Back on the years 1897, two Lower East Side Rabbi tries to bless the “new sun” once-in-28-years-Jewish ritual event, they have problems with the law. According to a report by the New York Times, 8 April 1897, a policeman was alerted by a quantity of “Hebrews”, the convergence in Tompkins Square in 8 hours without a permit. The rabbi grafts Europe, has been successful in their efforts to explain this obscure tradition in broken English to the Irish police, so that the most curious suspect.
A rabbi fled in fear, the other was arraigned but then dismissed. Fast 112 years later, we welcome other solar cycle in April 2009. Well, the English language and literature, media, solar event should leave some in the dark on the morning of April 8, when the Jews everywhere is at hand to bless the “Sun”.
Leave a reply