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September 28-29, 2024 – 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 22, 2024 – Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Also called the “Feast of Trumpets,” Rosh Hashanah marks the creation of the world and of the new year. Scholars have pinpointed this as the likely time of year when Christ was born; and it represents the new birth of … Continue reading

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September 15, 2024 – 2 Kings 5 – Naaman Healed of Leprosy

The high-ranking Syrian general Naaman seeks out the prophet Elisha for healing of his leprosy. He is at first offended when told to dip seven times in the Jordan River. His healing has a lot to say about our own … Continue reading

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September 8, 2024 – 2 Kings 4:38-44 – Two More Miracles by Elisha

The prophet Elisha makes clean a poisonous pot full of “pottage” and later feeds 100 men with only a little. These miracles looked back at a miracle of Moses, and foreshadowed those of Jesus. Both show how God’s provision for … Continue reading

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August 25, 2024 – 2 Kings 4:1-37 – Elisha’s Miracles

Miracles were a sign of authenticity for Elisha, showing he had the same Spirit and authority as Elijah had. Here he repeats two of Elijah’s miracles – an overflowing flask of oil, and the raising of a boy from the … Continue reading

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August 18, 2024 – 2 Kings 3 – Elisha’s Miracle of the Ditches

During a military expedition stalled in the desert, the prophet Elisha tells the king to have his men dig a series of ditches and trenches, promising that water will fill the valley, but miraculously without wind or rain. To be … Continue reading

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August 11, 2024 – Observe the Fast of Ab

The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple – first by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. and later by the Romans in 70 A.D. – are marked by Jews each year at the Fast of Ab. It is a time of … Continue reading

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