Sukkot Snapshots

It's been a couple of weeks since Sukkot ended
and we took lots of photos...
but wanted to share a few here
that I compiled into collages.

It was such a delight to celebrate YHVH's feast days
with fellow believers this year!
Thank You, Abba! ♥


{click on the photos to enlarge}


The top two left photos are at our home,
when we hosted a game night fellowship.
The bottom left is from our afternoon of
shabbattin' in a sukkah at the seashore
(as are the top and bottom right photos),
and the one in the middle left is
when we visited friends in their sukkah. :)


We didn't do as much homeschool work
in the sukkah as I would have liked,
but we did do some...



We enjoyed reading Scriptures
and making mini Torah scrolls





We look forward to the spring feasts next year!

Blessings and Shalom!

Happy Sukkot!

Chag Sukkot Sameach!
Happy Sukkot Feast!

Our finished sukkah and giant menorah :)

The Feast of Tabernacles {Sukkot} has begun!
We look forward to this week long celebration
as we rejoice in our redemption from Egypt {sin},
how we dwell in temporary dwellings now
but that one day we will dwell eternally with Him...
rejoicing in our Messiah's birth,
how He came and tabernacled {dwelt} among us...
rejoicing that one day He will return
and tabernacle among us once again...
rejoicing in the coming marriage supper of the Lamb...
and so much more He has done
and what is to come!!

There is SO much to learn from His feast days!
May we choose to learn...
choose to seek His ways.

May you be blessed
as you rejoice in His moedim {appointed times}!


Shalom!



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Enjoy this wonderful song of rejoicing!




chag haSukkot Hazeh,
Z'man simchatenu.

This is the time of our rejoicing,
Z'man simchatenu
baruch ata Adonai {YHVH} Eloheinu,
melech haOlam, shehecheyanu,
v'kiyemanu, v'hegianu lazman hazeh.

Halleluyah, Sukkot has come, halleluyah!

Feast of Tabernacles

This week we begin observing and celebrating
The Feast of Tabernacles.
This is only our second year of learning about
and keeping the feast days of our Creator
and we continue to learn so much...
and continue to find them such a delight!

I came across this video,
which I thought did a very good job
explaining more about The Feast of Tabernacles.

Please watch. Please share.
Learn about these feast days,
that one day ALL mankind will observe!
They are amazing!


"And it shall be that all who are left from all the gentiles
which came up against Yerushalayim {Jerusalem},
shall go up from year to year to bow themselves
to the Sovereign, יהוה {YHVH} of hosts,
and to observe the Festival of Booths {Tabernacles}."
~ Zechariah 14:16


Blessings and Shalom!

Haven at Home Happenings: Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur

It's hard to believe it's been a month
since my last blog post.
There have been busy, busy days around here.

Things still continue to be busy
as we prepare for Sukkot/The Feast of Tabernacles this week!
We are VERY excited about this joyous time of year!!
And hope to share about it and pics soon.

Until then...
here's a little snippet of what we've been up to...

Celebrating Yom Teruah/The Feast of Trumpets...
with our fellowship group...



LOVE to hear those shofars!
What a joyous day it will be when we hear the final trumpet call
and our Savior, Yeshua, returns!


And we had the privilege to celebrate
with a few online friends that were visiting from out of town!




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This past weekend, we observed Yom Kippur.
It was a delight to meet with our fellowship group...



... and, also, a special time of self-examination and repentance
and rejoicing in Yeshua, our atonement.

Here's a video I put together with some Scripture
about Yom Kippur...



I hope to share, again, soon as we enter into Sukkot!

Blessings and Shalom!

Feast of Weeks/Shavuot/Pentecost

{photo credit: here}


With Shavuot/Pentecost upon us,
I wanted to share a few Scripture verses
and some links I've come across.


This is our first year
observing/celebrating Shavuot/Pentecost
and I am still learning SO much
and it has been, and continues to be, such a joy!

I am continually amazed
by YHVH's feast days!

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Shavuot means 'weeks' in Hebrew.
It is The Feast of Weeks.
7 weeks (49 completed days),
counted from the Sabbath day
after the first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread.

In Scripture it is a feast of harvest.
It is, also, the celebration of
the giving of the written Torah,
by YHVH at Mount Sinai.


It is, also, the time of Pentecost.
Pentecost means "fiftieth" in Greek.
It is when the promise of the giving
of the Set-Apart Spirit was fulfilled.

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"And the feast of harvest,
the firstfruits of thy labours,
which thou hast sown in the field:
and the feast of ingathering,
which is in the end of the year,
when thou hast gathered in
thy labours out of the field."
Exodus 23:16


"And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks,
of the firstfruits of wheat harvest,
and the feast of ingathering at the year's end."
Exodus 34:22


"And ye shall count unto you
from the morrow after the sabbath,
from the day that ye brought
the sheaf of the wave offering;
seven sabbaths shall be complete:
Even unto the morrow
after the seventh sabbath
shall ye number fifty days;
and ye shall offer a new meat offering
unto {YHVH} the LORD.
Ye shall bring out of your habitations
two wave loaves of two tenth deals:
they shall be of fine flour;
they shall be baken with leaven;
they are the firstfruits unto {YHVH} the LORD."
Leviticus 23:15-17 {and to verse 21}


