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Sukkot – Feast of the Tabernacle
Sukkot is one of the 3 feasts that the Jews used to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Hanukkah in the New Testament
Is it by chance that Hanukkah and Christmas are celebrated so close to each other? Last year Christmas fell on the same day as the 1st...
Shemini Atzeret – (Simchat Torah)
The meaning of Shemini Atzeret is congregating (assembling) on the 8th day of Sukkot. If normally, we have a 7 day week then during...
The Feast of the Tabernacles – Sukkot - Teachings & Meanings
The Feast of Sukkot has many meanings and teaches us many lessons. As an example, we have to live in the Sukkah 7 days: to live, sleep,...
Sukkot - Feast of the Tabernacle - "Mitzvot"
‘Mitzvot’ – as I mentioned in the last post, the 1st ‘mitzva’ (commandment) is to live in the ‘Sukkah’ for 7 days. The 2nd ‘mitzva’ is to...
Purim Feast
One of the feasts on the Jewish calendar is Purim. It is celebrated on 14-15 of the month of Adar (the 6th month in the Jewish calendar)....
Hanukkah - the festival of light
This year, Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light, begins exactly on Christmas. We celebrate Hanukkah for 8 days based on the legend that...