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He Loves His House

30 January 2010

I’ve been meditating recently on the two accounts in the Gospels where Yeshua ran the money-changers and animal sellers out of the temple complex. One is in John 2 right after He turned the water into wine at the wedding in Cana, and the other one is in Matthew 21 a few days before He [...]

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Simchat Torah! (Rejoicing in the Torah)

11 October 2009

Today, Simchat Torah, marks the end of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings which are read in synagogues all over the world. On this day every year, the last portion of Deuteronomy is read along with the beginning verses of Genesis reminding us that Torah is a circle that never ends.  It is a [...]

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Images of Sukkot

9 October 2009

From the time Sukkot began last Friday night, I’ve been taking random pictures of the temporary booths that are in our neighborhood (Lev. 23:42-43). Each sukkah is different and unique to the builder. I love this time of year!

Our neighbors downstairs were repairing their sukkah roof and I got this picture of the table inside [...]

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Chag Sameach Sukkot! (Happy Feast of Tabernacles)

3 October 2009

Today is the first of seven days of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. The streets are abuzz with excitement. All week we’ve heard the sounds of hammering and skill saws as Jews from all walks of life build their sukkot (booths) in their courtyards.  This is the most joyous feast of the year and one [...]

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Websites and Holidays!

20 September 2009

Just wanted to say on this beautiful Rosh Hashana morning how grateful I am for my new website and also give a little glimpse into our exciting festivities for the holiday. (“Exciting” is a grandiose word for what we did, but we had fun!)
First of all I want to give a HUGE shout out to [...]

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L’shanah Tovah! (Have a good year!)

18 September 2009

I absolutely LOVE this time of year for so many reasons.  Here are a few:

The mornings are crisp and cool.
The long, hot, dry Israeli summer is drawing to a close.
The fall Biblical feasts are rich with meaning and so fun!
I only have five more weeks until I see my family and friends in Dallas!
We don’t [...]

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