Tony Ellsworth (3 Oct 2006)
"October 13th Hashanah Rabbah (last day Tabernacles) - Part I - Rapture possibility"

I have some reasoning to believe that this could be the Rapture or a very significant date of revelation.  Today is Yom Kippur.  I am fasting and studying.  Maybe God is revealing something.  Like many, I’ve been disappointed so many times and am hesitant to say anything, but will do so since it looks promising and I want to share.

October 13th is Hoshanah Rabbah, the 7th day of the Feast of Tabernacles.  It is said about this day:

Hoshanah Rabbah is known as the day of the final sealing of judgment, which began on Rosh Hashanah

So potentially the significance of Rosh Hashanah may not yet be over.  I have listed below more information on this day.  In other emails I will detail some other reasons to look at this day.

Hoshanah Rabbah

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In Judaism, Hoshanah Rabbah (äåùòðà øáà in Aramaic, "Great Hoshanah") is the seventh day of Sukkot. Hoshanah derives from a Hebrew expression, "Deliver us!" found in Psalm 118:25.

Hoshanah Rabbah is the last day of Sukkot, and falls out on the 21st day of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar. The modern day observance of the rituals of Hoshana Rabbah are reminiscent of the practices that existed in the times of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

During Sukkot, the four species are taken in a circuit around (inscribing the perimeter, not circumscribing the actual building) the synagogue once daily. On Hoshanah Rabbah, there are seven circuits, followed by the taking of an additional bundle of 5 willow branches. The latter, at the conclusion of a number of Piyyutim (liturgical poems), are beaten on the ground or other surface to symbolize the elimination of sin.

The Four Species are:

Symbolism (four species)

Several explanations are offered as to why these particular species were chosen for the mitzvah. The Midrash notes that the binding of the Four Species symbolizes our desire to unite the four "types" of Jews in service of God. An allusion is made to whether or not the species (or their fruits) have taste and/or smell, which correspond to Torah and good deeds. The symbolism is as follows:

A second explanation finds the four species alluding to parts of the human body. Each of the species or its leaves is similar in shape to the following organs:

By binding them together for a mitzvah, the Jew shows his desire to consecrate his entire being to service of God.

Citron

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The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species of citrus fruit. It is characterized by its thick rind and small sections. Generally, it is eaten preserved or in bakery goods, such as fruitcakes. (The candied peel rather than the fruit is often used in cooking.)

The citron was the first of the citrus known to the Romans. Pliny's Natural History gives an account of the tree (HN xii.7) that some called the Assyrian, others the Median "apple" (the generic Greco-Roman name for globose fruits). In Pliny's time the fruit was never eaten (it began to be used in cooking by the early 2nd century), but its intense perfume was used, penetrating clothes to repel noxious insects (compare Citronella). According to Pliny, attempts to grow the Citron in pots for its medicinal properties were unsuccessful.

The citron is known as the etrog (Hebrew: àÆúÀøÉâ) by religious Jews, who wave it ritually as one of the Four Species during the holiday of Sukkot each fall.

In many languages other than English, a normal lemon is called a "citron" and a lime is called a "limon".

Although the East Asian citrus fruit yuzu (also called yuja) is sometimes called a citron, it is actually a separate species, Citrus junos.

Hoshanah Rabbah is known as the day of the final sealing of judgment, which began on Rosh Hashanah. During the festival of Sukkot the world is judged for water and for the blessings of the fruit and crops. The seventh day of the festival is the final sealing and since human life depends on water, Hoshanna Rabbah is somewhat similar to Yom Kippur. Hence there are additional prayers and quests for repentance as on Yom Kippur. In this spirit, the cantor wears a kittel as on the High Holidays. Hoshanah Rabbah has an interesting status as sort of a High Holiday (due to it being the final day for judgment) and in between a Chol HaMoed and full-fledged Yom Tov, and in this spirit the cantor, in the Ashkenazic tradition, recites the service using High Holiday, Festival, Weekday, and Sabbath melodies interchangably.