Category Archives: Holidays v. Feasts

Sukkot with us on the Zadokite Calendar

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Pete Rambo

Sukkot is fast approaching and the elders of our fellowship have decided to open our Sukkot gathering to other like-minded families who wish to spend a week celebrating before the King with us. Dates: According to the Zadokite calendar: 4 … Continue reading →

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Is Aviv Barley Overrated?

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Pete Rambo

I don’t enjoy calendar debates or discussions, but the ‘crazy’ of the last couple years has forced me to ask some questions and search for some answers. One such question is whether the annual hunt for aviv barley has gotten … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Passover/Unleavened Timing

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Pete Rambo

During Passover 2020, I had a lot of extra time to ponder and consider several seeming inconsistencies, or incongruous pieces of Scripture. I had long been troubled by several verses in the Gospels regarding Yeshua’s ‘Last Supper,’ and I wanted … Continue reading →

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EXCELLENT video!! Chris Gunther and Nehemiah Gordon

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Pete Rambo

Camp Ephraim is mentioned in my previous post as one organization making the feasts very inexpensive for those who want to ‘go up’ in obedience to the commandments. We (AniYosef.com) are connected with Camp Ephraim and are excited to see … Continue reading →

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Sukkot in the exile…

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Pete Rambo

16 “Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not … Continue reading →

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A view from IN Jerusalem during Passover (Video)

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Pete Rambo

We were supposed to be in Jerusalem for Passover.  This would have been our third consecutive Passover in the Land and our first  in the City of Elohim on Passover night, but it was the will of Elohim that we … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Pesach

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Pete Rambo

Due to Coronavirus challenges, you may want to plan a little farther ahead for Pesach/Passover. A couple really quick ideas to make it special: Order some Israeli wine from Skyview Wines in NY!!  If you can’t be ‘in the Land,’ … Continue reading →

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The Zionist Roots of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Pete Rambo

Without question, Thanksgiving is connected to Sukkot. Maybe more than one realizes. The first Thanksgiving day was not a day… it was a week, preceded by a day of fasting. If that sounds like Yom Hakippurim and Sukkot, you would … Continue reading →

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A cup of coffee in Madrid

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Pete Rambo

Five years ago, traveling to Israel was on my bucket list. A dream for ‘maybe one day.’ Sure, the Torah says, ‘All your males shall appear before Me three times a year…’ but, that seemed utterly impossible. This morning, we … Continue reading →

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Two FUNNY videos from Pesach….

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Pete Rambo

So, we are back in the US and getting over jet lag while dealing with mild depression from having to leave Israel.  Honestly, “there” feels more like home than “here,” but I digress. As previously shared, we had an awesome … Continue reading →

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Shabbat in Jerusalem

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Pete Rambo

After a very late night, last night, we began our morning slowly… after most had drifted out of beds and into the common area, we shared a breakfast of boiled eggs, matzah, cheese, olives and charoset. We then decided to … Continue reading →

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A Passover surprise!

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Pete Rambo

As my longtime readers may recall, we stayed in this house for Sukkot 2016 and were invited into the sukkah of our host’s father for the first day of Sukkot.  Later in the week we were invited into the moshav’s … Continue reading →

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It’s not that I have to, I get to!!

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pete Rambo

Chag Same’ach!! Curried lamb, lemon sauteed asparagus, spiced carrots, salad, avocado and wonderful matzah along with a glass of Josh. Mmmmmmm…..   This Feast stuff is such a burden…  NOT!! And on the fifteenth day of the same month is … Continue reading →

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Taste and see that the Lord is good!!

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Pete Rambo

While generally understood in a metaphorical sense, yesterday, I was reminded of the real physical sense that our Father expects us to understand His Word when it says, Oh taste and see that the Lord is good! Ps. 34:8 We … Continue reading →

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Matzah Truffles and Pesach Delicacies…

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Pete Rambo

Two years ago, I offered a terrific compilation of delicious Pesach recipes using matzah. Well, the truffles have been so well received the last two years that I thought I’d kick the dark chocolate and sea salt truffles up a … Continue reading →

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