Holiday Blessings in Messiah, Sukkot: Feast of Clouds The Feast of Sukkot or Tabernacles (Oct. 2-10, 2020) was regarded in ancient Israel as the most important festival of the year. It is called Z’man Simchateinu (Zeh-MAHN SIMkhaTEY-new), the Season of our Rejoicing, since there is a triple command to rejoice on Sukkot in the Torah

Beloved Redeemed of the Lord, Into the Depths of the Sea Sin. It is recognized universally throughout the Jewish world during the High Holy Days that begin this year on Friday evening, September 18, 2020. Jews of every persuasion are confronted with uncomfortable verses such as Isaiah 64:6, “But we are all like an unclean

Dear Beloved in Messiah, Focus on JOY As I awoke today, the State of Florida seems to be in a state of panic, with 15,300 new cases of coronavirus added yesterday. God assures me that there is no panic in heaven because He is still ruling the universe. God has not abdicated His throne. He

Dear Mishpachah (Family), Stop. Look. Listen. God has used COVID-19 to make me do all three. Forced isolation stopped me from my typical fast-paced lifestyle. I felt as if I was in “time out.” It reminded me of the day many years ago when I was teaching kindergarten and my students had misbehaved. The consequence

Dearly Beloved in Messiah, “Thou shalt not kill.” A world in various stages of isolation observed the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) at the end of May 2020 (May 28-30 and May 31). On this special harvest feast God gave the Law (the Ten Commandments) to Israel (Exodus 20), and about 1,500 years later the Spirit

Dearly Beloved, A Time to Love Early one morning, a few weeks ago, while the world was reeling from the coronavirus, and we awoke each day to rising numbers of fatalities, I suddenly began to cry. I was surprised to hear the Lord speak to my spirit the following words: “This is the hour to

Passover Blessings in the Lamb! Celebrating Passover Passover is a joyous, profoundly meaningful feast of the Lord, a moed (mow-ED) or appointed time, given through Moses as recorded in Leviticus 23:5: “On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.” Passover has many names. It is Chag HaMatzot (Feast of

Beloved Mishpochah, Memorials in March It has been one year, on March 25, 2020, since my beloved husband of 48 years, Neil Abraham Lash, was promoted to glory. In traditional Judaism, this is a point in time when the life of a departed loved one is recognized in a special way. We remember them as

Dearly Beloved in Messiah, The Good News from John There are four Gospels in the Brit Hadasha. The fourth and final one, the Gospel of John, is our focus this month, since the author of John is also the one who wrote, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone

Dear Family in Messiah, Vision for 2020 The first letter of a new year has always been important to me; I want to know what the Lord is saying. So I ask Him. It won’t come as a surprise to many of you that God spoke the word “VISION” to my Spirit. You may hear