In this day and age of threats and anti-Semitism towards these people of the promise are you thankful for Israel? Are you supportive of Israel?

“And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.” Leviticus 23:40

There are days and weeks with major significance to the people of Israel, but there are seven appointed times which take the greatest precedence on the calendars of the Jewish people. These appointed times are known as the moedim.

During this season introspection is important. The people of Israel begin looking inwardly at their hearts.

Man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Elul is the 6th month of the year on the holy calendar God assigned to Israel in Exodus 12:2.

The real beginning of the Church’s ritual of taking communion did not start at the Last Supper, but through the Passover traditions set down over thousands of years before.

Next week Jewish people around the world will celebrate what is likely the most beloved of the Levitical feasts, the Passover.