Shavuot: A Time of Harvest and Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

Shavuot or Pentecost as it is known in the Christian World is an important holiday. There is little information on interpreting the Feast in the Torah where the Feast is enjoined in Leviticus 23. It is one of the national pilgrim festivals when men are to gather in Jerusalem. Rabbinic calculation, which is plausible, made […]

Passover as the Template for Israel’s History and Future

We just gathered with our families and celebrated the Passover together. It is a strange experience, celebrating in a time of war. Many of us in Israel are so very focused on this war every day. We grieve over those in the world who fall for the propaganda of the terrorists, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. […]