Rosh Hashanah

[alon]

Rosh Hashanah

Vayikra 23:24-25 (OJB) Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Shabbaton, a zikhron teru’ah mikra kodesh. Ye shall do no melekhet avodah therein; but ye shall offer an offering made by eish unto Hashem.

Leviticus 23:24-25 (ESV) “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”

Rosh Hashanah, literally “Head of the Year” also goes by othr names: the Jewish New Year, Yom Teruah- Day of Blowing when the shofar is blown 100 times, therefore it is also called the Feast of Trumps. And from scripture it is known as the Time of Jacob’s Trouble:

Jeremiah 30:6-7 (KJV) Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Zephaniah 1:14-16 (KJV) The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

Also called the Day of the Awakening Blast:

1 Thessalonians 4:16 (ESV) For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

And Opening of the Books:

Daniel 7:10 (KJV) A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

In Judaism it is believed that on this day Sh’menei Ratzon is ended and the heavenly court is in session. This is the first of the Ten Days of Awe leading up to Yom Kippur when the boks will once again be closed and final judgement handed down. During the time the books are opened the account of the life of every person is read. We have those ten days to repent before the books are closed and we are sentenced on Yom Kippur.

Now we know that we can repent any time and be forgiven. However this is a special time when Elohim is available and we should be getting our hearts right before Him.

Rosh Hashanah always occurs on the first two days of Tishre. While it lasts for two days, it is thought of as one long day. Custom has it this was so Jews living in far flung distant lands could get the message that this most important new moon had been sighted in Yerushalayim.

The traditional greeting on this holiday is “L’shanah tovah tikatev v’taihatem!” (v’taihatemi when speaking to a woman) Which means “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year.” Alternatively you can use the shorter “L’shanah tovah,” “for a good year.”

It is traditional to eat an apple dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah to symbolize our hope for a sweet year. We also eat round challah, symbolic of a crown with which we are to coronate God as king of our world.


It is a positive mitzvah of the to hear the blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, as it is stated (Numbers 29:1): "it shall be a day of blowing the shofar for you." [Rambam, Mishneh , Laws of Shofar 1:1]

Actually doe not specify the number of shofar blasts, just that we hear it blown.

Numbers 29:1 (KJV) And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

It is customary to blow the shofar one hundred times each of the two days of Rosh HaShanah. The person who blows the shofar, called a Tokea (blaster) is a skilled individual. There are four specific associated shofar blasts:
    Teki’ah – An unbroken blast which lasts about three seconds
    Shva’rim – three short blasts; a teki’ah broken into three segments
    Teruah – Nine rapid fire blasts
    Tekiah Gedolah – a blast lasting at least nine seconds

A few sect follow the original requirement of blowing only nine blasts - three Teru'ot, each of which is preceded and followed by a Teki'ah for a total of nine blasts. This number derives from the fact that has three verses that mention teru'ah and another verse that indicates that each teru'ah needs to be preceded and followed by a teki'ah blast - making a total of 9 blasts (TB Rosh Ha-shana [= RH] 33b-34a).

Those who live away from a Messianic congregation may want to follow this shorter custom. You can order a shofar on line, or failing that the horn of any kosher animal will do. For now get a cows horn from Tandy and make your own. And if even that is not possible, find a trumpet or any kind of brass horn and just make do this year. And if circumstances are such that you can’t even do that, you can go online and do a search and listen to someone do the shofar blasts. But whatever we do, we should mark these High Holy Days in some meaningful way. And we should improve how we keep them every year.

Erev Rosh Hashanah this year (2016) is Sun, 2 Oct; making Rosh Hashanah 3 & 4 Oct. This is also the first of the Days of Awe, which ends on Yom Kippur ten days later. These are considered the most important of the annual moedim.

Dan C

[alon]

Exodus 12:2 (ESV) “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.

Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year” and is the “New Year” on the Hebrew calendar. It begins the civil year (there are three other ‘New Years’ biblically and thus on the Jewish calendar).

The prophet Joel speaks metaphorically about the coming of HaMoshiach in two parts, “the early and latter rain.”

Joel 2:23 (ESV) “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.

However Joel 2 deals mostly with the latter coming:

Joel 2 (ESV) Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.

The first coming of HaMoshiach fulfilled the Spring feasts, or the “early rains.” The second coming will fulfill the fall feasts, of which Rosh Hashanah is the first. Peter spoke of this in Acts 2, quoting the prophet Joel:

Acts 2:14-41 (ESV) 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. [9:00 AM] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

17 “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; 18 even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; 20 the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. 21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, [Greek this one] delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

“‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.


