Jewish holidays, mostly festivals (haggim), celebrate revelation by commemorating different events in the passage of the Children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt to their return to the Land of Israel. They are also timed to coincide with important agricultural seasons. Jewish holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur,Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Yom Ha’Shoah, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Lag Ba’omer, Shavuot, Tisha B’Av.
When we are called by the father to receive the gift of faith, in the redemptive work of our Rabbi Yeshua the Messiah (His death and resurrection), upon acceptance we are instantly a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) “Therefore, if anyone is united with the Messiah, he is a new creation- the old has passed; look, what has come is fresh and new!”. So what exactly is a new creation? God gives us some very insightful lessons from the Torah and the Good News scriptures that paint a picture to deepen our understanding of what it means. In the book of Bereshit / Geneses there is a picture God gives us of the process of creation, which can be used to show us our life with and without Yeshua as our Messiah. Without our Rabbi Yeshua in our life, we are separated from God and His Torah (teachings) as well as His love, which Rabbi Shaul teaches that we are nothing without it. So what does it mean to be nothing? (Bereshit / Geneses 1:2) “The earth was unformed and void, darkness was on the face of the deep”. The dictionary defines the word void as; empty, useless, vain, and gives us synonyms to the word such as; fruitless, and meaningless. Do these definitions look familiar? If we look back into our previous studies about love and our life...
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Introduction Four books, none of which is in the Hebrew Bible but all of which appear in some manuscripts of the Septuagint. The book is like a fearful peal of thunder echoing out of the dim horrors of ancient tyranny. It is a chapter based on persecution by Antiochus, the tyrant of Syria, whom some called Epiphanes, The Madman. Roman history of t ...
The menorah (מְנוֹרָה ) was formed from one piece of pure beaten gold weighing 3,000 shekels of silver (nearly 100 pounds). It was a highly decorative work that had seven branches (with seven lamps), nine flower blooms, eleven fruits, and twenty two cups. According to the Talmud, the menorah measured ...
Kwanzaa (meaning first fruits) is a made up holiday by African Americans to commemorate how far they have come and where they want to be for the coming year. It was originally instituted in 1966 by a man named Ron N. Everett who also goes by Maulan Karenga. He was a presumed cult leader for many years and according to official documents only creat ...
What does Chanukah mean? The word "Chanukah" means "dedication". The holiday celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple in 165 B.C.E., after the Maccabee family and their followers recaptured the Temple Mount from the Syrians. How is Chanukah spelled? Unfortunately for internet search engines, there is no standard English spell ...
שמיני עצרת ...On the fifteenth day of the seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for HaShem... on the eighth day, there shall be a holy convocation for you. Vayikra / Leviticus 23:34 Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemi ...
V'Zot HaBerachah, VeZot Haberakha, or Zos Habrocho (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה — Hebrew for "and this is the blessing," the first words in the parshah) is the 54th and last weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah readin ...
Sukkot (Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles) is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei (late September to late October). It is one of the three biblically-mandated Shalosh regalim on which Jews made pilgrima ...
Chag Sukkot / חג הסוכות , translated means “the feast of Tabernacles", occurs for seven days. There is a quick transition from the high holidays, with their somber mood of repentance to a holiday of rejoicing and celebration, for which the people are commanded to build a hut (Sukkah; plura ...
Y te alegrarás en tus fiestas... y estarás verdaderamente alegre El titulo que le he dado a esta parasha (Ree / Mira / He aquí) acompaña la alegría que me provocan los festivales Bíblicos que se aproximan (si leen en la Biblia las fiestas Bíblicas, nunca son llamados fiestas Judías). El pasaj ...
An Overview of Sukkot's Traditions and Customs For forty years, as our ancestors traversed the Sinai Desert prior to their entry into the Holy Land, miraculous "clouds of glory" surrounded and hovered over them, shielding them from the dangers and discomforts of the desert. Ever since, we remember G‑d's kindness and reaffirm our tr ...
HaShem said to Moses, “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present a food offering to HaShem. Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before HaShem your God. Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be ...
Yom Kippur is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and/or attend synagogue services on this day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishri. The holiday is instituted at Leviticus 23:26 et seq. The name "Yom Kippur" means "Day of At ...
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. ` Yom Kippur is a complete Sabbath; no work can be performed on that day. The people of Israel traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spe ...
Yom Kippur, or “The Day of Atonement” is a day to atone, or seek forgiveness for sins between man/women and God.(not however for sins made between men/women.) It is the 10th and final day of “The Days of Repentance”, or more commonly known as “The High Holy Days”, Which begins with Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur is c ...
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