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The high holy days are here! We encourage all of you to prepare your hearts and minds for the MIGHTY OUTPOURING that G-d has in store for each of us along side the whole house of Israel during this festival time!
Feast Dates and Times
Rosh Hashanah “Head of the Year”: Tishrei 1-2, 5769 corresponding to September 29 - October 1, 2008
Service was held Monday evening September 29th at 7:00 p.m.
Thank you for joining us to usher in the fall feasts!
Yom Kippur “Day of Atonement”: Tishrei 10, 5769 corresponding to October 8-9, 2008
Service was held Wednesday, October 8th at 7:00 p.m. Thank you for joining us!
Sukkot “Feast of Tabernacles”: Tishrei 15-21, 5769 corresponding to October 13-20, 2008
Dwell in Sukkot with us as G-d commanded and remember how He had the Israelites live in booths! Join us as we fellowship -- including games, food, and worship under the stars, weather permitting, on Saturday, October 18th from 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Simchat Torah “The Joy of Torah”: Tishrei 15-21, 5769 corresponding to October 20-22, 2008
About Sukkot: The Feast of Tabernacles
“Ye shall dwell in booths seven days... That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to swell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the L-rd our G-d” (Leviticus, 23:42, 43). A Sukkah is a temporary hut resembling the temporary home G-d had the Israelites live in when he brought them out of Egypt. Just as Leviticus 23:41 says: “And ye shall keep it a feast unto the L-rd seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in our generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month,” we keep this feast as a statute that G-d commanded. We spend time in the booths: eating, in fellowship with one another, and praying.
When a person enters the Sukkah, they enter with their entire self -- body, mind, soul, and heart. It is a time when you bring yourself into a holy place. It is our prayer that you also enter a Sukkah during this appointed time and be blessed.
About Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
To many people around the world, Yom Kippur is considered the holiest day of the year, it is a day where Jews around the world seek G-d’s purification -- “For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD” (Lev. 16:30). Often by afflicting their souls, individuals without their Mashiach (Messiah) seek sanctification by giving extra charity, immersing in a mikvah (water baptism), lighting a memorial candle, attending a Kol Nidrei service as well as saying specific prayers.
As the Scripture says in Romans 6:7-18: “For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
We know Yeshua was the sacrifice for our sins once and for all and we believe He has atoned our sins. Do we continue sinning? G-d forbid! We humbly observe Yom Kippur in a far different way alongside homes across the world that are filled with affliction and sorrow. We pray that the scales fall off their eyes, and we too reflect on our own sin in our lives. We praise G-d for the forgiveness of our sin, and His son Yeshua: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Amein!
About Rosh Hashanah: The New Year
The Torah states in Leviticus 16:24, “...In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be a sabbath for you, a remembrance with Shofar blasts, a holy convocation.” Starting September 29th through the 1st of October RPC will be keeping the feast of Rosh Hashanah as the L-rd commanded by His word.
Today, Rosh Hashanah is more commonly known as the Jewish New Year, one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar. Our community views this season as one to reflect upon the past and realize a heightened spiritual awareness that will enable us to see through the lens of G-d, thus dying to our flesh and embracing the spiritual blessing of our King.
It is at this time that we commemorate the sounding of the Shofar, preparing our souls for the return of our Mashiach ben David. The blast of the Shofar has a myriad of significance to us as believers in Yeshua. Traditionally, the Shofar was sounded for an alarm with the purpose of calling to battle, or worship. It is also used in preparation for a mighty move, such as a pilgrimage, like the journey made by the Children of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land.
As our community sounds the Shofar this season, we invite you to join us on the front-lines of a spiritual battlefield focused on praying for the house of Israel and all those in our communities that are wounded and/or estranged from the Shalom of G-d. We also invite you to begin this spiritual New Year with worship, giving all honor and glory to the Master of Legions, the Beginning and the End, the One who is above all, He who sits on a throne in Heaven, our G-d and the King of Israel. As you continue your spiritual pilgrimage toward the Promises of Yeshua, He will bless you mightily for keeping His commands to worship this Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah).
Life, Shalom and Blessing to all! We look forward to seeing you on the eve of the new year.
Ongoing Events
Hebrew Class
Beginning and advanced classes
Alternating classes for beginners and advanced “talmidim” (students) after every Shabbat service. Call for details.
Yeshiva
Join us every Wednesday evening for Bible studies at 7:00 p.m. Visit the yeshiva page for a detailed explanation including past topics, our study philosophy and objectives.
Rosh Pinah Youth Ministry
“Tal Piot”
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). Every other week young adults ages 13-17 are meeting during the Shabbat service at 10:00 a.m. to learn the Scripture in a fun and exciting way! This study helps youth learn who Yeshua is, encourages them to take hold of the life G-d wants them to live, and helps them realize the promise and purpose He has for each one of them. All youth ages 13-17 are welcome and encouraged to join!
