Monday next is the Jewish Rosh Hashana, or new year. According to the Jewish calendar, it is the 1st of Tishri, which corresponds to our 22d of September, and is the 5634 year of the world. Ten days from Monday, the 2nd of October, is Jom Kippur [Yom Kippur], or day of atonement. Jom Kippur [Yom Kippur] is the "Sabbath of Sabbaths," a day that every Israelite in the world--no matter where he may be--keeps holy. The new year is observed as a holiday, a day of rejoicing and feasting. The day of atonement as a solemn fast and day of prayer. On this latter day, every Jew confesses his sins, asks forgivness [original misspelling] of the Father and makes friends with all his enemies. They hold that their sins will not be forgiven unless they forgive others, or in other words, unless they come to the altar with hearts free from hate and malice. These days will be duly observed by our Jewish fellow-citizens.
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