The Feast of Trumpets

Rosh Ha'Shanah

29th of Elul 5776

כ״ט בֶּאֱלוּל תשע״ו

The Feast of Trumpets

Although it is common for relatives and

friends to send each other greeting cards to

wish them a Happy New Year,

Rosh HaShanah, or the Feast of Trumpets

is a time of serious reflection,

followed by the Ten Days of Repentance

and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

Prior to Rosh Ha'Shanah, the shofar,

or ram's horn is blown to call

people to repent and to remind them

that the holy days, or the times

of God's holy convocations,

are arriving.  During the

synagogue services at Rosh Ha'Shanah,

the shofar is blown 100 times. 

According to Jewish tradition,

God writes every person's words, 

deeds, and thoughts in the Book of Life 

which He opens and examines on this day.

 If the good deeds outnumber

 the sinful ones for that year,

the person's name will be inscribed in the book

for another year on Yom Kippur.

 Christians whom study the

Hebrew roots of our faith,

believe that the four spring feasts

(Passover, Unleavened Bread, First fruits,

and the Feast of Weeks) were fulfilled

with Messiah's first coming, and that

the three autumn holidays,

(Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement,

and Feast of Booths) will be

 fulfilled at His return. 

The only way to have one's name

inscribed in God's Book of Life, 

which in Revelation is called,

the "Lamb's Book of Life" 

is through having faith in 

Messiah Jesus,

the spotless Lamb of God,

Who takes away the sins

of the world. 

It is only in and through Him

that we are made righteous before

the throne of the Father.

 "Lamb of God, we fall before Thee,
Humbly trusting in Thy cross.
That alone be all our glory;
All things else are only dross.
Thee we own a perfect Savior,
Only source of all that’s good.
Every grace and every favor
Comes to us through Jesus’ blood."
"Lamb Of God We Fall Before Thee"

Joseph Hart

(1759)

Apples dipped in honey is a tradition at

Rosh HaShanah. The apples represent God's provision,

the honey for sweetness during the coming year.

L'shanah tovah tikatevoo

("May you be inscribed in 

the Book of Life for a good year")

May You Shine · Zemer Levav

As Long As I Breathe

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