Sundown

We had time change today.  Pretty awesome to know you are on Jerusalem time, don't you think?  But, actually, we are always in the same time zone as Israel when we are in Ukraine.  The only difference is that our time changes happens on different calendar days.  {Ukraine's time change was a week ago.}

The Sabbath starts on Friday evenings at sundown and lasts until sundown on Saturday evenings.  The whole country pretty much shuts down on this day and it is truly a day of rest.  On Sundays, everyone goes back to work and school.

And, kids in America and Ukraine (and anywhere else you might be reading from)... be grateful.  Jewish kids have school six days a week (Sunday - Friday).  My kids are in a hurry to finish up this school year, so they do not mind adapting to this little cultural point for awhile.  Could be that they only have one week of school left, though.  Somehow I don't think they will be so obliging to the idea of a six-day work week once they get into the grind of a new school year.

{And, yes, my studious students have worked very hard to finish up early.}

Enjoy your weekend of rest, my fabulous friends.  Your comments leave me overwhelmed, and I am humbled that you would take the time to read these posts and go a step further to share some love.  Please know how truly grateful I am for each of you.  You have made this transition time in our lives much easier with your prayers, love, and words of encouragement!

Nehemiah 13:19a And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: 

Leviticus 23:32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.