Taste and See that Yah is Good- The Alef and TAV

Like Christ, Wisdom Redeems and Saves

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Wisdom%201&version=NABRE

Chapter 10^[a]

Wisdom Preserves Her Followers

¹ She preserved the first-formed father^[b] of the world
    when he alone had been created;
And she raised him up from his fall,
²     and gave him power to rule all things.
³ But when an unrighteous man^[c] withdrew from her in his anger,
    he perished through his fratricidal wrath.
⁴ When on his account the earth was flooded, Wisdom again saved it,
    piloting the righteous man^[d] on frailest wood.

⁵ She, when the nations were sunk in universal wickedness,
    knew the righteous man,^[e] kept him blameless before God,
    and preserved him resolute against pity for his child.

⁶ She rescued a righteous man^[f] from among the wicked who were being destroyed,
    when he fled as fire descended upon the Pentapolis—
⁷ Where as a testimony to its wickedness,
    even yet there remain a smoking desert,
Plants bearing fruit that never ripens,
    and the tomb of a disbelieving soul,^[g] a standing pillar of salt.
⁸ For those who forsook Wisdom
    not only were deprived of knowledge of the good,
But also left the world a memorial of their folly,
    so that they could not even be hidden in their fall.
⁹ But Wisdom rescued from tribulations those who served her.

¹⁰ She, when a righteous man^[h] fled from his brother’s anger,
    guided him in right ways,
Showed him the kingdom of God
    and gave him knowledge of holy things;
She prospered him in his labors
    and made abundant the fruit of his works,
¹¹ Stood by him against the greed of his defrauders,
    and enriched him;
¹² She preserved him from foes,
    and secured him against ambush,
And she gave him the prize for his hard struggle
    that he might know that devotion to God^[i] is mightier than all else.

¹³ She did not abandon a righteous man^[j] when he was sold,
    but rescued him from sin.
¹⁴ She went down with him into the dungeon,
    and did not desert him in his bonds,
Until she brought him the scepter of royalty
    and authority over his oppressors,
Proved false those who had defamed him,
    and gave him eternal glory.

¹⁵ The holy people and their blameless descendants—it was she
    who rescued them from the nation that oppressed them.
¹⁶ She entered the soul of the Lord’s servant,^[k]
    and withstood fearsome kings with signs and wonders;
¹⁷     she gave the holy ones the reward of their labors,
Conducted them by a wondrous road,
    became a shelter for them by day
    a starry flame by night.
¹⁸ She took them across the Red Sea
    and brought them through the deep waters.
¹⁹ Their enemies she overwhelmed,
    and churned them up^[l] from the bottom of the depths.
²⁰ Therefore the righteous despoiled the wicked;
    and they sang of your holy name, Lord,
    and praised in unison your conquering hand,
²¹ Because Wisdom opened the mouths of the mute,
    and gave ready speech to infants.

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Though the winds may blow

I know this for sho’

There is a place, where there is no waste

A place, where there is perfect taste

Of Yah, every good thing

Where the heavenly choir sings

A place, where wisdom brings

Comfort for the heart

Where no one ever departs

This is where Yahuah starts

**************NEWS ALERT*********

Columbus did NOT discover America. When he got here, there were already so called colored people here.

In Short

When: Starts in the evening of October 13, and concludes after nightfall of October 15, 2025

What: The holiday of Sukkot is followed by an independent holiday called Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, this is a one-day holiday; in the Diaspora it is a two-day holiday, and the second day is known as Simchat Torah. This holiday is characterized by utterly unbridled joy, which reaches its climax on Simchat Torah, when we celebrate the conclusion—and restart—of the annual Torah-reading cycle.

How: These two days constitute a major holiday (yom tov), when most forms of work are prohibited. On the preceding nights, women and girls light candles, reciting the appropriate blessings, and we enjoy nightly and daily festive meals, accompanied by kiddush. We don’t go to work, drive, write, or switch on or off electric devices. We are permitted to cook and to carry outdoors (unless it is also Shabbat).

Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah candle-lighting times
Learn the laws of yom tov

Shemini Atzeret

The first day, Shemini Atzeret, features the prayer for rain, officially commemorating the start of the Mediterranean (i.e., Israeli) rainy season, and the Yizkor prayer (supplicating G‑d to remember the souls of the departed).

We no longer take the Four Kinds, and we no longer mention Sukkot in the day’s prayers; in the Diaspora, however, we do still eat in the sukkah (but without reciting the blessing on it).

How to celebrate Shemini Atzeret

The Meaning of Shemini Atzeret

Shemni Atzeret literally means “eighth [day] stop.” It is from the verse which tells us that after the seven days of Sukkot, “on the eighth day, a stop it shall be for you.”1

The sages explain: During the course of the 7 days of Sukkot, a total of 70 bulls were offered on the Temple altar, one for each of the 70 nations. In a sense, the Sukkot holiday included all of humanity. On this day, however, G‑d asks us to “stop” and celebrate one more day, just us and Him.

Simchat Torah

The highlight of the second day, Simchat Torah (“The Joy of the Torah”), is the hakafot, held on both the eve and the morning of Simchat Torah, in which we march and dance with the Torah scrolls around the reading table in the synagogue. (In many synagogues, hakafot are conducted also on the eve of Shemini Atzeret.)

On this joyous day when we conclude the Torah, it is customary for every man to take part in the celebration by receiving an aliyah. The children, too, receive an aliyah!

After the final aliyah of the Torah, we immediately begin a new cycle from the beginning of Genesis (from a second Torah scroll); this is because as soon as we conclude studying the Torah, G‑d’s infinite wisdom, on one level, we immediately start again, this time to discover new and loftier interpretations.

(In the Land of Israel, the celebration and customs of these two days are compressed into one day.)

How to celebrate Simchat Torah
What to expect at Simchat Torah services

The Meaning of Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah means “joy of Torah.” The name is derived from the fact that on this day we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of the Torah and begin anew.

Note that it is not called “joy with the Torah” or “joy from Torah,” but “joy of Torah.” This is because the Torah itself rejoices. And when we sing and dance with her, we provide the Torah with legs and partake in her celebration.

We all have a spirit. It is the spirit that gives life. The spirit is still active when our fleshly body falls asleep. What we dream when we are unconscious is shaped by what we do in the spirit while we are awake. If we sin while we are awake; we will sin when we are asleep. If we entertain ourself with fleshly matters, we will reap what we sow. There is no way around it. Yah has shown me that if we lust often while we are awake, we will have filthy dreams. If we steal, kill, and destroy while we are awake, we will dream of killing, stealing, and destroying. That is why often times when we see a scary movie, our minds are subject to hellish dreams when we are asleep.