Happy New Year everyone! Tomorrow is New Year's Eve in Israel. (How would I know? I'm not Jewish, but I do go to a congregation whose main mission is to lead Orthodox Jews and people in urban communities to Christ (yes, I am a Christian and proud of it, so if you have a problem, you can stop reading this). Before I started attending services at my current church home, I went to a church where at least 80% of the members were Messianic Jews. So that's how I know all the Jewish holidays.)
On the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana), Jewish people and some Gentiles (like me) celebrate the New Year by reading the Torah (fancy word for "Bible"), and making and eating desserts themed around apples and honey. The apples and honey are eaten as a kind of tradition, and many believe that this will ensure a sweet New Year. Then everybody gets sugar-high, and collapse on their beds at home. It's a lot of fun--especially the eating part. I'm making and bringing an apple strudel to church--maybe I'll post a picture of it. :-)
L8R,
Skippy
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
New Year in September
Happy New Year everyone! Tomorrow is New Year's Eve in Israel. (How would I know? I'm not Jewish, but I do go to a congregation whose main mission is to lead Orthodox Jews and people in urban communities to Christ (yes, I am a Christian and proud of it, so if you have a problem, you can stop reading this). Before I started attending services at my current church home, I went to a church where at least 80% of the members were Messianic Jews. So that's how I know all the Jewish holidays.)
On the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana), Jewish people and some Gentiles (like me) celebrate the New Year by reading the Torah (fancy word for "Bible"), and making and eating desserts themed around apples and honey. The apples and honey are eaten as a kind of tradition, and many believe that this will ensure a sweet New Year. Then everybody gets sugar-high, and collapse on their beds at home. It's a lot of fun--especially the eating part. I'm making and bringing an apple strudel to church--maybe I'll post a picture of it. :-)
L8R,
Skippy
On the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana), Jewish people and some Gentiles (like me) celebrate the New Year by reading the Torah (fancy word for "Bible"), and making and eating desserts themed around apples and honey. The apples and honey are eaten as a kind of tradition, and many believe that this will ensure a sweet New Year. Then everybody gets sugar-high, and collapse on their beds at home. It's a lot of fun--especially the eating part. I'm making and bringing an apple strudel to church--maybe I'll post a picture of it. :-)
L8R,
Skippy
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