by Kim Troup | Aug 11, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Remember the Sabbath Day Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av Fast Day) is over and we look ahead. There is a spirit of optimism in the air, regardless of anything else that may be happening in the news or elsewhere. After the weekly Torah portion, we read Chapter 40 of...
by Kim Troup | May 12, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on email Email Share on print Print A Day of RestThis week’s portion opens with the laws of the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee. The first section describes the Sabbatical...
by Kim Troup | Oct 1, 2020 | Reflections from Israel, Uncategorized
The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, as it is known in Hebrew, has begun to resonate among Christians in recent years. Churches host Feast of Tabernacles celebrations and thousands of Christians celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem each year in fulfillment...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 14, 2020 | Reflections from Israel, Uncategorized
Did you know that the very concept of a Sabbath, of a day of rest, is unique to the Bible? The Sabbath was first given to the Jewish people and first practiced by them – no other faith or culture before Judaism had a day of rest. Later on, Christianity adopted the...
