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Post by chrisg on Apr 26, 2016 7:49:41 GMT -8
The Passover meal starts the Feast of Unleavened Bread. That runs for seven days, if I've got that right. There is, according to Leviticus 23, a special sabbath at the beginning and end of this period - day one and day seven, or Nisan/Aviv 15 and Nisan/Aviv 21. If the first day was last Friday evening to Saturday evening (coinciding with the regular sabbath), then that means there is another sabbath this week, beginning Thursday evening and ending Friday evening, with the regular weekly sabbath immediately afterwards. Is this right? Is there anything particular I should be doing?
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Post by garrett on Apr 26, 2016 9:25:42 GMT -8
The Passover meal starts the Feast of Unleavened Bread. That runs for seven days, if I've got that right. There is, according to Leviticus 23, a special sabbath at the beginning and end of this period - day one and day seven, or Nisan/Aviv 15 and Nisan/Aviv 21. If the first day was last Friday evening to Saturday evening (coinciding with the regular sabbath), then that means there is another sabbath this week, beginning Thursday evening and ending Friday evening, with the regular weekly sabbath immediately afterwards. Is this right? Is there anything particular I should be doing? I think you may be referring to the Intermediate Sabbath. I know there are some readings from the Bible that can be done for this occasion - (from Exodus and Ezekiel, I think). I'll have to get back to you on that..... I would suggest going to chabad.org to look into this some more, but use discernment since this is a site operated by chasidic Lubavitcher Jews and they don't believe that Yeshua is the Moshiach. However they are VERY sincere and G-d fearing. You can always learn good basics from this sight though. Hope this helps for now....... |
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Post by chrisg on Apr 26, 2016 12:25:34 GMT -8
Intermediate between what and what?
Leviticus 23v7 and 8 says: In the first day, ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein...in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Doing no servile work indicates a sabbath, does it not? So presumably we need to have a sabbath on the seventh day (this being unleavened bread we are speaking of). By my calculation, that should be Thursday evening to Friday evening this week. However, I will go to look at the site you mention. Maybe they can clarify this, thank you.
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Post by alon on Apr 26, 2016 15:35:59 GMT -8
Intermediate between what and what? Leviticus 23v7 and 8 says: In the first day, ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein...in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Doing no servile work indicates a sabbath, does it not? So presumably we need to have a sabbath on the seventh day (this being unleavened bread we are speaking of). By my calculation, that should be Thursday evening to Friday evening this week. However, I will go to look at the site you mention. Maybe they can clarify this, thank you.
Leviticus 23:4-8 (ESV) “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight,[Hebrew between the two evenings] is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.
As I read this you are correct.
Dan C
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Post by alon on Apr 7, 2017 22:15:41 GMT -8
Monday evening 10 April 2017 Pesach starts. For those who are  observant, we should be keeping this as a Shabbathan. Those who are not observant should still keep this day somehow. It is the first of the shalosh regalim, the feasts where every Jewish male is commanded to be in Yerushalayim. This is not done today for many reasons, but Pesach is THE day that even most non-religious Jews still keep.
Obviously for the observant we should also observe the 7 days with no leaven. Leaven is any mixture of a leavening agent (yeast, baking soda etc.) and a growth medium (flour, sugar and grains) and moisture (usually water); or any product made from or with the products of leavening (bread, crackers etc). Some Rabbinical Jews (mostly the Ashkenazi) practice "kitniyot" where they remove anything that can be used to amke leaven, including beans, lentils, corn and other seeds. My synagogue and its parent organization does not believe in this practice (and neither do most Sephardic Jews to my knowledge). Neither do we keep separate kitchen utinsels or try to clean ALL the leaven from the house. Housecleaning is a good thing, and we do. But some Rabbinics spend many days cleaning, and they can never get rid of all the eaven. It's in the very air!
Rav S says these kinds of practices place far too heavy a burden on people, especially women. This is a time of joy! Not unending drudgery. And one of the joys is discovering new ways to eat and enjoy matza! I love the stuff. My wife says I'm crazy, but she eats more of it than I do. So even if you can't keep it perfectly, keep the feast. It will get easier every year. But don't let YHVH's moedim go past unremarked.
Dan C
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Post by alon on Apr 8, 2017 23:18:50 GMT -8
And I just got this from the parent synagogue here:
Shalom chaverim umishpachah,
This is just a reminder about the dates for Chag HaMatzot (The Feast Of Unleavened Bread). The dates for the moedim can be found at the bottom of our Meetings Times page: www.synagoguechm.com/meetingtimes.html The first and last day of Chag HaMatzot are Biblical sabbaths (Vayikra/Lev. 23:6-8). This year the first day of Chag HaMatzot is on 04-15 (Tues) [note: typo- should read Tue 4-11, ed]. The last day of Chag HaMatzot is on 04-17 (Mon). As always, we will have holy convocations on both these days in the morning at 10:00am, and for the seventh day of Chag HaMatzot our Erev meeting will take place the evening before at 6:00pm.
In accordance with the mitzvah given in the , during Pesach and the seven days of Chag HaMatzot the halachah for our community is to remove all food leavening agents and leavened food products from our homes and property. Make sure you have done this in your home before the seder. Under no circumstances is any items containing chametz (leaven) to remain in our homes or on our property during these seven days (Sh’mot/Exo. 12:15-20, 13:7). ** It should be noted that the practice amongst some Jewish communities to create a contract in the attempt to transfer legal ownership of their leaven and leavened products to a Gentile while still keeping the actual chametz (leaven) in one’s house or property so as to not get rid of it...is a violation of the and should not be practiced in our community. Also, it is important that we are eating matzah and unleavened products for all seven days, and thus not bring any chametz into the synagogue or property during these days. If you need help finding where you can purchase matzah, please let us know. And, if you have any questions about these things or about what to remove from your house, what not to bring to the synagogue, ect. please feel free to contact me or Nessa.
Our Pesach seder will take place on Mon. 04-10 and will start at 6pm sharp, so please come early. It will take place at The Lincoln Center. Also, we will be having our traditional foot washing ceremony for anyone who would like to participate. This will take place an hour before the seder starts at 5pm at The Lincoln Center in the private board room.
Chag Pesach sameach (Happy Passover) !
R’ Reuel Dillon
Chavurat HaMashiach
A Messianic Synagogue
Phone: 509-714-2939
www.synagoguechm.com
“Jew & Gentile, One In Messiah”
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