The number eight holds the Biblical vision for ‘new beginnings’ as in the Simchat Torah celebration. Dedication ceremonies for the Temple, the anointing oil and the Altar also lasted eight days hence the re-dedication of the Altar at Hanukkah lasting for eight days. Jewish baby boys were, and still are, circumcised and named on the eighth day in a ceremony called a b’rit-milah.
Year: 2014
Blessing on Taking the Lulav
This is the meditation for the lulav and etrog from the Sidur. My husband and I were astounded and blessed at the same time.
‘Eid ul Adha’ in the Binding of Isaac
‘Eid Al Adha’ is an Islamic holy day that is found in the Hebrew Scriptures. Testing of Abraham “Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Yitz’chak; and go to the land of Moriyah. There you are to offer him as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will point out to you….
Matthew 5:17 – Abolish and Fulfill
“I did not come to (kataluo) overthrow, render vain, subvert or annul the Torah and God’s laws and form of government, but to cause it to (pleroo) abound, consummate, be perfect, and to cause God’s will to be obeyed as it should be; and as I complete my task, (ginomai) this will all come to pass, happen, be performed and begin to be received.”