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Title: Jewish ceremonial institutions and customs
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Rosenau, William, 1865-1943
Subjects: Judaism -- Customs and practices
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : The Lord Baltimore Press
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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s, and 8 Lev. 23: 43.7 98 The Tishri Holidays boughs of thick leaved trees, and willows of thebrook, and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your Godseven days. 4 The palm branch is decorated at thelower part with myrtle and willow branches,attached to the palm branch by means ofleaves of the palm tree. When the palmbranch and citron are picked up the benedic-tion recited is: (t Blessed be the Lord, our God, King of theUniverse, Who has sanctified us with His command-ments and commanded us the use of the palmbranch. On the first day is added the benediction,in which God is thanked for having sparedthe worshipper to enjoy this season. Notonly the precentor but many a layman isprovided with a lulab and ethrog. The palmbranch and the citron are lifted up in fullview of the congregation during the renditionof psalms of praise and the recitation of aprayer for Gods redemption, taking placewhile a circuit is made around the synagogue.On Sabbath the lulab is not taken up, as the 4 Lev. 23 : 40.
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1 Iaim Branch 2 Citron Receptacle (Silver) And the Half Holidays 99 carrying of it is regarded a form of work,desecrating the day. The Karaites do notgive the lulab a place in the synagogal service,but believe that it is to be used in the buildingof the Succah, Booth. In some synagogues a booth is erected,similar to that met in the Jewish home. Weshall not speak of the booth in this connec-tion, as its discussion has its proper placeamong the ceremonial institutions, charac-terizing the Jewish home, to be taken uplater. The last day of the Feast of Booths iscalled Hoshana Rabba, because on thisday numerous petitions for the salvation ofIsrael are recited. During the intoning ofthese petitions, the worshippers make sevencircuits around the auditorium of the syna-gogue. Among Portuguese Jews the Sho-far is sounded on this day, as if to givethose, who have not become thoroughlyreconciled with God on the Atonement Day,a last opportunity of repentance before thefinal judgment of God is sea

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