According to the Jewish calendar, the
Jewish New Year began yesterday at sundown.
According to the same, the year is
5782.
By orthodox tradition, the counting
began when G-d made the earth. Thus, the earth was created five thousand seven
hundred and eighty two Jewish years ago.
What do I think? It doesn’t matter. I
celebrate the passing of time by dipping apples in honey and feeling grateful
for creation, no matter when it happened.
Who’s counting? Better not to pass up the
opportunity to rejoice 😋
©Illumination
by David Moss
The older I get, the less I try to count the years. LOL Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, dear friend! God is good and an amazing creator no matter when and how he made things.
ReplyDeleteA blessed and happy New Year to you and all yours, Mirka. Please explain the picture you posted--it is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJewish artist David Moss is a genius, the sort that appears once in a millennia IMO. American born, today he lives in Jerusalem. You can see more of his work (in this post it's a marriage contract, or Ketubah) on this link-
ReplyDeletehttps://richardmcbee.com/writings/contemporary-jewish-art/item/rosh-hashanah-love-letters-illuminations-of-david-moss
Or on his own site-
https://davidmoss.com
Thank you, Mirka. Loved the description--now I wish I could read Hebrew.
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