Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

And this shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and not do any work, whether the native, or the … Read More

What’s In a Name? (Rosh Hashanah)

By: Netanel R. The biblical “Feast of Trumpets” is upon us! Actually, most people know this special holiday as “Rosh Hashanah,” or the Jewish New Year, which is a bit misleading because this holiday originally … Read More

Tish’ah b’Av 2017

Many believers are familiar with Yeshua’s “Sermon on the Mount” in which he said “blessed are those who mourn” (Matthew 5:4), but have you ever thought of these words in connection to Tish’ah b’Av? Tish’ah … Read More

Shavuot 2017

On the eve of Tuesday, May 30th, fully 7 weeks after Passover, we celebrate the Feast of Shavuot, or as it’s called in the Greek of the New Testament, “The Day of Pentecost”. Both the … Read More

50 Years & Counting…

  The date was June 7th, 1967. The Muslim nations surrounding Israel had united to finally wipe the Jewish state off the map once and for all. The Six Day War had been going strong … Read More

The Fallen & the Free

“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting” (Psalm 126:5). For the Jewish people and in the context of this Psalm, “sowing in tears” has been a reference to the sorrows endured as … Read More

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017

It has now been 72 years since the remaining survivors of the Holocaust were released from the Nazi concentration camps. That means that the youngest of the survivors are all at least about 73-years-old or … Read More

Pesach (Passover) Reflections

This week we are in the midst of celebrating Pesach (Passover), and the weekly reading is a special one for Shabbat, “Chol HaMoed Pesach” from Exodus. As we are on the theme of Passover, I … Read More

Passover – April 2017

Many things may come to mind when it comes to Passover… matzah (traditional unleavened bread), the Seder (the Passover meal), the 10 “plagues” against Egypt, the blood of the Passover lamb on the doorposts and … Read More