The Seder Plate: Food for Thought
On Passover, the seder table is brimming with symbolic foods and objects that are used throughout the evening in order to tell the Exodus story. The focal point of the table is the seder plate, which contains six specific foods that take on a spiritual and ritual role.
Haman: The Role of the Villian
The book of Esther reads almost like a fairy tale — there's a king and a beautiful queen, an awful villain, and a hero. And yes, the good guys ultimately conquer the bad guys.
Jacob: Our Patriarch of Truth
Jacob is often portrayed in an unflattering light as the one who “stole” the birthright from Esau, and who later tricked his father into blessing him instead of Esau. Despite this, Judaism traditionally associates Jacob with the characteristic of truth.
Isaac: Our Patriarch of Strength
Isaac was the second patriarch of the Jewish Bible. He was the son of a promise - God's promise that Abraham would have a child to carry on his mission. Isaac was also the receiver of a promise -the recipient of the very same promise that God gave to Abraham regarding the land of Canaan.
Leah: Our Matriarch of Prayer
Leah, the fourth and final matriarch of the Jewish Bible, is often referred to as the unexpected matriarch. Jacob discovered that Leah had become his wife the morning after they had...
Rachel: Our Matriarch of Compassion
Rachel, always mentioned as the third matriarch of Israel, had much in common with her predecessors, Sarah and Rebekah. Discover the significance of Rachel's final resting place and of her defining characteristic — great compassion in this study of Israel's four great matriarchs.
Rebekah: Our Matriarch of Strength
In this month's Fellowship Study, we will study Rebekah's character, and her life story as recorded in the Bible. We will discover why Rebekah was chosen to enter the family of Abraham, what we can learn from her, and what she contributed to Israel — and to us— as a lasting legacy.
Sarah - Our Matriarch of Faith
In this month's Fellowship Study, we begin with the first Matriarch, Sarah. It is my hope that as we deeply study Sarah – her character, her flaws, and her triumphs – you will be inspired and learn new lessons to integrate into your own life.
Moses: Covenant with A Nation
In this final section of our study of covenants, we will explore the Mosaic Covenant, the covenant God made with the nation of Israel at Sinai.
Abraham: Our Patriarch of Loving-kindness
Discover the life, the legacy, and the loving-kindness of this monumental figure and consider how we can become more like Abraham in our own lives.
The Covenant: God's Eternal Contract
In this month's Fellowship study, we will explore a topic that is foundational for both the Jewish and Christian faiths: the covenant, or in Hebrew. In what was a revolutionary idea at the time, the Bible teaches that God chose and initiated a covenantal relationship with us!
Israel: God's Holy Land
Join us in exploring God's special and eternal bond with His people and His land, Israel.