Rosh Hashanah begins the season of the fall feasts and was considered the holiest time of the year. Because the Feast of Trumpets was the first of the three, over centuries it came to be called Rosh Hashanah, literally meaning “Head of the Year,” or New Year’s Day. It is intended as a celebration marking a “spiritual” new year, a special time set apart for a new beginning with the Lord.
Byzantine-era coins and unique menorah medallion found by Hebrew University archaeologists at site abutting Southern Wall.
CBS News reported the Syrian government accused Syria rebels of firing a chemical weapon. Rebels quickly denied the report and accused the regime.
A town dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel's Ginosar valley.
The Washington Post reported Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel was ready for a “historic compromise” in talks with the Palestinians.
Jews in Israel and around the world mourn the destruction of the first and second Jewish Temples.
The Times of Israel reported an Israeli volunteer medic, who is also an Orthodox West Bank settler, is reunited with the Arab Jerusalemite he resuscitated in the Old City.
The Feast of Tabernacles was the last of the seven biblically mandated celebrations. It was also the most joyful and was the only feast in which the Israelites were commanded by God to rejoice. (Deuteronomy 16:13-15)
Haaretz reported that the second round of talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams ended late Wednesday night, after five hours of discussion. A senior Israeli official said that the meeting was long and serious, and that the two sides scheduled a time for another meeting in the coming days.
Radiocarbon dating of olive pits shows site was active during 10th century BCE, backing up Biblical account.
We ask you to join The Joshua Fund in praying for the people of Syria as the atmosphere is increasingly hostile toward the country’s Christians. Please pray for peace in the region, and for the basic needs of the people, for food, water and shelter amid the violence that increasingly is targeted toward Christians.
Israelis prepared for the holiest day of the Jewish calendar on Friday when the entire country grinds almost to a halt for Yom Kippur, Judaism’s Day of Atonement; businesses, TV stations, airports and highways shut down until Saturday night.
