As we are approaching Rosh Hashanah at the end of September, I began to think about the new decade. During the past ten years (5770-5779 in the Hebrew calendar), the…
SHAVUOT is the glorious, late spring holiday that falls on Sivan 6th and 7th. It is seven weeks after Passover when the wheat harvest begins and the first fruits of…
“Why did there have to be a Jesus, anyway? What’s all this talk about blood?” These are questions my wife, Marleen, heard as she was attending a class on anti-semitism…
Jewish Days of Distinction: Devotionals on the Jewish Feasts and Holidays Purim This minor but joyous holiday is commemorated annually on the 14th day of Adar on the Hebrew calendar….
Christmas is soon approaching—the season when much of the world celebrates the incarnation of Yeshua. However, this great miracle did not begin with the birth of Yeshua. This great miracle…
As summer winds down and the autumn of the year approaches, we enter into an extremely important period in the Jewish calendar known as the Fall Feasts. In fact, three…
From ancient times, the 9th day of the Hebrew month Av—Tisha B’Av–has been observed as a fast day (it is mentioned as the “fast of the fifth month” in Zechariah 7:3-5,…
Watch this excellent video teaching by Dr. Wayne and Bonnie Wilks on the traditions and teachings of Shabbat based on Bonnie’s book, Sabbath: A Gift of Time, which can be…
In Jewish history, challah symbolizes manna, the special food that God provided for the Israelites during their years of wandering in the desert. It is traditional to have two loaves…
“Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed, Messiah (Christ), our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let…
“In addition to the Sabbath, these are the LORD’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year” (Lev. 23:4…
“…Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and…
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