Show JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES THE eleventh census divides the jews of the united states into two sect orthodox and reformed the former comprise those who adhere to the ancient rites and ceremonies ob the bible as an expounded and elaborated by the prophets and rabbis they also accept the Bobul chan aruch as ae authoritative in all its requirements this Is ie a codification made by rabbi joseph karo in the sixteenth century of the laws and ceremonies ex by the rabble of the talmud and handed banded down by tradition it Is ie considered as aa binding as the mosaic law according to the figures of the 1890 census there are in the united states and territories of the orthodox faith congregations with a membership of strange to say utah wyoming idaho idabo nevada new mexico and arizona are not represented in this list under the reformer formell faith are included all congregations which do not recognize as absolute the authority of the cleban aruch in some cases th thal is slight as with wor shipp shipping ng with the hat bat off the ta mingling ingling of the sexes in the synagogue or temple and the introduction of the organ and female choir of this sect there are in the states and territories congregations with a membership of utah is represented in the list with one congregation and members new mexico is also credited with one congregation but arizona nevada and wyoming are not represented there are jews la in those blaces either reformed or orthodox put it must be presumed they are not organized for worship inasmuch as an no mention is made of them in the census reports the alist company of jews in this country came from brazil in 1654 the first synagogue te was erected in broad street new tork york ills It improbable e that jewish worship existed before the erection of this building ton ten males above the age of thirteen can form a congregation and it is possible that worship was practiced secretly the jews were denied the right to worship in public by the authorities of new Amster amsterdam dm in 1685 no public worship 8 hi was then tolerated which did not 12 in include ude belief in the divinity of christ the jews of america have no re licious head bead each congregation is in a home rule organization responsible only to its own members efforts are being made among the orthodox to elect a chief rabbi but they do not seem to be satisfactory it may seem strange that the aggregate of jewish congregations in the united bulted states orly number with communicants it should be understood that in this relation only the heads of families are counted A member of a family rarely becomes a church member until he acquire a household of his own |