Heavy on the Leaven: The Feast of Pentecost

About this episode

This episode discusses the Feast of Pentecost and its significance in Jewish tradition.

Roger Wambold here: Once again as your host in this series of podcasts, “Ancient Words, Modern Message” I have the privilege of settling in at my desk with a bagel and a beverage for an informal chat about things Jewish. With tongue-in-cheek one Jewish pundit opined that “We Jews have a blessing for everything!” In a similar humorous vein, another Jewish observer theorized that “Since every Jewish holiday includes special foods, and since we Jews love to eat, we had to come up with lots of Jewish holidays!” While it is true that the Jewish calendar does seem to have an inordinately large number of “special days,” some of these “special days” were ordained by God and commanded in Scripture. It is the subject of one of these divinely-commanded “special days” that is the focus of this new “Bagel-side Chat.” So. . .I invite you to join me—maybe even with your own bagel and beverage—for this episode entitled, “Heavy on the Leaven: The Feast of Pentecost.” Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a…

People in this episode

Host: Roger Wambold

Topics covered

• Feast of Pentecost
• Jewish holidays
• spirituality
• cultural traditions
• religious observance

Keywords

• Pentecost
• Jewish holidays
• spirituality
• religion
• cultural traditions

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