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Year 5770 of the Hebrew calendar ushers in Jewish New Year
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Ken | 8:23 p.m. Sept. 18, 2009
Thanks for reporting on this. I was looking for more information on the new year
and your article was first and the best. I like the little extra information
pertaining to the astronomical phenomena & the lineage. These are things
hopefully sleeping Christians will read and want to find out more about their
history and roots.
Cynara Garcia | 7:07 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Thank You for this info. when somebody question e why 5770 I will have a better
answer.
Anonymous | 8:59 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
I think that this is a very interesting article. I am interested in Judaism. I
would like to know exactly what it means to atone for one's sins during
this time. Can I do it on my own or do I need to go to a synagogue to pray? If
I go to a synagogue it will all be in Hebrew anyway. These are just a few
comments that I would have liked to have had addressed in the article.
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Dinah | 9:10 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Thanks for the info. I will share the details with my family. We had a great
time last night but I wanted to know more about this year. Last night was so
special, my younger daughter visit from very long distance and my two daughters
and granddaughter prayed with me last night and suddenly I felt at
peace...seeing my granddaughter's little hands against the candle lights
gave me so much joy.
Anonymous | 9:18 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
I don't understand this.
Yom Kippur | 9:27 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
"Day of Atonement", "And I will pour upon the house of David and
upon and upon the inhabinants of Jerusalem,the spirit of grace and supplication:
and they shll look upon Me whom they have pierced,and they shall mourn for
him...in that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and
...Jerusalem for sin and for uncleaness(Zech 14:16 and 13:1)
Anonymous | 9:31 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
I think this is an interesting article too and I would like to know more about
what really happens during the Jewish holidays.
Feast of Trumpets | 9:38 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Early Autumn, "I will gather them out of all countries whither I have
driven them in mine anger, and in my fury,and in a great wrath; I will bring
them again unto this place,and I will cause them to dwell safely.(Jer. 32:37)
Israel regathered.
Ronnie Bray | 10:00 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Rosh Hashana Tov to our Jewish friends
This is a feast that Christians should imitate, especially Yom Kippur, to seek the forgiveness of yhvh and forgive those that have offended us, a principle Jesus gave his disciples.
" ... forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us ... "
The 'as we forgive' is a plea for El Shaddai to apply the same degree of forgiveness to our wrongdoings as we apply to those that have offended us.
This principle is formalised in Matthew 7:1
"Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:
and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again"
This frank admission that we need forgiveness but will be forgiven to no greater extent than we forgive our fellow men.
It is a sobering thought, and is meant to be sobering, so that our reconciliation with God will be on a par with our reconciliation with all mankind.
If, as I do, you stand in need of the forgiveness of God, then this is for you.
This is a feast that Christians should imitate, especially Yom Kippur, to seek the forgiveness of yhvh and forgive those that have offended us, a principle Jesus gave his disciples.
" ... forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us ... "
The 'as we forgive' is a plea for El Shaddai to apply the same degree of forgiveness to our wrongdoings as we apply to those that have offended us.
This principle is formalised in Matthew 7:1
"Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:
and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again"
This frank admission that we need forgiveness but will be forgiven to no greater extent than we forgive our fellow men.
It is a sobering thought, and is meant to be sobering, so that our reconciliation with God will be on a par with our reconciliation with all mankind.
If, as I do, you stand in need of the forgiveness of God, then this is for you.
RE: Ronnie Bray | 11:32 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Yom Kippur,The day of Atonement has been fulfilled by Christ(Hebrews 9:28)"
So Christ was once offerd to bear the sins of many;and unto them that look for
him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Roman
3:24)"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in
Christ Jesus." Jewish Tradition: Because no sacrifices have been made since
the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD,Jewish people seek forgiveness through
their own prayers and the good that they do.
It is customary to ask and to give forgiveness to each other,beleiving that God's forgiveness depends on people being forgiving to each other. Rabbi Kolb
The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the earth,but one should bear the fruit.
It is customary to ask and to give forgiveness to each other,beleiving that God's forgiveness depends on people being forgiving to each other. Rabbi Kolb
The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the earth,but one should bear the fruit.
Re: Feast of Trumpets | 11:49 a.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Rosh Hashanah, The tradition: The ram's horn recalls Abraham's
willingness to sacrifice his son when God asked of him,but in the last moment
God provided a ram and accepted the sacrificse of the ram instedad of his son.
