Festival(s) of Lights (Part 1)
First came the Solstice. Then Hanukkah. Then Christmas. Then Kwanzaa. There really is something for everyone in December; to the point where it’s officially become “Holiday of Your Choice” month. I happen to think this is no coincidence. It’s not like a clothing boutique randomly showed up on a particular block,…...
How Hanukkah Saved Christmas
What does Hanukkah have to do with Christmas, you might ask? Yes, they happen about the same time. Yes, both have lights and presents and parties and sugary treats. But the connection goes much deeper than that. I grew up celebrating Christmas – the Christmas gifts, the Christmas pageant, the…...
On being a Gentile in a Jewish Temple
“Then they came to Jerusalem. And [Yeshua] entered the Temple and started to drive out those selling and buying in the Temple. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those selling doves, and He wouldn’t let anyone carry goods through the Temple. And He began to teach them,…...
