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What in the world are they planning to do on September 24th, 2022? As you will see below, a member of the German legislature is openly warning that September 24th will be a day when everyone will remember “exactly where he or she was”. Needless to say, those days don’t come along very often. For those that were alive at the time, the death of John F. Kennedy was one of those days. And certainly, 9/11 was one of those days. But off the top of my head, I can’t really think of too many others. I can remember what...

A Sol is a Mars-Day.PERSEVERANCEToday's Sol count:SOLS ON MARS541: XX: XX: XXSOLHRSMINSSECSSol 541,running from approx. 1825 PDT 8/27/2022 to 1905 PDT 8/28/2022(Star Number)Rosh Chodesh Elul"I Am My Beloved's"Our rabbis1 note that the name "Elul" is an acronym for the biblical phrase2 ani ledodi vedodi li-- "I am my Beloved's, and my Beloved is mine." In other words, the intense love between G-d and the Jewish people comes to the surface during Elul.The King in the Field***Love. It is the most powerful of human emotions. We all crave it. We cannot live without it. And yet it is so overwhelming, so...

Jewish tradition emphasizes that the month of Elul is a special time of Divine good will and mercy – a time that is particularly conducive to prayer and repentance. Actually, the month is part of the preparatory process for entering into the awesome judgment of Rosh Hashana and the cleansing power of the Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. God makes Himself especially close at hand. >>SNIP<< A popular rabbinic teaching describes the reality of the Elul encounter as “the king is in the field.” The analogy is to a great king who pays a surprise visit to his subjects...

With Rosh Hashanah fast on its way (Sept. 8, for those who didn't know), a number of Messianic blogs (like Derek's) have already delved into Psalm 27, which is traditionally canted during the month of Elul. The Just Jewish blog actually has links to some songs based on Psalm 27. Since part of the purpose of this website is to chronicle the prophetic significance of the yearly cycle of Appointed Times, I would be remiss if I didn't do the same. This is one of the many psalms that David composed while he was under attack. David here follows his...

G-d forgives the sins we commit against Him if we truly repent and ask Him. However, He requires that for offenses against one's fellow man we sincerely apologize and make what reparation we can to those we have offended and wronged. Despite the traditional emotionalism of some of my posts, especially in religious arguments, my conscience reproves me for one person in particular whom I, in a moment of anger and frustration, called a very evil and unflattering name publicly on this forum. Because the offense was public, the apology must also be public. The thing is, I don't remember...

Greetings fellow FReepers. G-d forgives the sins committed against Him when we sincerely turn to Him in repentance. However, for sins committed against our fellow man He commands that we seek forgiveness from those we have wronged and to correct our offenses against them. To Jim Robinson, I once again express the deepest thanks for allowing an un-American Theocrat like myself to post here. I have said many times that when I first came to FR (back when it was full of anti-Semites) I was a first class @$$hole. I have attempted to improve my attitude and my behavior since...

The month of 'Elul is the time when we examine our deeds towards G-d and our fellow man and prepare our hearts for the judgement that is coming. G-d forgives our sins towards him when we repent, but for our sins towards our fellow man He requires we apologize and make restitution to those we have harmed. Some time ago (perhaps one or two months) I grew frustrated because while I was active on both the Israel and creation/evolution issues, I felt I was receiving no Orthodox Jewish support on the latter. The result was a public "hissy fit" on...