The sounding of the shofar reminds people of their responsibility to God and
calls them to repentence. Fulfillment, As the trumpet called people to the
presence of God to stand before his judgement and mercy,beleivers in the Messiah
look forward to hearing the trumphet on the last day when He will return with
the voice of the archangel and the trumpet of God."(1Thess 4:16)
Pesach or Passover | 1:06 p.m. Sept. 19, 2009
Passover comes from the "passing over of the Angel of death over the homes
the Israelite slaves in Egypt had marked on their door post with the blood from
a sacrificed lamb. When the firstborn in every Egyptian home was slain and which
moved the Pharoah to let the people of Israel go. Fullfilment: (1cor
5:7)"...Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed for us. Jesus
instituted the Lord's Supper at the Passover meal using the matzoh as his
body and the wine as His blood. Christians celebrate the Lord's Supper in
order to receive the forgiveness He obtained by the sacrifice of His body and
blood and in order to remember their release from slavery of sin to the freedom
of His Kingdom. (1 Peter 1:18,19)
RE: Ronnie Bray | 4:34 p.m. Sept. 19, 2009
I see you makingt he SMAE comoan MIS-interpretation of the "judge not"
verses.
It is NOT about forgiveness,
It is NOT about forgiving others,
it is about how you WILL be judged BY GOD so as not make you a hypocrite,
you seem to ignore the two last lines,
that tell you WHY.
and the verses that follow thzt put it all in context.
TO THose quoting scripture about Jesus and the Jews,
it should quite clear the Jesus still considers the jews "His Friends" and loves them regardless, and bears them no ill will,
and will welcome them into his arms.
It is NOT about forgiveness,
It is NOT about forgiving others,
it is about how you WILL be judged BY GOD so as not make you a hypocrite,
you seem to ignore the two last lines,
that tell you WHY.
and the verses that follow thzt put it all in context.
TO THose quoting scripture about Jesus and the Jews,
it should quite clear the Jesus still considers the jews "His Friends" and loves them regardless, and bears them no ill will,
and will welcome them into his arms.
Anonymous | 4:38 p.m. Sept. 19, 2009
What is this even doing in the Mormon Times?
Re: Anonymous | 5:14 p.m. Sept. 19, 2009
"What is this even doing in the Mormon Times"? I think the comments
are informitive about Israels traditions. This is a great article it is, Christ
centerd. Christians should be able to see Jesus as the fullfilment of Jewish
Holidays and festivals.
BobP | 8:23 a.m. Sept. 20, 2009
Quite a few years ago while doing my LDS geneology, I disovered that I was a
Jew. I am still active and devoted LDS but this discovery has been an
explanation of why I have an interest in Jews generally.
To Anonymous 4:38pm | 9:36 a.m. Sept. 20, 2009
This was a link to the Deseret News, not the Mormon Times. It was listed under
the LDS Newsline tab. Whether the world likes in or not, the Latter-day Saints
consider themselves a part of Israel. Ephraim will always be interested in what
his brother Judah is up to. So, if it is also put in the Mormon Times, all the
better.
Ronnie Bray | 10:46 p.m. Sept. 20, 2009
I am grateful to those that have commented on my notes about Rosh Hashanah and
my link to Matthew 7.1-2 in connection with Yom Kippur.
One says Yom Kippur is fulfilled in Jesus. For Judaism it remains a living issue. Even so he understands that we MUST forgive others if we wish to be forgiven by God, for if we do not extend forgiveness, then it will not be extended to us by the Great Judge.
The next poster contradicts the scripture and its meaning (but offers no interpretation).
Simply put, Jesus emphasises our need to forgive each other if we are to be forgiven by God, positing that if we do not forgive, then we shall not be forgiven.
It is not difficult, and this couplet does not need any of the following discrete sayings tacked onto it, for it is complete in itself.
It occurs in a list of the sayings of Jesus, and each thought is complete, not dependent on anything above or below it.
Christians do well to imitate many Jewish customs that are salubrious.
It is a foolish not a wise man that needs be commanded in all things.
Seek the Light
One says Yom Kippur is fulfilled in Jesus. For Judaism it remains a living issue. Even so he understands that we MUST forgive others if we wish to be forgiven by God, for if we do not extend forgiveness, then it will not be extended to us by the Great Judge.
The next poster contradicts the scripture and its meaning (but offers no interpretation).
Simply put, Jesus emphasises our need to forgive each other if we are to be forgiven by God, positing that if we do not forgive, then we shall not be forgiven.
It is not difficult, and this couplet does not need any of the following discrete sayings tacked onto it, for it is complete in itself.
It occurs in a list of the sayings of Jesus, and each thought is complete, not dependent on anything above or below it.
Christians do well to imitate many Jewish customs that are salubrious.
It is a foolish not a wise man that needs be commanded in all things.
Seek the Light
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