High Holy Days
What is Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah?
After seven days of joyful celebration in the sukkah, dancing with the lulav, and feasting in our temporary dwellings, the Fall Feast season comes to a beautiful conclusion with Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. This final appointed time provides the perfect ending to our journey throughout the fall moedim.. Sh’mini Atzeret arrives immediately following…
What is Sukkot?
After the solemn introspection of Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar continues with pure joy as we enter the celebration of Sukkot. As another one of God’s Appointed Times, Sukkot is a divine invitation to experience overwhelming gladness and gratitude. Sukkot—which is also known as either “The Feast of Tabernacles” or “The Feast of Booths,”—begins on…
What is Yom Kippur?
The Day of Atonement… Nine days after the shofar awakens us at Rosh Hashanah, we will arrive at one of the most sacred days of the Hebrew calendar. Whether you’re planning to count down these Days of Awe with anticipation or you’re just learning about this holy day for the first time, Yom Kippur offers something every heart needs: the promise of complete…
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…
Introducing the Fall Feasts
As the summer begins to fade and the leaves start to fall, we find ourselves approaching one of the most significant seasons of the year—the Fall Feasts season. These are not merely traditions or man-made holidays, but God’s own appointed times (moedim)—sacred feasts that He Himself established for us, His people to meet with Him in special ways. Preparing for God’s…
Celebrating Shavuot: From Counting to Covenant
Today marks the culmination of our Counting of the Omer, meaning that tomorrow is Shavuot—and this evening is Erev Shavu’ot! After counting for the past forty-nine days, we finally arrive at this special feast that connects heaven and earth, past and present, redemption and revelation… But what…
Purpose in the Journey from Passover to Shavuot
The real meaning behind Counting the Omer… The journey from Egypt to Sinai represents one of the most formative periods in Biblical history, and as we count the days between Passover and Shavuot, this is a perfect time to reflect on the significance of the Omer and its relevance to our lives today!…
The King is in the Field
Yeshua in the Fall Feasts
Messages shared during the services for the High Holy Days and the Fall Feasts will place the LORD’s “appointed times” for Fall into a Messianic context with Yeshua the Messiah at the center. It’s our prayer that you will connect with these special times that were ordained by the LORD Himself, in a new and deeper… and develop a closer…
