Category: Festivals/liturgy
Shavuot: The Day Heaven and Earth Became One
Pentecost (Shavuot in Hebrew) is not the birth of the church per se. Rather, Shavuot celebrates the cutting of a marriage covenant and the fruit produced from that union. In Judaism, the giving of...
Rosh HaShanah: The Coronation of Isaac
The story of the binding of Isaac (Gen. 22) is read every Rosh HaShanah. Many theories have been put forth as to its meaning. This teaching suggests that the entire story is really an...
Passover: A New Creation
Anciently, doorways represented an altar—a place dedicated to serving the god. When the Children of Israel offered the Pesach at the entrance to their homes, they confirmed a covenant agreement with God. Covenant agreements...