Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, will be ushered in tonight at sundown.
The Day of Atonement brings home with great emphasis and force the doctrine of sin and repentance, which is the basic principle of all religions, Just as the birth of the altruistic spirit marked the point of departure between man and animal, so the development of the doctrine of repentance marks a turning point in the history of the human race, Judaism has canonized this moment of history which saw the birth of new hope for human progress.
Judaism holds that man has the God-given power of repentance. Fate plays no part in man’s life. The Day of Atonement gives eloquent testimony to this fundamental doctrine of Judaism, since it visualizes the fact that the doors of repentance are ever open.
The Day of Atonement is the supreme holy day of the Jewish religion. It touches the heart of all the Jews and exercises upon them an influence unapproached by any of their other important holy days It is above all others, the one day on which they lay aside their earthly affairs in order to spend a day of devotion in the House of God amid fasting and prayer.
The Jewish Daily Bulletin will not appear tomorrow in deference to the Holy Day.
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