Hi gang! Yesterday I introduced a look into the Spring feasts celebrated by Jews. We are approaching Passover, so I want to spend this week examining this important Jewish celebration. In Jewish culture, preparation for the Passover (Pesach) actually begins a full month beforehand, just after the festival of Purim. Since no leavened bread is …
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Looking Toward the Spring Feasts
Nissan 1 is the beginning of the Biblical new year, at the first appearance of the "new moon." To understand Hebrew dates, you must understand that the Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar (versus the solar, Gregorian calendar used by the majority of the world). Though I won't go into great detail about how the …
Bless Israel this Passover
Greetings friends! Genesis 12:3 teaches us that those who bless Israel will be blessed. If you are interested in exploring a tangible way to bless Israel, I have a suggestion. Passover, one of the 3 most important Jewish festivals of the year, begins at sundown next Friday. In significance, it would rank as highly as …
Are You One of 25 Million?
Did you know that in 2012 roughly 25 million voter-eligible Christians failed to show up at the polls? Couple that with the fact that in the last 4 presidential elections only about 5 million votes (on average) separated the candidates. Wow...what a difference we could make in America! Are you one of the 25 million? …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 