Feast of Trumpets - Rosh HaShana
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Feast of Trumpets - Rosh HaShana
24” x 30” Acrylic on stretched canvas 9/19/20
One day, for some unknown reason, I decided to blow my shofar out the front door my house!!! I felt led to do it, like I’ve just had enough of this long hard season!
I posted this scripture. Psalm 98:6, "With trumpets and the sound of the shofar (וְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר), shout for joy before the King ADONAI (הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה)."
On September 13th I saw a video of a Jewish man on the streets of Israel blowing the shofar and then speaking something in Hebrew. People were all around him saying Amen. I found out today from a Hebrew scholar, He was wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
It touched my heart. I loved his passion and fortitude, although I didn’t understand the significance of it then. He looked so beautifully Jewish, I had to take a screenshot of him, with the thought, “I’d love to paint him.”
Then a couple of days ago, someone posted themselves sounding the shofar and explaining what the sounds meant.
“The method of sounding is: one long blast, three short blasts, nine staccato blasts, ending with a great long blast. It means, Israel was whole, Israel was broken, lsrael was shattered, but Israel will be whole again.”
I wept.
That was it.
It was me.
I was whole, I was broken, I was shattered, but I will be whole again.
Today is the last day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. I started the painting after sundown on the first day.
I did not know what Rosh Hashana was all about, so I began reading. It’s the beginning of their New Year.
It is called Yom Teruah (The Day of the Shofar blast), as well as Yom HaZikaron (The Day of Remembrance). It is a day of judgement and the sound of the shofar is meant to arouse souls to repent. According to the Jewish Bible, it is also the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve.
The holiday is marked with prayer, shofar blasts and festive meals. Pomegranates are eaten, whose seeds symbolize the many good deeds we hope to do, as well as apples and honey with hopes for a sweet year.
Praying this next year is blessed!
24” x 30” Acrylic on stretched canvas 9/19/20
One day, for some unknown reason, I decided to blow my shofar out the front door my house!!! I felt led to do it, like I’ve just had enough of this long hard season!
I posted this scripture. Psalm 98:6, "With trumpets and the sound of the shofar (וְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר), shout for joy before the King ADONAI (הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה)."
On September 13th I saw a video of a Jewish man on the streets of Israel blowing the shofar and then speaking something in Hebrew. People were all around him saying Amen. I found out today from a Hebrew scholar, He was wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
It touched my heart. I loved his passion and fortitude, although I didn’t understand the significance of it then. He looked so beautifully Jewish, I had to take a screenshot of him, with the thought, “I’d love to paint him.”
Then a couple of days ago, someone posted themselves sounding the shofar and explaining what the sounds meant.
“The method of sounding is: one long blast, three short blasts, nine staccato blasts, ending with a great long blast. It means, Israel was whole, Israel was broken, lsrael was shattered, but Israel will be whole again.”
I wept.
That was it.
It was me.
I was whole, I was broken, I was shattered, but I will be whole again.
Today is the last day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. I started the painting after sundown on the first day.
I did not know what Rosh Hashana was all about, so I began reading. It’s the beginning of their New Year.
It is called Yom Teruah (The Day of the Shofar blast), as well as Yom HaZikaron (The Day of Remembrance). It is a day of judgement and the sound of the shofar is meant to arouse souls to repent. According to the Jewish Bible, it is also the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve.
The holiday is marked with prayer, shofar blasts and festive meals. Pomegranates are eaten, whose seeds symbolize the many good deeds we hope to do, as well as apples and honey with hopes for a sweet year.
Praying this next year is blessed!
