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Sukkot (סוכות)

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , on October 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Tonight was the last night of the 7 day holiday celebrated in Israel called Sukkot. Since I was back in the States during the beginning of it, I missed out on the festivities my flat-mates held at our apartment.
During Sukkot (aka: The Feast of the Tabernacles found in Lev. 23:33-44) Israeli’s are called to remember [...]

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heads + trouble + lips = hijabs?!?

Posted in My Musings, tagged , , on August 31, 2009 | 14 Comments »

Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
This verse is Psalm 140:9, where David is speaking of his enemies.  Many scholars say its when he was fleeing King Saul, and thus referring to him and his men.  I want to show you a different take on [...]

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Hyssop (אזוב)

Posted in My Musings, tagged , , , , , on July 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Today in my reading, I discovered a little gem.  My jewel was found in Exodus, ch. 12 (The Passover).  While I was reading, I came to vs. 22 where they are told to take a bunch of hyssop to dip into the blood for smearing over and around the doorframe. I’ve never paid much attention [...]

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Mediterranean Monday: I ♥ The Sea of Galilee

Posted in Life on the Outside, Mediterranean Monday, tagged , , , , , , on July 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The Galilee region is so seeped in history, its almost impossible to go anywhere that isn’t represented in the Bible and history books. There are many churches, ruins, gardens, and landmarks explaining what happened here in the past:
* The Wedding Church: where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine (they claim to [...]

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The Writing’s on the Wall

Posted in Language Linguistics, My Musings, tagged , , , on May 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

מנא מנא תקל ופרםין
(Mene Mene Tekel Uparseen)
My mind has been stewing on this passage for a couple weeks now.  It was right there in front of them. They could see it with their eyes, yet their hearts were not able to understand.  Even the scholars and wise men could not make meaning of four little [...]

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Chanukah, Day 4: Christmas and Chanukah Biblically

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

How in the world do Christmas and Chanukah have anything in common, since they come from 2 different religions: Judiasm and Christianity?  If you ask anyone on the street, they will probably tell you they have nothing in common and are two completely separate holidays, but I ask you to open your minds and journey [...]

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What would yours be?

Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged , , on December 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »

A friend asked me recently, “If you could only read one book of the Bible for the rest of your life, which would you choose.”    For me it would be Psalm(s). This has always been my favorite book and source of strength during many difficult times.
What would yours be (and why)?

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A blessed morning

Posted in My Musings, tagged , on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This morning I was given a God-moment treat.  As I was leaving for work, I was approached by the two maids at our house.  They are both older Botswana women and speak pretty broken English.  I was getting into my car when they came up and asked me for a favor.  I could tell they [...]

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