Goodbye 2008
Yup. It'll soon be the start of the New Year of 2009. Then on February 9th, as Jews, we'll mark Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for the trees. On the evening of April 8th, we'll celebrate the Passover holiday, which marks the start of a biblical "New Year". In the fall we'll have Rosh HaShana, the start of the Jewish New Year of 5770.With so many New Years in our calendar, maybe that's why January 1st does not seem like such a big deal to me?
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January 1 was picked by Julius Caesar to commemorate the pagan idol Jamus, the "god" who looked both backward and forward. The Christians celebrated New Years March 25 (?) to commemorate the "Feast of the Annunciation" . Pope Gregory (the Grergorian calendar guy) changed New Years back to Januar1. It is also known as "Sylvester" after the vicious anti-Semitic Bishop who made a major celebration of instigating pogroms on that day.
Pope Gregory used to force the Jews of Rome to run through the streets (naked) while being pelted with garbage and less savory. Contemporary documents state that he would stand on his balcony enjoying the show and laughing.
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A Bedouin story fits here: The storms of Shvat (~ February) had buffeted the tent of an old woman but did not bring it down. Three days before its end, when the storm subsided, the woman came out and mocked the impotence of the month of Shvat. Shvat called his successor, Adar, saying "4 from you and 3 from me and we shall make the valley sing". The seven day storm that ensued, flooded the tent, the woman and all her belongings into the Dead Sea.
Please..I'd like to know more about New Years for the trees. Could you maybe do a cartoon to explain. Thank you.
When it's the New Year of the Trees there will be a cartoon. Meanwhile, to see several previous cartoons and columns about Tu B'Shvat just click on http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/search?q=tu+b%27shvat
Hey Yaakov!
A funny with "Goodbye 2008" the word verification for this comment was "stents."
I got your regards from R.H. in Chicago. Thanks.
Be well.
A.R. in Baltimore
Avraham R.
Israel has so many wonderful holidays. Maybe one day I will get the chance to experience them.
Bones,
Just to let you know we are praying forthe Israeli pilots and soldiers during this time.
This seems rather prophetic in light of what happened next.
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