This is a revised re-post celebrating and diving into the beautiful symbolism of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Since Jesus was a Jew, I find it adds to the depth of my understanding of who God is when our family celebrates the Jewish Feasts as believers in Christ. It’s not something we, as believers, have…
With Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) now past, the next “feast” God set in place is actually a fast, Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. So, a (hopefully) really brief history: The Day of Atonement is first mentioned in Leviticus 23:26-32. Basically what happened was the high priest would take one goat, slaughter…
Autumn is my favorite season of the year! There is so much going on and to look forward to. And now, the Fall Feasts are upon us! My background is definitely not Jewish, but I did marry a man of Jewish lineage. In researching many of the most important celebrations of the Jewish/Messianic heritage, I…