Last year my Yom Kippur was … horrendous. That’s the only way to describe it in one word. Intense judgment was brought upon me and my family through slander and gossip. Rather than being set free from wrongs we may or may not have committed in the previous year (years), we were put…
Month: September 2012
A Shofar Test: Recognize the Sounds
For many of us if we hear a bugle call – Revele or Taps – (or me the sound of the steam engine passing by our house) we immediately recognize the sound and know its purpose. Do we know and understand the Sounds of Yom Teruah as acutely? Here is a ‘test’ of your knowledge…
Learn the Shofar Blasts
Israel was commanded to gather once a year ‘on a day and hour unknown’ and blow the trumpet or shofar. Could it be that they (and we) might have the need to recognize and understand the sounds of the trumpet so we can be prepared for the event represented by the sound?
I Cannot Come to the Banquet
Like the individuals in the parable, they make excuses as to why “I cannot come.” They are still getting married, buying and selling homes, can’t stay out that late because of small children, have wood to chop, bread to bake or are preparing for the next day’s activities. The worst excuse I have ever heard is that these are Jewish feasts and the invitation is completely rejected by Christians due to centuries of anti-semitism.