Festivals & Holidays

Spitting Out the Bitter Pill: A Season for Forgiveness

Torah Portion: Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31) A Shabbat Teshuva message concerning the importance of forgiveness and repentance during the ten days of Awe (Yamim Noraim). The rabbi also talks about the command to afflict our souls on Yom Kippur. Is bitterness a pill you need to rid yourself of? Listen...
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Tisha B'Av - the day of Jewish Coincidences - or not?

Rabbi Levine recounts the historical events that took place on Tisha B'Av - an amazing list of tragedies that illustrate almost all of the "lowest" points in the history of the Jews. He answers this curious set of "coincidences" with a explanation of what it means to us today.

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Counting the Omer

Rabbi Alan Levine discusses the significance of the counting of the Omer, what is Lag B'Omer, and why Shavuot is such an important holiday. Listen...
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Sukkot, Libations, Light & the Messiah

Torah Portion Leviticus 23:23-34 • Rabbi Levine makes a connection between customs common during Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles) and statements made by Yeshua recorded in the book of John chapter 7.
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