Comments on: Jewish Holidays 2009 (Moedim 5769-5770) http://jerusalemcouncil.org/halacha/moedim/jewish-holidays-2009-moedim-5769-5770/ A Global Association of Orthodox Jewish Believers Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:50:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Polycarp http://jerusalemcouncil.org/halacha/moedim/jewish-holidays-2009-moedim-5769-5770/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Polycarp Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:34:12 +0000 http://jerusalemcouncil.org/?p=731#comment-171 This, we can agree on, for the most part. I detest using lies to celebrate the Truth. This, we can agree on, for the most part. I detest using lies to celebrate the Truth.

]]> By: Israel b. Betzalel http://jerusalemcouncil.org/halacha/moedim/jewish-holidays-2009-moedim-5769-5770/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Israel b. Betzalel Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:13:56 +0000 http://jerusalemcouncil.org/?p=731#comment-167 When one studies the pagan origins of accepted Christian holidays, they will find that Christians do everything in accordance with the pagan rituals, except the incantations themselves. I don't want to post examples on it here, since it's so disgusting. Some books such as "Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions" will make any Christian investing the matter, if they don't puke first, to cease absolutely immediately from engaging in any further traditional Christian holidays. God's holidays, and God's ways are truly the only good holidays. Just as our spouses would not want us to celebrate their birthday on that of a former girlfriend's, so too HaShem does not want to be worshiped in the ways (and days) of the nations and their gods. The Jerusalem Council of the 1st Century certainly included this as their top requirement for those coming to Messiah from the nations and paganism: to "abstain from idolatry." Idolatry is more than just the worship of foreign gods, but it is also engaging in their worship practices in the worship of God himself. It should be no surprise that believers in the 1st Century until the Romanization of the sect, were found keeping Sabbath, Passover, and the rest of the holidays of HaShem as commanded in his Torah. That Christians typically hang on to the traditional Christian holidays today is nothing more than keeping the traditions of men at the expense of keeping God's commandments, and God's ways. When we attempt to "do religion" without first consulting God's instructions, we end up with golden calves. The Torah tells the story of the golden calf in juxtaposition to the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle represents God's way of doing spirituality. The golden calf represents man's way of doing spirituality. God and Israel were both striving for the same end: they were each attempting to create a medium whereby Israel could worship God and celebrate their relationship with Him. Their methods of accomplishing that end were very different, though. When one studies the pagan origins of accepted Christian holidays, they will find that Christians do everything in accordance with the pagan rituals, except the incantations themselves. I don’t want to post examples on it here, since it’s so disgusting. Some books such as “Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions” will make any Christian investing the matter, if they don’t puke first, to cease absolutely immediately from engaging in any further traditional Christian holidays. God’s holidays, and God’s ways are truly the only good holidays. Just as our spouses would not want us to celebrate their birthday on that of a former girlfriend’s, so too HaShem does not want to be worshiped in the ways (and days) of the nations and their gods. The Jerusalem Council of the 1st Century certainly included this as their top requirement for those coming to Messiah from the nations and paganism: to “abstain from idolatry.” Idolatry is more than just the worship of foreign gods, but it is also engaging in their worship practices in the worship of God himself. It should be no surprise that believers in the 1st Century until the Romanization of the sect, were found keeping Sabbath, Passover, and the rest of the holidays of HaShem as commanded in his Torah. That Christians typically hang on to the traditional Christian holidays today is nothing more than keeping the traditions of men at the expense of keeping God’s commandments, and God’s ways.

When we attempt to “do religion” without first consulting God’s instructions, we end up with golden calves. The Torah tells the story of the golden calf in juxtaposition to the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle represents God’s way of doing spirituality. The golden calf represents man’s way of doing spirituality. God and Israel were both striving for the same end: they were each attempting to create a medium whereby Israel could worship God and celebrate their relationship with Him. Their methods of accomplishing that end were very different, though.

]]> By: Polycarp http://jerusalemcouncil.org/halacha/moedim/jewish-holidays-2009-moedim-5769-5770/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Polycarp Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:31:20 +0000 http://jerusalemcouncil.org/?p=731#comment-155 I have been wrestling with my continued celebration of 'Easter.' I know that a large portion of the early Church kept Nissan 14 as the celebration of Passover - the Quarterodecimans. Any thoughts? I have been wrestling with my continued celebration of ‘Easter.’ I know that a large portion of the early Church kept Nissan 14 as the celebration of Passover – the Quarterodecimans. Any thoughts?

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