L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu! Jews around the world greet one another with that greeting as Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish civil new year. Amazingly, it means, "May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year," although orthodox Jews do not recognize salvation through Jesus the Messiah, which results in …
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The Jewish New Year and the Biblical Feast of Trumpets
Shanah Tovah! Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day previous to the actual day of the holiday. Thus, Rosh Hashanah began yesterday at sundown and Israel celebrates their new year today. Rosh Hashanah means "Head of the Year." However, Leviticus 23:23-25 describes a feast that the Jews were told to celebrate. It is the Feast …
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Preparing for the Fall Feasts of Israel
Throughout history the Biblical feasts of Israel have been a staple of Jewish life. God instituted seven major feasts and provided specific instructions for them in the book of Leviticus (chapter 23). While the Biblical year begins with Passover in the spring (Exodus 12:2), the Jewish civil new year occurs in the fall, and we …
Jesus: The Fulfillment of Every Jewish Feast!
Rejoice, dear friends, rejoice! Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, fulfills the meaning of every Jewish feast! While the Old Testament laid out the ceremonies the Jews were to celebrate, brilliant pictures of the Messiah were woven mysteriously into the fabric of those feasts. But God declared through the prophet Amos that He does nothing …
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