This year, Shavuot (“Feast of Weeks”) begins at sundown on May 21. The Levitical harvest feast speaks powerfully into these turbulent times. For many Christians, Shavuot is associated mainly with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit over 2,000 years ago. And rightly so. Jewish followers of Yeshua were gathered in…...
Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut 2026
“Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5) Our hearts carry unusual weight as Israel approaches the sacred national observances of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day on April 20-21) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day on April 21-22). These annual days have always stirred deep emotion.…...
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 – Perspectives
Holocaust Remembrance Day and a Personal Testimony Eighty years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, we are confronting a resurgence of antisemitism which, alongside a political-social upheaval not terribly unlike that of today, led to the murder of 6 million Jews (and an estimated 10 million others). Despite refrains…...
ARISE, SHINE, FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME! (Isaiah 60:1) by Sandra Teplinsky
Wholehearted greetings of blessed shalom as we reflect on a transformative 2025 this Hanukkah – Christmas season. Every year, the truths celebrated at each of these two holidays seems to take on greater personal relevance and importance. We re-discover with new depth and breadth how we must lean into the…...
The Hostage Release: A Step Toward Peace? by Sandra Teplinsky
An agreement has finally been reached for the release of our hostages as part of the peace proposal outlined by President Trump and supported by multiple nations. The news brought a surge of hope to our battle-weary nation today (October 9). But that hope is restrained. We are overwhelmingly thankful…...
YOM TERUAH – ROSH HASHANA 5786 / FEAST OF TRUMPETS – NEW YEAR 5786
Shalom Friends, Grace and peace to each of you at the start of this season of God’s appointed fall feasts. The feasts (moedim) of Yom Teruah (Trumpets), Yom Kippur (Atonement) and Sukkot (Tabernacles) are mandated in Leviticus 23:23-44. You can read more about them from our brief, introductory article here.…...
Sukkot’s Blessings in 5786/2025 – October 6–14, 2025
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the Lord’s Feast of Tabernacles begins and it lasts for seven days.” (Leviticus 23:34) Be enriched and renewed with a Spirit-filled and joyful Sukkot! Here in Jerusalem, multitudes of Christians from the nations have come to worship and celebrate the Lord this…...
Tisha b’Av 2025: Crossroads for Israel and the Church – by Sandra Teplinsky
The somber occasion of Tisha b’Av (“9th day of the month of Av”) takes place this Saturday-Sunday, August 2-3. Tisha b’Av brings to a close the annual three week period of Bein HaMetzarim (“Between the Straits”). It commemorates historical calamities that recurrently befell the Jewish people on the 9th day…...