Tishrei

Christians did not want to be left out. So it was determined that they too could celebrate and join in the festivities by calling the day Christmas in honor of Christ and His birth. Rather than celebrate the sun god; they would celebrate the Son of God. This then is how Christmas came to be. The date of our Lord’s birth has been established as happening on the 1st day of Tishrei, the 7th month, in the year, 3 BC. That date would have been September 11th on our Gregorian calendar. This date has been proven by the late Dr. Ernest L. Martin in his book entitled, The Star of Bethlehem: The Star that Astonished the World. What makes this astounding is the fact that the 1st of Tishrei is in fact Yom Teruah, otherwise known as The Feast of Trumpets and or Rosh Hashanah, which in English is the Jewish New Year. For a more complete study of Yom Teruah see our study on the Fall Feasts at www.sweetmanna.org. The amazing thing to me is that Yeshua was born into this world during a season that was called, Teshuvah. Teshuvah is a season of repentance. He was born 30 days into the season of repentance, on the 1st of Tishrei, which is Rosh Hashanah. The season is for 40 days. The next 10 days is known as the High Holy days. They are Yamim Nora’im, “the days of awe”. The first 10 days of Yeshua’s life happened during the High Holy days, or the days of awe. The tenth day is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Do you see the picture that is painted for us? Do you see the High priest…

differences in the observance of Yom Kippur by the various branches of Judaism will further enhance an understanding of the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur Observance Date Often referred to as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the most crucial holy day of the Jewish faith. As “Judaism 101” (1995-2011) website shows Yom Kippur is day of fasting commencing at sunset on the 10th day of Tishrei and finishes at night fall on the 11th day of Tishrei (Yom Kippur). Additionally, in the month of…

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 held on the traditional anniversary of the creation…

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…

The ritual event that I have chosen is Jewish Circumcision known as brit milah. In Hebrew the word brit means covenant and in Yiddish form it is known as bris. I will go over the origins, laws and details of the ritual along with the person who performs the ceremony. I will also go over the location and the time in which the ritual takes place as well for the reasons this ritual is performed and what the significance of the ritual is. The brit milah is a life-cycle event that takes place right…

There are many ways elements of the universe correlate to man-made matters, such as keeping time or organizing events, in a systematic manner. A common method of maintaining events and time in order is by the use of a calendar; a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information. Not all calendars are arranged identically, as events and holidays can fall on different days each year, and time can be measured by different…

his people to rest on Saturday. Their services in the temples are celebrated in Hebrew and other languages. Men and women can sit together and women can become rabbis unlike Orthodox Judaism. Rabbis, cantors, or a congregational member leads services. A choir or instruments may be present. They have made holidays that they celebrate: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu BiSh’vat, Purim, Passover, Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Atzmaut, Lag BaOmer, Shavnot,…