Challah Day

In this episode, Tammy talks about the Jewish fast day, Tisha B'Av. She considers why we remember painful anniversaries and how this can give us perspective and hope.

In this “mini” episode of Challah Day, Tammy shares a lesson about how God’s daily provision of manna in the wilderness can help bring us focus today.

Covering the Sabbath bread is more than just tradition, it's a bible lesson about the wilderness manna! In this episode of Challah Day, Tammy - a Jewish follower of Jesus - explains why challah bread is covered on Shabbat, and how it intersects with the Gospel.

In this episode of Challah Day, Tammy shares about the Israelites’ first feast in the wilderness, and about the “better feast” found in Jesus.

Why does it matter that Pentecost is a pilgrimage feast? In this episode of Challah Day, Tammy looks at the significance of Pentecost’s pilgrimage status and how it can encourage us today.

Pentecost wasn't a one-time event in the New Testament. It's one of the three pilgrimage feasts established by God in the Torah, and still observed today. What is it, how is it connected to Passover, and how can those fifty days between them speak to us today? Tammy answers those questions, in part, in today's episode of Challah Day.

(p.s. tammy really needs a private studio to record, free of dogs and slamming doors!)

What is "Second Passover" and how does it relate to the Gospel? Tammy talks about this intersection of the Old and the New, bringing in a famous passage from Luke. {And also gives a shout-out to her husband, who was presented with a "Healthcare Hero" award today!}

How can the ancient sanctuary Lampstand speak to darkness in and among us today? In this episode, Tammy – a Jewish follower of Jesus – looks at the function and symbolism of the ancient Lampstand, in the context of a quote from Tzvi Freeman: "In those places most finite, where the light of day barely trickles in, there the Infinite Light yearns to be found." 

During the Last Supper, Jesus broke the unleavened bread and said it was a picture of His body, which would be broken for them.   In this episode, Tammy - a Jewish follower of Jesus - looks at deeper layers of what this means, and how we should ponder it on Good Friday

Challah Day is back, just in time for Passover! So, what does the Old Testament word for “Egypt” mean, and what does it have to do with Jesus’ Last Supper and my life today?