Have you ever ignored God’s direct instruction only to find yourself underwater financially or – worse yet – cramped into a tight, dark and smelly belly? And, what does this have to do with celebrating the Day of Atonement? This Biblical
What’s the Difference Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Teruah?
The Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are coming up in the next few weeks. Pop culture, greeting cards, and special sales at the grocery store have made these holidays relatively well known. But if you were to look up
The Feast of Trumpets and the Binding of Isaac
The blast of a shofar awakens your soul and calls the spark of God’s Spirit inside you to attention. If you don’t believe me, try spending a week in a marketplace where they sell ram’s horns and you will soon recognize how agitated
Entering the Month of Elul: Preparing for Messiah’s Return
There is never a good time to make a promise you do not intend to keep. In a world changing pandemic, I find my greatest peace in remembering that the God of the Universe is a promise keeping God. He
Learn the Two Most Important Commands: The Sh’ma and the V’ahavtah
Learn the Sh’ma and the V’ahavtah on the TLV Bible App The TLV Bible App includes several audio recordings of ancient Jewish prayers alongside the Hebrew, transliterated Hebrew, and the English. It’s a wonderful resource to have access to right
How to Affix a Mezuzah
A Mezuzah is a small parchment scroll upon which the Hebrew words of the Sh’ma and the V’ahavtah are handwritten by a Scribe. Mezuzah scrolls are carefully rolled up, put inside decorative cases and affixed on the doorposts of Jewish homes, according to Deuteronomy 6:5-9, “These words, which I am