11 Tishri — Let’s All Do Our Part
It’s believed that on this day Moses made the first appeal for the contributions of material and metal for the building of the Tabernacle. We can read about this in Exodus 25:1-2: “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they...
Daily Bread — Sunday, October 13, 2024
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. (Psalm 9:9-10) Looking at the Scripture overall, it becomes clear that God...
10 Tishri — The Day of Atonement
Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. There are so many events that are believed to have occurred on this day, but our focus will be on just one. Tradition has it that on this day Moses returned from the top of Mt. Sinai, carrying the second tablets of the Law....
Daily Bread — Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. (Psalm 9:7-8) David begins this verse with an obvious truth -- the LORD is eternal; an...
9 Tishri — Let Brotherly Love Continue
Today, the 9th of Tishri, is the day before Yom Kippur. And so on the eve of Yom Kippur - the day when we entreat the Creator to forgive us of our transgressions - do we stop and consider just what are the most serious of our crimes? Perhaps with some it is anger;...
Daily Bread — Friday, October 11, 2024
When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. (Psalm 9:3-4) As David continues, all of the marvelous works he wished to give thanks for included...
8 Tishri — Am Yisrael Chai!
It was on this day in 1939 that Reinhard Heydrich met with aids in Berlin to discuss the so-called “Final Solution” for the “Jewish problem.” In the minds of people like Heydrich, Goebbels, Göring and of course, Hitler, Jews were considered to be mongrels, criminals...
Daily Bread — Thursday, October 10, 2024
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2) In the previous devotion, we addressed the circumstances that may have led to the...
7 Tishri — Who Is On The LORD’s Side?
It was on this day, according to Jewish tradition, that all of those who worshipped the Golden Calf, died. It's recorded in Exodus 32:27-28: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from entrance to...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 9, 2024
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2) As to why David wrote this psalm and for whom, there is much discussion in...
6 Tishri — Mercy Does Not Equate To Approval
Today we are just four days away from what is considered, in Judaism, to be the holiest day of the year. Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement marks the culmination of a 40-day period of teshuvah, or repentance. On Yom Kippur atonement was made for the sins of the nation...
5 Tishri — Family Matters
It was on this day, that tradition says that the son of Jacob, Naphtali, was born. Naphtali’s birth came about as a result of one of the most infamous sibling rivalries in all of Scripture, that between Leah and Rachel. These two sisters had been contending with one...