Two FUNNY videos from Pesach….
So, we are back in the US and getting over jet lag while dealing with mild depression from having to leave Israel. Honestly, “there” feels more like home than “here,” but I digress. As previously...
View ArticleA cup of coffee in Madrid
Five years ago, traveling to Israel was on my bucket list. A dream for ‘maybe one day.’ Sure, the Torah says, ‘All your males shall appear before Me three times a year…’ but, that seemed utterly...
View ArticleThe Zionist Roots of Thanksgiving
Without question, Thanksgiving is connected to Sukkot. Maybe more than one realizes. The first Thanksgiving day was not a day… it was a week, preceded by a day of fasting. If that sounds like Yom...
View ArticlePrepping for Pesach
Due to Coronavirus challenges, you may want to plan a little farther ahead for Pesach/Passover. A couple really quick ideas to make it special: Order some Israeli wine from Skyview Wines in NY!! If...
View ArticleA view from IN Jerusalem during Passover (Video)
We were supposed to be in Jerusalem for Passover. This would have been our third consecutive Passover in the Land and our first in the City of Elohim on Passover night, but it was the will of Elohim...
View ArticleSukkot in the exile…
16 “Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and...
View ArticleEXCELLENT video!! Chris Gunther and Nehemiah Gordon
Camp Ephraim is mentioned in my previous post as one organization making the feasts very inexpensive for those who want to ‘go up’ in obedience to the commandments. We (AniYosef.com) are connected with...
View ArticleRethinking Passover/Unleavened Timing
During Passover 2020, I had a lot of extra time to ponder and consider several seeming inconsistencies, or incongruous pieces of Scripture. I had long been troubled by several verses in the Gospels...
View ArticleIs Aviv Barley Overrated?
I don’t enjoy calendar debates or discussions, but the ‘crazy’ of the last couple years has forced me to ask some questions and search for some answers. One such question is whether the annual hunt for...
View ArticleSukkot with us on the Zadokite Calendar
Sukkot is fast approaching and the elders of our fellowship have decided to open our Sukkot gathering to other like-minded families who wish to spend a week celebrating before the King with us. Dates:...
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