Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
By CASPER NAMES


Washington area Jews will
usher In the Jewish New Year
57i6 at shutdown tomorrow by
attending solemn Rosh Hashonah
services In synagogues and
temples.
Rosh Hashonah, the Day Of
Judgment. begins o To-day 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. It is
kept from shutdown to shutdown.
Jews believe that on RoSh
Hashonah, God weighs the ac-
tons Of each person during the
past year and passes judgment
on them. According to Jewish
belief. three books are opened
on this holy day and the name
Of each person is inscribed in one
of them-the Book Of Life, the
Book Of Death. and a third for
those whose fate is still to be
decided.
Those who repent during the
10 holy days eliminating in Yom
Kippur will have their names
written in the Book of Life. while
the others will go into the Book
of Death.
YOm Kippur Closes Books
The books are closed on Yon
Kippur. a 24-hour period OF
prayer and fasting. Yom Kippul
starts this year at shutdown Sep.
TENDER 25 and ends at sundowr
September 26.
The Jewish New Year is un.
usual in that it does not com.
memorate any particular histor.
ical event, although tradition
assigns the birth of the world t.
this day. The prayers and music
Of the service stresses Gods uni.
versal rule and the brotherhood
Of man.
Army Chief of Chaplains Pat.
rick j. Ryan, in q message Il
Jewish Army chaplains, pointed
out THE 10 days of penitence
climaxed in the solemn observ.
ance Of Yom Kippur. are tradi.
tionally q season Of remem.
brance, contemplation and re.
dedication to the will and wori
Of God.
May this period, symbolizine
both q recall Of faith and q re.
call to faith, provide deep anc
abiding resources to undergirc
you in all your endeavors as g
servant Of God.
II pray that you and all mem
beers Of your congregation are in
scribed in the Book OF Life fol-
q good year."
Invitation to Servicemen
The Washington Armed Serv.
ices Committee, National Jew.
ish Welfare Board. announced
that congregations in the WASH
ington area have extended "a
cordial invitation to Jewish
service personnel to participate
in religious services in the many
synagogues and temples here"
The notice also said many
Jewish families are anxious to
have armed forces personnel a,
guests at the traditional holy
day meals.
Three congregations-North
east Hebrew Congregation, the
Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Com
munity Center. and the Jewish
Community Center Of Prince
Georges County-will hold the
holy day services for the first
time In new buildings. The for.
mer, at 1901 Eastern avenue
Mount Rainier, Md. is a two
story structure costing 100000
and has an assembly hall seating
$50 persons.
The Arlington Fairfax center
1920 Arlington boulevard, Ar
lington. Va, is really an extern
sive addition to the center, whose
lower part was built several
years ago. The addition. cost
ing about $3.50, 900. seats 500 per.
sons in the aforementioned syna.
gogue.
The Jewish Community Cen
ter Of Prince Georges County
also will meet for the first time
In its new structure in Green
belt, Md.
Other Churches Required
This year. as in past years
several congregations will hole
their high holy day services In
Protestant churches because
they do not have sufficient room
at their present meeting places.
These congregations include
Beth FL Congregation of Alex.
andria, in Westminster Presby.
terrain Church. 2701 Cameron
Mills road. Alexandria: Con.
gregation Beth Ell of Montgom.
cry County in Bethesda Meth.
odist Church. Old Georgetown
road and Huntington parkway
Bethesda; Montgomery County
Jewish Community in Seventh.
day Adventist Tabernacle
Takoma Park (Yom' Kippul
only; Temple Emanuel in Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, 587l
Western avenue. Chevy Chase.
Services to be held tomorrow
as compiled by the Jewish Com.
munity Council of Greater
Washington, are as follows:
Adast israel, Connecticut avenue an
Porter street NV pm tomorrow
$50 am. and pm Saturday ga
am, Sunday. Rabbi David H PanIt7
Cantor Jacob Barkin and guest Canto
Louis Herman of New York. DR.. Abra
ham 8. Halkin Of the Jewish Theoloaica
seminary. New York, at additional sery
ices at $50 IN. Saturday in Kay Audi