Empty highway during Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (which began at sundown Tuesday, October 8 this year) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It follows the 10 Days of Awe in which Jews are particularly focused on repentance, prayer, fasting and acts of charity. According to Jewish tradition, it is believed the righteous (tzaddikim) …
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10 Days of Awe: What do They Mean?
I drive through a Jewish neighborhood each day on the way to and from work. This week, I see many Jewish families walking to a neighborhood synagogue. That is not an unusual scene, except that it is currently happening every single day. What's going on? Jews worldwide celebrated Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) last Sunday …
Fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles and Our Eternal Choice
The Feast of Tabernacles...the "in gathering." Either way you look at it, this feast represents God's promise to bring believers together, and to live with us ("tabernacle with us") for eternity! Jews around the world continue to celebrate Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), which began at sundown on Sunday, with joy and celebration, as they have …
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Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles …what Does it All Mean?
If you study Jewish culture and tradition, you are likely aware that we're in the midst of the fall feasts of Israel. There are 7 major feasts, originally prescribed in Scripture, but lived out in either secular context or rabbinic context by most Jews. The first three (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of …
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