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Bet Av: Family Resemblance

Family resemblance is an interesting phenomenon. Even strangers can pick up similarities. This includes not just physical characteristics but personality and values too. I look like my mom – and more so every day. And she looks like her mom. But it’s also what she says and how she says it that conveys a relationship.…
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Feast of Dedication

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. John 10:22-23 The Feast of Dedication that we know as Hanukkah celebrates God’s deliverance of His people once again. God vanquished their enemy and they reclaimed the desecrated Temple. The…
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Inseparable: Assurance of God’s Presence

God is ever present, or omnipresent if you’re trying to impress. As Westerners we can discuss this intricacies of this doctrine in a detached way, engaging only our mind, especially when life is smooth. But what does His presence actually mean when circumstances turn us upside down? How does our heart understand it? Presence is…
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Calling on Adonai Tzva’ot: Lord of Hosts 

God has command over all things. His creation is under His authority. He is Lord of Tzva’ot, or Lord of Hosts. This Hebrew word can refer to any great multitude but is often associated with an army. David calls on the Lord of Hosts, the Lord of the armies of Israel, when he takes on…
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