Readings from
the Old Testament 

When reading Leviticus, we learn about the Old Testament offerings made by the Levitical priest to the Lord. The Leviticus priests were Aaron’s sons and were chosen to be responsible for performing the sacrifices for the offerings to the Lord. Aaron was the older brother of Moses, chosen by God to be the first High Priest of Israel. The Lord spoke to Moses, Aaron in turn spoke to the people.   The people took the animals and killed them. The priests were assigned to carry out

The book of Joshua teaches us that G-d offers second chances. The Israelites wandered the deserts of Egypt for 40 years unable to reach their homeland. G-d gave the next generation a second chance. This time the results were different. Joshua led this army to tumble the walls of Jericho and destroy the city of Ai. What was next? The day the sun stood still After Joshua destroyed Ai,   Adoni-Zedek, the king of Jerusalem was frightened as was his people. His city was larger tha

What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?   The Dead Sea Scrolls are tremendously early Jewish scripts that date back to the third century BCE to the first century CE . The significance is easy to articulate, they contain the oldest known copies of Old Testament, except for Ester , along with other writings that cover a wide range of topics, such as Jewish denominational writings, deeds of sale, marriage and divorce records.   The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered to be the most si