Shalom John, “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day…until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.” (Exodus 12:15) With Passover (the Festival of Unleavened Bread) beginning next Friday, all…over Israel, every […]

“What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?”……Answer: What happened to the Ark of the Covenant is a question that has fascinated theologians, Bible students, and archeologists for centuries. In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah of Judah ordered the caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant to return it to the temple […]

“What is Ash Wednesday?”……Answer: Ash Wednesday is the day Lent begins. The official name of Ash Wednesday is "Day of Ashes." The reason the day became known as Ash Wednesday is that it is forty-six days before Easter Sunday, so it will always fall on a Wednesday. The Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday, or […]

“What is a house blessing? Is a house blessing biblical?”……A house blessing (also referred to as "house healing" or "house cleansing") is a ritual performed by a religious leader with the intention of protecting those who live in the house from hardships and trouble. Many religions have some form of house blessing that is a […]

“What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?”……Answer: In Matthew's record of what is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount, these words of Jesus are recorded: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but […]

…Torah scroll Shabbat Shalom John! Welcome to Vayakhel (And He Assembled)-Pekudei (Accounts), this week's Parsha…(Torah Portion). This portion of Torah will be read around the world in synagogues during this…week's Shabbat (Saturday) service. We invite you to read along with us.…Enjoy! … VAYAKHEL (And He Assembled)-PEKUDEI (Accounts)…Exodus 35:1├ö├ç├┤40:38; Numbers 19:1├ö├ç├┤22; Ezekiel 36:16├ö├ç├┤38; I Kings 7:51├ö├ç├┤8:21; […]

“What is the Feast of Weeks?” Answer: Described in Leviticus 23, The Feast of Weeks is the second of the three "solemn feasts" that all Jewish males were required to travel to Jerusalem to attend (Exodus 23:14-17; 34:22-23; Deuteronomy 16:16). This important feast gets its name from the fact that it starts seven full weeks, […]