Anyone who doubts the spiritual toll COVID has taken on Israel and around the world needs only to look at this comparison. (Top: Western Wall on Yom Kippur 2020, bottom: Western Wall on Yom Kippur 2019) Yom Kippur is the holiest, most solemn day of the year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a time …
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Remembering Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the most somber day on the Jewish calendar, commences tonight at sundown. In fact, Israel is 10 hours ahead of us here in Arizona, so technically speaking, Yom Kippur is underway. The sixth of seven major feasts of the Lord, Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. Prophetically speaking, it is the day …
Amir Tsarfati: Who are the Real Jews?
Hi friends! I recently watched a recorded discussion between Behold Israel's founder, Amir Tsarfati, and Dr Golan Broshi from Israel College of the Bible. Their topic: Who are the real Jews? It is a fascinating conversation deliniating the difference between ethnic Jews and religious Jews. I have spent time studying this, but found this discussion …
How did the Feast of Trumpets become Rosh Hashanah?
Before we answer the question above, let's lay the groundwork. In Leviticus 23, God revealed details of His "appointed times," also known as the 7 major Jewish feasts. Three were to be commemorated in short order in the spring. (Feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits) The fourth was Penecost. Then, three fall feasts …
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