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<> Yom Kip pur In Hebron (Continued from Page 4) , ms to dawn upon them, -lot simply part and parcel ■ programme of life. They i..ns and entreaties of the invocation for .the indi- ilie majority, a communion j, Higlu-'t Divinity, and a means of one’s spiritual welfare. 10 service over, we leave the Yes- i and disperse in various directions. ,leep placid peace, suggestive of nf i cnt and medieval times when the j cw r eclined at leisure beneath his vine p tree, reigns supreme over the citv The Arab populace is asleep, d I indulge in a short stroll with .indent, W. B., an American lege graduate, to the outskirts of the Hebron. We talk but little. The air seems too full of holy sentiment v allow of its profanation by man’s poor vocabulary. I have spent my Jewish festivals in different parts of the world, but no religious holiday, however quaint, however inspiring and uplifting, can compete with a Hebron Yom Kippur, amongst boys of such sterling character and outstanding vir tues. Morning, The Yeshiva is full to verflowing. Visitors from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the various colonies of Palestine are here in great numbers the giant spiritual pro- nine of Hebron as it performs the tional curriculum of the holiest ays. A gentle warm wind is blow- trom tbe South, and the dense eetation of the peach and apricot, i surrounds the Yeshiva, is sway s' m obedience to its tender caresses, 'd't a multiplex rustling and sighing, bough the very trees were partici- ■ iting in the Shachrith, the morning All: The Holy Ark is open, ‘scrolls of the Law are being taken y the most distinguished person- "f the Yeshiva. As they stand the scrolls held fast in their arms hort prayer is repeated in a low Lord of the Universe, b the wishes of our hearts for *• c yield our desire . . . reading of the Law. The : the reader’s voice, the ' soul stirring notes, the iritv that manifests itself " u ^i t * u ' eternal words carries the 11 away, heavenwards. In- s by deep draughts of aro- ' . they see the historical ena ‘d before them. See the arrayed in the “Bigdai s he performs the rites ” offerings. Crowned with Htre, robed, and hearing ministers in the Holy of ein all is ineffably glor- he goat, bearing all the Israel, sent away into the mess. Hear the High awe he prolongs the ut- Xame. See him pluck- °als from the alter: dip to the blood and per- 'ement sprinklings: and 0Un t . . . One and one, ' I** • tr ance 0 f flamin ^ linger l0r m the tflUs did h 0ne and t Rosh Yeshiva addresses the hoys. He is expounding some complex topic, and is drawing innumerable morals and character lessons from his subject. The gaze of every youth is transfixed on that potent personality, the recognized genius of the age, and one of the greatest living authorities on both Pal estinian and Babylonian Talmud. The hearts of disciples are drawn irresis tibly towards this super master, who is responsible for the mental and moral development of the hoys. Neilah, the Concluding Service. In the gathering dusk, sombre fleeting shadows are thrown over the hall, as the bodies of all present sway fervent ly and hopefully backwards and for wards. Ah: the Baal Mossar is con ducting the cantor, he is chanting aloud in his quaint bass voice, the Kad- dish before the Amidah. By this time the whole Yeshiva forms a gigantic choir. Two hundred lusty, spirited voices fill the air with the traditional music of the Neilah Kaddish. Dark ness descends suddenly and unexpect edly over the soul-inspiring scene. Two candles are placed in the Almemar by the Arab assistant, and by this dim flickering light, the final items of the flays colossal programme are brought to a close. A sudden deafening roar pierces the air. "Hear, () Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One” . . . The Lord He is God . . . The Lord He is God . . . At the termination of the evening service the whole Yeshiva, en masse surrounds the Rosh Yeshiva, the Baal Mosar, and the principals, and amidst a medley of lively refrains commence a .series of exclusive Yeshiva dances. In wild ecstasy, they tear their way round and round the hall, waving their hands frantically in the air, and utter ing incomprehensible songs of joy. Bursts of laughter, triumphant and ex ultant, triumphant over Satan, and ex ultant with the victory, majesty, and glory of God, echo and reecho through out the Yeshiva, and soar skywards, up, up, to the "Kisai Kahabod , the Heavenly Throne, where the King of Kings in dread lone splendour, is en circled hv His Heavenly Hosts, the rushing and undulant sons of fire, who shout in thunder that the Lord is King, the Lord was King, the Lord shall be King for ever and ever. . . EDWARD L. BERNAYS, famous Jewish press agent and nephew of Sig mund Freud, has been appointed pub lic relations counsel to President Hoo ver’s Emergency Employment Com mittee, in order to help "dramatize” the unemployment crisis. JOSHUA GOTTLIEB, Presi de Polish Federation of Jew- rnalists, has been decorated by •ernment with the Order of Po- estituta, in recognition of his An aiding the Government in fich oress. Do You Know? 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