Adar is a season to celebrate the hidden or masked miracles. Adar means “strength” and the associated letter is the kuf, which symbolizes the masquerade. A parallel was drawn in the story of Purim in the book of Esther when a miracle happened and God was not even mentioned. (The root of Esther in Hebrew …
The Shemitah or “year of release” refers to the 7th year in a cycle where God lays out some instructions for a year long Sabbath for an economic reset and remedy for agricultural problems, wealth disparity, and burnout. In the Shemitah year, the land gets to rest, the agricultural society (which was all of Israel …
We’re all for holidays that have their own cookie! Purim cookies, also known as Hamantaschen – meaning Haman hats, pockets, or ears depending on who you ask, are the cookie dejour for this Hebrew holiday! This recipe reads a bit like a Great British Baking Show technical challenge – we’re assuming you know the basics …
Last week on Healing in the Hebrew Months, Leah posted a breakdown of how people who share prophetic words for the new year consider the numbers in what they say is coming and why it’s important for us to test those words for ourselves. If you missed that, you can read it here. It’s a …
The 9th of Av is notorious for being a day where bad things happen. That’s today, and you, on some level are at a crossroads. The decisions you make during the month of Av are critical. The original problem with the 9th of Av was that during Tammuz, twelve spies, one from each tribe, were …
As we’re going through the yearly cycle in Healing in the Hebrew Months, we need to watch that we don’t get too caught up in sticking exclusively to the time tables. The twelve tribes, each correlating to one of the constellations, camped facing the tabernacle in the four directions. A flag bearing a symbol of …
Jerusalem means “city of peace,” and we know that’s not true in the natural, but for New Jerusalem, the heavenly city, it sure fits. Our earthly Jerusalem has been the epicenter of turmoil, but the city is going through a process of overcoming and attaining the promises. That is as true for us as it …
Every one of the twelve tribes has a correlating stone. These stones were in the breastplate of the ephod that the high priest had to wear or else he couldn’t come before God. According to the Talmud, the breastplate had to be worn to atone for the sins of the children of Israel. These twelve …
I’ll try to be brief so that you aren’t overwhelmed with the details, because to do this topic justice, you need a stand-alone book, and several are available on the market. I’ll also include additional comments within each month. We begin in Virgo. Many scholars think the Sphinx is a mnemonic device, which reminds us …
When I was beginning to study biblical dream interpretation, I was fascinated with Joseph’s dream of the eleven stars bowing down to him and the resulting resentment of his brothers. They all knew it was about them. Nobody had to come along and unpack that symbolism. They already knew that the constellations represented them. But …
