JBC Magazine 2 - 2016

HOLIDAY CALENDAR
August 14: Tisha Be’av.
Tisha B'Av, the Fast of the Ninth of Av, is a day of
mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that
have befallen the Jewish people, many of which
have occurred on the ninth of Av.
Tisha B'Av primarily commemorates the destruction
of the first and second Temples, both of which were
destroyed on the ninth of Av (the first by the Babylonians
in 586 B.C.E.; the second by the Romans in
70 C.E.). Primarily meant to commemorate the destruction
of the Temple, on this fast day many other
tragedies of the Jewish people are remembered,
like the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492
and from England in 1290.
October 2-4: Rosh haShana
Rosh Hashanah (literally "head of the year") is the
Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday
is Yom Teruah, also called the Feast of Trumpets.
October 11,12: Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of
the year in Judaism. It is a 25 hour fast day.
October 16-24: Sukkot
Sukkot, also called Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles
or Feast of the Ingathering.
October 25: Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah, lit. "Rejoicing of/[with the] Torah is a
Jewish holiday celebrating and marking the conclusion
of the annual cycle of public Torah readings,
and the beginning of a new cycle.
October 30: winter time begins
November 27: first advent Sunday
December 24: Bethlehem outreach, Christmas
Eve
December 24-January 1: Chanukah
This Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication
of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem
at the time of the Maccabean Revolt
against the Seleucid Empire. Hanukkah is observed
for eight nights and days. It is also known as the
Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication.
December 25: Christmas Sunday
JBC FAMILY NEWS
UPDATE FROM SANDY WINGATE
COACH TERRY AND DIANNE HILL UPDATE
Sandy now works full-time at the University of South
Alabama’s English Language Center. She missed
two weeks of work during her first semester because
she came down with pneumonia, flu, and
asthma all at the same time. She wasn’t paid during
that time but the Lord provided.
Sandy’s students know that she is a Christian, but
as an instructor at a public university she is not allowed
to proselytize; however, during Easter week
she was able to explain the significance of the holiday.
In one of her almost all Muslim classes the Holy
Spirit prompted her to speak boldly that there was
not a grave in the whole world that has the body of
Jesus because He is alive.
Sandy feels it was a “God-thing” that the university
would hire her full-time at almost 68 (in September).
Two nodules on her vocal chords make it hard to
sing for Sandy - she’s been singing since the age of
three. Her speaking voice often sounds like a frog,
but she still can teach. Please pray that the Lord will
restore her singing voice, as she so much loves to
sing to Him and for His glory. For a number of reasons
Sandy closed her Facebook account but
would love to keep in touch by email:
sandywingate@mail2go.net
Much love and shalom from Mobile, Sandy
26 Number 2 January- July 2016
Due to medical reasons coach Terry and Dianne
are still in the States. Via the email prayer link and
JBC FB page we keep you informed.
Their email address: isd@swissmail.org
JOSH MUTIC UPDATE
Joshua has been accepted at
Concordia College in Montreal,
Canada. He will leave by the end
of August.
May the Lord bless him and keep
him as he embarks on this adventure.
Josh would like to stay in touch.
E-mail: joshuamutic@gmail.com
A Christian Fellowship lives and exists
by the intercession of its members for
one another, or it collapses.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer