Once Every 28 years... (Wednesday April 8th 2009)

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

Religious Post relating to Jews, although I myself do not follow any one religion, I thought it was interesting.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130402

Jewish Law stipulates that a special blessing is to be recited when we see the sun at the same place, on the same day of the week, and the same time of day as when it was created. The first chapter in Genesis, which tells the story of Creation, tells us that the sun was created on a Wednesday. Precisely one solar year, or 365.25 days (52 weeks and 1.25 days) later, the sun was in the same place – but not on the same day of the week, nor at the same time of day; it was rather but rather a quarter of a day later.

The “quarter-day” problem is solved every four years, and the “same day of the week” issue is resolved every seven years – and both problems are solved simultaneously only once every 28 (4x7) years.

Today marks the culmination of a 28-year-cycle since Creation. Thus, today on Wednesday, April. 8, the vernal equinox, the sun will be in the same position, on the same day of the week and the same approximate hour, as it was when it was created.

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I hope today is a peaceful day.

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

Creationism FTL.

Kay-Kay · Posted: Apr 08, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

"back in the day, which was a wednesday, by the way"

Today isn't the vernal equinox, and it seems kind of silly to pick an exact date on which the world was created. i feel the same way about Christmas. Oh well, its pretty exciting when something comes once every 28 years.

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

exciting for someone I'm sure.

I'm not a creationism fan either, although it sure would make my life less stressful if I believed someone was up there ready to take my drama off my shoulders onto theirs and I'd live happily ever after

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

damn i miss all the cool jew stuff!

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Apr 08, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

ive read genesis a few times and i dont recall "wednesday" being in there...

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

I think it has to do with something like light being created on the 3rd day.