Comments on: Saturday July 20, 2019: It All Comes Together

By: Anise Efeturi

Anise Efeturi — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:56:33 +0000

Thanks so much for the insight u gave me about the the three tents or booths Peter was talking about. You made it clear to me now what that passage of scripture is explaining. Love to hear from you.

By: John J Ciribassi

John J Ciribassi — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:01:21 +0000

Mark. No, Yom Kippur, as well as Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year celebrated 10 days before Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), were not considered pilgrimage festivals. Only Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot were commanded in the Torah (Deuteronomy) as pilgrimage festivals for the Hebrews. You are correct though that Yom Kippur is considered to be the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Even many secular Jews still turn out and attend synagogue services on Yom Kippur. Here is a good article discussing these holidays: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/pilgrimage-festivals/

John

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:08:30 +0000

Hey Dr John,

Please give me a little slack since I am not Jewish, but what about Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day? Wouldn’t they have migrated to the temple for the Day of Atonement?

Mark

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:30:47 +0000

Very good reflection. Thank you for explaining the scriptures and our Jewish heritage with such clarity!

By: Angie Rozas

Angie Rozas — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:42:11 +0000

Thank you John. Today’s writing was rich with information. I love to learn something new while I meditate on the readings of the day! Thanks for sharing.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:41:16 +0000

Thank you, John. I love getting the details behind the different rituals and how they began. I feel it provides a better understanding of the readings. Our niece who was raised Methodist is married to a Jewish man. His mother wanted her to convert. I understand learning and celebrating the Jewish traditions and holidays but feel to fully convert would be denying Jesus. She ended up not converting. I don’t know the reason and never had conversations with her about it. Their marriage is still going strong and they’re raising a little black girl they adopted. They are a very culturally diverse family.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:25:44 +0000

So what happened? Why the division? Wow, BIG questions. The division between Christens and Jews, yes, but also the divisions between the orthodox Jews and the other Jews… the divisions between the many forms of Christianity (Catholic, and the many protestant sects) and even the simple divisions between the conservative and liberal catholics. It seems to me all these divisions are the result of our love of playing God. We seem to love telling others how they should worship their God. Why we think we know best remains a mystery based on our belief in reason alone. When we stop, if even for just a moment, focusing on the rules of our belief systems, we can experience for a second or two the unity of it all which is the love of God. There I go… playing God again… sorry.

By: Chris Curley

Chris Curley — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:51:22 +0000

Thank you, John, enjoyed your reflection today. While Christians will always pray for the conversion of peoples (and each of us has to pray for our own, daily personal conversion) because we want everyone to share in the glory and joy of Christ, I believe that the Jewish people are still God’s Chosen people. He hasn’t discarded them. Like you, I feel so strongly that their history is ours, and their heritage is ours. We may have given up their rules, but sometimes I think we have erected new rules idols, and we want to be aware of that. Gives me a lot to think about, with how I do things myself. Thank you so much.