Barley Abib Confirmed, Not in March But in April 2011; New Moon of Abib Sighted!

A Bible happy new year greetings to each and everyone of you on my e-mailing list.

The following received reportings on the barley Abib from Israel is more than sufficient to confirm the new moon that a number of us here in Dominica have sighted including myself at 6:40pm, Bro. Craig Massicot at 6:43pm, Elder Felix Thomas and his wife Sis. Clemencia Thomas at 6:44pm marks the beginning of the first month (of Abib) on the Bible calendar from this evening Monday 04th April 2011.
     Beginning from this evening Monday 04th April 2011 therefore, the new-moon-first-day of the Bible new year (5772/5847 on Jewish calendars) is Tuesday 05th April 2011.
     The memorial observance of our Savior's Passover death is certain therefore for Sunday evening 17th April on the evening of the lunar 14th day of this month-moon of Abib (following sunset of the lunar 13th day) immediately followed by the 7-day Feast of Unleavened Bread from Monday sunset 18th through till Monday sunset 25th April 2011.
     Leaven must not be in our homes nor eaten into our bodies during the Bible 7-day Feast of Unleavened Bread.
     The first day, Tuesday 19th (15th Abib), and the last day, Monday 25th (21st Abib), are Bible commanded annual holy Sabbath days of rest and worship.
     Nightly services for eight (8) consecutive evenings, beginning with the memorial observance of our Savior's Passover death on Sunday evening 17th, runs through till Sunday evening 24th April 2011.
     This evening (Monday 04th April 2011) of the sighting of the new moon of Abib will sure not pass us (Yahweh's New Covenant Assembly in Dominica or Yahweh's Assembly in Yahshua) by without a congregational assembling in praise, worship and thanks to our Creator Yahweh.

Happy new-moon-first-day of the Bible first month-moon of Abib to ALL,

Augustus Paul
Roseau, Dominica
(767) 245-8369/316-1525
http://AugustusPaul-ivil.tripod.com

Barley Abib Report from Ma'ale Adummim

Dear Augustus,

Due to the very late rains in Israel, there is very little barley growing in Ma'ale Adummim but what there is is only a couple of days from the aviv stage. In Jerusalem, the barley (see photos) is at the worm stage, about a week before aviv. Based on this, the barley in the Jordan valley and northern Negev is likely to have been at the aviv stage about a week ago.

Regards,

Roy Hoffman
Sunday 03rd April 2011 6:06:22 AM

Aviv Found in the Jordan Valley!

On Wednesday March 30, 2011 Aviv was found in the Jordan Valley at Tel Malkoach south of Beth Shean. A search in the Northern Negev on Thursday March 31, 2011 only turned up cotton stage to worm stage barley but no Aviv. The Aviv in the Jordan Valley is enough for the wave-sheaf to be brought during Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread) beginning April 18 at sunset. Pictures of the Aviv barley in the Jordan Valley and the non-Aviv in the Northern Negev are posted at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=293928&id=371892568628&l=117d55c868

Reports have been going around that Passover was supposed to be in mid-March and 30% of the wheat was already harvested by the end of March. I went down to the Northern Negev to investigate this and found that there was not a single field of harvest-ripe wheat. Many fields were cut for silage (cow-feed) before the wheat was fully ripe. We spoke to a dairy-farmer overseeing the harvest of unripe wheat. He explained that due to a drought the farmers expected low yields of seed and decided to sell off the unripe empty-headed grain as cow-feed. A video with the (admittedly obnoxious) title "Wheat Harvest in Israel. Oh, Really?" showing these fields and a brief interview with the cow-dude is posted at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hmku0d6bv8

My thanks to Israeli state-licensed tour guide Avinoam Marcus of http://ComingHome.co.il for editing the video and accompanying me on the followup Aviv Search to the Northern Negev. My thanks to Yoel Halevi for accompanying me on the followup Aviv Search to the Jordan Valley.

We'll be looking for the new moon on Monday night at sunset.

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel
Sunday 03rd April 2011 6:19:20 PM

New Moon of Abib Report from Jerusalem, Israel

New Moon Report
April 2011
First Biblical Month

On Monday April 4, 2011 the new moon was sighted from Israel. The moon was first sighted from Mount Hezekiah at 7:28 pm by Nehemia Gordon and at 7:29 pm by Yoel Halevi. The moon was also sighted from Ashdod by Magdi Shamuel at 7:40 pm.

A photograph of the moon sighted from Mount Hezekiah in the Eilat Mountains is posted at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=293928&id=371892568628&l=117d55c868

Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread) will begin April 18 at sunset.

Looks like I messed up the dates on my last newsletter about finding Aviv barley on March 30 in the Jordan valley when it was in fact March 29. Thanks to Botaniska Föreningen for catching this oversight. This doesn't change the conclusions.

Shanah Tovah!
Happy New Year!

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel
Monday 04th April 2011 6:28:38 PM