The Feast of Weeks is the day when the Torah was given to Moses on Mt. Sinai. It commemorates when God gave His commandments to His people.

the LORD commands His people to remember this period by counting the omer so they may think back to the time when their forefathers were in the wilderness and did not yet have the Word of God.

In Matthew 26:25, Judas asks the same question each of the other disciples had asked — only it wasn’t the same. He asks, “Is it I, Rabbi?”

In the same way that Mordecai encouraged his niece to approach the throne of the Persian king, we are encouraged by the author of Hebrews to approach the LORD’s throne of grace.

Adam and Eve being clothed in “light” and “skin” has deeper meanings that just what they wore. It points to the spiritual side as well.

The shamash, which means “servant or helper,” is found in the very center of the Hanukiah. It’s literally the central focus. What’s more is “who” it represents.

In a few days Hanukkazh and Christmas will both fall on December 25. Jews around the world will usher in the Festival of Lights as Christians celebrate the Light of the World.