Rosh HaShanah, the first biblical festival in the Fall. The beginning of a new year! How festively the children look in their white clothing!

In the period from the Festival Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur there are ten days. In Jewish tradition these days are called: the days of awe. In these days we are searching our hearts.

On the fifteenth day of the seventh biblical month Tisjri, we are celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. Its a feast of rejoicing and thankfulness to Gd.

Pesach is always in the Jewish month of Nissan. Pesach reminds us of the exodus of Egypt. Torah says that G-d commanded Moshe (Moses) to lead the Jews out of Egypt. God never leaves us alone.

The biblical holidays of Pesach, Shavuot and Succot are called the 'regalim' or Biblical Pilgrimage Festivals: the Israelites had to ascend/go up to the mountains of Jerusalem to celebrate these holid

Noa Naor writes for our children from Jerusalem. Her insights are refreshing and help us in our teaching of Torah.

Are you also enjoying the summer holidays? Although the wheather in Israel is hot, many Israelis do go out to enjoy themselves.

Finally they've arrived: the biblical holidays! This means a month full of serious and joyful days.

Son of David is another name for the Messiah. This shows that the people who lived in Yeshua's time period, knew that He was the Messiah!

Like the Temple became holy again, there is a thing called 'Chanukat Bayit': the dedication of your home.

Esther kept her Jewish identity to herself. Not because she was ashamed of it, but because she wanted at all price to save her people from the enemy.

"And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet"

This summer we learn more about the creation of the flag of Israel. From Noa Naor in Jerusalem.

Especially when you miss something or somebody, you realize what that person or that thing means to you.

This month we celebrate Chanukah. We remember the Maccabees: a small, but very courageous group of Jews. The Maccabees rather died, than doing something that would be against G-d's will.

A prophecy must always be tested. Not everybody claiming to be a prophet, truly is one.

Hear my prayer, Adonai, Listen to my cry, don’t be deaf to my weeping; for with you, I am just a traveler passing through, like all my ancestors. (Tehillim/ Psalm 39:13)

Can you discover what Nadav and Avihu did wrong? What an enormous punishment they got!

Verse to remember: You do not have to endure trials that you cannot bear. G’d is trustworthy and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. He will also provide the way out, so that

When you drive to the South alongside the Dead Sea, you pass the remains of a place in the mountains that is called Qumran, about 20 kilometres to the east of Jerushalayim.