Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Season of our Rejoicing

Season of our Rejoicing
It is a time of great joy! Doesn’t it feel like we need it? The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, starts this week and God commands rejoicing at this feast more than any other. In fact, the direction occurs three times, an important number. This great time of rejoicing follows the most somber day of…
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Approaching God

Approaching God
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for our Jewish friends, represents the one day of the year that the high priest could enter into the Holy of Holies and say the name of God. God wanted to live with His people, but sin was in the way. This God, who is so holy,…
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Repairing the World

Repairing the World
One of the observational laws of physics says that things move from order to disorder. This wasn’t always the case. God created the world with perfect order and harmony. When sin entered, it disrupted that order and in crept chaos. We see its effect not just in our physical world but also in humanity. Relationships…
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Search me, O God

Search me, O God
When I reflect on who I am and the condition of my heart, what is my yardstick? It’s easy to compare myself to others or make justifications for my faults. As Jeremiah laments, “the heart is deceitful above all things.” I know mine is. Because of my blind spots, God needs to search my heart.…
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