Leviticus 23:24-25   24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.  25 ‘You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.’ ”
This is the seventh month of the biblical calendar and that is significant. Beginning tonight, Monday night at sundown we are to have a Sabbath rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets. How should …

Rosh Hashannah (The Head of the year)  which begins at Sundown this Monday is the Jewish New Year. Biblically this Feast of the Lord is called the Feast of Trumpets. The theme and meaning of trumpets has to do with judgement and repentance.  This is the time to reflect upon your life and examine it honestly.  It is a time for personal transparency.  Whatever we see that is not right we are to turn away from.  Whatever we sense we should be doing but have neglected to do we need to make a decision …

Posts are coming on:
 Rosh Hashannah – The Feast of Trumpets
Yom Kippor – The Day of Atonement
Succot – The Feast of Tabernacles
 

The Gates of Zion is a gateway of communication to the Jewish people and all those who love them.  In ancient Israel the city gate was the center of communication .  The Gates of the city were where the prophets spoke and where the elders and princes of Israel grappled with the issues of the day.  Today the major gateway of communication is the internet.  The Gates of Zion is designd to be a hub for interactive communication via the world wide web concerning the major issues that lie before Jewish people across the globe.  Israel is a nation created and called by …