The first coming made a way for all those who had and later would repent and call on the name of the Lord. Yom Teruah is the final call to repentance. If Yeshua is the same “yesterday, today and forever” (Heb 13:8), and if the events of His first coming were prophesied to the minute in the Spring Feasts; then we can expect His second coming will be on and in accordance with the prophecies of the Fall feasts. Therefore we should take this time of repentance and returning to Elohim seriously.

One thing about this prophecy has of late been given too much attention- the Blood moons. Reread what is said- smoke will cover the land and it will be a time of darkness. Every year where I live about the time of the fall wheat harvest we get a lot of fires due to dry conditions and often a lot of heat lightning. The whole region is darkened, and because of the smoke the sun and even the moon will appear red. The heavier the smoke, the darker the shade of red, until it can appear to be blood red at times. This is probably what is meant in the prophecy. The recent signs in the heavens may have been some kind of warning, but they were not what has been spoken of here- obviously, because the end did not come as some of our modern day prophets predicted.


Zechariah 12:7-10 (ESV) “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. On that day the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the Lord, going before them. And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

The later days represented by these Fall Feasts will be a time of national salvation for the remnant of Yisro’el; both physically and spiritually. So the shofars of Yom Teruah are both warnings of a coming calamity greater than has been yet known, including the Inquisition and the Shoah; and they also are a call to the nation to repent and return to their Messiah and their G-d.


Leviticus 23:24 (ESV) “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.

Vayikra 23:24 (OJB) Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Shabbaton, a zikhron teru’ah mikra kodesh.

H2146 זִכְרוֹן zikrôn zik-rone' From H2142; a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing): - memorial, record.

H8643 תְּרוּעָה terû‛âh ter-oo-aw' From H7321; clamor, that is, acclamation of joy or a battle cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum: - alarm, blow (-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout (-ing), (high, joyful) sound (-ing).

Yom Teruah could be called a “Day of Shofars” or a “Day of Shouting.” Most English Bibles translate it “Day of Trumpets.”


Numbers 29:1 (ESV) “On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,

So this is a Shabbat, and a Shabbaton. No unnecessary work is allowed. However we are commanded to meet together, to have a holy convocation. Other than this, there is no clear instruction as to how we are to keep this day; but It is a day of remembrance, where we remember all HaShem has done for us, biblically and in our own lives. We remember who and what we are in His holy plan for us and for the community, and for the world. In Jewish tradition it is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment when the books are opened in the heavenly court. So it emphasizes the special relationship between G‑d and humanity; and the shofar is a call to repentance.


Yom Teruah was also known in biblical times as “The Day That No Man Knows.” This is because it is the only feast specifically determined by the sighting of the new moon, and so no man can calculate the exact day or hour of when this feast day will begin. Yeshua refered to this feast as a metaphor for the end times and His next coming:

Matthew 24:36-37 (ESV) “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.


Interestingly it takes two witnesses to declare to the Beit Din they have seen the new moon. Revelation 11 also speaks of two witnesses who will prophesy in that terrible time. The reason they were sent to prophesy is given earlier:

Revelation 9:20-21 (ESV) The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Again we see the theme of repentance, all tied together by the similarity of their content and context (2nd, 6th and 7th Hillelical rules of exegesis); and all prophetically represented in this, the first of the Fall feasts.


This feast also is a good representation of what is meant in Colossians 2:16-17 (ESV) Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

The dietary laws, the new moon, and the sabbath are here all represented. Christianity interprets this to mean they can replace HaShem’s commanded feasts with pagan holidays. But it clearly speaks to those keeping the new moons, Shabbat and the dietary laws. These were the Jews, including the Nots’rim! The passage does go on to talk about asceticism, a reference to the many overly strict sects which were trying to earn salvation and bring about the Olam Haba without those times prophesied by Joel and others. This was heresy, and we are being told to follow and take the word of Elohim’s prophets, not listen to these extremists.

Like all prophesy and all the mitzvoth, these are a shadow of things to come. “For now we see in a mirror, darkly: … now I know in part; but then shall I know fully …” (1Co 13:12).


As said earlier, at the trumpets sound on Yom Teruah, the books are opened in the heavens. The ten days from Yom Teruah through Yom Kippur are called “The Days of Awe,” also called Aseret Yemei Teshuva or “The Ten Days of Repentance.” They are a time of serious introspection and repentance before the books are closed at the end of Yom Kippur. So as we are commanded to hear the shofar on Yom Teruah, and HaShem must have had a reason for this, let us take it as a call to return to that state of the first man and woman as they walked with Elohim before their fall from grace. And that is what repentance is all about; not just being sorry or turning from sin, but a return to that state of grace.

