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In association with the Days of Awe, we proudly present for your pleasure, Mi-Chamocha - Composed for Yom Kippur by Rabbi Jehuda Ha' Levi (Jehuda the Prince). You will also find this as a new addition to our e-books library. There are many blank pages before the text actually begins.
MiChamocha - Sacred Poetry, by Rabbi Jehuda Ha'Levi
YOM TERUAH (FEAST OF TRUMPETS)
Used by Permission from Simchat Torah Beit Midrash
”In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath-rest,
a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation“
(Leviticus 23:24 NKJV)
”Rosh Hashanah“ means ”Head of the Year“ and it begins the civil New Year. The Biblical name for this Feast is ”Yom Teruah“ ”Day of Trumpets“. With the sounding of trumpets and shofars (ram’s horns) the New Year is ushered in and the prophetic fervor of expectation is renewed. From Genesis to Revelation, the trumpet sounds! The Lord’s Voice like a trumpet forms and breathes life into all of creation. His Voice sounds the deliverance from Egypt, and thunders forth His teaching from Mt. Sinai. The trumpet gathers His people for worship, for journeys, and for battle. The trumpet announces the coming of the Bridegroom for the bride, and the trumpet sounds the coronation of the King as He ascends His throne to rule. The Voice of the Lord resounds through the prophets, proclaiming the ”Good News“ of the blood of the Lamb, the power of His Spirit, and the promise of His Presence. The 7 Trumpets of Revelation again sound His deliverance, His Kingdom, and His reign, as the King of kings, and Lord of lords, establishes His throne upon the earth.
Each year as Yom Teruah arrives with the sounding of trumpets, we remember the Voice and promise of our King, the Creator, and the perfector of creation. As Paul reveals in his letter to the Corinthians, even the moment of the Lord’s return is signaled by the familiar sound of His Voice like a trumpet (Rev.1:10), heard from Genesis to Revelation, and on Yom Teruah the Day of Trumpets!
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in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,
and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.“
(1 Corinthians 15:52 NKJV)
YOM KIPPUR
”Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement.
It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls,
and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord“
(Leviticus 23:27 NKJV)
”Yom Kippur“, literally the ”Day of Atonement“, is considered the highest Holy day of the Biblical year. This was the one day each year when the High Priest would enter the most sanctified place in the Tabernacle the Holy of Holies. All the sins of God’s people were carried by the High Priest before the Ark of the Covenant, called the ”Mercy Seat of God“. Once inside he would atone for sin by placing blood upon the Ark of the Covenant, and calling out in the Name of the Most High God! The High Priest made atonement by confession, by blood, and in the Name of the Lord. This is Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement for sin, by the High Priest.
Today in Synagogues around the world, Yom Kippur is commemorated as a solemn day of fasting and prayer, repentance and forgiveness, and atonement by blood. Attendees dress in white signifying the cleansing and forgiveness of the Lord. Through confession and prayer, the blood atonement of the High Priest is commemorated, the Name of the Lord is exalted, and the forgiveness of sin is experienced before the ”Mercy Seat“ of the Lord. This is Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement for sin, by the blood of the Lamb.
”Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books
And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire“
(Revelation 20: 11-15 NKJV)
In Revelation 20, the Lord is seated upon His throne, the books are opened, and the living and the dead are judged. Those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life are declared innocent, holy, and righteous in Him. This is Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement for sin, the great Day of the Lord; Forgiveness, Grace, and Mercy, Salvation and Redemption Past, Present, and Future by confession, by His blood, and in the Name above all Names Yeshua, Jesus Christ.
Each year people travel from around the world to join with us for this awesome day of Prayer, Repentance, and Rejoicing. Please be part of Yom Kippur with Simchat Torah Beit Midrash!
SUKKOT (BOOTHS) - FEAST OF TABERNACLES (This follows Yom Kippur)
”The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it.“
(Leviticus 23:34 NKJV)
”Sukkot“ means ”Booths“, and refers to the booths or sukkahs that the Children of Israel dwelled in during the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Sukkot is known as the Feast of Tabernacles because it refers to these temporary dwelling places in the wilderness, surrounding the Tabernacle of the Lord in the midst of His people. As God instructed us in Leviticus, today people all over the world dwell in booths for seven days during the Feast of Sukkot. It’s a significant experience commemorating the journey from slavery in Egypt, to freedom and the Promised Land. It’s a time of reflection upon the not so distant journey from the slavery of sin, to freedom in the Messiah. A journey of protection and empowerment by the dwelling, or tabernacling Presence of the Lord; and a journey that reminds us, we hold this Eternal Treasure Yeshua, Jesus Christ in earthen vessels; temporary dwellings of flesh and bone.
Sukkot is a week of great celebration because Sukkot reminds us that God not only dwells among us, but within us! The Prophet Isaiah calls Him ”Immanuel“ a Name which means ”God With Us to Save“ (Isaiah 7). Sukkot reminds us that the Lord is with us; that He is returning to tabernacle among us for 1000 years, and that He is establishing His Kingdom on the earth, as it is in heaven. ”
and of His kingdom there will be no end." (Luke 1:33)
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