Yom Kippur to Commence at Sundown on Friday…Meanwhile, Days of Awe

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 …

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Israel Reaches Out to the World, While Defending the Homeland

For those who think very little takes place in Israel, think again!  While Prime Minister Netanyahu is making speeches at the UN, meeting with world leaders and promoting the State of Israel to other countries, plenty is going on at home! Rosh Hashanah commenced on Wednesday evening and Jews around the world celebrated the New …

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Rosh Hashanah or Feast of Trumpets?

This evening at sundown marks the official beginning of the Jewish high holidays for the fall, beginning with the Feast of Trumpets.  Throughout their history the Jewish people have commemorated 7 major feasts each year: Passover (Pesach) Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot) Feast of First Fruits (Yom HaBikkurim) Pentecost (Shavuot) Feast of Trumpets (Rosh …

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Jewish Feasts: God’s Calendar of End Time Events

Hi friends and study partners!  On Sunday we began studying the timing of the King's return.  We know that spiritual Israel and natural Israel have two different finish lines.  Spiritual Israel (which we defined earlier as believers in Jesus as Messiah, whether Jew or Gentile) look to the rapture, while natural Israel awaits the glorious appearing …

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