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(84) Symbolic Foods on Rosh Hashanah – and the New England Patriots

Many Jewish families have a custom to eat symbolic foods at night on Rosh Hashanah, but Scott and his family have their own tradition that mystifies New Yorker David. Does Bob Kraft owe the Patriots’ success to a Jewish family in Beit Shemesh, Israel? Listen in to find out.

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(85) The Shofar and the Binding of Isaac

The ram’s horn – shofar – that Jews blow on Rosh Hashanah evokes a sense of weeping or sighing. But it also reminds us of the Abraham’s almost-sacrifice of Isaac. Join David and Scott to find out more.

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(86) The Shofar and the Unity of the Jewish People

The Torah mandates that we blow the shofar only nine times – that is, nine shofar blasts – on Rosh Hashanah; but the Jewish people universally blow at least thirty, and usually many more. Where does this tradition come from, and what does it reveal about the unity of Israel?

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(87) Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year or the World’s New Year?

When David and Scott wish our listeners a shana tova – a good (not only happy) new year – are they talking only to Jews or to all of mankind? Is Rosh Hashanah a holiday for Jews or for the entire world? Join Morning Drive Bible to find out!   (Please note that Morning Drive...

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(88) The Fast of Gedaliah – What Is It?

Today is the Fast of Gedaliah – a Biblical fast not mandated by the Torah. What is it, why do Jews fast on this date, and what does it teach us about how we should behave?

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(89) Days of Mourning Become Days of Feasting. Why?

The Bible states that the four fasts that commemorate tragic events in Jewish history will one day be days of feasting. It’s one thing to say that we won’t dwell on the bad stuff; but why celebrate on those days? Join David and Scott to find out.

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