Today is day 12 of counting the OmerToday is day 12 out of EgyptToday is day 12 of Messiah ResurrectedChild’s Play (Matthew 18:1-14)Childlike Humility1 At that hour the disciples came to Yeshua, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”2 And He called a child to Himself, set him in the midst of them,3 and said, “Amen, I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you shall n...  Read More

Today is day 11 of counting the Omer Today is day 11 out of EgyptToday is day 11 of Messiah Resurrected Purified (Psalm 51:1-21)Create in Me a Clean Heart1 For the music director: a psalm of David,
2 when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.
3 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your mercy. According to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
4 Wash me thoroughl...  Read More

Today is day 10 of counting the OmerToday is day 10 out of EgyptToday is day 10 of Messiah ResurrectedAs One (Ephesians 4:1-32)Unity of the Body and of God1 Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called—2 with complete humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love, 3 making every effort to keep the un...  Read More

Today is day 9 of counting the OmerToday is day 9 out of EgyptToday is day 9 of Messiah ResurrectedDon't Follow Your Gut! (Proverbs 3)In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my mitzvot.
2 For length of days and years of life, and shalom they will add to you.
3 Let kindness and truth never leave you— bind them around your neck, write them on the ...  Read More

Today is day 8 of counting the OmerToday is day 8 out of EgyptToday is day 8 of Messiah ResurrectedStop Doubting and Believe! (John 20:19-29)Yeshua Appears to the Disciples19 It was evening on that day, the first of the week. When the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Judean leaders, Yeshua came and stood in their midst! And He said to them, “Shalom aleichem!”20 After He ...  Read More

Join us for a special Connect Group during the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot. This online Connect Group is open to everyone, and will meet on Thursdays at 7pm on Zoom with Rabbi Matt, starting this Thursday, May 2 and continuing through June 6, 2024. Discussions will be based on the 50 Days of Omer Devotional. The devotional is posted daily here on the blog and the Restoration app, starting...  Read More

Today is day 7 of counting the Omer Today is day 7 out of EgyptToday is day 7 of Messiah ResurrectedWhere You Go, I Go (2 Samuel 15:14-22)David’s Exodus from Jerusalem14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else none of us will escape from Absalom. Leave in haste or else he will overtake us quickly and bring disaster down on us and strike...  Read More

Today is day 6 of counting the OmerToday is day 6 out of EgyptToday is day 6 of Messiah ResurrectedThe Fear Spiral (Mark 5:21-37)21 When Yeshua had crossed over in the boat again to the other side, a big crowd gathered around Him; and He was by the sea.22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, comes. Seeing Him, he falls at His feet. 23 He begs Him a great deal, saying, “My little daught...  Read More

Today is day 5 of counting the OmerToday is day 5 out of EgyptToday is day 5 of Messiah ResurrectedThe Master’s Plan (John 3:1-21)A Pharisee Comes Seeking Truth1 Now there was a man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.2 He came to Yeshua at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You, a teacher, have come from God. For no one can perform these signs which You do unless God is wi...  Read More

Today is day 4 of counting the OmerToday is day 4 out of EgyptToday is day 4 of Messiah ResurrectedBringing It All Into Focus (Isaiah 58:1-14)Fasting and Tzedakah1 “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a shofar. Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.2 Yet they seek Me day to day and delight to know My ways, as if they were a nation that did right, and ...  Read More

Today is day 3 of counting the OmerToday is day 3 out of EgyptToday is day 3 of Messiah ResurrectedPutting down roots (Psalm 1:1-6)1 Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.2 But his delight is in the Torah of Adonai, and on His Torah he meditates day and night.3 He will be like a planted tree over streams of...  Read More

Today is day 2 of counting the OmerToday is day 2 out of EgyptToday is day 2 of Messiah ResurrectedWhy Count the Omer? (Leviticus 23:9-22)9 Adonai spoke to Moses saying:10 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: When you have come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you are to bring the Omer of the firstfruits of your harvest to the kohen.11 He is to wave the omer before Ad...  Read More