by eklein | Oct 13, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
The High Holidays are behind us for another year. We have travelled God’s way in those marathon weeks, and it may be tempting for us to settle back into a comfortable, mindless rhythm until Chanukah starts at the end of November. However, from shofar blowing and...
by eklein | Oct 11, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Imagine this: It’s Erev Simchat Torah. The synagogue is full of people and of high expectations. All the Torah scrolls, dressed in their beautiful mantles, are taken out of the ark, waiting to be carried around the synagogue by the attendees for seven hakafot...
by eklein | Oct 10, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
For seven days you must present a gift to the LORD. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly day; you must not do any regular work… On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you...
by eklein | Oct 8, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
In Deuteronomy 16, Moshe outlines the Shalosh Regalim, the three festivals each year that Israel was to go up to Jerusalem to celebrate: Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Weeks), and Sukkot (Booths). Interestingly, Sukkot stands out from the other two and in the process...
by eklein | Oct 8, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
MJTI President Rabbi Rich reflects on how building Messianic Judaism can be just like building a sukkah… as he observes Congregation Ruach Israel’s yearly sukkah construction. For more videos by MJTI, watch our 2020 address to the UMJC or take a...
