Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26
Rosh Hoshonoh Rites to Begin
Jewish New Year on1orrow
By Cospor Nonnes

Washington area Jews will be-
gin their most solemn 10 days of
the year at shutdown tomorrow
when they usher in the Jewish
New Year SITS by attending
Rosh Hashonah services in syn
agogues and temples.
The holy days this year will
have a special significance for
American Jewry as it is the ter
centenary of the arrival Of the
first Jews in our country.
On September Il, a special OBJ
servance was held in New York
to commemorate the arrival of
a small group from Brazil 800
years ago at what was then
Nieuw Amsterdam.
Many Events Planned.
Numerous events will be held
during this year and in 1855
throughout the United States
celebrating the tercentenary.
Rosh Hashonah. the Day of
Judgment, begins a Today Pc
riod Of penitence that ends with
Yom Kippur. the Day of Atone
ment. The former is observed
for two days by Orthodox and
Conservative Jews and for one
day by Reformed Jews. 1t is
kept from shutdown to shutdown.
Jews believe that on Rosh
Hashonah God passes judgment
on the actions of each person
during the previous year. Three
books are opened on this holy
day and the name of each per-
son is written in one of them
the Book of Life, the Book of
Death, and a third for those
whose fate is still to be decided.
Close on Yom Kippur.
Those who repent during the
10 holy days will have their
names inscribed in the Book of
Life while the others will 60
into the Book of Death.
Yom Kippur Dates.
On Yom Kippur, a 24-hour
period Of prayer and fasting,
the books are closed. Yom Kip
pur starts this year at shutdown
October 6 and ends at shutdown
October Z.
DR.. Everett r. Clinchy, presi-
dent of the National Conference
Of Christians and Jews, in a New
Year message declared that the
spiritual values tying men and
women together viii prevail
against the tyranny of totali-
tartan forces.
These forces of evil cannot
prevail against the spiritual
values that tie men and women
Of good will in the bonds of
brotherhood" DR.. Clinchy said.
I'VE pray that these bonds will
be strengthened during the year
of the American Jewish Tercen-
tenary."
An appeal for Washington
Jews to open their homes to
servicemen and women staying
here during the holy days was
issued by Joseph F. Barr, chair
man of the Washington Armed
Services Committee. National
Jewish Welfare Board. Mrs.
Victor Falchick and Mrs. Ret-
ben Solar are co-chairmen Of the
boards Home Hospitality Com
Ynittee.
Armed services personnel are
invited to attend services In
temples and synagogues.
The Washington Hebrew Con-
gresation will observe the Rosh
Hashonah tomorrow as the first
Of a series of dedication events
celebrating opening of their new
temple at 1896 Macomb street
NV.
To Unveil Eternal Light.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld,
spiritual leader of the congrega-
ton, announced that as part of
the services tomorrow a senior
member will unyeil the Eternal
Light which symbolizes the con-
tinuity of the Jewish faith.
Other officials will also take
part in this high holy day dedi-
cation service.
A number of Jewish congrega-
tions will hold holy day worship
in Protestant churches because
they have insufficient room or
none at all. They include Temple
Sinai, in First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets
NV; Temple Emanuel, in
Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. $3.50 Chevy Chase park
way NV; Prince Georges
County Jewish Community Cen
ter, in Greenbelt (Md) Com
munity Church; Northeast He
brew Congregation. in Mount
Rainier Christian Church's So
cial hall annex. Thirty-third
street and Bunker Hill road,
Mount Rainier, Md.
Ip Methodist Church.
Also, Congregation Har Teen,
In Hughes Methodist Church,
1o70o Georgia avenue. Silver
Spring, Md; Congregation Beth
FL of Montgomery County, in
Bethesda Methodist Church, Old
Georgetown road and Hunting
ton parkway. Bethesda. Md;
Central Jewish Community Gen.
ter of Prince Georges County,
in Eastminster Presbyterian
Church's vestry room. 5601 Ran
dolph street, Bladensburg, Md;
Beth Ell Hebrew Congregation,
in Westminster, Presbyterian
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