Friends, for 10 days, the Jewish people have been counting the 10 Days of Awe. Those are days leading up to Yom Kippur, the most somber day on the Hebrew calendar. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. When the Temple stood in Jerusalem in ancient times, two goats were brought to the Temple on …
As you may or may not know, misinformation and ignorance concerning Israel's history and Biblical significance are overwhelming. Many people around the world today deny the historical existence of a Jewish Temple on Temple Mount, and even re-write history to erase the Jewish people altogether. To combat the lies concerning Israel's existence, you were introduced …
Welcome back, friends! Yesterday we identified the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar, Tisha B'Av ("ninth of Av"). We learned why it is a sad day in Israel, and why it is marked with fasting and mourning. Today, we dive a bit deeper, and I think you will get a well-rounded picture of why Tisha …
Hanukkah really has nothing to do with Christmas....or does it? Let's try to make the argument that it does! True...Christmas trees, tinsel, and gift-giving are totally unrelated to hanukkiah (9-branch menorahs), dreidels, and sufganiyot (jelly donuts). But there would be no Christmas without Hanukkah! Here's why: As we've learned over the past two days (here and …
