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The theme throughout our Yom Kippur services and the High Holidays is the need to be in a real relationship with God through Messiah Yeshua and experience real repentance and atonement. Therefore, on this very important topic I can think of no better group …
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For me this is Yom Kippur number 34 since becoming a disciple of Yeshua, and the good news is I think I’m beginning to get it. Or, maybe not. After all, it seems we go about our daily affairs, largely oblivious to the invisible but real cosmic war taking place all around us. We …
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God has given us a lot of meaningful holidays. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is one of our most important holidays. It is a yearly reminder that human beings are sinners in need of atonement, and the truth is that we are in the most desperate need of atonement. Atonement, being reconciled to God …
Yom Kippur begins tomorrow evening. In the Yom Kippur ritual the Jewish people were instructed in the proper way to approach God. The Torah explicitly sets forth the way of worshipping God on this day. It is very different from what is going on in synagogues anywhere in the world today. Yom Kippur is really …
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… away from our sins and returning to the Lord. We observe this special Sabbath of repentance because it represents the main theme of the High Holidays, especially Yom Kippur.
When we think about repenting from our sins, it often feels very uncomfortable. I personally do not enjoy thinking about all the ways I have made …
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… of not only Jews, but Gentiles as well. We should be examining our walk with the Lord all year around; however, this time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, known as the Days of Awe, is a special opportunity to examine where we are and where we need to be. Are there certain issues that …
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… laziness, complacency and inattentiveness. And what is coming is far too important for us to go on sleeping.
I’m not referring to Yom Kippur, though that is just 10 days away, and is, far and away, the most solemn of days for Jewish people worldwide. I’m talking about something much more consequential: Yom …
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jp53udbiq76ykgaw/ErevRosh25RL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (5.5MB) Repentance is something we should be doing throughout the year, but the ten days between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur are a special time to focus on repentance.
Repentance means turning ‑ turning away from sin and turning to God …
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… knowing that when we willingly surrender our lives to serve God, we reflect the heart of our Savior.
Outside The Camp: Just like the sin offerings for Yom Kippur were taken outside the camp to be burned, Yeshua was crucified outside the city, atoning for our sin. Don’t seek the world’s approval. Follow …
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… instructions for various offerings. These include the twice-daily, Sabbath, and monthly offerings. They also detail festival offerings for Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.
This week’s Parasha delivers many lessons and practical applications for God’s Word in our lives.
Pinchas acted boldly to stop sin and bring peace through …
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… into the Holy Place. Only the High Priest was permitted to enter the innermost chamber in the Sanctuary, and only once a year. This would occurr on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. One of the features of the Yom Kippur service was the casting of lots over two goats, to determine which should be …
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… to the Lord on this altar and tend to the lamps. No other offering was to be performed on this altar except the atoning sin offering during Yom Kippur.
Parasha Tetzaveh can be summarized in a single theological principle: Holiness. The word kadosh – “holy” is found throughout this parasha! It means to distinguish, to set …
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5krbq8smtzp724ju/ShuvaRJ24.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.0MB) This week we celebrate a very special sabbath known as Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return. This special Shabbat occurs between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and focuses on returning to the Lord through repentance. Repentance is turning away …
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… priests of Israel were not to go into the Most Holy Place as they desired. Instead, the High priest was only allowed on the day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, and only in a very specific manner. The Yom Kippur sacrifice was to be made for all Israel to make atonement for our sins. This ceremony …
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… water, and two birds of the same type.
By the end of the ritual, one bird is sacrificed, and the other is released. The sprinkling of the hyssop by the priest recalled the blood of Passover. The two birds mirror the scapegoat of the Yom Kippur ritual. In this manner, the individual purification process …
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… fire while being drunk and somehow tried to enter the Holy of Holies, which was only allowed by the High Priest and only once a year, during Yom Kippur since in verse 9, we read that the Lord tells Aaron not to partake of strong drink or wine when coming to the tent of meeting …
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… First Fruits, the Feast of Pentecost, which occurs 50 days after First Fruits and the Feast of Ingathering, which would also include the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and which all occur in the 7th month of the Jewish calendar.
Chapter 24 is about sealing the deal. The Lord presented …
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… Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Messiah shall rise…” (1 Thess. 4:16).
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, occurs on the 10th day of Tishri. The High Priest, representing all Israel, would enter K’dosh K’dosheem, the Holy of …
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This week we have a double parasha, Acharei Mot, which means “After The Death”, and Kedoshim, which translates to “Holy Ones”. These parashas span Leviticus 16-20, which cover the Yom Kippur service, sexual sins, punishment for child sacrifice, and the repeated command to observe the Lord’s commandments. However, all these themes can be …
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… I say this because few, if any, synagogues are selling tickets to a Sukkot service. Sukkot does not have the turnout you see on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. So, Sukkot is often ignored or given little attention by most Jewish people today. After all we have more important things to deal with! Matters of …
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… Father’s hand. I and the Father are one” (John 10:27-30).
One of the haftarah readings that accompanies HaAzinu is Hosea 14:2-10. It paints a beautiful picture of a once-wayward people acknowledging their transgressions, and in repentance being brought near to the Lord again. Listen to the prophet’s …
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… always a good idea) maybe you’re not so different; you’re not so exceptional. If there is one thing more tragic than mankind’s propensity to do evil, it is our bizarre ability to rationalize it. So you see, presentism (which is a form of pride) is nearer to us than we’d …
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One of the themes of Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur is judgment. From the beginning of Rosh HaShana to the end of Yom Kippur, God is looking at our lives. He is analyzing us. On Yom Kippur He makes His decisions. He determines if we will live or die in the following year. Now, this …
… Rosh HaShanah (the traditional Jewish New Year, but actually the Feast of Trumpets), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles), Chanukkah (the Feast of Dedication) and Purim. We celebrate the holidays because it is written in the Torah for Israel to observe these festivals forever (Leviticus 23:21, 31, 41 …
… substituted in their place, but our firstborn sons had to be redeemed with five shekels of silver, which was given to the Priests. This is called “Pidyon Haben” – the Redemption of the Firstborn son, which is still practiced among more religious Jewish people to this day. The Levites, who were far more numerous than …