As Passover approaches, we return again to a story that is not only ancient, but when you take the time to read it, it becomes harder to see it as something that only belongs to the past.
Passover and the Promise of Redemption: Then, Now, and Yet to Come
By: HFI staff Passover is more than a story from the past—it’s a living testimony of God’s power to redeem, restore, and renew. It’s the epic moment in Jewish history when a nation was pulled … Read More
Holding On to Hope
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach Torah Reading: Exodus 33:12-34:26 Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 God’s appointed times are a good time to reflect upon God, His Word, and where we fit within His story. Passover … Read More
The Empty Chair
Passover 5784 (תשפ״ד) On Monday evening this coming week, my family and I will have the privilege to join Jewish people around the world in an ancient tradition called Passover. This feast of remembrance, which … Read More
Israel’s Physical & Spiritual Restoration
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach Torah Reading: Exodus 33:12-34:26 Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 This week we have a special reading during the time of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As many of you know, … Read More
A Sign of the Covenant
Parashat Pesach (Passover) Exodus 12:21–51 Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1, 6:27 In this week’s special reading for Passover, we read once again of God’s instructions to Moses regarding the children of Israel dipping hyssop … Read More
Passover Reflections
Pesach (Passover) Shemot (Exodus) 13:17–15:26 Haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1–51 This week there is a special reading for the seventh day of Passover (the last day), which according to tradition, is the day God parted the … Read More
Passover: A New Meaning for Our Time
On Wednesday evening this coming week, my family and I will have the privilege to join Jewish people around the world in an ancient tradition called Passover. This feast of remembrance, which God instructed Moses … Read More
Pesach (Passover) — Part 2
Exodus 13:17–15:26 & Numbers 28:19–25 This week’s reading is also a bit different because of Passover, so once again we take a break from our regular weekly reading of the parasha and we continue to … Read More
Pesach (Passover)
Exodus 12:21–51 & Numbers 28:16–25 In honor of Passover, which begins Friday night at sundown, this week’s reading is the amazing story of Israel’s miraculous redemption from the hands of the Egyptians. There is so … Read More