JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 28, 1951 86 — THE Ex-Nazis Gaining Power; German Jews Alerted BERLIN, (JTA)—The Central that the Nazis are regaining Council of Jews in Germany, at their positions in government of- the conclusion of a two-day con- fices and that they enjoy the ference here, issued a statement support of a large part of the emphasizing that the situation of the Jews in Germany desires German population in "glorify- constant watching in view of the ing the memory of mass murder- By HAROLD EIDLIN fact that former leading mem- ers" who directed the annihila- Copyright 1951, American Jewish Press, All Rights Reserved bers of the Nazi party are again tion of Jews in Germany and in Nazi-occupied countries in Eu- "In the seventh month, on the coining to power. The statement pointed out rope. first day of the month, Ye shall have holy convocation; Ye shall do no manner of servile work; Holiday Greetings it is a day of blowing horns unto You." Thus commanded the Lord to Moses. And thus began Rosh Hashanah. But of all the festival days in the Hebrew cal- Complete Laundry Service endar, there is no more an out- Damp Dry - Spin Dry - Fluff Dry standing example of a man- Damp Dry, 8 Lbs. 35c — Spin Dry, 8 Lbs. 10c interpreted holy day than Rosh Fluff Dry, 8 Lbs. 25c — (Soap Included) Hashanah. The Origin of The New Yea, L aundry Northwest Automatic Launary Would it surprise you, - osh example, to know that R Hashanah alone is unexplain- ed in the Bible? No reason is given as to why the festival is celebrated- on the first and second days of Tishri (sev- enth month.) It is to the later- day sages, the rabbis and the teachers that we owe today's picture of Rosh Hashanah as the traditional "yom haddin," the Day of Judgment, on which all mortals pass in re- view to give an account of their deeds. The familiar "L'- Shanah tovah," (for a good year), with which Jews today greet each other during this season of the year, is in keep- ing with the notion that the destinies of men are written or erased from the Book of Life. Everything about Rosh Hash- annah, in fact, has evolved from tradition, practice and teaching. During the Babylonian exile Jews adopted the custom of marking a new year in the spring month of Nisan, as well as on the first of Tishri. During the time of the Second Temple, Israelites celebrated as many as four new years! Because Rosh Hashanah is traditionally Judgment Day, it has come to be regarded as the most personal of all cele- brations—a day on which the creatures of God search their own hearts and souls. Sig- nificantly, the Zodiacal sign for Tishri is Libra—the bal- ance — a further intimation that all deeds of mankind are weighed in the balance. Biblically speaking, the first of Tishri has been a day of won- drous incidents in Jewish his- tory. This, plus the fact that it heralded the time of the harvest, are considered the most likely reasons for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah on that day. Probably, of uppermost import- ance is the traditional belief that the world was created on Rosh Hashanah. One of Israel's most esteemed rabbis, Eliezer, taught that on the first of Tish- ri Joseph left prison. On this same day, the Jews who were re- turned from exile in Babylonia brought their first offerings to the newly-erected altar, and on the first of Tishri the prophet Ezra made his important and impressiVe reading of the Torah at the assembly of the people. The solemn mood of Rosh Hashanah as we know it today 1.s a phase of the celebration which came into being after the exile. In the pre-exile period, the new year was essentially a recognition of a new harvest year. 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