One of our duties on the Sabbath is to spend time sitting on the roof of the Abu Shamsiya family’s home in H2. The flat roof of the family’s home backs onto Shuhada Street, and has a small Israeli army watchtower on it which does not appear to be used at present. From the roof...
What time does Passover dinner start? The first Passover seder occurs on theevening of March 27, and the second Passover seder occurs on the evening of March 28. (See below for details on future Passover dates and times). Passover, like all Jewish holidays, starts and ends at sundown,...
and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.! TOTAL TRANSLATION : JESUS CAME ...
We also may be working toward worthwhile achievements (and even those that are for the purpose of serving the Lord), but we must remember that God prefers us to put them on hold for a day in order to keep theShabbat holy. Resting and being refreshed on the seventh day Sabbath is a sp...
Passover ends this Shabbat for the Jewish people. Saturday night, as the Christians celebrate the start of Easter, Jews in Israel will be celebrating Maimouna. This party at the conclusion of Passover, comes from Morocco. But it has taken hold of the entire Jewish population here. It is a...
‘My master is staying away a long time,’49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.51He will cut him to pieces and assign...
Shabbat is what that day is for. We didn’t focus on the importance of lighting candles, going to temple or having challah bread. Instead talked about taking time to be with our families and people we love and doing something special – make Challah French toast on a Saturday morning, ...