Tonight at sundown, Jews around the world will commemorate Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It is one of the seven Biblical feasts God instituted for the Jewish people (Leviticus 23), and is the most somber of them all. As you know, each Jewish feast carries both deep Jewish traditional meaning and value, as well as …
Hi friends! On this blessed Lord's Day, just days removed from the Feast of Trumpets celebrated in Israel this past week, I want to share some interesting information regarding the blowing of the shofar. The shofar is different than trumpets, yet both were used in very specific ways such as calls to repentance, preparation for …
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The fall feast season has begun in Israel. If you follow, you know there are 7 major feasts the God of Israel instituted for His people. Each has a very Jewish purpose, and each illustrates the work of the Messiah. Rosh Hashannah is the first of three fall feasts and the 5th in the order …
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Sunset today marks the beginning of Tisha B'Av (ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av), one of the saddest days in Jewish history. Jews around the world will commemorate the day by fasting and refraining from any sort of pleasure or enjoyment. But what exactly are they commemorating? The destruction of both the first …
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