by hadassah | Oct 5, 2016 | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hosha ‘na Rabba and Shemini Atzeret
Josephus, 80 CE: Yom Kippur and Sukkot Yom Kippur (The Fast) “On the tenth day of the same lunar month [Tishri, Hyperberetaeus] they Fast till the evening…” (Antiquities 3.10.3) Sukkot “Upon the fifteenth day of the same month, when the season of the year is...
by hadassah | Oct 5, 2016 | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hosha ‘na Rabba and Shemini Atzeret
2,000 Years of Historical Documentation of the Celebration of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hosha ‘na Rabba and Shemini Atzeret We have evidentiary documentation of the celebration of the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and the related...
by hadassah | Oct 5, 2016 | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hosha ‘na Rabba and Shemini Atzeret
The Apostle Paul, 63 CE: Yom Kippur Paul was taken prisoner in Caesarea and was later transported via boat to Rome for trial. Storms disrupted the journey, which is documented in the Book of Acts. “The Fast” (i.e. Yom Kippur) is referenced in the writings of Paul’s...
by hadassah | Oct 5, 2016 | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hosha ‘na Rabba and Shemini Atzeret
Hebrew Biblical Texts Rosh Hashanah “In the seventh month (Tishri), in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.” –Leviticus 23:24, JPS Tanakh Yom Kippur “And it shall be a...
