It is my hope that as Channukah was when Anna and Simeon saw Yeshua in the Temple, and blessed Him as the Light of the World, that you all may find hope and blessing from HASHEM not deferred.
A peaceful and safe Channukah to you all...the true tradition of Advent.
A peaceful, safe, and merry Christmas...the joy, peace, blessings, happiness, and safety of HASHEM upon you as well.
Glory to G-D in the Highest. Peace on Earth. Good will to you all.
Channukah lasts from the eve of the 15th to the late afternoon of the 23rd in 2006. Be sure to wish your friends both a Happy and blessed Channukah and a very Merry Christmas.
If someone objects, tell them to join the ACLU. That's the organization with the alpha-privitive leading anogram...(where "a" acts as a suffix meaning - without, against, not) -- that is, the ACLU is "without A CLU(e)."
If you have a good experience wishing others the above...don't hesitate to come back and briefly share your experiences this season. Thanks. And Shalom.
I have a song made up based on Chanukkah and Christmas. By the way, please do not steal the song . I already have the song set to music and plan to get it published. Also, Mr. Aaron Avramson and Mr. Rich at JFJ already know I co-wrote the song with a friend of mine, and actually helped me write the lyrics.
I am only sharing this as a Chanukkah and Christmas song for the purposes of this discussion.
Baruch Atah, Miryam Blessed Are You, Miryam
Baruch atah, Miryam Blessed are you, Miryam
Ima shel Y’shua Mother of Y’shua
Hallelu Yah, Hallelu Yah,
Ima shel Y’shua Mother of Y’shua
Baruch atah, Miryam Blessed are you, Miryam
Bat Elohim, bat Avraham, Daughter of God, daughter of Abraham
Baruch atah shel Am Blessed are you of the people
Avraham, Am Immanu-el Of Abraham, the people of Immanu-el
Baruch atah, Chatan shel Blessed are you, groom of
Miryam, Hallelu Yah Miryam, Hallelu Yah
Baruch atah, Yosef Blessed are you, Joseph
Aba choreg shel Y’shua Stepfather of Y’shua
Hallelu Yah, Hallelu Yah,
Aba choreg shel Y’shua Stepfather of Y’shua
Baruch Atah, aba choreg Blessed are you, stepfather
Ben Dawid, ben Avraham Son of David, son of Abraham
Baruch atah shel Am Blessed are you of the people
Yisrael, toshav shel Yehudah, Of Israel, native of Judah
Ha’ish g’lili, ben adam , Galilean, son of man,
Ben Ya’akov, Hallelu Yah Son of Jacob, Hallelu Yah
Baruch atah mi Yehudim Blessed are you among Jews
Baruch atah mi Yisrael Blessed are you among Israel
Baruch atah, Miryam, bitulah, Blessed are you, Miryam
Challah shel Yosef, Hallelu Yah Bride of Joseph, Hallelu Yah
Baruch atah mi Goyim Blessed are you among nations
Baruch atah mi dorot shel Blessed are you among generations of
Hamashiach, Emmanuel The Messiah Emmanuel
Challah shel HaMashiach,
Hallelu Yah, Ben-el Bride of Christ, Hallelu Yah, The Son of God
Baruch atah, Yisrael Blessed are you, Israel
Am Immanu-el The people of Immanu-el
Hallelu Yah, Hallelu Yah,
Am Immanu-el The people of Immanu-el
Baruch atah, Adonai Blessed are you, Adonai
Baruch atah, El Shaddai Blessed are you, El Shaddai
Hamashiach ben el-chai The Messiah, Son of God
Zucharta amecha, Baruch atah, You remembered your people, blessed are you
Ben Adam vi Ben HaShem Son of Man and Son of the Name
Nolad Bibeislechem Born in Bethlehem
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I had a few minutes to spend gazing skyward toward the East today. In those moments, I could almost sense the grand palpitations that we would have in the New Earth as we behold the New Jerusalem (some 1609 miles cube) coming down from Heaven. I tried to grasp the gradual descent, as if it were being place but a mile or two away from me; and how little that I would really see in this mortal body with the naked eye. I almost became nervous at the thought that I could see through it like looking at a pane of glass, including the gold of its streets.
Our field of vision on the surface is a matter of 17 miles up when light refracts upon dust to give us the optical boundary of blue. What the view of a north to south is, I doubt is more than a comprehension capability beyond a couple hundred miles. But in the Kingdom, we will have near unlimited visual.
For me, I hope this Kingdom gift falls on a time when both Chanukah and Christmas would have overlapped (as in our calendar of December 25). I couldn't think of a more appropriate date after Messhiach's 1,000 year reign completes the Fall Festivals of Leviticus 23. Shalom.