Dan C

[alon]

Erev Rosh Hashana this year (5776-5777; 2016) is on Sunday, 2 Oct. Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown Sunday. Those of you living in divided households or with no place to go and observe this feast with someone who knows should still do what you can. Set the day apart as kadosn (holy) and do no unnecessary work. Make meals that will keep in the fridge and eat them cold, just like a regular Shabbath. Study about this feast on Monday so you can understand the significance if you can do nothing else.

Those who can find a synagogue where you can observe with them or with individuals in the congregation it is worth a trip to do so. This is the holiest time on the Hebrew calendar, so try to set it aside and do something to mark the day. This also starts the Ten Days of Awe, so you can read about them and keep this time as well. These are Elohim's moedim, His appointed times, and we are commanded to keep them:

Leviticus 23:23-32 (ESV) And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,  “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.  You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,  “Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves [Or shall fast] and present a food offering to the Lord.  And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.  For whoever is not afflicted [Or is not fasting] on that very day shall be cut off from his people.  And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people.  You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.  It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves [Or shall fast]. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”

Dan C

[alon]

Rav S talked a bit about Rosh Hashanah this evening. This is supposed to be a happy time; a time to get together and eat and talk about . Judaism is a celebration of life! And you can't be happier than if you live in . This is the first of the Fall Feasts and the first of the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkoth). It is the new year for the civil calendar, but it is held on the first day of the seventh month because there are four new years on the Jewish calendar. It is a Sabbath, however we are allowed to cook on this day.

Rosh Hashanah is one of the few holidays not associated with some event in history.

Some of contemporary Judaism starts the Ten Days of Awe on this day, and so they do have a sort of melancholy, sorrowful aspect to the day. This is not how it is supposed to be though. The Orthodox say this is a day of judgement, however there is nothing biblical to support this. Nehemiah gives a good example of how we are to observe Rosh Hashanah: 

Nehemiah 8:2-3 (ESV) So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:9-10 (ESV)  And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

This is to be a joyful day.

My synagogue does observe the Ten Days of Awe, however the introspection and soul searching start the day after Rosh Hashanah and not the day of.

We wear white on Rosh Hashanah, however not all synagogues do this.

Dan C

[Loxody]

For now get a cows horn from Tandy and make your own. 

No, not a cows horn!

The Jewish people NEVER make a shofar out of a cow's horn. That's symbolic of the golden calf.  It has to be a ram's horn on Rosh Hashanah, symbolic of the ram being caught in the thicket when Abraham was about to slay Isaac on the altar.  It is symbolic of that ram and of Yeshua who was the atonement fir us in the same way.

[alon]

Oct 1, 2016 17:58:14 GMT -8 Loxody said:

For now get a cows horn from Tandy and make your own. 

No, not a cows horn!

The Jewish people NEVER make a shofar out of a cow's horn. That's symbolic of the golden calf.  It has to be a ram's horn on Rosh Hashanah, symbolic of the ram being caught in the thicket when Abraham was about to slay Isaac on the altar.  It is symbolic of that ram and of Yeshua who was the atonement fir us in the same way.

Fair point! I didn't think of the Golden Calf, but I can see how it might be a problem. However other horns, such as the Ibex are used. Are you referring to a tradition or a scriptural command when you say it has to be a ram's horn? And if a tradition, how universally is it practiced? What about just a sheep's horn?

I do like the symbolism of the ram caught in the thicket being representative of Yeshua. I'd still say if you don't have a rams horn, make do with what you do have. But maybe no golden calves horns ...

One good thing about the computer age; if nothing else we can go online and listen to the shofar blasts of Rosh Hashanah:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOkHEMsCCFc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ3eDNMK85c

www.rejews.org/mikerh.html

OK, I couldn't resist putting that last one in there. I know, me an my cows horn are going to hell for putting that up here. But I' weak ...

Dan C

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for all the information. It's very helpful. I will probably read, paraphrase, discuss what you wrote in your scriptural explanation to my kids after scripture reading if you don't mind Alon. It is a huge help to me because I am squeezing all the lesson planning in today; been rough couple weeks and also trying to get my focus back so truly helpful.

[Loxody]

The Jewish people make shofars out of all kinds of kosher animals (except cows), including the Yemenite shofar made from the horn of a Kudu.
However, on Rosh Hashana only a ram's horn (and sometimes an ibex horn according to a Breslev rabbi) is used, symbolic of the ram in the story of the binding of Isaac.  Of course, this symbolism is even greater for us as Messianics.

