
Others Yom Kippur services are sched-
oA~A 30 AOAACWos
Adas Israel. Connecticut avenue and
Porter street N.W.-Rabbi David H. Pam
itz, pm. today and S:15 am. tomorrow.
=, Agudath Achim,. 900 ouackenbos street
N.W:-Rabbi H. J. Waldman. $50 pm.
today and 8 am. tomorrow.
Beth El. 7O2 Jefferson street NV
Rabbi NJ II. Levinson. $3.50 pm. today
and 1880 am. tomorrow.
Ahsron Shapiro, $40 pm. pm. today ds1Si and
$50 am. tomorrow.
..ras.l Beth n sholop. n .s5; Eishth and Shepherd
5:45 pm; today and 7;30 am. tomorrow.
BTal gss0b 25oa Iex,I. MayloE road Sc
and $50 am. tomorrow.
B'nai Israel, Sixteenth and Crittenden
streets N.W.-Rabbi Henry segai, 5:45
pm. today and z am. tomorrow.
Ezras Israel, Eighth and I streets NE.
Rabbi Arthur Bosner. b pm. today and
8 am. tomorrow.
Kesher Israel. 2sol N street NV
today and 5 am. tomorrow.
:, Mishkan Terah, ,710l Seventh street
N:W-Rabbi Zemach Green. $50 pm.
Ohev shelom, 500 / street N.w.-Rabbi
Albert J. Davis. $40 pm. today and 8
s. seu.Sess. iISsGH:b Hebrew. Az Ninth street Sc.
-Rabbi simo Burnstein: 8 pm. today
and 3 Al an tom toTsorrSw; roE;... .,a rn.r.o,
streets N.W.-Rabbi Joshua Klavan; $40
isro. nna "nd Euclid
streets N.W.--Rabbi Harry Silverstone;
b:45 pm. today and 7:30 Am. tomorrow.
tuition Hall-Rabbi Norman 0erstenfeid; 81
pm. today and 1880 am. tomorrow.
Washington HighlAnds.. 141 xenia street.
S.B.-Rahbi David Massis: 6:16 Pm. toI
day and $50 am. tomorrow.
Yolng Peoples meeting at jewish Com
muntty Center. Sixteenth and g streets
N.W.-Habm DAVID Neiman OF New York;
Pm. today and q m. tomoEruy.
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