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The New Testament

As we approach Christmas and the new year, we are delighted, filled with hopes of improvement in every aspect of our lives. Many believers experience the warm feelings of closeness to God, to the Covenant and to the promise of salvation. Although we discussed the...

Happy New Year

As we approach the new year, we are delighted, filled with hopes of improvement in every aspect of our lives. We make plans (toch•ni•yot), resolutions (hach•la•tot) and some of us, even make vows (ne•da•rim). We have a strong desire to be blessed and we do bless...

gift

This is the most common word nowadays in Hebrew for a gift. It is exactly the same word that was used in the Bible, both in the Old and the New Testaments. The root of this word is ‘na•tan,’ (gave, gift) spelled with the letters: ‘noon,’ ‘tav’, and ‘noon.’ If you are...

Chanukah money

The tradition of giving money to children during Hanukkah is called ‘d’mey Chanukah’ or ‘maot Chanukah’ (Chanukah gelt). An ancient tradition tells us that this custom dates back to the days of the Maccabees (see below) who liberated Jerusalem from the hand of the...

like a thief in the night

‘Ga•nav’ if a thief and ‘lay•la’ is night. the prefix ‘ke’ mean ‘as’ or ‘like,’ and ‘ba’ means ‘in the.’ What is the nature of this destruction called ‘the day of the Lord? Apparently, it is a ‘payback’ day for the wicked and the sinners. It is described with similar...