Judeo-Christian Clarion — fall feasts

Interesting facts about the holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days.

There are ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement. These ten days are considered the holiest time of the year. During these ten days, you blow the shofar (a trumpet made of a ram’s horn) and give a reason for blowing it. We are going to look at why these ten reasons are important in the life of a believer and how important it is to be prepared.

We are quickly coming into the time of year when things begin to change. Although the weather tells us that it is definitely still summer, there are subtle changes in the air which signal something to come. It’s a transitional period. Of course, the exact timing of these shifts may vary from year to year. However, one thing that remains annually consistent is the beginning of the Fall Feasts and the countdown to the Day of Atonement.

“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ”On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord,” (Leviticus 23:34).  The Hebrew word sukkah is roughly translated into English as “tabernacle” or “booth.” Neither of those terms fully convey what a sukkah is. A sukkah is simply a […]

Each of the sections of this teaching are hung as a separate poster on the walls of our educational sukkah during the Feast of Tabernacles, and provide information on what the symbolism of Sukkot means for believers.