Have you ever noticed (if you live in Israel) how quiet it is on Erev Yom Kippur – before the holiday is even ushered in? There are already fewer buses in the morning, and the singing of birds is louder than the everyday hustle and bustle of life. People do less, speak more softly, and […]
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Finding Hope in the Fire
Having a quiet time has been difficult lately. It’s like a push-me-pull-you with God. I want to read my Bible, I want to get into the Word more, and then I hear the ding of my phone, or I look at the clock… and suddenly it is hours later and I’ve barely turned a thought […]
Erev Yom Kippur
The Power of Words: Forgiven
Today is Erev Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, or as one friend pointed out in a recent blog post, the Day of Atonements—since atonement has to be made for the High Priest First, and only then for the people. Following a week of deep introspection, tonight most of the Jewish people are fasting and […]
Inscribed in the Book of Life—Forever
As I am writing this, Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) will officially begin in the next 15 minutes. The holiest day of the Jewish year. For the past 10 days religious people have been meditating on their standing before God, preparing their hearts for this day when the Jewish nation worldwide gathers before God […]