Yom Kippur: There is something that this world lacks and it is not resources. It is authentic relationships. Love is not a luxury but a necessity at a time when we seem to grow colder and colder towards one another.

Counting of The Omer: Spiritual growth is fundamental to the fruitful life. Without growth we can not expect to advance in our quest for more of God's presence. We must be ready for God's revelation, God's presence does not dwell in dirty houses. Do you have what it takes to clean the house and to prepare a place for God to enter?

Rosh HaShana: If we had a reset button, what would pressing it look like? Should we be afraid of judgment and how does it apply to us? What does judgment have to do with reconciliation and peacemaking?

Tisha B'Av: How do we deal with disappointments along the way? What causes our failures that will inevitably come and what is the message of hope that is contained in the failures? God's mercies emerge in the midst of loss and sorrow.

Shavuot: Our personal growth is essential but insufficient and in the end it is not about us anyways. Without God we can not accomplish anything. in order to give of His love to others we must first receive, otherwise we have nothing to give. We also need encouragement as we trudge on. Fortunately God knows; he is always ready to help.

Passover: The first in the series of the biblical feasts, a festival of spring, it has the motifs of new creation and life purpose. Like the seed that contains the entire plant, the passover is the microcosm of all that follows, setting a direction for an accomplished life.

Ever wondered if there is a common theme to biblical festivals? If there is, then what would it be and how does it impact me today? Since the Bible is one, all in it is interconnected for one single purpose: to make us into what we are intended to be, a people after God's own heart, those who overcome all adversities and are victorious in the end. See how the holidays paint a unifying picture of human existence that is as relevant today as it was 3,500 years ago.