Days of Awe

Days of Awe

What is Rosh Hashanah?

The sound of the shofar… Following Shavuot, we have a long summer before the next holiday arrives in the fall…kicking off what we call the Fall Feasts. On the first day of Tishri (the seventh month in the Jewish calendar), we observe the Feast of Trumpets, which is also known as “Yom Teruah”— the Day of Blowing, or the Day of Trumpet Blasts. However, you might…

What about Repentance?

Repent is a confusing word. It is one of those English words that has more than one meaning. One meaning is “to feel regret” or “to feel sorry.” A strong regret, but still primarily a feeling. We see this usage in the King James Version of the Bible in places such as “God repented that He had created man” at the time of Noah. The other meaning is…

Forty Days

The Forty Days of Repentance have started. The Jewish world is preparing for the High Holy Days, but some of you may be wondering, “What does this have to do with us, the followers of Messiah Yeshua?” For hasn’t our Messiah: …entered into the Holies once for all—not by the blood of goats and calves but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. (Heb…

Yom Kippur Service – September 28, 2020

Welcome to B’rit Hadasha! Because of the current limits that have been placed on the number of people that can assemble, we are live streaming our Yom Kippur service. Live stream of our Yom Kippur Service from Monday, September 28, 2020: Please remember that our tithes & offerings are part of our worship. You can click here to make your donation online (opens in…