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Post by alon on Sept 18, 2018 14:21:33 GMT -8
From the parent synagogue:
Shalom chaverim umishpachah,
This a reminder that Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) begins this evening, and ends tomorrow evening at sundown. Our Erev Yom Kippur service will be tonight at 6pm. We will have a time of musical worship in the spirit of t’shuvah (repentance) and forgiveness. In addition, there will be a Messianic Kol Nidrei service, along with traditional liturgy for Yom Kippur. We will also have our Shacharit Yom Kippur service tomorrow at 10am.
The  of Adonai commands that we afflict and deny ourselves on this day (Vayikra/Lev. 23:27), which the TeNaKh identifies as fasting (see Isa. 58). On this day our congregation fasts from food and water, with the exception of young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and/or those with a delicate health condition. So, during these services we will not be sharing food with each other, as we usually do. Please, keep food out of the sanctuary during these services. It is traditional to wear white, or lighter colored clothing on Yom Kippur.
We will close our Yom Kippur observance at the synagogue at 6:30pm with our N’eilah Ceremony, and will break our fast together at about 7pm with an oneg. This year we will coordinate with those bringing food to have a taco bar. So, if you would like to contribute, and have not yet spoken with Nessa, you may contact her at: nessa@messianicspokane.com And, if everyone could bring a desert as well...that would be great! If you are bringing food to break the fast after Yom Kippur, please bring it to the backroom to keep it there until we break the fast. After we close Yom Kippur with the Neilah ceremony, we will bring the food into the fellowship area.
May all of you be finally inscribed for good in The Lamb’s book of life (Rev. 21:27). G’mar chatimah tovah aleychem!
In Yeshua’s name,
Rabbi Reuel Dillon
Chavurat HaMashiach
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Post by Elizabeth on Sept 19, 2018 11:58:39 GMT -8
Something G-d brought up for me last night that hit pretty hard was the question "do you really want to be like Yeshua?"
It's one of those things that just sounds good. I love Him and we are all here being made in His image, but when I really considered it, I realized I'd be lying to say yes. It just felt so insulting toward Him I didn't really want to admit it.
It's because He doesn't come across as too joyful to me,"a man of sorrow snd acquainted with grief ". I don't think I could have noticed it before because now I see how hard it is to be joyful in this world. We can be joyful with G-d and each other, but the world is just somewhere it feels like I'm always struggling to filter stuff out. I don't really want to deal with that the rest of my life, and I don't really want to have such difficulty in the world as Yeshua did. I'm not just referring to his physical suffering, but also I was trying to come to terms with his selflessness. It feels like I would lose something individual about myself in this world somehow. I think G-d is basically telling me that I need to know Yeshua better.
He then reminded me of Him rejoicing overcome in the Spirit in Matthew 11. He rejoiced that G-d had revealed these things not to the wise but to little children. So His joy was with G-d over others. I can recognize that joy through His Spirit so I can truly appreciate that. So G-d helped me get through.
But I see now that it's one thing to want to be with Yeshua, and another thing to want to be like Yeshua. It's just something humbling that came up for me on this Feast Day so I wanted to share and confess it.
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Post by alon on Oct 4, 2019 8:14:55 GMT -8
Yom Kippur is fast approaching. This year (2019) it will be on the evening of Tue 8 October through Wed 9 October until evening. At least a 1/2 hr fence before and after is recommended, making this a 25 hr fast. For more on this the holiest of the moedim, go here:
theloveofgod.proboards.com/thread/3891/yom-kippur?page=1&scrollTo=18022I strongly urge everyone reading this to observe this day.
Dan C
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Post by alon on Oct 8, 2019 9:10:39 GMT -8
From the parent synagogue:
This a reminder that Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) begins this evening, and ends tomorrow evening at sundown. Our Erev Yom Kippur service will be tonight at 6pm. We will have a time of musical worship in the spirit of t’shuvah (repentance) and forgiveness. In addition, there will be a Messianic Kol Nidrei service, along with traditional liturgy for Yom Kippur. We will also have our Shacharit Yom Kippur service tomorrow at 10am.
The of Adonai commands that we afflict and deny ourselves on this day (Vayikra/Lev. 23:27), which the TeNaKh identifies as fasting (see Isa. 58). On this day our congregation fasts from food and water, with the exception of young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and/or those with a delicate health condition. So, during these services we will not be sharing food with each other, as we usually do. Please, keep food out of the sanctuary during these services. It is traditional to wear white, or lighter colored clothing on Yom Kippur.
We will close our Yom Kippur observance at the synagogue at 6:30pm with our N’eilah Ceremony, and will break our fast together at about 7pm with an oneg. This year we will coordinate with those bringing food to have a taco bar. So, if you would like to contribute, and have not yet spoken with Nessa, you may contact her at: nessa@messianicspokane.com And, if everyone could bring a desert as well...that would be great! If you are bringing food to break the fast after Yom Kippur, please bring it to the backroom to keep it there until we break the fast. After we close Yom Kippur with the Neilah ceremony, we will bring the food into the fellowship area.
