The Creator Who Dwells in Light and Darkness
Genesis 1:2 “The earth was without form and void; darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” In the beginning, before the light was mentioned, the earth was engulfed in darkness. Yet in that darkness, the Spirit of God was present and […]
Gather and Assemble
JANUARY 2, 2021 Genesis 49:1-2 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.” At the end of his life, the patriarch Jacob called for all of his sons — […]
Heaven Honors the Blessing We Speak Over our Children
January 1, 2020 Genesis 48:20 So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh. On Erev Shabbat (Friday night), it is customary for Jewish families to gather around the dinner table and celebrate the Almighty’s […]
The End from the Begining of Time
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” When God created the heavens and the earth, we understand that He spoke everything into existence that would fulfill His purpose, even if it was not clearly manifested in the beginning. But in addition to the physical world, Isaiah tells us that He […]
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December 31: 3 Tevet
For all of those who live in the northern hemisphere, winter is upon us – a time of dead leaves and gloomy weather. Not surprisingly, during this time of year, many people struggle with depression. Perhaps it’s because of the stark landscape and sunless skies or just the overall environment that winter creates. Whatever it […]