Yom Kippur 2017
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Yom Kippur 2017 Once per year, on the Day of Atonement, actually plural, Yom HaKippurim, the Cohen Gadol (High Priest) performed his most holy function: making atonement for the sin of an entire people. It was on this day that he was most recognizable as HaCohen HaMashiach, the “Anointed Priest”-a type of the coming Messiah-because of his role
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Rosh Hashanah 2017
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Rosh Hashanah Yom Teruah (aka Rosh HaShanah) is the first fall feast, or “holy convocation.” God said to Moses, “Speak to the children of Israel saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation’” (Leviticus 23:24). The seventh
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The Truth
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
High Holy Day Greetings in Yeshua! The Truth The Hebrew month of Elul, the month preceding the fall feasts of the Lord, ends on September 20, 2017. This month is characterized by soul-searching, repentance, and attempts to draw closer to God by preparing the heart to love and obey Him. As we have personally drawn
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Rest!
Monday, 31 July 2017
Dear Beloved of Yeshua, Rest! God rested after He created. I (Jamie) relate to that in a very real, personal way. After over three years of working on (creating) my second book on the Song of Solomon, Kiss Me Again, it is finally in our hands. I wrote it in obedience to God’s request to
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Orphans and Widows
Saturday, 01 July 2017
Dear Mishpocha (Family), Orphans and Widows The Lord is reminding us this month that He has not forgotten anyone—especially orphans and widows. King David gave us the most quoted psalm about these beloved ones of God: “A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5). The Hebrew
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Shavuot 2017
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Shavuot In biblical times there were three harvest festivals in the Land of Israel. The first was the Omer festival during Passover, when the offering of barley flour was brought to the Temple. Seven weeks later came Shavuot (Pentecost), the festival of the firstfruits (“bikkurim,” pronounced bee-ku-REEM), when the wheat ripened. Finally, there was Sukkot (Tabernacles), the feast of
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Love Came Down
Monday, 24 April 2017
Dear Beloved Ones in Yeshua, A God Who Comes Down As we approach Shavuot, one of the three Shalosh Regalim (sha-LOASH reh-gah-LEEM), the Pilgrimage Festivals commanded by God in Exodus 34:23, one thought keeps resounding in our hearts and minds: We serve a God who comes down! He came down on Mount Sinai to
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Passover 2017
Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Passover The first major appearance of the “lamb” is in the book of Shemot (Exodus) chapter 12, in the account of the first Passover. The “lamb” is the central figure in this redemption account. The Lord God instructed the Israelites to select “a lamb for a household” (Exodus 12:3). Very small households were instructed to
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I am the WAY + April Passover Sale
Monday, 03 April 2017
Shalom, B’Shem Yeshua (Peace in Yeshua’s Name), Alternative Routes We recently read an article in The Shepherd’s Chapel about the alternate routes that the highways of life offer us. There are routes (ways) that lead to life, and routes (ways) that lead to death. We choose which routes to follow. God has given us
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