• PesachA yearly Jewish feast, or holy day, recalling Israel’s exodus from Egypt and deliverance from slavery. Literally refers to the plague God sent Pharaoh that killed all the firstborn male offspring of Egypt. The application of lamb’s blood on the doorposts of Israelite homes caused the curse to(...)
  • Queen of HeavenEaster or Ishtar, also known by her biblical name Semiramis and later called the “Queen of heaven” was the widow of Nimrod and mother of Tammuz. Easter is the bare breasted pagan fertility goddess of the east. Legend has it that she came out of heaven in a giant egg, landing in the Euphrates(...)
  • RabbiHebrew word meaning “great” or “revered,” usually referring to a Jewish man who is a teacher of the Torah. Not an occupation but a title.
  • RhemaGreek term for the Word of God made alive by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
  • Rosh HashanahHebrew for “head of the year.” First day of the Jewish calendar and a ten-day period of reflection and repentance leading to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
  • SabbathShabbat in Hebrew, a day of rest on the seventh day beginning at sundown every Friday.
  • SederHebrew word for “order” or “arrangement,” but also referring to the meal and ceremony on the first and second nights of Passover.
  • Hebrew word for “order” or “arrangement,” but also referring to the meal and ceremony on the first and second nights of Passover.
  • ShavuotHebrew for “weeks.” Denotes the Feast of Pentecost, or the Feast of Weeks, celebrating when God gave Moses the first five books of the Old Testament on Mount Sinai.
  • ShemaHebrew word for “hear.” First word of the daily Jewish prayer that says, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” (See Deuteronomy 6:4.)
  • SukkotHebrew word, plural for “booth” or “hut.” Signifies the Feast ofTabernacles, celebrated for seven days after Yom Kippur. A reminder of when Israel lived in the wilderness in makeshift tents, and later worshipped in a portable tabernacle, a forerunner to a permanent temple.
  • TallitA prayer shawl traditionally worn as an outer garment by Jewish men. Edge of the tallit has tassels made with blue thread at the four corners, or wings.
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  • TeshuvakA Jewish concept that involves returning to God through repentance. Also refers to the forty days leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
  • Hebrew word for “leaning,” “instruction,” or “law.” God’s Word or law as a pathway to relationship with our Father. Also refers to the first five books of the Old Testament.
  • TzedakahHebrew word commonly translated as “charity,” but also part of the root word of “justice.” Used to refer to acts of kindness.
  • vanityWhatever one focuses on becomes most real to him (Pr 23:7), and those whose focus is only on wealth will never be satisfied with what they have but will always being striving for more, and hoarding what they have.
  • wife’s responsibilityIt is the wife's responsibility to be a helpmate, like a hand to a glove with her husband in all things (Gen 3:16)
  • Yahweh[ˈyäˌwā,-ˌwe,-ˌvā] - In the Tanakh, YHVH (Yahweh) is the personal name of G-d and his most frequent designation, occurring over 5200 times. This is the Ineffable Name or Unutterable Name of the G-d of Israel. Because it is composed from four Hebrew letters, it is also referred to as the(...)
  • YeshuaThe name Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua, which is the shortened form of the name Yehoshua. From this Hebrew word we also get the name Joshua (Joshua 5:15) or Hoshea (Numbers 13:8; Deuteronomy 33:44). The name means “salvation” and is found more than often throughout the Old(...)