Challah Day

What does it mean that Judaism teaches Sabbath is a rehearsal? Tune in to this week’s vod to find out!

It's the Feast of Booths (Sukkot), and God actually commanded the people to rejoice! Why should the Israelites rejoice in this season, and why should we?

The Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur - begins tonight at sundown. It’s the holiest day of the year, that ancient ritual described by God in Leviticus 16, when He deals with all of our sin. The worship ends with a long, loud blast of the shofar, the ram’s horn. Why? And how can followers of Jesus be encouraged and worship in this moment as well?

In the aftermath of this week's tragedy for our community, I channeled my grief into making round challah, according to an old Jewish mourning tradition. It's a really short podcast; I talk a little about the "bread of sorrow," the crown of thorns, and the One who wore both to lead us through our own grief. Audio only this week; no video podcast.

From the Garden of Eden to the High Priest's robe, God brought back beauty and hope to the pomegranate, drawing us back into His Presence. And, ultimately, to the table of Jesus, where we find that - unlike the fruit chosen by Eve & Adam - we can taste and see that it is good.

I’ve been praying through the Gospels this summer, thanks to Beth Moore‘s “31 Days of Prayer” challenge. In today’s podcast, I share about a prayer that bubbled up as I prayed through Matthew 1 this week. How Joseph's simple steps of obedience can inspire and encourage us to take things one step at a time when the path ahead is daunting...

It’s my birthday! And today I’m talking about the Jewish parable of the King in the Field. It’s a beautiful picture of how Jesus pursues and invites us to Himself, and how He gathers us in community.

In this quick episode from the beach, I talk about Palm trees, Tamar, and how God redeems everything in its time.

In a moment of transparency, Tammy talks about Exodus 14:14, when Moses tells the people, "The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still." Based on the Hebrew word for "still," Tammy shares about what it mayi look like for us to be still while we trust God to fight for us in our circumstances.

In this episode of Challah Day, Tammy talks about Tu B’Av, the Jewish “Day of Love.” Looking at connections between the wilderness, the Promised Land and the Cross, she shares some perspectives and what it may look like for us today to “lift up our eyes…”