Israel

Millions throughout the world abstained from work, pleasure, food; worshipped the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob; prepared to celebrate the high holy days of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Shmimi Atzereh; greeted the year 5685. Most of them were in the U. S.--Israelites of the circumcision. They recalled the days when Moses and Aaron and Joshua would say unto the twelve tribes--: "Thus saith the Lord."

*The twelve tribes of Isreal are: Reuben, Simeon, Judah Issachar, Ephraim, Benjamin. Zebulun, Manasseh, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Gad.