-------------------- Received: from mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.98) by postoffice-132.iap.bryant.webtv.net; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:34:12 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from ruby.inet-images.com ([209.125.67.10]) by mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with ESMTP id XAA15071; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:34:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by ruby.inet-images.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id CAA06375; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 02:28:13 -0500 Resent-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 02:28:13 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: ruby.inet-images.com: slist set sender to [EMAIL PROTECTED] using -f X-Envelope: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:04:43 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Temple Mount faithful <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The Beginning of the Month of Nissan on the Temple Mount Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Resent-Message-ID: <"I_qUAC.A.bXG.K0072"@ruby.inet-images.com> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/96 X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Beginning of the Month of Nissan on the Temple Mount On the evening of Wednesday 17th March there will be a special and exciting event: the renewing of a very old Biblical tradition when the priests in the Temple announced the beginning of a new month which is the "rebirth" of the moon. Every month the ceremony was performed when the High Priest watched the sky and looked for the crescent moon. When it was sighted it showed that the new month had started. This had a very great importance because firstly the Rosh Chodesh (beginning of the month) was, and still is, like a holiday in Israel with special celebrations and prayers. In the prayers the Halel Psalms are recited. Also it gave the right dating for the other holidays and festivals. Any mistake would effect all the holidays in that month. At the first sighting of the moon, the priests went to a tower on the south-western corner of the walls of the Temple Mount and blew trumpets which informed everyone in Israel that the new month had started. At the same time other priests burned fires on the top of Mt.Scopus and fires were burned on other mountains so that the news was spread all over Israel. This was one of the beautiful events in the life of Biblical Israel and we decided to renew it in the life of modern Israel. After we returned to the Temple Mount after the Six Day War in 1967, we restarted this tradition on the mountains of Jerusalem and Israel in a very special and joyful event. Over the last years this event has also been held on the Mount of Olives. On the new month of Nissan, which is the month of the redemption of Israel, this ceremony will be held before the Hulda gates which are in the southern wall of the Temple Mount as unfortunately we still cannot do it on the Temple Mount because of the continued presence of the Arabs on the Temple Mount and their opposition. We believe that soon the Islamic Arab presence on the Temple Mount will be removed by the government of Israel so this very holy and very important event will take place on the right place on the Temple Mount. It will be a very unique and exciting event. Rabbis will take part and pray for this special moment. The media will be there so that the news can be spread to everyone. At the same time the special holy contribution to the G-d of Israel will be brought which in Biblical times was brought to the Temple at the beginning of this month. Songs and musical instruments will also be played and sung by the Levites as in Biblical times. We are very much looking forward to this special moment which will renew a very old Law and tradition and the link between our generation and the generations of our forefathers in Biblical times. We shall pray that this month will be the month of the accomplishment of the redemption of Israel by the G-d of Israel. Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement P.O.Box 18325, Jerusalem 91182, ISRAEL Telephone 972.2.625.1112 Telephone/Fax 972.2.625.1113 Visit our web-site at http://www.templemountfaithful.org
