Friday, May 29, 2009

Double celebration

Happy Shavuot holiday and Shabbat shalom, Sabbath peace, to you tonight.
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  1. CathMMay 30, 2009 at 12:43 AM

    Blessings and peace to you too, Dina!

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  2. CloudiaMay 30, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    Shabbat Shalom!

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  3. GlennisMay 30, 2009 at 6:17 AM

    Peace to you too. Sadly I had never heard of either of these celebrations. Could they be Jewish?

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  4. Reader WilMay 30, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    Happy Shavuot holiday and shabbat shalom to you, Dina. I knew that our Whitsuntide is a Jewish feast originally, but I was waiting for you to explain what it is about. Does it have to do with the first crop of fruit and grain? All our celebrations were first of all derived from Jewish celebrations.

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  5. DinaMay 30, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Thanks dear Cath and Cloudia!

    Glennis, Shabbat in Hebrew refers to the Sabbath, i.e. from Friday sundown to Saturday night.

    Glennis and Wil, there is more about Shavuot at
    http://jerusalemhillsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/05/blessed-shavuot.html
    and
    http://jerusalemhillsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/shavuot-miracle.html

    Wil, yes, in the Bible Shavuot is about the grain harvest and the bringing of first fruits to the Temple in Jerusalem. In later centuries Shavuot also became the holiday marking the giving of the Torah. I think the Christian Pentecost wanted to be a new way of having the Torah coming down to the people from heaven, viz. having tongues of fire/the Holy Spirit/Jesus coming down on the heads of the apostles in the Upper Room.

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  6. Reader WilMay 30, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Thanks Dina you have said it well. It's all about inspiration! The same Holy Ghost that inspired Mozes and the prophets of Israel and many other wise men of Israel, including Jesus.

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  7. KayMay 30, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    You know.... the melted wax on the candles are quite artistic.

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  8. Don WoodMay 31, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    Blessings to you Dina XX Don

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