Study to shew thyself approved to Yahweh, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

JUDAIZERS?

Sometimes we get accused of being Judaizers (a person who tries to convert someone to Judaism) or of trying to follow the Jews and their customs. My answer to those accusations is, "No, we are not." We are trying to be Scripturally correct and to obey the Scriptures (Yahweh's Words). We do not follow the traditions of the Rabbis, rather we follow after the commandments of Yahweh with our whole heart.

As shown in the book of Matthew, Yeshua rebuked the Pharisees and the Sadducees for trying to enforce the "Oral Law", otherwise known as the Talmud, because they were following the traditions of men (rabbis) rather than the commandments of Yahweh. They added to Yahweh's commandments and made obedience to their traditions a "burden that could not be borne."

JUDAIZERS?

JUDAIZERS?

Actually, according to the Talmud, the "Oral Law" was also given to Moses but he did not write it down like he did the Torah. He supposedly just told the people and they later wrote it down. This is contrary to what Moses himself wrote about the Torah given to him by Yahweh. In Exodus 24:4 Moses said he wrote ALL the words that Yahweh told him. We do not agree with the Talmud laws. We believe that Yahweh's law is perfect and it becomes a problem when men add their own laws. We are encouraging the body to return to Yahweh's law, not to the traditions of men. Yahweh's commandments are perfect.

Judaizers?

Judaizers?

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Rastafari Groundation: Ethiopian-Hebrew Calendar Compilation 2017-2018

Fasting Days:

The 7 official fasting periods ordained in the ፍትሐ ነገሥት/Fitiha Negest:

  1. የረቡዕ እና ዓርብ ጾም/All Wednesdays and Fridays, except for the fifty days after Easter and also if the Feasts of Christmas and Epiphany fall on these days.
  2. Fast of the Prophets (ጾመ ነቢያት/Tsome Nebiyat): the fast preceding Christmas and which lasts for some 40 days. It begins with Sibket on 15th of the Ethiopian month of Hedar and ends on Christmas Eve with the feast of Gena on the 28th of Tahsas.
  3. ጾመ ገኀድ/The Gahad of Epiphany: the fast on the eves of Epiphany and Christmas
  4. The Great Lent: This fast is also known as Fast of Hudadie or ዐቢይ ጾም/Abiy Tsom. It is moveable and lasts for fifty five days
  5. Jonah's Fast of three days also known as Fast of Ninevah (ጾመ ነነዌ/Nenawe): This is also a fast of movable dates and is observed in commemoration of the preaching of Jonah. It comes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the third week before Lent.
  6. Apostles' Fast (ጾመ ሐዋርያት/Tsome Hawariat): It begins on Monday after Pentecost and ends on the 5th of July.
  7. Assumption of St. Virgin Mary (ጾመ ፍልሰታ ለማርያም/Tsome Filseta): This fast is held from August 1-15 and is dearly observed by many.

National Holidays of Ethiopia

Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

  1. January 7 (Leap Year January 6) - Ethiopian Christmas - Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) [Nisan 27]
  2. January 20 - Timkat (Epiphany)
  3. March 2 - Victory at Adwa Day (የዓድዋ ድል በዓል) [Commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896.]
  4. March 28 - Day of Lament - Hazen (የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ቀን) [Commemorates Red Terror (Also called candle festival). Always held one month before National Day.]
  5. moveable in spring - Good Friday - Siklet (ዓርበ ስቅለት)
  6. moveable in spring - Easter - Fasika (ብርሐነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ)
  7. May 1 - Labour Day (የላብአደሮች ቀን)
  8. May 5 - Patriots' Day (የአርበኞች ቀን) [Commemorates Ethiopian patriots (Arbegnoch)who resisted Italian invasion and occupation from 1936-1941. Official name is Arbegnoch Qen. (Patriots' Day)]
  9. May 28 - Derg Downfall Day (ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን) [Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. Although this day is Ethiopia's National Day, its official name is Derg Downfall Day.]
  10. September 11 (Leap year: September 12) - New Year's Day - Enkutatash (እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት)
  11. September 27 (Leap year: September 28) - Finding of the True Cross - Meskel (ብርሐነ-መስቀል)

Ethiopian-Hebrew Holy Days