A New Beginning, Again —
A New Beginning, Again —
Every year, when the cycle of moedim (God’s appointed times) ends at Simchat Torah, the whole Jewish and Messianic world begins the cycle of reading the Torah all the way through, again. And I’m excited, because despite the fact that some may think “ho, hum, read it before,” I know that each new year brings deeper understanding and new light to God’s word.
In Hebrew understanding, time is not linear. We don’t think, that happened, then this happened. Instead, it’s circular. Each rising and setting of the sun, each “evening and morning were a day,” anchors us to the concept that God’s plan is eternal. It continues in His perfect plan until all comes to completion.
Won’t you join me as I travel this amazing journey that seems to go deeper and deeper each year?
Counting the Omer: Living the Days Between Redemption and Revelation
Passover does not end the story.
It begins it.
Israel walks out of Egypt in a single night, but they do not arrive at Sinai in a single step. Between rescue and revelation lies a stretch of days—numbered, intentional, and not to be skipped.
This is the counting of the Omer.