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The Biblical fall feasts are about to begin, in fact, Rosh HaShanah has already come upon us. But each of these feasts is not held in isolation, they are a month-long reminder and celebration of forgiveness. Rosh HaShanah, literally the head of the year,

Everyone loves chocolate and it’s so popular that it actually has its own holiday. While the Cadbury family is not only famous as one of the world’s premier chocolate brands, they were also excellent at promoting their brand. They packaged an assortment o

In Jewish tradition, the beginnings and the endings of themes, subject matters, narratives and events in the Bible occur often in the same fashion. No more is this true than the narrative surrounding Pentecost.

Lag b'Omer is a Jewish holiday that many of us may not be familiar with. It isn't a biblical holiday and, while celebrated for over a thousand years, the actual origin of the holiday isn't well documented. This very scarcity of information, however, has a

Remembrance Day in Israel is an occasion to commemorate the thousands of Israelis and others who have been killed in all the wars and terrorist attacks that have occurred in this country. Possibly the first person killed in the modern conflict between Jew

Redemption is a process. By changing one letter, Ga’al/redeem, is related to other words that also describe a coming to fulfillment: gadal/grow; gamal/overcome. [Psalms 131, “I am quiet like a gamul (a weaned child, i.e. who has overcome in that process)

The word good tidings/good news in the N.T. is euaggelion in Greek. The eu prefix means good (as in eulogy, euphoria) and aggel means message/messenger (angel in English). The English word gospel comes from the Old English gōd- spell meaning “good story/

If Christmas isn't in the Bible, is it wrong to celebrate? Christmas is a celebration of the world's cultures being reshaped by the Gospel.  We have a need to worship and people in all cultures express it, though often by idolizing things and people. But