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I have never observed Rosh Chodesh (the new moon), nor did I know much about it until recently. For this celebration, which occurs at the sight of the first crescent moon, a special prayer is said to bless and give thanks to the Creator:

"Praised are you, O L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, who created (bara’) the skies with his word, and all ( Read more... )

Leviticus 23:33-44
Sukkot is the yearly harvest festival, the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles.


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The High Holy Holidays are here and I've only been able to drag myself out of bed to go to the Rosh Hashanah service at the local synagogue. I really wish there was a messianic congregation nearby. It's cool going to the Jewish one, but a messianic one would talk about the significance of the holidays to believers today ( Read more... )

Things to do today:

1. Make challah
2. Clean living room
3. Clean bathroom
4. Buy tomatoes for canning (we don't have enough this year)
5. Buy sling rings for new sling in progress

While I was visiting my family, my mom introduced me to the music of Ted Pierce, a messianic songwriter. I love this song, out of the album "Hallelu et Adonai" (Praise the Lord):

MimizrachFrom The East ( Read more... )

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." --Romans 1:16 NIV

"Brothers, my heart's deepest desire and my prayer to God for Isra'el is for their salvation... For the goal at which the Torah aims is the Messiah, who offers rightousness to ( Read more... )

Here's a beautiful article on marriage that I found through a website on femininity: Marriage As Blessing or Bondage? <-- it's great. Well, her whole website is great. biblicalwomanhood.com ( Read more... )

My first Purim party happened last Thursday evening.
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