The Spring Feasts this year (5780/2020) have certainly been different. COVID-19, the county and state stay-at-home orders and “social distancing” made our normal fellowship impossible. It is a stark contrast to the previous year. In fact, last year was relatively … Continue reading →
Given the current situation with COVID-19, social distancing rules and stay-at-home orders, some have suggested that the Passover should be postponed. So how should we approach this Passover?
Continue reading →The Festival of Purim is celebrated for two days beginning on 14 Adar, the last Biblical month. In leap years when Adar II is added, Purim traditionally begins on 14 Adar II. For the Gregorian year 2021 it is Friday, … Continue reading →
The Festival of Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is celebrated for eight days beginning on 25 Kislev (the ninth Biblical month). For the Gregorian year 2020 it is from Friday, December 11 through Friday, December 18. More accurately, with the day beginning … Continue reading →
As I write this, we are at the conclusion of the Biblical Appointed Times for this year. The Scriptures even call this time after Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, the “turn of the year” (Exodus 34:22).
Continue reading →A few days ago on Yom Teruah, also called Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets, our family was privileged to be part of a Tashlich service. Tashlich is a form of the Hebrew word shalach (Strong’s number H7993 meaning … Continue reading →
Yom Kippur has long been considered the most holy day in the Jewish Biblical calendar (Kasden, in God’s Appointed Times – note, however, that this not a “Jewish” observance). There are a great many customs associated with Yom Kippur, the Day … Continue reading →
Each year I publish a calendar with two primary goals in mind. First is to list the weekly Torah Portions, which I also post over at MessianicTorahPortion.com. For this I use a traditional schedule and readings from published sources. The … Continue reading →
The Feasts of Adonai are summarized for us in the book of Leviticus, chapter 23. This is read in the annual Torah cycle in Parashat Emor. For many, it is these celebrations that are our first exposure to things Hebraic, even before coming to an understanding that they are times we ought to be observing.
Continue reading →Are you ready to begin counting the Omer? As we approach Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, some of the things we do are traditions. But not this one; this is a command: You shall also count for yourselves … Continue reading →
