Oy Searchers, need help? October 2017

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10/24/17 “Harvesting of vital organs from comatose patient to donate and prolong life of needy recipient” —We had not seriously thought about this topic until we learned about grown children of a middle aged mother who succumbed to brain aneurysm, suddenly having to give consent to the hospital to conduct the procedure.

Way back in the mid 1990s, the wife of a seminary president talked about having to wait for someone with a healthy heart to die so she could benefit from organ transplant. We were simply happy for her extension of life then, not pondering whether such medical procedures violate biblical principles, for surely, we thought, the Creator of Life honors human efforts to extend life, even at the cost of tampering with His original creation. After all, did He not create the human body with possibilities that medical science could tap into for the noble objective of saving lives? What think you, dear reader?

10/21/17 “what is uncircumsised lips in exodus6” [sic] –

Exodus/Shemoth 6-b: Do you have “uncircumcised lips”?

10/19/17 – “sons of abraham” –

10/13/17 – The superstitious will note that this date falls on a Friday and well, Friday the 13th is a date feared “just in case” . . . just in case what? It’s just another day/date. How did the fear of it develop? Blame religion. To the curious, here’s an interesting writeup: abhttp://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth1.htmout it:

And here’s a tidbit to chew on:

“The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears — the fear of the number 13 and the fear of Fridays. Both fears have deep roots in Western culture, most notably in Christian theology. Thirteen is significant to Christians because it is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper (Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th member of the party to arrive.

Today, (10/01/17) in the words of a blood-donor, “Oct. 1 will never be forgotten in the history of USA”. What happened? It is “pure evil” (touche, in the words of US President Trump). What has been visited upon thousands of innocent concert-goers in Las Vegas? By now you should know, dear reader, since media has dropped all other “atrocities” happening in the world to focus on this latest! The perpetrator fits no psychological or criminal profile, investigators are stumped! Does he fit a biblical profile? Check in later, will add to this initial input as we get more details from news coverage.

Update Oct.7: Today, the names and profiles of the murdered victims of what has been called “the worst mass murder in American history” were aired . . . and guess what? From the short biography of each, it appears every single victim was a wonderful individual positively contributing to the welfare of partner, family, workplace, community. Strangely, not a single one was portrayed as bad or evil, deserving of the fate he/she was dealt with, and that he/she would not be missed and society is better off without him/her! Except of course for the mass murderer who should not have died so soon, so that he could live long enough to see how much harm, suffering, and hurt he caused unnecessarily and for what? Investigators continue to unravel the ‘what’ but nobody but the murderer knows the ‘why’.

Again, we ask: “Does he fit a biblical profile”?

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Welcome dear visitors to Sinai 6000! This post is intended to help new searchers who land on this website either accidentally or intentionally. This post leads you to the exact post that might answer your question/curiosity about a particular topic. And while we’re waiting for October entries, here’s October trivia:

Ever heard a song about October? Hardly, perhaps none! The month of October simply does not inspire sentimental feelings like September or even November. And perhaps except for Halloween which children of all ages look forward to, there is nothing special about ho-hum October.

FYI from https://www.almanac.com/content/month-october-2017-holidays-fun-facts-folklore:

October was the name of the eighth month of the year in the ancient Roman calendar. In Latin, octo means eight. When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, the name October stuck, even though it’s now the 10th month.
The early Roman calendar, thought to have been introduced by Rome’s first king, Romulus (around 753 b.c) was a lunar calendar! This ancient timekeeping system contained these 10 months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Iunius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October (the eighth month), November, and December. Martius, Maius, Quintilis, and October contained 31 days, while the other months had 30, for a total of 304 days. In winter, the days were not counted for two lunar cycles.
It wasn’t until about 713 b.c. that a calendar reform, attributed to the second Roman king, Numa Pompilius, added the months Ianuarius and Februarius. Some historians think that both months were placed at the end of the year, while others believe that Ianuarius became the first month and Februarius the last. Later reforms organized the months as they are arranged today in the Gregorian calendar, whereby October became the 10th month in spite of its name.

Even the FYI websites that focus on months are hardput at making October sound exciting! Here’s the best they can do:

1. The Anglo-Saxons called October Winterfylleth, meaning the ‘fullness’ of winter.

2. The Welsh for October is Hydref (originally Hyddfref), a word signifying the lowing of cattle.

3. The ‘October Revolution’ in Russia in 1917 took place in November, but at the time Russians had not yet changed from the Julian calendar.

4. The Hunt For Red October, with Sean Connery, is the only film with ‘October’ in its title ever to win an Oscar (for best sound editing).

5. More US presidents have been born in October than in any other month.

6. October in the UK is the Awareness Month for Lupus, breast cancer, national cyber security and domestic violence.

7. It is also National Cholesterol Month, Black History Month, International Walk to School Month and International School Library Month.

8. In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.

9. October is not mentioned in any Shakespeare play or sonnet.

10. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” (Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne Of Green Gables).

Source: Exodus/Shemoth 24 – "the sight of the Glory of YHVH (was) like a consuming fire" -- We gentiles living in this 21st century are able to experience that climactic moment [God appearing on Sinai] by reading and studying this portion of the TORAH. Indeed, we see YHWH not quite as dramatically as the mixed multitude did, but perhaps even better through these accounts recorded in Exodus. There is a saying that hindsight is 20/20 vision, i.e., we begin to see and understand the question marks in our past only later in our lives, as we mature and hopefully become wiser and more introspective about the meaning or seeming meaninglessness of happenings in history, whether personal, national, or universal. Søren Kierkegaard adds a twist to this: “Only 20:20 vision is hindsight. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” As we endeavor to understand each portion in the TORAH of YHWH, much of it will seem irrelevant to our current situation but if we see beyond the time-bound cultural and religious situations and begin to understand what truly has not change—human nature and the Great Revelator who designed the perfect blueprint for living in peace, happily and contentedly with family, community, country and the nations, the unquestionable conclusion is: TORAH is relevant to ALL humankind, not just to Israel, to this very day.

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