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October 12, 2025 – Preparing for the Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles is a festival of light and joy. The spiritual meaning of the feast is expressed in a number of types – the booth, the ethrog and lulav, the lighting of the lamps, the water-and-wine-pouring ceremony, wearing … Continue reading

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October 4-5, 2025 – Observe Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the climax of the ten days of awe and is considered to be the most important day for the Jews in the liturgical year. The fast, which we will observe Sept. 28-29, … Continue reading

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September 28, 2025 – Celebrate Rosh Hashanah!

Rosh Hashanah, also called the Feast of Trumpets, begins the Days of Awe. For 10 days between this feast and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Israel trembled in repentance as, according to tradition, their lives hung in the balance … Continue reading

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September 21, 2025 – Prepare for Rosh Hashanah!

Rosh Hashanah is in two weeks – the start of the High Holy Days and the Ten Days of Awe, which end at Yom Kippur. One traditional Rosh Hashanah reading is the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6, in which … Continue reading

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September 14, 2025 – Jeremiah 42 – Jeremiah Taken to Egypt

After the destruction of Jerusalem, the Babylonians left Gedaliah to be governor of Judah to be administrator over the remaining poor folks and returning refugees in the land. But he is killed by some who consider him a traitor. His … Continue reading

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September 7, 2025 – Jeremiah 39 – The Destruction of Jerusalem

The destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. was a monumental tragedy for Israel. The Babylonians finally breach the walls of Jerusalem and burn the Temole. King Zedekiah tries to flee, is captured, blinded and carried into captivity. Jeremiah describes the … Continue reading

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August 31, 2025 – Jeremiah 38 – Jeremiah Thrown into a Cistern

As Babylon tightens its siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah’s enemies have him thrown into a mud-filled cistern, hoping he’ll die there. A eunuch who is a servant to King Zedekiah persuades the king to allow him to rescue the prophet. Finally, … Continue reading

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