Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

Thank God

Thank God
This is the season of thanks - a wonderful time of the year when our minds are more intentional toward gratitude. There are many great tools and exercises for recounting those things for which we are grateful, but I am reminded again that it is just as important that we are intentional about WHO we…
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God’s Luxury Hotel

God’s Luxury Hotel
I ran across this story on gratitude in several sources. Rabbi Yisrael Salanter was a 19th century Jewish scholar involved in translating the talmud. Once, when Rav Yisroel was in Paris he was in a very fancy hotel. He ordered only a cup of water. When it was time to go, the waiter brought the…
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Merry Christmas?

Merry Christmas?
God is truly with us – Emmanuel! Tonight begins the Feast of Tabernacles – Sukkot. A time of celebration and thanksgiving. Our Jewish friends celebrate God’s protective care and provision. The tabernacle also represents God dwelling in the midst of His people. Bless God who loved us so much. It has always been God’s amazing…
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Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur
Tonight at sundown begins Yom Kippur – the high holy Day of Atonement. This is the only remembrance that is observed as a fast and not a feast. This concludes, then, the 10 Days of Awe in which particular reflection and confession takes place. It’s the one day of the year that the high priest is able…
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