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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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July 13, 2025 – Observe the Fast of Tammuz

The Fast of Tammuz marks the day when invading armies first breached the wall of Jerusalem. It begins a period of time called “between the straits” culminating in the Fast of Ab three weeks later, commemorating the day when the … Continue reading

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April 5, 2025 – Celebrate Passover!

We celebrate Passover this year on Saturday, April 5, 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 30, 2025 – More on Passover

Before Passover, every Jewish household had to remove any leaven from their home. That would include anything that caused bread to rise. The leaven was a type of whatever caused your self to “puff up.” Jesus clarified this spiritual meaning, … Continue reading

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March 23, 2025 – Pre-Passover Plagues and the Search for Leaven

Passover celebrates Israel’s exodus from Egypt, which is a type of our spiritual freedom from slavery to self, sin, Satan and the world’s value system. When a Pharaoh arose who “knew not Joseph,” the Israelites were forced into slavery. This … Continue reading

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March 1, 2025 – Celebrate Purim!

Purim is observed a month before Passover, and the focus is simply reading the Book of Esther. This feast is probably the original “morality play” with audience participation. A mysterious part of the Purim feast is the rabbinical command to … Continue reading

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