Tonight, my wife threw me a nice, quiet, somewhat belated birthday celebration. It was just a few close friends.
We went to the excellent kosher deli in Saint Paul, Cecil’s, and I enjoyed their brand-new pastrami and schmeer (cream cheese) sandwich along with some raspberry lemonade. I had hoped to try their pineapple lemonade, but they were out. Oh well, maybe next time.
At any rate, it was mostly men from my Torah study and their wives. It made for a lovely evening and a very thoughtful event planned by my beautiful and talented wife.
I have some Messianic friends who don’t believe in celebrating birthdays because they’re not commanded by the L-RD. But I have a different view.
The feasts of the L-RD are commanded by the L-RD, and they are His special times to spend with us. If God’s relationship to us is to be our model for a healthy marriage, than we need special times between a husband and wife as well. God doesn’t command any of those specifically, but what better time for a husband and wife to celebrate as a marital “appointed time” than celebrating with each other on the day we reach another “new year” of life?
Makes sense to me.
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