Greetings Pray-ers, The Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:26-32) or Yom Kippur. This is the most solemn holy day for the Jewish people. We’ve come through the Days of Awe, which were about repentance, and now we’re on the last day. This is the time when God brings about his judgment. It was on this day that the High Priest […]
Greetings Pray-ers,On the Jewish calendar it is now in a time of prayer called Days of Awe. Last year I wrote about what this means in Jewish thought and Jewish tradition. Out of necessity, I sense the importance of sharing again about the need for prayer and repentance as I hope to tie it in with what […]
Greetings Pray-ers, Rosh Hashanah or Feast of Trumpets is found in Leviticus 23:23-25 ...have a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. There is a rich history associated with this feast, both biblical and historical. Rosh Hashanah is one day (24 hours) that according to Jewish tradition enters people into a time of prayer or the Days […]
Greetings Pray-ers, My earthly father’s voice is in my head with words he instilled in me at a young age, “We are known for what we say, not for what we mean to say.” My professorial father was a stickler for the English language and was notorious for “red-lining” his university-level students’ papers for poor use […]
Greetings Prayers, In my walk with the Lord, I’ve often wondered why there were the Jewish people (the Israelites) and all the rest of us. We’re taught this in our churches and Sunday school classes. We’re taught this through the Bible itself. How many times have we read “first the Jew, then the Gentile”? Were Gentiles second class citizens? Why […]