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Title: San Francisco and Bay cities Jewish blue book, 1916 : containing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the leading Jewish families of San Francisco and the Bay Cities, embracing also lists of members of Jewish organizations, together with lists of congregations, clubs and societies, and a list of their officers
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Jews Jews
Publisher: San Francisco : San Francisco and Bay Cities Jewish Blue Book Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Saturday. The eighth day of Succoth is called Shemini Atzeres, on which day MemorialServices are held (Alaskir Noshomos), and the ninth is Simchath Torah, whichmeans the rejoicing of the Law. On this day the last portion of the law, that is of the Five Books of Moses,and the first portion thereof is read, so as to indicate the Law of Aloses is like acircle, it has no end, and like Tennysons Brook it well might say, Men maycome and men may go, but I go on forever. The day following each of the three high feasts, namely, Pesach, Shebuoth,and Succoth, is called Isru Chag and has a little of the festal character, as if wewere loath to enter all at once from the joyful festival into the humdrum life ofbusiness and toil. CHANUKAH. Bright and joyful is Chanukah, The feast of dedication, referring to the re-dedication of the desecrated temple, on which the heroism of the Maccabeans isrecalled and their victory over the Syrians commemorated. The feast lasts eight Ym cr m smart shoes for women
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Producers of Unusual FootvOear SAJS( FRiVISTCISCOPi^Si^DEISr^ LOS A^IN^OELES JEWISH CALENDAR days and every evening the Chanukah lights are lighted botli in the synagogue andat the homes. The daily increase in the number of lights teaches us that we should not bestandpatters in our religious life, but grow more progressive and enthusiasticevery day. ASOROH BTEVETH. The tenth day of the month Tebeth, is a fast day in commemoration of theSiege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon. CHAMISHO OSAR BESHEBAT. The fifteenth day of Shebat, was in olden times, when our ancestors weresettled in Palestine, the beginning of the year as far as the raising of fruit treesis concerned. _ In remembrance of that it is customary to eat on this day a greatvariety of fruits. PURIM. The feast of lots (from the lots cast by Hamman to determine the day forthe massacre of the Jews) commemorates the most thrilling story of the rescue of•sh race by the heroism and devation of Queen Esther. It is

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