see sunset at Jerusalem Wall Cam..Yom Kippur just about over

[GABE]

The Yom Kippur, Day of Attonement, sabbath is closing.....now those Jewish we have worried about can get moving.......

[GABE]

http://www.aish.com/wallcam/

[StrongWind]

The Yom Kippur, Day of Attonement, sabbath is closing.....now those Jewish we have worried about can get moving.......

I always understood the new day (Jewish) started at sundown local time not in Jeruselum.

[Ivanova]

Yom Kippur observation for jews in Florida
is until sundown in Florida.


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[GABE]

Yeah, it does, but maybe God would count Jerusalem in an emergency?

[farmwx]

Yeah, it does, but maybe God would count Jerusalem in an emergency?

or maybe the U.S can do it. hehehe

[Persepone]

Yom Kippur ends at sundown "local time."

Jews have an obligation to "break the rules" when safety is an issue. So observant Jews who are aware of the changes to the forecasts will move and evacuate or do whatever they need to.

The danger is that older observant Jews (especially the elderly!) who observe Yom Kippur in their homes may not turn on the radio or the TV or even answer the phones.

These people may not be aware of how much the forecasts have shifted since yesterday afternoon!

I'm out of the area, so perhaps I'm wrong, but yesterday at 3-4 p.m. the forecasts for many areas in Florida were significantly different from what they are this morning!

Think about what would happen if it were Christmas Eve (and our religion taught us that listening to radio, watching TV or talking on the telephone as "sacreligious" activities on Christmas eve). We'd be focused on the holiday. If we went out for a midnight Church service, then we'd hear about it--otherwise, we might not be aware of a significant change in the weather forecast over Christmas Eve. (Even without the prohibition against listening to the radio and watching TV--two years ago my daughter in NH was amazed to look outside on Christmas morning and see over 24 inches of snow had fallen overnight! Yes, she expected a little (and looked forward to) snow, but she did not expect SNOW!

So if you have neighbors or friends who might not be aware of the significant change in the weather forecast for your area, do go and knock on their door and make sure they know about the forecast. As the original poster said, "be a good neighbor in this emergency."

[HurryKane]

Reading the Yom Kippur Hurricane protocols in the sticky thread intrigued me (I know very little about the Jewish faith), particularly the part about carrying things.

Is there a site where the rules/laws of Yom Kippur and the other holidays can be found?

[Ivanova]

The way I understand it...

The beginning of the year is Rosh Hashanah...
day of God's judgment... then there are 10 days
of repentance before God's judgment is sealed...
Yom Kippur is the last of those 10 days...

Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Rosh Hashanah...
God's day of judgment... and now Hurricane Jeanne
is storming in on Yom Kippur, the last day of repentance...


What happens AFTER sundown ?!

[HurryKane]

:idea:


The way I understand it...

The beginning of the year is Rosh Hashanah...
day of God's judgment... then there are 10 days
of repentance before God's judgment is sealed...
Yom Kippur is the last of those 10 days...

Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Rosh Hashanah...
God's day of judgment... and now Hurricane Jeanne
is storming in on Yom Kippur, the last day of repentance...


What happens AFTER sundown ?!

An earthquake?


Just picking on ya, Ivanova.

[GABE]

The feasts of Israel is well explained at URL below, that is, the feasts explained from a Christian point of view, relating to their meaning to Christians..........and there are many sites which also explain them from the Jewish point of view. Many Christians actually observe the feasts, as they did in the early church first-century church.........it is a fascinating study............all the best...............prayers for Florida, whatever faith they follow..........

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/n ... study.html

[Ivanova]

:idea:


The way I understand it...

The beginning of the year is Rosh Hashanah...
day of God's judgment... then there are 10 days
of repentance before God's judgment is sealed...
Yom Kippur is the last of those 10 days...

Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Rosh Hashanah...
God's day of judgment... and now Hurricane Jeanne
is storming in on Yom Kippur, the last day of repentance...


What happens AFTER sundown ?!

An earthquake?


Just picking on ya, Ivanova.

Ivanova switching from NOAA...
and surfing over to....

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/

http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/redpuma/redpuma_ami_list.html

http://www.emsc-csem.org/

[PanAmMIA]

Reading the Yom Kippur Hurricane protocols in the sticky thread intrigued me (I know very little about the Jewish faith), particularly the part about carrying things.

Is there a site where the rules/laws of Yom Kippur and the other holidays can be found?

I would suggest that if you want a fairly complete website for reference purposes to go to either aish.com, ou.org or chabad.org and follow the links you will find there. While someone else provided a reference to a xian website to explain Jewish law I would caution against it. If you want to know more about Jewish law (Halacha), which is a fascinating subject beyond the religious implications (i.e. many branches of Judaism do not follow Halacha to the letter), it's best to turn to the people that live by it.

Kesivah Vechasimah Tovah
Mike

[HurryKane]

Thanks to both GABE and PanAmMIA. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do.