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These are little things that can help to make your observance of God's Holy Days (Moadim/Appointed Days) easier to understand, track, teach others, enjoy, and perhaps to simply gain greater understanding.  No matter who you, and I, are, or how long we've been Believers, how much education we have - we are always students and we should never stop learning.  Some of these items were created as stand-alone items, and some are culled from larger works.  When they are from a larger document we will cite the work in parenthesis, they will most likely be found in the Scriptural Position Papers category.      Your Servant - DM.

BR-0010 Torah/Tenach Parasha Weekly Reading Calendar 2006-2007   6-Pages.  Contains the traditional Torah and Haftarah readings as well as selected readings from the Brit HaDasha ("New" Testament).  The calendar this year begins on the 21 of October 2006/5766.

THE FILES  ARE BELOW

In order of their annual appearances

WEEKLY SABBATH (the weekly Sabbath is one of the Moadim)

BR-0022 Candle Lighting & The Sabbath, Women's Studies Part I   13-Pages. What are the "traditions" for lighting the candles? What do they mean?  Are they good to DO?  How can a Messianic relate to the traditions of the Rabbi's?  This paper answers several of these questions concerning several traditions.  Including the idea that there is no commandment that says we should "kindle the Sabbath lights."

BR-Tools-0009 Traditional Prayer For Kindling The Sabbath Lights (and other Moed)  3-Pages. The short version of the traditional prayer (page 1) with a introduction explaining how the prayer fits into a Messianic Belief.  The prayers are printed within a "text box."  The "box" can be copied and pasted onto a blank document, then printed onto nice paper and laminated and/or framed.  The Sabbath Prayer makes a nice gift for Hanukah.

 

PASSOVER/PESACH       

BR-0007 Passover: The Scriptural Minimum Essentials  8-Pages.  If you are new to being Messianic or Torah Observant, keeping the Moadim can be daunting. Especially if you are part of a group that places traditions on an equal level with Scripture.  These are the minimum essentials as outlined in Scripture - DO these first, then add tradition as you feel comfortable.  In our Passover Haggadah (for the Seder) we even mark when one of the Essentials has been accomplished during the traditional Seder.

BR-0008 Passover: Then The Rest... 12-Pages.  In YHWH's calendar, Passover (Pesach) begins the annual cycle of Holy Days (Appointed Days).  These are "Appointments" weekly and annually that God has given to us, so we may meet with Him - Our Savor...with His Chosen People.  The "religious elite" of this world will tell you that all of these days have been abolished, they will literally tell you that when God said "forever," it didn't mean forever.  This will give you the knowledge to teach them gently that they are in error.

BR-Tools-0005  Visual Chart of the events of Crucifixion Week (from BR-0010)    

BR-Tools-0006 Visual Chart of the Temple in Yahshua's day and the 2,000 cubit radius of the Crucifixion site   (from BR-0010)

BR-0035 New Moons or Barley Harvests?    82-pages.  Have you ever heard that Nisan 1 is determined by the Barley Harvest?  Have you ever observed Passover an entire month before some of your friends?  This book shatters the ancient and modern myth that Nisan 1 is determined by Barley.  The New Moon determines all of our months and Barley has nothing whatsoever to DO with it.  Companion piece is BR-0043.  Also located at: Scriptural Position Papers (Doctrine) PDF and Books By Contributing Authors.   NOTE: Book was de-linked on 31 March 2007 in order to rewrite a few pages to make them clearer to understand (how to do the actual calculation for Nisan 1) - it will be re-linked in a few weeks.

BR-0043  Passover: 14th or 15th: When To Observe The Pesach Seder?  22-Pages.  This is the logical companion piece for BR-0035 that shows how to determine Nisan 1st.  This paper discusses when to observe the Passover Seder: on the evening (nighttime portion) of the 14th; or during the daytime (afternoon portion) of the 14th and then into the 15th of Nisan.  Lot's of visual charts to help you "SEE" how the days are constructed.  Also located on the  Scriptural Position Papers (Doctrine) PDF page.

 

DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD

 

FIRST OF FIRST FRUITS                                                

 

COUNTING THE OMER

BR-Tools-0001  Counting The Omer Calendar

 

PENTECOST/SHAVUOT     

BR-0014 Shavuot: Minimum Scriptural Essentials   4-Pages.  Since YHWH allowed the stone Temple to be removed how DO we keep Shavuot?  Are there things that we can still observe?  What are they?

BR-0040 Shavuot: Examining The Facets   18-Pages.  What Shavuot all about?  Why do we Wave leavened loaves and not unleavened?  Is it true that Shavuot is the "neglected step-child of the Moadim?"  This explains it all in a simple to read and yet very thorough overview of the Chag Holy Day.                                      

 

FEAST OF TRUMPETS/YOM TERURAH/ROSH CHODESH

 

DAY OF ATONEMENT/YOM KIPPUR                          

 

FEAST OF TABERNACLES/SUCCOT/SUKKOT

BR-0028  Generic Torah Reading Calendar   3-Pages for the Messianic Parasha cycle (1-page for the Davism: 3-Year Cran-Apple Bible Reading Calendar).  The calendar is "generic," simply start the reading titled "B'ereshit" (beginning with Genesis 1:1) on the first Sabbath after Sukkot.  Then read the next portion on the next Sabbath until you finish the cycle on the Sabbath during Sukkot.  On this website there is an up-to-date calendar for the current year.

 

FEAST OF DEDICATION/FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS/HANUKKAH

BR-0023 Hanukkah: Why Celebrate It? 12-Pages. In-depth discussion of why Hanukkah matters today, why we can trust the Scriptural and historical accounts, and why the keeping of Christmas is really about assimilation into the world: while observing Hanukkah is a statement about anti-assimilation.

 

MISCELLANEOUS and TRADITIONAL JUDAISM HOLIDAYS:        

BR-Tools-0003  Davism: 3-Year Cran-Apple Bible Reading Calendar            

BR-Tools-0004  Did YHWH Choose Us? Or Did We Choose Him?            

BR-Tools-0009 Prayers For Kindling The Lights  3-Pages.  Located above, under: "Weekly Sabbath."  Page 1, is the short prayer for kindling the Sabbath Lights.  Page 2, is for kindling the Purim lights.  Page 3, is for kindling the Pesach lights and instructions for saying the prayers for kindling the lights of the other Moed. 

BR-0042  Tish B’Av – Is it for Messianic’s (DNA Jew & Gentile)?   10-Pages. Are Messianic's supposed to mourn the loss of the Temples?  Why have all these bad things happened on the 9th of Av?  Can a Believer practice all of the Rabbinic Traditions?  Everything is answered in this small paper.  Located on the MOADIM: Tools, Helps and Neat Stuff page.  Very helpful.

 

FUN STUFF:

BR-Tools-0002  Denomination/Church Crisis Flow Chart

BR-Tools-0007  What Does It Mean To Know God?   1-Page. A flow chart to help us know what needs to be done, after we have been Saved by faith through the blood atonement of Yahshua Messiah.

BR-Tools-008  What Breaks Your Heart?    2-Pages.  Reverend Dietrich Bonheoffer said, "may the things that break the heart of God...break mine also."  What breaks your heart?

 

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NOTE: Don't forget to check out: Scriptural Position Papers-Doctrine (PDF) and Scriptural Position Papers-Social Issues (PDF).  There are PDF files for many subjects in plain English so anyone can understand.  There are also quite a few files with interesting information in the section: Source Documents (PDF).  Check out Books By Contributing Authors (PDF) also!