“It’s impossible to celebrate a freedom holiday,” said Alon. Instead of being with family this year, she’s going to spend a few days in the desert. There will be no closure until all of the hostages are back, including the remains of those who were...
TheEtrog (citron fruit), Lulav (frond of date palm) Hadass (myrtle bough)and Aravah (willow branch) – are the four species the Jewish people are commanded to bind together and wave in the sukkah, a temporary booth constructed for use during the week-long festival of Sukkot. How to Cel...
In the Passover spirit of making the most of the time and resources you have under difficult circumstances — the holiday's main edible symbol, a cracker-like bread called matzah, stands for exactly this — some Jews are turning to another object of necessity to celebrate the holiday this ye...
Jesus' ministry is based upon the estimated year that John the Baptist began his ministry (in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar’s reign, as revealed in Luke 3:1) and the number of the Jewish festivals (i.e., Passover feasts) that Jesus attended. Most scholars believe Jesus was 33...
Protestant conspiracy theorists look at their enemies and see Catholics. So do Catholic conspiracy theorists, at least when they are looking at the Masons, another group that captured Americans’ imaginations and attracted their hatred, animating today’s conspiracy theories. And it’s n...
7). He refers to Jesus as the “paschal lamb” sacrificed for his people’s salvation. Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover, so it makes sense that the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday. Today, Christians celebrate the “Paschal ...
what I do want to speak about today is thatGod’s Spirit and His Word agree–even if we don’t understand precisely how.That is to say that our Father has one, consistent viewpoint, and what He says to us by His Spirit agrees with what is written in the scriptures. Moreover, His ...
Every year, I host a big Passover Seder, and this year it happened to be just a couple weeks ago, on March 30th. If you’re not familiar, Passover is the Jewish holiday that celebrates (with lots of wine—four glasses to be exact) the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slaver...
Celebrate International Women’s Day Today Please give some thought to all the strong women who sacrificed so future generations could have more. The women who fought for the right to vote, to drive, to own a business, and to do the same kind of work that men have taken for granted for...
Kosher: Food that adheres to Jewish dietary laws. Pareve (Parve): Foods that are neither meat nor dairy, suitable for both types of meals. Challah: A braided bread traditionally eaten on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. Matzah: Unleavened bread eaten during Passover. Hamotzi: The blessing re...