Happy Lord's Day, my friends! Christmas season is upon us, and if you are Jewish, that can mean only one thing: Hanukkah is just around the corner! Indeed, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Tuesday evening and lasts for 8 days. Perhaps I'll share a bit more about what Hanukkah is all about in the next …
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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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Visiting the Western Wall
Last week in Israel I visited the Western Wall. I always find it one of the most bittersweet places to visit. Sweet, because I always get a taste of the profound yearning and reverence the Jewish people have for the God of Israel. Bitter, because, while so close, most seem so far from grasping the …
Southern Steps: Place of Commoners
Shalom friends...and welcome back. I'm making my way through various sites around Jerusalem and want to share them with you. Several days ago, I was at the Southern steps of Temple Mount. As with my visit to the City of David, access to the Southern steps was closed for shabbat. However, there is still much …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 