Religious Calendars
Ancient Christian Calendar of the month of January Religious Calendars By H. Bruce Stokes, Ph.D. Time, often called the fourth dimension, is an important part of our life. In fact, we measure life in terms of time. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years are the time periods that define our lives. We compartmentalize […]
Shavuot / Weeks: Counting the Omer
Shavuot/Weeks: Counting the Omer/ Counting the Sabbaths By H. Bruce Stokes, Ph.D. Judaism and Christianity make use of liturgical religious calendars which establish certain Holy Days. While the Jewish and Christian systems are related, they are also distinct. The Jewish holy days are based on Torah commands as listed in Leviticus 23 and relate directly to the […]