May all of you be finally inscribed for good in The Lamb’s book of life (Rev. 21:27). G’mar chatimah tovah aleychem!
In Yeshua’s name,
Rabbi Reuel Dillon
Chavurat HaMashiach
A Messianic Synagogue
Phone: 509-714-2939
www.messianicspokane.com “Jew & Gentile, One In Messiah”
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Post by alon on Oct 9, 2019 7:09:31 GMT -8
גמר חתימה טובה gemar chatimah tovah “A good final sealing.”
In Jewish tradition, judgement was passed for the year on Rosh Hashanah, but during the ימים נוראים Yamim Noraim "Days of Awe," which are the High Holy Days of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and all the days in between we are given the chance to repent and have the verdict amended. Now Jews, Christians, and Messianics all understand we can repent at any time and be forgiven. But remember, this is a dress rehearsal for the end times and the return of Yeshua HaMoshiach. There will come a time for all men when the books are sealed for good, when the time for repentance is past and there only remains the judgement.
Jews pray in the days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur "Kotvenu b’sefer he-ayyim," “Inscribe us in the Book of Life.”
May you be written down and inscribed for a good year, and for eternity.
Dan C
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Post by alon on Sept 5, 2020 10:56:23 GMT -8
Yom Kippur this year (2020) starts the evening of 27 Sep. This year may have some special challenges, so we should be preparing well ahead for this, the start of the High Holy Days. Mostly this is a time of introspection and repentance, so we should be preparing our hearts. Also it is not too soon to start planning and acquiring materials for your Sukkah.
May the Lord bless and keep us all in these difficult times.
Dan C
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Post by alon on Sept 25, 2020 10:34:19 GMT -8
Leviticus 16:29-32 (ESV) “And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves [Or shall fast] and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. For on this day shall atonement be made for you to cleanse you. You shall be clean before the Lord from all your sins. It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves [Or shall fast]; it is a statute forever. And the priest who is anointed and consecrated as priest in his father's place shall make atonement, wearing the holy linen garments.
Yom Kippur starts the evening of 27 Sept. 2020. That’s only a couple of days away. If you keep just one of the moedim this year, this is the one you should keep. And we keep it by fasting a full day. Actually, you should put a half hour fence before and after, making this a 25 hr. fast.
בראשית Bereshit 41:45 (WLC) וַיִּקְרָ֨א פַרְעֹ֣ה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף֮ צָֽפְנַ֣ת פַּעְנֵחַ֒ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ אֶת־אָֽסְנַ֗ת בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֛רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֹ֖ן לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֖ף עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Bereshis 41:45 (OJB) And Pharaoh called shem Yosef Zaphnat Pa’neach; and he gave him as isha Asenat Bat Poti Phera kohen of On. And Yosef went out over all Eretz Mitzrayim.
Asenat would most likely have soon converted to Joseph’s faith, worshiping the One True God. However there probably would have been some tension in the home as she adjusted, losing her identity as an Egyptian; for in those days this is what it meant to worship another god/gods/God. You gave up everything: religion, country (normally), home, family and friends. So Joseph’s family would have worshiped alone in a pagan culture, and we can only try to understand Asenat’s longing for what she knew as normal. As Messianics we’ve all experienced the pull to return. Imagine her feelings as she went into an arranged marriage where this was part of the package.
There is a book from that infamous era just before and after Yeshua, called “Joseph and Asenath.” Though not authentic, the book deals with Asenath’s struggles as she goes from Egyptian idolatry to worship of the God of Israel. The book has no religious or historical value other than an insight into how some Jews of the time around Yeshua thought.
But the book did make a fair point: that this conversion process and their living in Egypt would have had its problems. Indeed, Yoseph was second only to Pharaoh in all the land, so others who would have seen this as an insult to their gods would have worked silently against him, and would have applied pressure to get him, and Asenath in particular to convert back to idolatry. And you thought your office politics are brutal! But people are people, and no one plays politics like government employees and politicians!
So read Joseph’s story, in particular Gen 39-41. His struggles in many ways are like our own, especially those of us with no assembly to call our own; to worship with and celebrate the feasts with. Many of us, like Joseph (though maybe not as extreme) have experienced prejudice and loss because of our beliefs. Most feel isolated and alone, especially those in divided households. But we can be encouraged to persevere by Joseph’s example.
Baruch HaSHem! And have a meaningful fast.
Dan
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Post by alon on Sept 27, 2020 17:54:07 GMT -8
Yom Kippur is about to start here, so I won't be answering posts for 25 hrs. I will check in, as I still have responsibilities as a moderator. But please don't be too stressed if I don't answer regular posts.
Have an easy fast.
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of Adonai commands that we afflict and deny ourselves on this day (Vayikra/Lev. 23:27), which the TeNaKh identifies as fasting (see Isa. 58). On this day our congregation fasts from food and water, with the exception of young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and/or those with a delicate health condition. So, during these services we will not be sharing food with each other, as we usually do. Please, keep food out of the sanctuary during these services. It is traditional to wear white, or lighter colored clothing on Yom Kippur. 
