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    Many wondrous things have occurred on the dates that the Lord has appointed for our observance. Now listen to this, for 30 days the shofar would have been sounded, calling the people to repentance. The sound of the shofar is heard before the morning service every day. Psalm 27 is read at the morning service and at the evening service for these 30 days. This Psalm begins, “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” This Psalm was read on the day of His birth. He is our light and our salvation. His Hebrew name Yeshua means salvation and He himself proclaimed to be “the light of the world.” Another name for Rosh Hashanah is Yom Teruah: the sound of the waking blast. The idea of course is to wake up and return to God. Keep in mind also that the sound of the shofar is heard at the coronation of a King. The sound of the shofar is sounded as a battle cry when war was waged upon a dangerous enemy. It is thought in some circles that not only was Yeshua’s birth on the first day of the seventh month which was also the beginning of the new moon, and it could very well have been in the year of Jubilee as…

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    What is the shofar and what is its significance to the feast? Answer: The Shofar is a musical horn used in numerous Jewish celebrations, it is primarily made of rams but is noted to be allowed to be constructed of other animals. There is a deep history in Jewish roots regarding the Shofar; great or important events were marked by the Shofar, coronation and times of peace were also marked, and finally the sacrifice and great times of Abraham and the conveying of the ten commandments are marked by…

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    Sage 1.The purpose of Yom Kippur is to bring about reconciliation between people and between individuals and God. 2.Traditionally it is the day where God decides fate of each and everyone of us. 3.Fate is dramatic, but this day is viewed as a happy one by those who celebrate. It is celebrated because of its reconciliation, and draws us closer to God. It is considered the most important Jewish holiday.4. In (Lev. 23:26-32) it explains Yom Kippur and what is supposed to be done. Symboligist 1.A…

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    First, there is a “Pre-Yom Kippur Feast” in which family and friends get together on the day before of Yom Kippur and hold a feast. The significance of this feast is to prepare and gather strength for the 24-25 hours of fasting that “await them.” After returning from synagogues after the final service of Yom Kippur, there is a “Breaking of the fast” tradition in which families return and once again have a feast to celebrate the end of the holiday. Traditionally, the breaking of the fast is done…

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    Ancient Greek Music Essay

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    live past the age of thirty. Also, there were tons of diseases affecting the lives of people during this time. Strings, winds, and percussions were all created during the medieval era. The most common string instruments were vielle and rebec. A vielle is an imitation of the violin but, with a longer body and a fifth string. A rebec is a smaller shaped instrument that had three, five strings that had to be plucked. For example, the harp. Wind instruments are instruments that were made from metal,…

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    The Jewish Wedding System

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    The ancient Jewish wedding system paints a beautiful picture of the coming wedding between the Lord Jesus Christ and his bride, the church. According to Jewish wedding customs, during the time of Jesus’ earthly ministry, the bridegroom came at a day and hour that his bride did not know. As he came, the friends of the bridegroom went before him and shouted, “Behold, the bridegroom comes.” This shout would be accompanied by the blowing of a shofar-a trumpet made from a ram’s horn. As the shout…

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    Before being accepted, new members go through a checking process to confirm their identity. Mothers are given the freedom to determine the service fee. For each transaction takes place on the platform, Jugglr charges 5%. To keep mothers in the platform, Jugglr established business deals with some suppliers and opened an online shop to promote their products with a special fee. The company also established a partnership with shofar, a taxi service, and Maurize restaurant to add more value to the…

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    Jewish Holidays Jewish holidays are filled with tradition and go back hundreds of years. Some are about solemn occasions but some are more lively and festive. Jews have their own calendar, The Hebrew Calendar. Their calendar is based upon lunar orbits which one cycle is 29.5 days. A lunar year is 354 days which is 11 days less than the solar year which is 365.25 days. The Jewish society add an extra month to the Hebrew calendar seven times out of every 19 years. If they did not do this their…

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    Ashzrahi Music History

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    are sung are religious songs. One of the major features in devotional Music is operating in synagogue ritual on the Sabbath and other holy days, entirely on vocal. Furthermore, Synagogue Music includes the art of the Cantor (in Hebrew- Hazan), with the art of Biblical cantillation, the lead vocalist utilizes specific melodies and modes which are called ritual chanting. Moreover, often the melodies tend to be expressed and intensify; especially in some sect in Judaism, Hassidim- also called…

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    Starting this we decided it would be good to get in their first holiday I’ve experienced with them which was their Jewish new year also known as Rosh Hashanah which started Wednesday, September 20th through Friday, September 22. This is also the first of the High Holidays celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration which begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the first month of the Jewish civil year. This day marks the beginning of the year because it is…

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