[alon]

Not to panic anyone, but Erev Rosh Hashana (9 sep 2018) is just over a week away!

If you haven't already done so, please refresh yourself with the many posts in this category and start making preparations.

The fall feasts are very important (as are all the moedim), so please do not miss doing what you can this year.

Dan C

[alon]

Just received an email from the parent synagogue:

B"H Shalom chaverim! Rosh HaShanah / Yom T'ruah begins THIS Sun. evening and goes until Mon. evening. I hope and pray that all of you have a wonderfully sweet Rosh HaShanah. May we all hear that sound, the sound of Adonai’s shofar and turn towards His , and turn to follow Yeshua The Messiah in all his ways. Whatever steps we are personally taking towards t'shuvah in our lives...remember that without trusting in Yeshua The Messiah for the forgiveness of our sins...it will always be incomplete and fall short. Our Erev Rosh HaShanah service will be @ 6pm Sun. evening and our shacharit (morning) Rosh HaShannah service will be this Mon. at 10am.
If you have a shofar...bring it! It is customary to blow the shofar one hundred times throughout the day of Rosh HaShanah...So, help us fulfill the mitzvah! Some of the traditional foods on this day that we encourage you to bring would include round challah, and of course, apples with honey. Other than that, it is traditional to wear white on Rosh HaShanah and on Yom Kippur.

And, after our oneg (food and fellowship) we will go to Cannon Hill Park to observe the traditional “Tashlich” service. If you would like to join us for the Tashlich service, it will likely take place some time around 4pm. For directions to Canon Hill Park, click the following link:

plus.google.com/102354339302673517842/about?gl=us&hl=en

If you are not able to join us in person you may join us via live streaming: www.messianicspokane.com/livestreaming

L’shanah tovah b’Yeshua!

Rabbi Reuel Dillon
Chavurat HaMashiach
A Messianic Synagogue
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.messianicspokane.com

“Jew & Gentile, One In Messiah”

Donate at: PayPal.Me/synagoguechm

I hope everyone is planning to do whatever they can to mark this very important time. And I wish you all Shanah Tovah Umetukah, A good and sweet year.

Dan C

[alon]

Tomorrow, 18 Sept. 2020 is Erev Rosh Hashannah, dep[ending on which calendar you follow! The parent synagogue here will celebrate it starting 20 Sept. The Hillel Calendar, standard for most of Judaism places it on 18-19 Sept.

Shanah Tovah Umetachah! A good and sweet year!

Correction: apparently I got some bad information. I think I got some past posts from the parent synagogue confused (it was late, and this is the best explanation I could find). The parent synagogue does follow the Hillel calendar, and will celebrate Rosh Hashanah tonight, the 18th of Sept. I apologize for not re-checking this before posting. I'll post an updated email below.

Dan (bad moderator, bad, bad moderator) C 

[alon]

From the parent synagogue:

B"H Shalom chaverim! Rosh HaShanah / Yom T'ruah begins TONIGHT and goes until Sat. evening. I hope and pray that all of you have a wonderfully sweet Rosh HaShanah. May we all hear that sound, the sound of Adonai’s shofar and turn towards His Torah, and turn to follow Yeshua The Messiah in all his ways. Whatever steps we are personally taking towards t'shuvah in our lives...remember that without trusting in Yeshua The Messiah for the forgiveness of our sins...it will always be incomplete and fall short. We will not be having an erev service at this time.

If you have a shofar...bring it to our morning service! It is customary to blow the shofar one hundred times throughout the day of Rosh HaShanah...So, help us fulfill the mitzvah! Some of the traditional foods on this day that we encourage you to bring would include round challah, and of course, apples with honey. Other than that, it is traditional to wear white on Rosh HaShanah and on Yom Kippur.
And, after our oneg (food and fellowship) we will go to Cannon Hill Park to observe the traditional “Tashlich” service. If you would like to join us for the Tashlich service, it will likely take place some time around 4pm. For directions to Canon Hill Park, click the following link: plus.google.com/102354339302673517842/about?gl=us&hl=en
If you are not able to join us in person you may join us via live streaming: www.messianicspokane.com/livestreaming

L’shanah tovah b’Yeshua!

Rabbi Reuel Dillon
Chavurat HaMashiach
A Messianic Synagogue
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.messianicspokane.com

“Jew & Gentile, One In Messiah”

Donate at: PayPal.Me/synagoguechm