Yom Kippur: The Do-Nothing Day
The streets are weirdly quiet on Yom Kippur in Israel. Driving is not exactly banned, but
The streets are weirdly quiet on Yom Kippur in Israel. Driving is not exactly banned, but
Have you ever heard the stirring sound of a shofar? That ancient cry to the deep…
On the fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate the feast of Thanksgiving. The roots of the
All of the biblical feasts are prophetic; rich with symbolism and laden with spiritual nourishment for
When the author of Hebrews wrote about the high priest entering the holy of holies once
Just as people commonly take stock and think about the course of their lives at the
What is Rosh Hashana? Much of the world celebrates a new start as December 31st turns
“You must tell them the truth, the reality of the situation”, said my Ethiopian friend, when
The Feast of Sukkot is a time of rejoicing and ingathering, but here we will concentrate on the
There are many ways in which the Biblical ordinance of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement,
Sukkot is an eight-day long feast. That’s a lot of feasting! The first evening and day
There will be quiet and empty roads across the land of Israel for the holiest day
