Category: Festivals/liturgy
Dinah & Rik on the Fall Festivals (4 parts)
In the first session, Dinah and Rik discuss the Temple and its relationship to Rosh Hashanah/Feast of Trumpets. Part 1 Video Part 2 Video Part 3 Video Part 4 Video
Light Dawns in the Temple at Chanukkah
The traditional story of Chanukkah (Feast of Dedication) comes from First and Second Maccabees—part of the Jewish apocryphal books. The day for its observance, Kislev 25 (ninth month), was likely chosen based on temple...
Sukkot: Water Drawing
Although the water drawing ceremony is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, it developed into a unique and rich celebration by the time of the Second Temple Period. Allusions to this ceremony can be...
Sukkot: The Water Drawing (5 parts)
Although the water drawing ceremony is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, it developed into a unique and rich celebration by the time of the Second Temple Period. Allusions to this ceremony can be...
Yom Kippur: Standing Between the Dead and the Living
Click on the link to hear the audio for Yom Kippur:
Temple Tidbits for Chol HaMoed Pesach: “Which Bread are you Eating?”
Click on the link below to hear the audio from Chol HaMoed Passover: Part 1 – Audio Shalom and Chag Sameach Pesach! We are in the intermediate days of Pesach, which includes this week’s...
V’yigash: Goshen, Chanukah and the Temple
This week’s portion is packed full of some of the most amazing connections to the Messiah; some are obvious and some not. So here is a rather unique perspective on the land of Goshen...