Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

God’s new address

God’s new address
Throughout history, or His Story, we see God revealing His presence to His people in the form of thunder and smoke. Moses met with God on Sinai surrounded by thunder and smoke. God moved into the tabernacle with a display of thunder and smoke – and took up residence in the midst of His people.…
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42…43…44…

42…43…44…
There is a Jewish custom of counting the days between Passover (Pesach) and Pentecost (Shavuot). It is derived from the text of Leviticus 23:15-16 and is called the counting of the omer.  We are in that period now.  Lag B’Omer, that we discussed last week, is day 33 of the 49 days counted in anticipation…
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By His Light

By His Light
Today the Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer. There are several ideas behind what this holiday is remembering. One is the passing of an ancient rabbi, Shimon bar Yochai. Another is the end of a plague killing 24,000 that ripped through the disciples of Rabbi Akiba during the first century. This was seen…
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The Cost

The Cost
For hundreds and even thousands of years, God instructed His people to make a sacrifice to "cover over" their sins. These sacrifices occurred every day at 9 AM and 3 PM - and were announced by the sounding of the shofar (ram's horn trumpet). These sacrifices were only to be a reminder to them of…
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