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April 6, 2024 – We Celebrate Passover

We celebrate Passover this year on Saturday, April 6, by first sweeping away any spiritual leaven from our lives, and then reading through the Haggadah and to experience the seder meal with an explanation of the Passover elements, and how … Continue reading

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March 31, 2024 – Preparing for Passover

Two things led up to Passover and prepared the people for the Exodus: – God rained down plagues on the Egyptians and their false gods. – Before the Passover ceremony, the people swept their houses clean of any leaven. The … Continue reading

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December 17, 2023 – More on Hanukkah, Christmas and the Birth of Christ

This week we’ll look at Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-2:23 and more aspects of the Hanukkah/Christmas season. When and why did Christmas become recognized as the day of Christ’s birth? What was the Star of Bethlehem, who were the Magi, and … Continue reading

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December 10, 2023 – Celebrate Hanukkah!

The eight-day feast of Hanukkah, a festival of lights, occurs in the darkest time of year. It commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. after it was cleansed by Judas Maccabeus when the Jews prevailed against the Seleucid … Continue reading

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October 1, 2023 – Preparing for the Feast of Tabernacles

Since next week we will be feasting and partying on Tabernacles, we will study about it this week to get ready. The Feast of Tabernacles is a festival of light and joy. The spiritual meaning of the feast is expressed … Continue reading

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September 24, 2023 – 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. 23-24, … Continue reading

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September 17, 2023 – Celebrate Rosh Hashanah!

The Jewish feast of Rosh Hashanah begins the “Days of Awe” that end at Yom Kippur. It’s a time of reflection and repentance, and for believers in Jesus it’s a time of thanksgiving for fulfilling these feasts and granting us … Continue reading

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