October and the Fall Feast Celebrations flew by! WE experienced the Presence of Adonai profoundly in our Yom Teruah, Ten Days of Awe, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah Services! A season of repenting, forgiveness, Joy and Happiness! Now we are in November and looking forward to Thanksgiving on November 24th 2022. The traditional teaching for the "First Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occ...  Read More

In the body of believers today there is a lot of misunderstanding and confusion regarding the term anointing and what it means.  The term anointed is misused, misunderstood, and used out of context by most believers today including myself. What does it mean to be "anointed?"  Anointing has various uses associated with it.  Those various uses, understandings and applications are bound together in t...  Read More

On the front doorpost of every Jewish home and the front door coming into our lobby is a small container called a Mezuzah. Inside this small container is a parchment scroll with these Biblical passages (in Hebrew) written on them:  Deuteronomy 6:4-9. "Sh'ma, Yisra'el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad [Hear, Isra'el! ADONAI our God, ADONAI is one]; 5 and you are to love ADONAI your God with all your h...  Read More

As we are celebrating the Fall Feasts, Sukkot is one of the Feast Days that we receive our Shelamim offering. I’m sure some are asking what is a Shelamim offering? The book of Leviticus records five offerings or sacrifices. The Olah (Burnt Offering), Minchah (Grain Offering), Hatta-At (Purification Offering), Asham (Guilt Offering), and Zevah Shelamim (Peace Offering). Leviticus 3:1. "'If his offe...  Read More

The seven feasts of the annual Feast Day cycle are primarily covered in Leviticus 23 and Numbers 28-29. Seven, Sheva is a supernatural Hebrew number.  The Feast Days cycle follows a pattern of seven and begins with Pesach.  Seven in Hebrew is represented by the letter Zain.  Seven (Sheva) is the central key to God’s creation and design.  Sheva is the building blocks of the universe.  The world was...  Read More

Shalom and Chag Sameach (Happy Holidays)!        It’s hard to believe we’ve begun the Fall Feasts, the High Holidays! This is a very busy time with many special services scheduled so please keep aware of our services schedule and service times! You don’t want to miss a single service! Sukkot is our personal favorite Feast! We love fellowshipping in our Sukkah with friends and family for eight days...  Read More

 Last month I discussed the traditional biblical wedding outline and implements. This month I wish to share how the process of marriage occurs in two distinct stages: Kiddushin (commonly translated as betrothal) and Nisuin (full-fledged marriage). Kiddushin occurs when the woman accepts the contract offered by the prospective husband.  The word "Kiddushin" comes from the root Qof-Dalet-Shin, meani...  Read More

Etrog & Lulav As I shared in our September Newsletter greeting September is the month we begin the celebration of the High Holy Days the Fall Feasts! September is the month that we order our Etrog and Lulav sets for our Sukkot celebrations!  The command to celebrate Sukkot with the Etrog and Lulav is recorded in: Leviticus 23:40-43. On the first day you are to take choice fruit (Fruit of the Hadar...  Read More

Shalom Mishpocah,         Summer has passed by quickly! School is starting, hurricane season is in full swing, and though September is a transition month into fall time we still have 21 days of summer left until the Autumnal Equinox on September 22nd 9:04 P.M. EDT-the first day of fall. The following Sunday, Sept 25th at sunset the Fall High Holy Days begins with the start and celebration of Yom T...  Read More

        What is the origin of the biblical wedding?  There is so much information on this subject that I will begin with the origins of the wedding and the wedding contract. I will continue this subject for several articles.  The wedding begins in the following scriptures:Exodus 19:9-19. ADONAI said to Moshe, "See, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, so that the people will be able to hear when I...  Read More

The ShemaDeuteronomy 6:4. "Sh'ma, Yisra'el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad [Hear, Isra'el! ADONAI our God, ADONAI is one];The term Shema is derived from the Hebrew root shin, mem, ayin. Sh'ma is a noun that is most often translated as hear or hearing. On a side note, the word for rumor is shmu-aw; the plural, rumors, is shmu-aws. If that word for rumors, shmu-aws, sounds vaguely familiar, it should...  Read More

Shalom Mishpocah,        August, the eighth month is here! Statistically, August is the warmest and most humid month of the year! As summer is half over families begin shopping for school cloths and supplies! August is also the month of our highly acclaimed Youth Service (August 12th), where our youth run the entire service! August marks the beginning of harvest, and the Fall Feast celebrations ar...  Read More