More Christians every day are waking up to the fact that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has established special days, and that he expects his people to observe them annually, in perpetuity. In Hebrew, these special days are called mo'ediym, meaning "divine appointments." They have incredible prophetic and historical significance, and it is important to YHVH that we observe them on the proper days each year.
Unfortunately, many Christians who begin observing the mo'ediym simply adopt the Jewish calendar without questioning its accuracy. Simply put, the modern Jewish reckoning is incorrect. Allow me to offer the correct dates based on the ancient reckoning.
At Odds with Hillel
In this post, you'll find the dates of the Fall mo'ediym based on the expected sighting of the sliver of the renewed moon. These dates are slightly offset from those offered by the Rabbinic calendar of the modern Jews.
I believe that the pre-calculated Hillel II calendar used in Judaism is incorrect, and that the Bible prescribes an observance-based system for determining the beginnings of months. Hillel II was introduced in the fourth century A.D., in the wake of the Diaspora, as a way of ensuring that Jews living in places remote from the Sanhedrin could nonetheless celebrate the feasts on the same day. This tactic was useful for maintaining unity, but not useful for proper adherence to Adonai's timekeeping system. There are technical problems with the Hillel II system (as even the Jewish leaders will admit).
Proper reckoning of the appointed times requires actually viewing with the naked eye the first sliver of the waxing moon. This sighting must be done from near Jerusalem, in the Promised Land, which is the sacred center of the earth.
Thanks to the internet, anyone in the world can adopt this method of counting months based on Israeli lunar sliver sightings. There are several websites which report the sighting of the new moons from Israel, and some of them also predict (based upon astronomical computer models) the beginnings of future months.
I believe that the pre-calculated Hillel II calendar used in Judaism is incorrect, and that the Bible prescribes an observance-based system for determining the beginnings of months. Hillel II was introduced in the fourth century A.D., in the wake of the Diaspora, as a way of ensuring that Jews living in places remote from the Sanhedrin could nonetheless celebrate the feasts on the same day. This tactic was useful for maintaining unity, but not useful for proper adherence to Adonai's timekeeping system. There are technical problems with the Hillel II system (as even the Jewish leaders will admit).
Proper reckoning of the appointed times requires actually viewing with the naked eye the first sliver of the waxing moon. This sighting must be done from near Jerusalem, in the Promised Land, which is the sacred center of the earth.
Thanks to the internet, anyone in the world can adopt this method of counting months based on Israeli lunar sliver sightings. There are several websites which report the sighting of the new moons from Israel, and some of them also predict (based upon astronomical computer models) the beginnings of future months.
The Gregorian Dates
The dates listed below are from year 2017 of the common Gregorian calendar. The Hebrew day begins at sunset of the Gregorian day and lasts until sunset the following day. Each mo'ed kicks off in the evening of the associated modern calendar day.
Therefore, as you plan to take off of work on the High Sabbaths, make sure you request to have off work on the dates following the listed Gregorian dates.
Here are this year's start dates for the mo'ediym:
Therefore, as you plan to take off of work on the High Sabbaths, make sure you request to have off work on the dates following the listed Gregorian dates.
Here are this year's start dates for the mo'ediym:
9/21: Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets), the first day of the 7th month
9/30: Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
10/5: First day of Sukkot* (Feast of Tabernacles)
10/12: Shemini Atzeret (The Last Great Day or The Eighth Day of Assembly)
*Sukkot lasts for seven days, but only the first day is a High Sabbath
9/30: Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
10/5: First day of Sukkot* (Feast of Tabernacles)
10/12: Shemini Atzeret (The Last Great Day or The Eighth Day of Assembly)
*Sukkot lasts for seven days, but only the first day is a High Sabbath
BLESSINGS
Blessed be YHVH Elohiym for giving us his divine appointments. And blessed be all of his servants who endeavor to keep the appointments as best they can. Amen.
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