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Parashat BeMidbar
Parasha for the Week: Bemidbar: Numbers 1:1 - 4:20. Haftarah: Hosea 2:1 - 22. Apostolic Writings: Acts 1:4 - 2:47.
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The Feast of Unleavened Bread
Wave Sheaf, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Three Days and Nights The Wave Sheaf offering and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are the second and third Holy Days on the Biblical calendar celebrated for centuries by Jewish people and other people who want to...
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Lições das tradições. Shofar
O shofar, feito de chifre de carneiro, tem sido usado por nosso povo há milhares de anos. O sopro do shofar foi usado para convocar as pessoas para a guerra e chamá-las ao Santuário para arrependimento. Ambos eram chamados para preparação e batalha....
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On the Days of Awe
On the Days of Awe, the synagogue swells with the haunting refrain: Avinu Malkeinu. Over and over, the congregation cries, Our Father, our King. It is a prayer that has been whispered in fear, shouted in defiance, and wept through tears for centuries....
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Water Ceremony - Sukkot
This is how the Feast of Sukkot reveals the entire story of God's plan for humanity, from the wilderness to the New Jerusalem! This special teaching from Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky at Beth-El Shalom Messianic Congregation unlocks the profound meaning behind...
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Caffeine Withdrawal
Caffeine is interwoven into the lives of millions of people. It is in coffee, teas, sodas like Mountain Dew, energy drinks, and even chocolate. It sharpens the mind for a time but it does so by overstimulating the brain. It blocks adenosine, the...
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Tevet
The Jewish month of Tevet slips into the calendar when the year is at its coldest and darkest. Hanukkah light still lingers at the start of the month, but soon the menorahs are packed away and the long winter sets in. Tevet does not come with the joy...
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The Body and the Four Species Part 1
“There are many ideas represented by the Daled Minim (four species). One of the more well-known ones (Vayikra Rabbah 30:14) is that they correspond to four parts of the body. By performing the mitzvah of taking and shaking them, we rededicate our body...
