Mike Curtiss (13 Aug 2010)
"Shabbat Shuvah, "The Shabbat of Return.""

 

Dear Doves,

 

           According to Chabade. org, the celebration of the Jewish High Holy Days begin on Thursday September 9th 2010. Below, I'm posting their Jewish calender notations.

 

           Next, note the events scheduled for September 11th, the Sunday of Return. I'm thinking the attacks of September 11th was a great sign of the Rapture. I know people are looking to Atonement September 28th, but consider the Shabbat of Return, September 11th? enjoy

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          The 10-day period beginning on Rosh Hashanah and ending on Yom Kippur is known as the "Ten Days of Repentance"; this is the period, say the sages, of which the prophet speaks when he proclaims (Isaiah 55:6) "Seek G-d when He is to be found; call on Him when He is near." It is thus a most auspicious time to rectify the failings and missed opportunities of the past and positively influence the coming year. Psalm 130 and other special inserts and additions are included in our daily prayers during these days.

 

           The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah, "Shabbat of Return." The name derives from the Haftarah (reading from the prophets) for this Shabbat, which opens with the words (Hosea 14:2), "Return O Israel unto the L-rd your G-d..."

 

            According to master Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria ("Ari"), the seven days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (which will always include one Sunday, one Monday, etc.) correspond to the seven days of the week. The Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur includes within itself all Sundays of the year; the Monday embodies all Mondays, and so on. Shabbat Shuvah is thus the archetypal Shabbat -- the juncture in time at which we are empowered to influence every Shabbat of our year.