Wednesday April 18, 2007 Shalom Brethren, Blow the shofar! The second new moon of the year was seen this evening in many locations starting with sunset in Jerusalem, Israel to the latest report from the Virgin Islands. The new moon was not seen here in Virginia due to heavy cloud cover. Yesterday a brother from New Mexico was able to see the new moon with binoculars but not without magnification. Therefore, yesterday was not the new moon. The new month started tonight at sunset. Counting from tonight the fourteenth of this month is May 2nd starting the previous day at sunset. I pray that brethren who observe Passover this month have a blessed Passover. Moses asked Yahweh how those who are unclean by a dead body or on travel might remember Passover. In Numbers 9:10 we find that Passover is so important that Yahweh makes an exception for this hardship and allows Passover to be kept in the second month. During Hezekiah's reign the temple was unclean and not ready for the Passover. The priests worked diligently preparing themselves and the temple to be ready by the second month. In 2Chronicles 30:20 Yahweh blessed Hezekiah and Israel by healing the people of their illnesses. We may not all agree which month starts the Scriptural year but I pray we all agree that Yahweh blesses those who seek to please him with a contrite heart in truth and love. New moon reports will continue to be added as they are available. Yahweh bless,
James A. Meyer April 18 ReportsJerusalem, IsraelOn Wednesday 18 April 2007 the New Moon was sighted from Israel. Roy Hoffman first sighted the moon from Maale Adumim at 19:12 and Bruce Brill first sighted the moon at 19:21 from El-David (near Tekoa). Rosh Hodesh Sameach!
Happy New Moon Day! Nehemia Gordon Magnolia, MississippiThe new moon was sighted here tonight at 7:45 Central Time. Very high and easily visible. May Yahweh bless all those who seek to do his will. Lebanon, TennesseeSeen the new moon here at 7:30 it was so clear very easy to see. Brantford, Ontario, CanadaThe bright and sharp new moon was spotted through a large clearing in the clouds on this crisp spring evening. It was nice to hear the robins singing their evening song for background music. It was a long winter. Wentzville, MissouriI easily saw the bowl shaped new moon at 7:44 this evening. We had clear skies and the moon was higher than I expected to find it. Happy New Moon Day! Shalom, Loretta Overman St. Thomas, Virgin IslandsMay Almighty Yahweh continue to guide us each month as we seek to do His will and keep his commandments. We continue to pray for the families who suffered losses in Virginia this week. (5 new moon observers) Michael Roseau, DominicaGreetings each and everyone in our Savior's one and only name, Yahshua!!! Much cloudiness hindered my new moon search which began from 6:19 p.m. this Wednesday evening 18th April 2007 when the sun set that up until 7:27 p.m. when I left off searching, cloudiness was still intense. Sighted from Dominica, Nevertheless
However, I'm much happy and pleased that I can report that the new moon was nevertheless sighted from Dominica by our Deacon Russell Bertrand who called me from his home village of Dublanc in the north of the island (some 26 miles from the capital city of Roseau where I live) at 6:49:29 p.m. informing me that even while he was speaking to me that he is seeing the new moon which he told me is very thin. Sighted from Trinidad Also
Then at 7:14:19 p.m., a text message (from cell phone # 868-750-2397) arrives on my cell phone (# 767-245-8369) from Elder Locksley Joseph in Trinidad with the words, "Brother I've just seen it." Then, in comes another text message from Trinidad again from Elder Locksley Joseph at 7:20:30 p.m. this time to report that his wife have as well seen this evening's new moon. Shalom and happy second new moon day in Yahshua,
Augustus Paul Jamestown, KentuckyNew Crescent Moon Sighted April 18 – 8:45 PM CDST in Jamestown, KY. under mostly cloudy conditions by two people. Frank Hawes Chaska, MinnesotaNew moon was spotted in Minnesota by me and my daughter. Clear night. PRAISE YAH! Woonsocket, Rhode IslandOvercast and rain. No sighting. Nixa, MissouriTwo observed the new moon. Clarksville, ArkansasHigh in the sky, almost directly over where the sun set. It was bowl shaped, or "had horns" as some say. This is, according to Gen.1:14 in my humble opinion, the Moon of Abib, the first month of the year. Emory, TexasWe spotted the new moon around 8 p.m. this evening. It was clearly visible at about 285 degrees. Fulton, MissouriThe skies were clear and the moon was very high and easy to see. Happy New Moon Day! Shalom, Denny & Donna Bitterman Danville, VirginiaNo sighting of the new moon due to clouds on this date. Venus, TexasHello, Jim, My wife and three of our children sighted the New Moon tonight at 8:10. We live in the Venus, Texas area. HalleluYah! Shalom,
The Gary McDaniel Family Muskegon, MichiganWe sighted the new moon in Muskegon Michigan at 8:31 PM Brandon Cilla and Glenn McWilliams New MexicoEasily seen 20 degrees above the local horizon at 7:43 PM tonight (@ local sunset!), 18 April 2006. Hartford, IowaWe saw the moon near Hartford, Iowa at about 8:05 pm. April 17 ReportsNew MexicoI made an effort to spot it tonight (Tuesday the 17th of April), but was not able to see the new moon by naked eye. I was able to see it using binoculars, however. It was about 1 degree above a low mountain at 8:05 PM MDT (that's 23 minutes after official local sunset). Perhaps if the mountain wasn't there, .... Oh, well. It should be very obvious tomorrow night. Cisco, TexasTonight around Cisco, Texas, the Maynard, Carney and York families watched for the new moon from about 8:00 (before sunset) to 8:30 and did not see it. We'd had late thunderstorms, but the western skies had mostly cleared. There was still some haze and thin clouds, however. Blessings,
Ruth Roseau, DominicaWhile the appearing of the new moon is by most not expected for this evening after the sunset-end of the 29th day of Abib, I however still made a search but didn't see it. That star was extremely high and there was three huge portions of clouds above the horizon but not high up. Shalom,
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