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The Season of our Joy
Tags: Atzeret, etrog, fragrance, hadas, lulav, rejoicing, Sh'mini, simchat torah, species, sukkah, Sukkot, taste, Torah
Sukkot is a season of special celebration. Each mo'ed is a time when we are invited by the Creator of all to draw aside in close communion with Him. They are days when we are summoned to reflect on...
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Living Waters
Tags: celebration, salvation, Sukkot, Tabernacles, water libation, waters
While Yeshua "tabernacled" with mankind on the earth, salvation was a regular theme in His teachings. His purpose on this earth, established before the foundations of the earth, was to "save" mankind from his evil nature, and to provide a means of justification for all peoples. As we read the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), we are reminded constantly of the Lord's salvation in nearly every word uttered by Yeshua. His very name alone carries this definition.
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In the Shadow of the Almighty
Tags: feast of clouds, Feast of Tabernacles, sukkah, sukkot, Ushpizin liturgy
In the Gospels, the Master tells His disciples that "some will not taste death" before seeing Him come in His glory. This is a problem. Assuredly, all twelve of the disciples tasted death, and the Master has not yet come in His glory.
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Build a Kosher Sukkah
Tags: Feast of Tablernacles, sukkah, Sukkot
Building a sukkah is a fun and creative activity that involves the whole family. It is a beautiful way to worship God, and to love Him with all that we have. It reminds us both of our redemption and God's constant provision. Invite your neighbors to join you in your sukkah--it is a great way to encourage them to learn about life in Torah and Messiah.
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Days of Fasting
Tags: fasting, Tisha b'Av, Yom Kippur
It is easy to get excited about the biblical calendar when holidays like Sukkot, Shavuot and Pesach commemorate joyful events in the history of God's people and foreshadow our Messiah. But Scripture, and history, tell us that not every event...
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The King in Disguise
Tags: High Holy Days, King, liturgy, parables, Rosh Hashanah, Shepherd, Yom Kippur
Yeshua's Lost High Holiday Parables A blast will be sounded...and all the dwellers of the earth will cross before You like the members of a flock. Like a shepherd shepherding his flock...thus You will pass and count and number and...
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The Prayer Liturgy of the High Holy Days
Tags: blessings, Days of Awe, liturgy, prayer, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are holidays for which intense and lengthy liturgical prayers have been written. These days (and the days in between) are known as the High Holy Days. In Hebrew, they are called Yamim Nora'im, which means "Fearsome Days" or "Days of Awe."
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Yom Kippur, Fasting with Intention
Tags: fasting, Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (or "The Day of Atonement") is synonymous with fasting. For many people in both Jewish and Messianic communities, Yom Kippur is quite possibly the only day of the year on which they fast. Even secular Jews who have strayed from their faith will sometimes fast on Yom Kippur.
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