A reading of the Passover Haggadah will bring one to the statement by Rabbi Gamaliel that he who does not make mention of the three elements of the Passover- the lamb, the matzot (unleavened bread), and the bitter herbs- has
Why do we clean our homes for Passover?
I love the Passover season when we begin preparing our homes for the observance of the memorial celebration of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Weeks before Passover begins, we start searching our homes and our hearts for chametz (Leaven).
The Plague that Altered the Calendar
After a tenure of 4 centuries of slavery in Egypt, the time finally came for Israel’s deliverance. ADONAI had told Avram during the reaffirmation of His covenant in Genesis 15, that “your seed will be strangers in a land that is not
Restoring the Jewish Order to the Books of the Old Testament
Translation Principle 14 brings us to a decision that our Theology Team felt strongly about: Restoring the Jewish Order to the Books of the Old Testament. A decidedly Jewish work, we keep the book order employed in classical Jewish culture.
Mark’s 6 Proclamations Hidden in Plain Sight
At the very beginning of the book of Mark, we read of a number of miracles that Yeshua (Jesus) performed. One of those was the cleansing of the man with Tza-arat (the leper). The following verses tell of the event:
A Covenant Out of Despair
Genesis 15 begins with a despairing Avram. We often think of the Biblical heroes as being almost superhuman, certainly untainted by the same kinds of struggles faced by the rest of us. Instead, we find that these remarkable people were