Tag: esther

Discovering the Gift of Purim

.Reading time 18 minutes.

The Story of Haman It may appear that wicked people are getting away with evil, while good people are getting trampled by hardships. We live in a time where injustice runs rampant. Romans 1:28-32 says it describes it best, “They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, […]

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Hebrew Leap Year (Month of Adar II)

.Reading time 17 minutes.

PURIM The Hebrew “leap year” occurs seven times in a 19-year cycle. This happens because the Hebrew calendar has thirteen months instead of the usual twelve (by the Gregorian calendar). The lunar-based Hebrew year must remain aligned with the solar seasons (12 lunar months make up a total of 354 days, this is an 11 […]

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