Friends, the last and most joyous of the 7 Jewish feasts, the Feast of Tabernacles, commences tomorrow evening at sundown. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah, the civil new year) kicked off the fall feasts the evening of September 20, and Yom Kippur (the holiest day on the Jewish calendar) was commemorated on September 29-30. …
Continue reading Feast of Tabernacles 2017 Begins Wednesday Evening!
Jews around the world just commemorated the holiest day of the year: Yom Kippur. It is a day of fasting, reflection and repentance. Observant Jews in Israel jam the Western Wall plaza, while more secular Jews (especially young ones) take to the empty streets and highways on bicycles. Interested in seeing more of the Yom …
Last week (Wednesday evening to Friday evening) Jews around the world commemorated Rosh Hashanah...the civil new year in Israel. It was a time of celebration and blowing the shofar. Rosh Hashanah launches the fall feast season, leading up to Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Biblically speaking, those feasts are the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement …
Continue reading Yom Kippur to Commence at Sundown on Friday…Meanwhile, Days of Awe
Hi everyone! I'm enjoying the sites and sounds of Jerusalem, beyond the typical "tourist" experience. I'm staying with a friend of mine and here is the view of the front patio, just outside my bedroom window. Not many of us Phoenicians enjoy yards like that! While a bit warmer than normal, it is absolutely beautiful …
