Sermons on Holy Days
Sukkot 2025
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—are followed by Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
Sukkot—when we expose ourselves to the elements in greenery-covered huts—commemorates God sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in God’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, Sukkot is a time of joy and happiness
The first two days (or one day in Israel) are yom tov, when work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are preceded with Kiddush and contain challah dipped in honey. The remainder of the days are quasi holidays, known as chol hamoed. We dwell in the sukkah and take the Four Kinds every day (except for Shabbat, when we do not take the Four Kinds)….
What: Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, when we are closest to God and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse states, “For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God. When: The 10th day of Tishrei,…
Feast and blow the Shofar and hear about all the symbolism of this very special Holy Day found in Leviticus 23 this year on the evening of September 11, 2026 at sundown. Not only is it the commemoration of the creation of the world but it is also the prophetic day of Trumpeting that Messiah…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of July 4th, 2026)(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 25:9 – 30:1Haftarah: I Kings 18:46 – 19:1 Pin’has (פִּינְחָס)— Hebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word in the parashah and is the 41st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Numbers 25:10–30:1 Torah Parsha Pinchas Summary Numbers 25:9…
Parashah B’ha’alotkha covers Numbers 8:1–12:16 and tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how a cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets, how the Israelites set out on their journeys, complaining by the Israelites, and how Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses.
Our God is a covenant-making, covenant-keeping, and covenant-revealing God…. Learn the Meaning and History of Shavu’ot and about the different covenants established on this very special Holy Day from Leviticus 23:15-6
Torah parsha Emor (אֱמֹר) is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 and Hebrew for “speak,” and is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parsha) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and instructs us in the purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), as well as recounts the holy days, provides for lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
Teaching For Shabbat of April 25th, 2026Scroll down for many different video teachings below…(Kindly Donate and Support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Leviticus 16:1–20:27Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 (scroll to the bottom Haftarah section for the video teaching on the haftorah) (this is a double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Acharei Mot as well as Torah…
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Many know that one of the most important activities that is part of the traditional preparation for Passover is the elimination of anything that has leaven in it (Hebrew: hametz)… but why is this so important? LEAVEN What is it and how do we keep the feast of unleavened bread? What is it we should be…