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Simchat Torah: Why Do We Rejoice Over the Law?

October 5, 2015 At 8 a.m. this morning, the synagogues here in Israel were packed as we read the last pages of Devarim (Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12) and the beginning of Bereisheet (Genesis). The reading of the yearly Torah cycle comes to an end with the blessings that Moses pronounces before his death over each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Sukkot and the Coming of Messiah

September 29, 2015 Yesterday, Sukkot began with the fourth Blood Moon (full lunar eclipse) of the Blood Moon Tetrad, four consecutive lunar eclipses that coincided with Passover and Sukkot in 2014 and 2015.

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Blood Moon Rises on the First Night of Sukkot

September 27, 2015 The weeklong Festival of Sukkot (Feast of Booths or Tabernacles) has finally arrived and begins tonight as the sun sets and the Blood Moon rises. Tonight, here in Israel and around the world, the Jewish People will be spending time in the sukkot (plural of sukkah) that they built when Yom Kippur ended just days ago.

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Making Amends: Forgiveness and Yom Kippur

September 22, 2015 Repentance, forgiveness and making amends are basic to our faith in the God of Israel, as we see through the fulfillment of the command to celebrate this Day of Atonement.

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Rosh Hashanah, Elul, and the Year of Jubilee

September 13, 2015 Tonight, September 13, 2015, as the sabbatical year or Shemitah fades with the last sunlight of the month of Elul, the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) will herald in Rosh HaShanah (the New Year). It may also herald the Yovel (Year of Jubilee).

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Jerusalem: A Prophetic Picture of the Coming Kingdom

May 13, 2015 The reunification of Jerusalem will be celebrated by crowds parading blue and white through downtown Jerusalem marking Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day).

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Counting the Omer and the Days Until Yeshua’s Return

May 6, 2015 Tonight begins the traditional Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer (33rd Day of the Omer count). As its name suggests, this festive day occurs on the 33rd day of the Biblical counting of the Omer, an appointed practice explained later in this feature.

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From Tears to Joy: The Rebirth of Israel

April 22, 2015 Israel's Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut (Day of Independence) are bound together as a contemplation of the lives lost in conflict since the rebirth of Israel. Sunset tonight marks the 68th birthday of the modern State of Israel.

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A Purim for Such a Time as This

March 4, 2015 One of the happiest days celebrated by Jews all over the world begins tonight—Purim (Feast of Lots)! This is a celebration of the deliverance of the Jewish People from a Persian plot to annihilate them in about 352 BC. This year, Purim arrives at a critical junction in time. Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before the United States Congress seeking American support for a harder line against Iran, a nation threatening to annihilate Israel—a nation descended from the very people who threatened to annihilate the Jewish People almost 2,400 years ago.

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Hanukkah: The Courage of the Maccabees

December 18, 2014 The word Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word hanukh, which means dedication or education. Hanukkah is celebrated as the Feast of Dedication to remember the re-dedication of the Temple after God faithfully delivered Israel from her oppressors. In fact, the reason for lighting eight candles is to present to Israel and the world a visual reminder of God's faithfulness and the miraculous story of Hanukkah.

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