The Omer

Parallels of the Spring Feasts

There is a lot to unpack in regard to what we refer to as the “Spring Feasts” which include the Biblical Feasts of Passover, the week of...

Ascension Day

We count our “Omer” (the time between Feast of First Fruits to Shavuot/Feast of Weeks-- found in Leviticus 23) a little differently than...

Gathering the Nations to Reach the Ends of the Earth

Biblically, Shavuot is 1 of 3 specifically commanded “pilgrimage” holidays where the Scriptures command worship of God in Jerusalem. This...

Acting out the Word

My earliest memory of Shavuot was when I was in 7th grade. We were newly introduced to the understanding of the Hebraic roots of our...

Ruth, Yeshua & the Feast of Weeks

Traditionally, Ruth is the passage of Tanach, scriptures, read for the Feast of Weeks. But this traditional reading is even more...

How to Pray through the Omer with Your Kids

How can you Count and Pray through the Omer? Last year we decided to make a paper chain rather than use our usual wooden links for the...