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An Invitation into Intimacy

• While often referenced and attributed to Paul Valery, I was unable to find a direct source – here’s one example of him being quoted in an NIH article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5884274/

Daily Prayers

• 3 prayer times (names and formats) -https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shaharit-minhah-and-maariv/

• Connection between the Amidah and the Lord’s Prayer – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380397171_Growing_in_the_Gospels_Was_the_Lord%27s_Prayer_developed_in_response_to_the_Amidah?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• The progressive distancing between the early church and the synagogue – https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/the-parting-of-the-way-a-survey-of-the-relationship-between-jews-and-christians-in-the-first-and-second-centuries-ce/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Shabbat

• Meaning of Sabbath - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h7676/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Meaning of Eden - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5731/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Significance of the two times Sabbath is commanded - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/lighting-shabbat-candles/#:~:text=It%20is%20traditional%20to%20light%20a%20minimum%20of%20two%20candles,burn%20all%20the%20way%20down. 

• Dan Allender quote from his book, Sabbath - https://www.amazon.com/Sabbath-Ancient-Practices/dp/0849946042

• How Shabbat is practiced and structured - https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2995074/jewish/What-to-Expect-at-a-Shabbat-Dinner.htm#:~:text=The%20traditional%20Friday%20night%20Shabbat,a%20meat%20or%20chicken%20course. 

Tu B’Shevat: New Year of the Trees

• https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3264/jewish/15-Shevat-2025.htm

• https://www.hillel.org/what-is-tu-bshvat/#:~:text=An%20important%20part%20of%20Jewish,to%20the%20land%20and%20sustainability.

• https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5731/esv/wlc/0-1/

Purim: Festival of Lots

• Persian names - https://learn.ligonier.org/devotionals/esther-and-mordecai

• Marduk, Enuma Elish - https://zondervanacademic.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-enuma-elish-and-the-bible/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Enuma%20Elish,waters%2C%20and%20creating%20the%20world.

• How to celebrate: https://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/1362/jewish/How-to-Celebrate-Purim.htm

• Purim and John 5: https://hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Winter_Holidays/Purim/purim.html

• Pool of Bethesda and Asklepion- https://blog.israelbiblicalstudies.com/jewish-studies/bethesda-pool-jerusalem-shrine-asclepius/

Pesach: Passover

• Seder - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5468/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Haggadah - https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/3615900/jewish/What-Is-a-Haggadah.htm

• Matzah/ Afikomen image of Christ - https://chosenpeople.com/matzah-points-to-jesus/

Shavuot: Festival of Weeks

• Number 7 - https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/what-is-the-biblical-significance-of-the-number-7.html

• Mitzvah - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h4687/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Torah - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h8451/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Midbar - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h4057/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Dabar - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1696/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Ruach - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h7307/esv/wlc/0-1/

Tisha B’Av: The 3 Weeks of Sorrow

• What is Tisha B’Av - https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144575/jewish/What-Is-Tisha-BAv.htm

• Rituals and Traditions - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tisha-bav-rituals-practices/

Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement

• Kapar - Atonement - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3722/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Tov - Good - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h2896/esv/wlc/0-1/

Yom Teruah: Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year)

• Origin of Rosh Hashanah in Babylon - https://hope4israel.org/rosh-hashanah-that-mysterious-holiday/ (may need other sources for this)

• Various symbolic meanings of the trumpet - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/11077/Symbolism-Trumpets.htm or https://www.wayoflife.org/reports/trumpet_in_the_bible.php (may need other more professional sources)

Sukkot: Festival of Booths

• https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4784/jewish/What-Is-Sukkot.htm

• (note) Other Scripture references if necessary: Ezra 3:4, Nehemiah 8:17-18, Zechariah 14:16-17, John 7:37-39

Shemini Atzerat & Simchat Torah: The Eighth Day of Assembly & Start of Torah Readings

• Meaning of Atzerat (transliteration is a bit different than contemporary spelling) - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6116/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Root word for Atzerat - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6113/esv/wlc/0-1/

• Tefilat Geshem - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tefillat-geshem-the-prayer-for-rain/

• Simchat Torah emerging in the Middle Ages - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/history-of-shemini-atzeret-and-simchat-torah/

• Parashah and Haftarah - https://chosenpeople.com/what-is-parashah/

• Yizkor - https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3034297/jewish/Why-Do-We-Light-a-Yahrtzeit-Memorial-Candle.htm

• Hakafot - https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1288671/jewish/Simchat-Torah-Hakafot-Procedure.htm

• One version of the Tefilat Geshem prayer -  https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-prayer-for-rain/

Chanukah: Feast of Dedication

• The story of Chanukah - https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102978/jewish/The-Hanukkah-Story.htm

• How to celebrate Chanukah - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hanukkah-at-home/ and https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/103902/jewish/How-To.htm

Asarah B’Tevet: The Fast of Tevet

• Overview of the holiday: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3170662/jewish/What-Is-Asarah-BTevet-Tevet-10.htm

Shemitah: The Sabbath Year

• What is Shemitah? Article: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/562077/jewish/What-Is-Shemitah.htm

Yovel: The Jubilee Year

• About the Year of Jubilee: https://bibleproject.com/podcast/jubilee-radical-year-release/