Congregation Beth Ha'Mashiach
(House of the Messiah) - Worshipping ADONAI
& His Messiah, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
Living & teaching as our
Messiah taught us to Live
Messianic
Congregation serving Northeast Atlanta Georgia (Gwinnett, Barrow, Dekalb,
Rockdale, Walton)
Phone 770
554-2867 - email:
rabbi@cbhm.org
Messianic Congregation located
in Metro Atlanta serving Snellville, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Georgia
Glossary of Messianic / Jewish Terms
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Elul - The sixth month of the
Jewish year, a time of repentence in preparation for
Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur.
Ephraim - 1) Son of
Joseph. Ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel; 2) The tribe
that bears his name.
Erev - Lit. evening. The
evening part of a day, which preceeds the morning part of the same
day because a "day" on the Jewish calendar starts at sunset. For
example, if your calendar says that Yom Kippur is on September 25,
then Erev Yom Kippur is the evening of September 24, which is also
part of Yom Kippur.
Esau - Son of
Isaac; older twin brother of
Jacob (Israel). He had little respect for the traditions of his
ancestors, and sold his birthright for a bowl of stew.
Fast Days - Several Jewish
holidays are fasts, upon which we may neither eat nor drink,
including:
Yom Kippur and
Tisha B'Av.
Festivals - G-d commanded
the keeping of 7 feasts unto the L-rd. The Feasts are:
Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Shavuot, Yom Taruah (Rosh
Hashanah), Yom Kippur and Sukkot. The 4 most widely celebrated
are: Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. 2 other
celebrations are also mentioned in scripture: Chanukah and Purim.
Firstborn - When a woman's first
male child is born by natural childbirth, then the child
must be redeemed from a
kohein (priest) by a procedure called
Pidyon Ha-Ben. Additionally, firstborn males must observe a
special
fast the day before
Pesach (Passover), commemorating the fact that they were saved
from the plague of the first born.
Four Species - Fruit and branches
used to fulfill the commandment to "rejoice before the L-rd" during
Sukkot.
Four Questions - A set of questions
asked about
Passover by a young child. These questions are meant to encourage participation
and fulfill the commandment to "teach your children" about the
seder. Also known as Mah Nishtanah (Why is it different?), which are
the first words of the Four Questions.
