https://www.facebook.com/hnaftali/videos/293884618092101/ This evening at sundown the shofar will blow, signaling the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish civil New Year. Jewish people around the world will celebrate one of the most joyful days of the year. Biblically speaking, though, it is the Feast of Trumpets...also a most joyful time! If you follow this blog, …
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It’s Not too Late to Join the Fun!
Sundown on Sunday marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish civil New Year. (The religious new year begins with Passover in the spring.) In Israel and around the world, Jewish people will welcome the new year by wishing one another Shana Tovah (Happy New Year) and sending one another greeting cards. (Hint: send a "Shana Tovah" …
Elul: A Time to Turn
Dear friends, the fall feasts of Israel are right around the corner and, in case you don't know, those feasts are: Feast of Trumpets, known in Hebrew as Rosh HaShanah (Israel's civil New Year) Day of Atonement, known in Hebrew as Yom Kippur Feast of Tabernacles, known in Hebrew as Sukkot We studied these feasts …
Yom Kippur – The Holiest Day on the Jewish Calendar
This evening marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. In tabernacle/temple days, it was the only day of the year in which the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies to perform the priestly duty of sprinkling sacrificial blood on the mercy seat in order to facilitate God's …
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