"Also in the day of the firstfruits,
when ye bring a new meat offering
unto {YHVH} the LORD,
after your weeks be out,
ye shall have an holy convocation;
ye shall do no servile work"
Numbers 28:26



"And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks
unto {YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim} God
with a tribute of a freewill offering
of thine hand, which thou shalt give
unto {YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim} God,
according as {YHVH} the LORD
thy {Elohim} God hath blessed thee:
And thou shalt rejoice before
{YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim} God,
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter,
and thy manservant, and thy maidservant,
and the Levite that is within thy gates,
and the stranger, and the fatherless,
and the widow, that are among you,
in the place which {YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim}God
hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:10-11



"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven
as of a rushing mighty wind,
and it filled all the house
where they were sitting.
And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire,
and it sat upon each of them.
And they were all filled with
the Holy {Spirit} Ghost,
and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance."
Acts 2:1-4


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By sharing the following links,
I am, in no way, declaring
that I agree wholeheartedly with all of the content.
Also, some of the links may contain
references to Jewish tradition
and not, necessarily, Scriptural command.
As with anything, read with Scriptural discernment.


A few links to consider:

Shavuot - Pentecost - Feast of Weeks {PDF file}
(article from Hoshana Rabbah site)

Shavuot - "Feast of Weeks" {PDF file}
(a little more 'simplified' article at Restoring the Way)

All About Shavuot
{Emet (Truth) Ministries}

Why Shavuot Matters
(online article at Hebrew4Christians)

What is Shavuot?
(online article at Judaism site, Chabad.com)



Activities and Coloring:

Shavuot coloring pages
{at Aish.com}

Crafts and Coloring pages
{at Challah Crumbs.com}

Shavuot Recipes and Crafts
{at HebrewPodcasts.com}

Shavuot Lapbook/Lapfolder


And what's a celebration without music?!

Songs:

Rejoicing in the giving of the Torah...

Love the Torah

I Love Torah

Oh, How I Love Your Torah

The Ten Commandments


Rejoicing in the Set-Apart Spirit,
Who writes Torah in our hearts...

Bo, Ruach Elohim {Come, Spirit of Elohim}




Chag Sameach Shavuot!
{Joyous Festival of Shavuot!}

Passover (Pesach)

"Observe the month of Abib,
and keep the passover
unto {YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim} God:
for in the month of Abib
{YHVH} the LORD thy {Elohim} God
brought thee forth out of Egypt by night."
Deuteronomy 16:1

"And the blood shall be to you for a token
upon the houses where ye are:
and when I see the blood, I will pass over you,
and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you,
when I smite the land of Egypt.
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial;
and ye shall keep it a feast to {YHVH} the LORD
throughout your generations;
ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever."
Exodus 12:13-14






"And looking upon {Yeshua} Jesus as he walked,
he saith, Behold the Lamb of {Elohim} God!"
John 1:36





"Saying with a loud voice,
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power, and riches, and wisdom,
and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
And every creature which is in heaven,
and on the earth, and under the earth,
and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them,
heard I saying,
Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,
be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."
Revelation 5:12-13






"Purge out therefore the old leaven,
that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.
For even {Messiah} Christ our passover
is sacrificed for us:
Therefore let us keep the feast,
not with old leaven,
neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness;
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
1 Corinthians 5:7-8



Shalom!

Cleaning of Home and Heart

This week we are devoting time
to diligently search our home and hearts
for any leaven that is hidden therein.

We do this in preparation to YHVH's feast next week...
Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread

"And this day shall be unto you for a memorial;
and ye shall keep it a feast to {YHVH} the LORD
throughout your generations;
ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread;
even the first day ye shall put away
leaven out of your houses..."
Exodus 12:14-15

"Therefore let us keep the feast,
not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wickedness;
but with the unleavened bread
of sincerity and truth."
1 Corinthians 5:8





What a blessing it has been to use this opportunity
of cleaning the leaven out of our home,
to teach our children the picture
of how sin can hide in the corners of our hearts.


Thank you, Father,
for the many opportunities, the beautiful pictures,
You have given to us to teach our children
(and to learn for ourselves).


"Search me, O {Elohim} God,
and know my heart:
try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting."
Psalm 139:23-24


"Create in me a clean heart, O {Elohim} God;
and renew a right {resolute} spirit within me."
Psalm 51:10

Shabbat and Yom Teruah!

We have been excited this week
to learn about,
and today to celebrate,
Shabbat (the Sabbath)
and Yom Teruah
(The Feast of Trumpets)

It continues to be an amazing journey
as we learn more about our Creator, our Messiah,
through studying His Sabbath and His feasts!



The children's drawings of a shofar




Shabbat/Yom Teruah supper...
Apple and barley bake, basil carrots,
and honey cake! Mmmm!




Blowing of the Shofar Cake!



We look forward to learning more,
walking in His way,
and drawing nearer to Him
in this upcoming year.


Shalom!






And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying,
In the seventh month,
in the first day of the month,
shall ye have a sabbath,
a memorial of blowing of trumpets,
an holy convocation.
Leviticus 23:23-24




The new moon of Yom Teruah
in Jerusalem this evening.



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