I've been reading some really great articles lately, as I learn to be "self-taught" (isn't that silly, how can I claim to be self taught if I'm reading articles other people have written!!).. What I mean is, now that we're no longer attending service, we no longer have someone else choosing our teaching materials for us, now we're having to seek out materials for ourselves.
I've been trying to read these out to the family too, as time permits. I was in the middle of the Monday study yesterday when we had to leave to go take Trent to meet with Jim for his farrier apprenticeship.
For the last few nights we've (Janney and I) have gone outside to look for the new moon. The first night I didn't expect to see it, I went out to prove it to myself that the Rabbinic Calendar was not spot on.. then Monday night, I did expect to see it, but it wasn't there, and the sky was fairly clear - clear enough that I saw some stars, but I didn't see the moon. I came in and checked with the TorahCalendar.com site, and it had not changed months. Last night as we came home from Cheri's, I looked again, but the sky was completely cloud covered. I checked the Torah Calender site and Karaite Korner and yes, there they were, both showing that the new moon had been spotted in Jerusalem - where the month begins whether I see it here or not.
So now we are in the month of Cheshvan - Rosh Chodesh - the Head of the New Moon. I "blew the shofar".. (no I didn't, I curled up my hand and blew into my hand like a horn and made a noise.lol) Trent has a shofar, but he's the only one who can blow it, and he's not here.
Myles and Rourke are both studying Hebrew in their own ways. Myles is using the Hebrew Bible and writing out verses and then using the dictionary and word by word trying to translate the verse into English. Rourke is using the My First Hebrew Primer book and working through the lessons. I've been reading the Hebrew Word Pictures book. Janney just learned how to make the letter Zayin in her Sarah David workbook pages.
We are just starting to explore the Holidays of the Lord...we're not Jewish, but Christians who are seeing the relevance of the Feasts etc. I bought a shofar and love how it sounds and yet at the same time I feel all emotional. Very strong emotions come out whenever I hear the shofar blown during worship...not quite sure why, but I feel there is great significance there that I haven't figured out yet.
Blessings to you!
Lori-Dawn
I am Sombra, and these are the stories from our house. We're a Messianic family where academics often take a back seat to the work and adventure of life.
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Blessings to you!
Lori-Dawn