Although we are still between the mountains of blessing and curses from the last post, and part 3 is coming shortly; it is timely to wish MMM
‘Mishpachah’
‘Family/Tribe’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa,
friends, visitors and every reader
this customary Hebrew greeting…
L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu
לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִּכָּתֵבוּ
May you be inscribed for a good year
(in the Book of Life)!
This weekend starts the
Civil New Year
of
5781
in Israel.
It is also the start of the
Yamim Nora’im
יָמִים נוֹרָאִים
10 Days of Awe
or
High Holy Days.
In Israel and Hebrew tradition,
Yom Teruah – The Day of Awakening…
Rosh Hashanah
(literally the head of the year)
is celebrated as New Years Day.
The holiday is observed on the first 2 days of the Hebrew month of Tishri (i.e., the 7th “new moon” of the year),
which usually falls in September or October, and marks the beginning of
a 10-day period of
prayer,
self-examination
and
repentance
more accurately translated as:
the Ten Days of Return
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah,
עשרת ימי תשובה
which comes to a conclusion on the fast day of
Yom Kippur.
Many believe that the 10 days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is a season, when God is especially close to us; “the gates of heaven are open, and I will listen to your prayers.” Often citing the verse in Isaiah telling the Jewish nation to repent for their sins, he says, “Seek God when He may be found, call upon Him when He is near.”
This period of time represents an opportunity for reflection, repentance, and teshuva – a return to God.
It is an opportunity to regret the missteps of our past while committing to change and rectify our actions in the future. During these ten days, we examine the year that has passed, dreaming and planning for a better year ahead; a year marked by justice, goodness and harmony – true shalom – for ourselves and all of His children.
The Hebrew letters of the word
Rosh – ראש – Resh Sheen
constitute the root of the Hebrew word for Genesis,
pronounced
“Be’re’sheet” (בראשית),
which is the first word in the Book of Genesis.
(Recall that the letter Alef – א,
represents the vowels, a,e,i,o,u, in words.)
While Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Israel Civil New Year, it also signifies the creation of the universe, which Hashem /God completed in six days.
The Biblical name for this holiday of
Rosh Hashanah,
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
is
Yom Teruah
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה,
literally
day of shouting or blasting.
On Yom Teruah,
the Day of the Sounding of the Shofar,
it is imperative for every person
to HEAR (SHEMA) the shofar.
The mitzvah
(or biblical commandment [John ( Yochanan ) 14:15]),
of the shofar is
to HEAR – SHEMA
the shofar being blown,
not actually blow it yourself,
hence the BLESSING,
“to HEAR the sound of the shofar.”
The Torah tells us to blow
a teruah
from a shofar on Rosh Hashanah.
A teruah is a broken-sounding blast which resembles a cry.
This commandment is repeated in three different places.
Rosh Hashanah 2020 began before sundown on Friday, Sept. 18, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, September 20.
A week later, the High Holidays reach their crescendo with
Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Israels calendar, begins on Sunday, September 27 and ends on the evening of Monday, September 28.
The day is devoted to repentance for sins that were committed during the previous year.
A delicate blend of joy and solemnity, it is a submission to the sovereignty of heaven as everyone is called to awaken to judgment. It is a shofar call to repentance. Yom Kippur is the holy day of atonement, so, may your sins be forgiven, and your coming year be BLESSED.
As believers in Messiah – Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach, we do not have to depend on the Yom Kippur once a year blood sacrificial system – He was our Yom Kippur sacrifice.
His Blood
paid the price for us
once and for all.
“Leshanah tovah tikateiv v’teichateim—May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year!”
The phrase is short for “l’shanah tovah tikatevu ve techatemu” (לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִכָּתֵבוּ וְתֵּחָתֵמוּ),
meaning
“may you be inscribed and sealed (in the Book of Life) for a good year”.
‘Good Days‘, or singular – יום טוב – Yom Tov – Good Day.
Chag sameach…
Literally, good holiday.
have a good holiday
שיהיה לך חג שמח –
This greeting can be used for any holiday, not necessarily a festival.
L’Shanah Tovah
(li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh;
li-shah-NAH toh-VAH)
Hebrew meaning is literally for a good year.
A common greeting during Rosh Hashanah and Days of Awe.
It is an abbreviation of
L’shanah tovah tikatev v’taihatem
(May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year).
L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu
לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִּכָּתֵבוּ
– This phrase is a customary greeting before the Jewish New Year and means
“May you be inscribed for a good year (in the Book of Life)!”
Rosh Hashanah, people wish each other
“Ketivah v’chatima tovah”
כתיבה וחתימה טובה
“A good inscription and sealing [in the Book of Life].”.
People greet one another with
“ Leshana tovah tikatev v’tichatem”
לשנה טובה תכתב ותחתם
There are many previous posts connected to this season and His Appointed Times/Feasts; they can be accessed through the links are below:
https://www.minimannamoments.com/midweek-mannabite-the-sound-of-the-trumpet/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/at-one-ment-with-the-one-you-love/