“A short summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.” (Comedian Alan King) This year the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Biblical feast of Pesach formed as it were “bookends” enclosing the month of March. Purim this year began at sunset...
A continuing theme throughout the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles is the joy that comes from knowing that we can rest and be safe within the protective shelter of God’s unchanging love.
A Bette Midler song became quite popular some 30 years ago. I cannot say that I remember much of the song, but the chorus that was repeated over and over had these words—“God is watching us, God is watching us, God is watching us from a distance”.
Biblical Insights: A Series on Tabernacling with God The Biblical feasts were given to God’s people to remind them of His gracious favour and blessing. In fact, each of the main Biblical feasts teach us all as believers something unique and precious about our...
The Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah—recently ended—heralded the beginning of a 10-day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance, the Days of Awe. This is a time when Jews around the world resolve every year to put right all wrong relationships…
Yom HaZikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day commemorated this year on 7-8 May, was a day of grateful remembrance of those who lost their lives in conflict and war, as was our own Anzac Day.
