"Exactly what was a sin sacrifice? What animal was used? How was it done? These sacrifices are not done now, so today’s world is not familiar with them and the preachers seem to ignore the definitive Scriptures. So first, a foundation must be laid.
Read More"The Kitzur Schulchan Aruch, which lists the essentials of the Halachah, says: ‘The precept relating to fringes is great because Scriptures weighed it and ascribed it to all the commandments, as it is said: ‘Look upon it and recall all the commandments of the Lord’ (verse 39)."
Read More“The expression ‘utmost corners’ in Jeremiah ix, 26; xxv, 23; xlix, 32 refers not to any dwelling-place, but to the custom forbidden in Leviticus; and accordingly the margin reads, ‘cut off into corners, or having the corners [of their hair] polled’.”
Read More“The word treif, used as the opposite of kosher, comes from the Hebrew word for torn. Literally, it refers to animals torn by wild beasts and dying without the benefit of proper slaughter. Traditionally, treif is extended to apply to anything that is unfit to be eaten by religious law.”
Read More“Shavuot occurs on the sixth of the Hebrew month of Sivan.The name Shavuot (‘weeks’) derives from its celebration seven weeks (a week of weeks) after Pesach. In the Torah it is also designated by the names Chag Hakatsir, the Harvest Festival (Exodus 23:16), and Chag Habikurim, the Feast of First Fruits (Exodus 34:22).”
Read More“SHROVE TUESDAY is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Its name came from the old custom of confessing (being shriven) on that day. Shrove Tuesday is a time of rejoicing in many countries and communities. It is the last day of the carnival season of southern Europe, and corresponds to the Mardi Gras of the French and the Pancake Tuesday of the English.”
Read MoreThe first Passover is found in Exodus 12. The Israelites had been in slavery in Egypt for a long time. Using Moses as their leader, Yahweh was going to free them and develop His nation.
Read More"The moon has been used to determine the months, as the Jews still do today. Many look to observe the tiny crescent moon to start the month. But that's confusing as it depends on where you are - it doesn't happen on the same day, at the same time everywhere. And Scripture tells us that Yahweh is not the author of confusion. But the conjunction of the moon occurs at one split second, all over the world. That is when the moon comes directly between the earth and the sun and nothing of the moon can be seen. That is what is being referred to in this article as the new moon.
Read More“The Seder … In the course of time the Seder, or Hagaddah, as the ceremonial of Pesach night is called by the S’fardic Jews, became a religious institution, prescribed, with an exact set of written regulations.”
Read MoreNow in those days, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea. 2-And saying, repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near. 3-For this is he spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Master. Make his paths straight.
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