Dear Readers,
I sent a letter out late last
night about the new moon sighting which may not have been clear and
was misunderstood by some. I said the new moon would be sighted on the evening
of September 24th in Jerusalem, which it was (see below). This means the
biblical Rosh Hashanah began at sundown and continues for 48 hours. I simply
mentioned the time it began in Eastern and Pacific Time (and it was not
an end time, but a beginning). Presently Israel is just past "Cock's Crow"
and will soon enter daytime. My personal feeling (for what it is worth)
is that it may occur at noon in Jerusalem. This is actually at 1pm due to
Daylight Savings Time. This would convert to 6am Eastern and 3am
Pacific Daylight Time (9/25). Of course all options are on the table.
This delay actually results in
the moon and sun being in the same positions described in Revelation 12:1-2.
The two day delay may also have
some significance with Hosea 6:2 and the importance of the third day in
Scripture.
In Christ,
Daniel Matson
Karaite Korner Newsletter #278
New Moon of Seventh Month Sighted from Israel!
The New Moon of the Seventh Biblical Month
was sighted from Jerusalem on Sunday September 24, 2006. The new moon was
first sighted by Avi Ben Mordechai at 18:40 from Jerusalem. The moon was
also sighted at 18:40 by seven other observers from the same location including
myself, Devorah Gordon, Ferenc Illesy, Dina Marcus, and Pamela Power. The
moon was also sighted by Bruce Brill, Hen-el Brill, and Galed Zamir at 18:42
from Tekoa. Melekh Ben Ya'akov and another observer sighted the moon at
18:43 from Jerusalem.
Photographs of the New Moon taken from just
outside the Old City of Jerusalem are posted here:
Yom Teruah Sameach!
Happy Yom Teruah!
Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel
