The Jewish people have the imprint of God’s name in their genes. And we all know what the world thinks of God.

Many Christians might well ask: “What can the Hebrew calendar possibly have to do with my Christian walk?”

The Hebrew aphorism shiv’im punnim laTorah – lit. ‘70 facets has the Torah’ – first appeared in medieval literature, but the concept dates back centuries.

Just as the memorial of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt may be viewed as culminating in the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, so the Passover sacrifice of Yeshua may be said to have been completed in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.

Among the three pilgrimage festivals, Passover (Pessah) stands in a class by itself.

It was Kelvin Crombie who introduced me to Hugh Kitson, who was then filming for The Forsaken Promise {the Balfour Declaration}, covering the 30 years of the British Mandate in Palestine up to May 1948 – Kelvin being the narrator.

Part II

Part I

BIBLE STUDY

Comparing any scroll of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) – the Torah (Pentateuch), for instance – with its print version, quite a few (non-textual) differences stand out.