 We are entering that special time of year when Israel and Jews worldwide start marking the fall High Holy Days, beginning this coming Sunday evening with the Jewish New Year. This week on our program, we are looking at the biblical significance of this holiday known as Rosh Hashana. Next week, we will focus on the next holiday just ten days later, which is
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 In a few days, Israelis will celebrate the start of the Jewish New Year, also known as Rosh Hashana. This holiday marks not only the start of a new year on the Hebrew calendar. It also marks the beginning of the fall High Holy Days and the period known as the Days of Awe leading up to Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. Now the Lord actually gave the ancient Israelites two calendar years to follow. One is tied to the agricultural cycle in the Land of Israel and begins in the spring with the first of Nisan, just two weeks before Passover. Meanwhile, the second calendar is more tied to the span of human history, and is said to date from the day on which Adam became a living soul. And this more universal calendar begins with a trumpet blast on Rosh Hashana in which one awakens the soul to prepare to stand before the Lord our Maker. So just what is the biblical significance of Rosh Hashana? What are some of the traditions that have built up around the Jewish New Year? And is Rosh Hashana just for Jews? Or should Christians also be more aware of this biblical holiday and its deeper meaning? The Jewish New Year! That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll look at the meaning and traditions surrounding the biblical festival of Rosh Hashana – the start of the Jewish New Year. We’ll have a teaching on this special holiday by Dr. Juergen Buehler, the executive director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. And, we’ll also speak about Rosh Hashana with prominent Israeli Rabbi David Rosen – also known as the “Pope’s Rabbi.” |
Airing the weekend of September 5, 2015
Available on WWW.FRONTPAGEJERUSALEM.COM on September 7, 2015
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 Program FeaturesOn this week’s program, we’re focusing on the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, which Israelis will begin marking on Sunday evening, the 14th of September. This ancient biblical festival is also known as the Jewish New Year, and there are many customs and concepts attached to it which are also referred to in the New Testament. To open today’s program, we have biblical insights into Rosh Hashana from Dr. Juergen Buehler, the executive director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, the producers of this radio program. So here’s Juergen with more…
 With Israelis began preparing for the Jewish New Year, Front Page senior producer David Parsons sat down with Rabbi David Rosen to talk about the unique beliefs and customs attached to the holiday of Rosh HaShana. From his office in Jerusalem, Rabbi Rosen oversees interfaith activities for the American Jewish Committee and has also served as a special advisor not only to the chief rabbis of Israel, but also to several recent popes in Rome. So here’s David with our guest in Jerusalem.
Plus, stay tuned for your special invitation to the Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem this September, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
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| We are entering that special time of year when Israel and Jews worldwide start marking the fall High Holy Days, beginning this coming Sunday evening with the Jewish New Year. This week on our program, we are looking at the biblical significance of this holiday known as Rosh Hashana. Next week, we will focus on the next holiday just ten days later, which is Yom Kippur. This is considered the holiest day in Judaism, and is also known as the Day of Atonement. It marks the end of the ten-day period of repentance known as the Days of Awe, when Jews must examine their lives and prepare to stand before God as a nation. Now the Lord actually commanded in the Book of Leviticus that every Israelite must “afflict their souls” on this day. So Jews in Israel and around the world all fast together on Yom Kippur and deny themselves other earthly pleasures. They also dress in white to symbolize that this is a time of repentance and humility before God. So just what is the biblical significance of Yom Kippur? What are some of the traditions that have built up around this Jewish holy day? Is the Day of Atonement just for Jews to observe? Or does it find its way into the New Testament, so that Christians should also be more aware of this biblical holiday? The Day of Atonement! That’s our focus next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll look at the meaning and traditions surrounding the biblical holiday of Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. We’ll have a teaching on this special holy day by Rev. Juha Ketola, the International Director of the Christian Embassy in Jerusalem. And, we’ll also speak about Yom Kippur with former Israeli Knesset member Dov Lipman, an Orthodox rabbi originally from the United States. |
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Airing the weekend of September 12, 2015
Available on WWW.FRONTPAGEJERUSALEM.COM on Monday, September 14, 2015
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. This is considered the holiest day in Judaism, and is also known as the Day of Atonement. It marks the end of the ten-day period of repentance known as the Days of Awe, when Jews must examine their lives and prepare to stand before God as a nation. Now the Lord actually commanded in the Book of Leviticus that every Israelite must “afflict their souls” on this day. So Jews in Israel and around the world all fast together on Yom Kippur and deny themselves other earthly pleasures. They also dress in white to symbolize that this is a time of repentance and humility before God. So just what is the biblical significance of Yom Kippur? What are some of the traditions that have built up around this Jewish holy day? Is the Day of Atonement just for Jews to observe? Or does it find its way into the New Testament, so that Christians should also be more aware of this biblical holiday? The Day of Atonement! That’s our focus next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll look at the meaning and traditions surrounding the biblical holiday of Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. We’ll have a teaching on this special holy day by Rev. Juha Ketola, the International Director of the Christian Embassy in Jerusalem. And, we’ll also speak about Yom Kippur with former Israeli Knesset member Dov Lipman, an Orthodox rabbi originally from the United States. |
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