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In this episode, Dave reviews some of the major feasts and holidays celebrated within Judaism. Christianity was born from Judaism. Thus, understanding some of these ancient aspects of Judaism can help us better understand our own Christian heritage. But also, it’s just good to learn more about the traditions of our Jewish friends and family. In this episode we’re going to briefly describe each of these holy days, and maybe connect some dots you might not have known were there before that have special relevance to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Passover,” (or Pesach) from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/2QEmEm2
“First Fruits,” from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/3yrbime
“Shavuot,” (or Pentecost/Feast of Weeks) from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/341P2S0
“Rosh Hashana,” (or Feast of Trumpets) from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/3wqmrSL
“Yom Kippur,” (or Day of Atonement) from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/3wkmuzl
“Sukkot,” (or Feast of Tabernacles) from Jewish Virtual Library: https://bit.ly/2Rr1Z5q
“Ask the Expert: Why Blow the Shofar?” by MyJewishLearning: https://bit.ly/348NyoZ
“The Golden Plates and the Feast of Trumpets,” by Lenet Hadley Read: https://bit.ly/3hFF154
“Joseph Smith’s Receipt of the Plates and the Israelite Feast of Trumpets,” by Lenet Hadley Read (Journal of Book of Mormon Studies): https://bit.ly/33Z1a6s
“Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22?” by Book of Mormon Central: https://bit.ly/3vfvsOp
“Passover,” in the Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/2Ryu8r9
“Rosh Hashanah,” from History.com: https://bit.ly/3oC7ESi
For a more in-depth fantastic explanation of each of these feasts from a Latter-day Saint perspective, I highly encourage you to check out the YouTube channel, “Messages of Christ.” Here are a few relevant videos from that channel:
“Understanding Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah”: https://youtu.be/g9wDnsjMtW0
“Understanding the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur”: https://youtu.be/4UYT-0AmlnA
“Understanding the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkoth”: https://youtu.be/u6PmxypqZ9I
“Understanding the Pentecost and the Feast of Weeks”: https://youtu.be/ubPKLDF_G6E
“Jesus Christ: The Passover Lamb”: https://youtu.be/g7lewy22t4M
Also a colleague of mine of Jewish heritage has written a helpful book that covers the subject of this video (and much more), if you’re interested: https://amzn.to/3u8Fz6e
Notes:
-The following footnote is copied straight from Book of Mormon Central, concerning September 22, 1827 (source: https://bit.ly/3vfvsOp):
“It is also the fall equinox, which some have argued is evidence of ‘magical’ influence on Joseph Smith. See D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, revised and enlarged edition (Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 1998), 141–144; Dan Vogel, Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet (Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2004), 43. Joseph Smith was involved in treasure seeking and other ‘magical’ practices, and perhaps saw significance in this timing. Mark Ashurst-McGee, ‘Moroni as Angel and as Treasure Guardian,’ FARMS Review 18, no. 1 (2006): 34–100 suggests that Joseph Smith’s understanding of Moroni and his mission likely included elements of the ‘treasure guardian lore,’ while still recognizing that Moroni was a divine messenger from the Lord. Yet Ashurst-McGee felt the connection to treasure seeking and the timing of Moroni’s visits has been overstated (see pp. 92–94). On Joseph Smith and treasure digging/’magic’, see Richard Lyman Bushman, ‘Joseph Smith and Money Digging,’ in A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine and Church History, ed. Laur[a] Harris Hales (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Reli[g]ous Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016), 1–5; Brant A. Gardner, The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City, UT: Greg Kofford Books, 2011), 3–134.”
That said, as a side-note, according to timeanddate.com, the 1827 autumn equinox occurred on September 23, not September 22. I’m not quite sure how others have come up with the Sept. 22 date for the equinox. I’ll have to do some more digging. Source: https://bit.ly/343DDB6 . It’s also worth mentioning that the Hebrew calendar was a lunar calendar, and these astrological events also held significance to the ancients. See also: https://bit.ly/341wYYj
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