It is well known that the Mohammedans prostrate themselves in their public worship, standing erect, then kneeling, and then lowering the head to the ground, so as to touch it with the forehead and the hands. Amongst the Jews there is but one day in th...
It is well known that the Mohammedans prostrate themselves in their public worship, standing erect, then kneeling, and then lowering the head to the ground, so as to touch it with the forehead and the hands. Amongst the Jews there is but one day in the year when prostration of the body takes place in the synagogue, that is the Day of Atonement.