Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-24

OrLnoooX ana conservative
Jews observe Rosh Hashonah
for two days and Reform Jews
for one day. It is kept from
shutdown to shutdown.
According to Jewish belief,
God weighs the actions Of each
person during the year on Rosh
Hashonah and passes judgment
on them.
Three Books Opened
Three books are opened or
this holy day and the name oil
each person Is inscribed in one
the Book Of Life, the Book
Of Death, and q third book fol
those whose fate is still to be
decided.
Those who repent during the
To-day period Of spiritual SELF
evaluation have their names
inscribed in the Book Of Life
The others 60 into the Book
Of Death.
On Yom Kippur. q 24-hour
period Of prayer and fasting,
the books are closed. This year
the holy day begins at sundowr
October 4 and ends at sundoVt
october S.
A feature Of Rosh Hashonak
Day is the blowing Of the rams
horn. 1t is used on Rosh Has
honRh because it reminds Jews
Of the ram which, In the Bibli-
cal account. replaced Isaac as
an offering to God.
The Jewish New Year is UNI
usual in that it does not COM
memorate any particular his
torical event, although tradi-
ton assigns the birth Of the
world to this day. The prayers
and music used in the service
stresses Gods universal rule
and the brotherhood Of man.
Special Message Issued
Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath
Of New York. president Of the
Union Of American Hebrew
Congregations. in . special high
holy day message declared
Jews have not lived I'D to
their moral obligation unless
they join in efforts to bring
peace. freedom and equality tc
all the peoples Of the world"
Rabbi Eisendrath also pointed
out this year will be the 10th
anniversary Of the state OF
Israel and called on all peoples
of the Middle East to join with
Israel lin positive espousal OF
democracy and concerted op-
position to satanic Sovietism.
The Washington Armed Serv-
ices Committee, Jewish Wei.
fare Board, announced today
that Jewish members of the
armed forces in the Washing
ton area have been invited tc
attend high holy day services
in synaeogues and temples.
New Building for Worship
Several congregations will OBJ
serve Rosh Hashonah by wor-
shipping in their new buildings.
They are Beth Sholom Conere-
cation, Thirteenth street and
Eastern avenue NV: Shomrai
Emunah Congregation, East
ern avenue and Oglethorpe
street NE: Tifereth Israel
Congregation, Sixteenth and
Juniper streets NV: Agudas
Achim Congregation, Valley
drive and Kenwood avenue,
Alexandra. Va. and Beth Ell
Congregation, 1880 Seminary
road. Alexandria.
The opening Of these build
ings cuts down radically the
need Of Jewish congregations
to find a place where Rosh
Hashonah services could be
held for their members. But a
few congregations will take
larger quarters for this pur-
pose. Temple Sinai, whose
members have been worshiping
in Bethlehem Chapel of WASH
ington Cathedral, will attend
services tomorrow night and
Thursday In Constitution Hall.
Two congregations will con-
duct their high holy day serv-
ices in churches. Beth FL Con-
gregation Of Montgom cry
County will worship in Be-
thesda Methodist Church, Hunt
ington parkway and Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda,
Nd, and the Central Jewish
Community Center Of Prince
Georges County in the vestry
room Of Central Baptist
Church, Landover and Annap-
oils roads, Bladensburg. Md.
Services TO be held tomorrow.
as compiled by the Jewish Com
munity Council Of Greater
Washington. are as follows:
Aaas Israel. Connecticut avenue and
Porter street N,M.-b:3O and Sis
Pm. tomorrow: $3.50 am. and Is pm
nDn nviS s:aQ an; Friday. Rabbi
sS sd oy sae1 f PTot cs HSTsbs SsePs
Halkin and Cantor Jacob Marcus both
Of New York. Rabbi Panitz on Chang
ing Nature and Changing Human Ma
Ss SS!sss Se! saSsar EES% 4;
Agudath Aehlm, 8343 Thirteenth
| stIect N.W.--d;4o pm. tomorrow;
$40 am. Friday. Rabbi Ii. Wald.
man and Cantor Max Ellenbogen.
Rabbi Waldman on THE Road q
goodness,", Thursday. and Seeing and
Beth ~ 50g Jefferson street NV
$3.50 pm. tomorrow: 1890 am. ard
DAY RsSSi M SsSs Is y2 on oS sT.
how services BY Rabbi NJ. j. Cohen
Rabbi Leyinson on Ten Years Medi.
nath Israel" Thursday, and "Reifec-
ton Of the Jew and OF israel" Friday,
Beth shol0m, Thirteenth street and
Eastern avenue N.W.-7 pm. Wednes-
day: 1850 Am. and Gas pm, rnurs-
day. 1850 Am, Eridey. Rabbi Harry J.
Kaufman and Cantor Philip Black.
dition IN q New Bynagogue.H tomor-
row; 'bound1 and Echoes. Thursday
mernins;, guided Men on Guided
Bnai Israel, Sixteenth and Crit
tenden streeta NV pm. tomorrow;
1880 am. and B;tb pm. thursday
1880 am. friday. Rabbi Henry acgaI
services By Rabbi Sol Shapiro Of New
York and Cantor Jacob Gordon Of
NeWark N u nahM Anal ~ ~ ooht,,s