Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, is this week. It begins Thursday evening and continues through Shabbat.

As we move forward in our 50 day journey of Counting the Omer, we begin to focus on Shavuot. However, our Torah portion is about Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement!

This week our Torah portion is about the installation of the priesthood and the seriousness of walking in holiness before God. It is appropriate for this time of year because we are at the beginning of the important season that we refer to as "Counting the Omer." This is the period between the offering of the early firstfruits and the offering of the latter firstfruits.

Welcome to week seven of our Counting the Omer Bible reading journey. We have passed the back stretch and heading for home!

As our Omer journey continues, we are now reading more of the letters of Paul. The letters for this week focus on leadership and discipleship.

Today we begin our journey from Passover to Shavuot! Our goal is to read the entire New Covenant Scriptures from now until June 2.

We are more than a week into the counting of the Omer. Our thoughts are still on the Passover season, and we are now thinking about Shavuot.

Many voices within the Jewish community have noted how deeply our observance of Passover in April 2024 is marked by trial and difficulty.

This week our Torah portion is about the installation of the priesthood and the seriousness of walking in holiness before God. It is...