Fresh bread photo by Wesual, Unsplash. I'm sure that we’ve all had moments going about our daily routine where in the background we hear a fragment of a song and we’re instantly transported to some other time in our lives. Or maybe walking down a street and catch the hint of a smell, bread baking, or a plant that we used to have at home, and again our mind takes us right back. Often this is a happy memory, perhaps something that we did as a child, some seemingly incidental ev

The Jewish New Year, known as  Rosh Hashanah is celebrated tomorrow (21 st September). It’s a time of reflection, renewal, and hope. Rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, it marks the beginning of the sacred calendar year and calls the Jewish community to repentance, prayer, and anticipation of God’s judgment.  Whilst this is celebrated around the world by Jewish communities, from the lense of Christianity, the Year of Jubilee has more meaning. It’s one of those fascinating trut

Photo by Polina Rytova  on Unsplash The Bible describes seven special feasts that God gave to Israel (Leviticus 23): Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles (also called Booths). The first four came in the spring of the year — Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost. Together they looked back to Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and forward to the first coming of Christ, the true Passover Lamb and the first fruit