Posts with the category “crazy-bible-believers”

Hanukkah, or Chanukah (Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication) – Dec 18th-26th 2022It never fails, each year I always end up hearing some “Christian” explaining/complaining that we shouldn’t be celebrating this holiday.  Normally the argument is that it was originally a pagan holiday, and we should not be participating in it. This year however, I actually heard something different.  This guy I ...  Read More

Feast of Tabernacles/Booths/SukkotObserved: 15th of the Hebrew month Tishri (7th month on the calendar)7th and Final Feast Instituted by GodAlright, before you say anything, I know I’m a little late with this one.  This one was celebrated back in October from the 9th through the 16th.  While Rebecca and I were in Israel, we started to see all the tabernacles being built around the city.  They were...  Read More

Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement – “The Sabbath of all Sabbaths” I know this is late, but you know I have good excuse.  This holy day took place on Tuesday, Oct 4th this year. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for Jews.  This day was started back when the people of Israel were wandering the desert and when Moses went up to Mount Sinai to meet with God and pray for forgiveness for worshiping a...  Read More

Rosh Hashanah aka Feast of Trumpets (Sept 25th – 27th)/Yom Kippur aka Day of AtonementScripture References: Leviticus 23:23-25; 27-28, Numbers 29:1Well, it’s that time again.  Time for another post on the next Jewish holiday.  And right in time for our trip.  Not sure if this is a good thing or not.  I will let you know.  This is the first of the Fall Feasts.  Rosh Hashanah, which means “head of t...  Read More

If you look at a Catholic Bible or even an early copy of scripture, like the Septuagint, one of the things you are likely to notice first is that there are additional books/letters in there.  So, one might ponder, “Why are there other books included there and not in mine?”, “Why are there other books mentioned in scripture that aren’t in the Bible?”.  Those are some great questions.  Let’s try to ...  Read More

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Scripture References: Deuteronomy 16:9-10, Leviticus 23:15, Acts 2:1-31I know yesterday we celebrated/recognized Pentecost, or better known to the Jews as Shavuot. Technically speaking I’m not late getting this email out. You see, Shavuot is a two day holiday and this year it started on the nightfall of June 4th and ends on the nightfall of June 6th.So what is Shavuot? Shavuot means “weeks”, and a...  Read More

Scripture: Leviticus 23:9-14This past Sunday was Feast of First Fruits. This feast was originally celebrated when the Israelite's entered their land, on the day after the Sabbath (the first day of the week).The feast commemorates God as their supplier and is done during the barley harvest in the land of Israel. Barley was the first crop reaped from the winter sowing. The first portion of the harve...  Read More

Scripture References: Exodus 6:6-7, Jeremiah 31:31-34If we are to get a good understanding of something in the Bible, it’s very important to do some research and find out where else that something is used throughout God’s Word. Where was the first time it was used? Where else is it talked about and why? Are there different meanings to that said something? Today, that said something is “cup”.When w...  Read More

Scripture: Exodus 12, Deuteronomy 16:3,As mentioned in a previous email, the Seder is the traditional Passover meal held on the first night of Passover, and in some cases, the second night. This tradition for the Jewish community has been a grounding event for them through all these years.As we go through the meal again, and in more detail, there are some very strong symbols of Jesus. Some are lot...  Read More

Shabbat Hagadol – Sabbath before Passover “The Great Sabbath”Passage: Exodus 12:1-20First celebrated in Egypt on the 10th of Nissan, which was a Sabbath day, five days before they were leaving. It was on this day that God gave them a command (Exodus 12:3-5), each home was to take an unblemished lamb and care for it until the 14th of Nissan when it will be sacrificed.Let’s stop here and take in thi...  Read More

Adults With and Without ChildrenShabbat Hachodesh – Sabbath of the MonthReading: Exodus 12:1-20This Shabbat/Sabbath is celebrated on the Sabbath before the month of Passover begins. I was supposed to send this out last Saturday but was out of town and forgot to get it together. So this week you will receive a double portion of Sabbath info. : )The passage above is what is read during this time, an...  Read More

Today 3/26/22 – Shabbat ParahThere are three special Shabbats (Sabbaths), leading up to Passover. They kind of set the mood, get the people ready, for the upcoming festival. In each of these special Sabbaths, they have special readings that either take the place of the normal daily reading, or they just add to the daily reading. This special reading is known as the haftarah, which is a prophetic r...  Read More

Adults With and Without ChildrenPassage(s): Exodus 12, Luke 22:14-20, John 13OK, now that we have a basic knowledge of the three feasts, let’s make our way back to Passover, specifically the Seder, since that’s really what encompasses Passover.Seder, which means ‘order’, is a meal but it is so much more. It is a ceremony/reenactment of the first Passover night. Everyone present at the Seder will g...  Read More

Jewish Feasts - Passover/Unleavened Bread/FirstfruitsJuly 12, 2022Passage(s): Exodus 12Yes, you saw this correctly. We are covering three feasts next. Not all three will be covered in this email but in the next series of emails. I decided to group them together because they are celebrated together or go together, as we will see.2022 Celebration Dates:Passover - April 15th through the 22ndUnleavene...  Read More

Group,OK, before you say anything, yes, I am aware that Purim is not part of the seven major Jewish holidays. But since it is occurring so soon after my initial email, I want to include it.Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar and is believed to have started around the 5th century BC. It is the celebration of the story of Queen Esther found in the Book of Esther. The ...  Read More

Good afternoon!!As some of you know, I normally send out a daily email during Holy Week detailing out what all transpired with Jesus and other people each day.  This year I am going to focus on something different.  This year I want to focus on the seven major Jewish Feasts. We will start tomorrow, and this will be a year long email chain.  There are other Jewish celebrations, and we will cover so...  Read More