ABSTRACT
An over-fondness for opinions of bye-gone times, and a veneration for every custom and observance that claims antiquity, have been equally detrimental to the interests of Judaism. The time appointed for divine service is such as to enable the entire congregation, men, women, and children, to assemble prior to the commencement of prayer. The prayers will be read aloud by the minister only; appropriate psalms and hymns will be chaunted by the choir, and responses made by the congregation. The duties to be performed by women lie at the very foundation of human life; for as upon them depends the earliest education of the great body of mankind, and as the mind is ever powerfully influenced by the lessons received in infancy, it is as hopeless to expect a truly pious community, where proper religious instruction is withheld from females, as to look for effect without cause.
