The geese got me & Yoshi up again last night but we didn’t see the fox though! When we’d had breakfast - yep, Galit came round for a business discussion this morning - we went to have a look at the Chicken-run. It wasn’t nice and neat a
10 Sivan There is so much to be done. We are in the middle of a grain harvest. The air is full of dust and chaff as the reapers, winnowers, threshers and all try to get all the wheat, straw and everything appropriately stored. Usually I would be wor
After the two days he went out from there and returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. So when he came into Galilee news about him spread through all the surround
The geese started to make a lot of noise last night, Yoshi & I got out of our houses and met by our chicken run but we didn’t find anything. S’pose the fox was frightened by the geese. I hope she stays frightened ‘cause I don’t want o
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus has returned to Galilee.
9 Sivan What is a normal life? I don't think I know any more! It seems that whatever we do life is different and full of surprises. Yeshua seems to have turned the whole of Israel upside down. Even when he is not here, we see the effects of his m
Wow, since Mum got healed we’ve had two feasts; one last night witheveryone from the village trying to squeeze in and around our house; and one this morning for breakfast - brill, I like food! Mum & Dad wouldn’t let us stay up last night bu
8 Sivan Last night, we had a special guest for dinner. In fact we had quite a house full! Aunt Tirzah, Chava and I prepared quite a feast and Miriam arrived with Shmon'it, Miriam of Migdal arrived bringing her bodyguards and a wineskin or two. But
Mum’s s’posed to stay in bed and she’s been real, real poorly. Dad’s been ever so sad and Rivkah & I have been very frightened! Today I saw Rabbi Yeshua coming towards our village with loads and loads of people. Yoshi & I rushe
Since last night I had been feeling so weary The fever may be gone, but I was still very ill. I just wanted this to be over. I wasn't feeling any better and I just felt I was a burden. I had not felt any movement in my womb for two days. It seemed ob
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. [Click on picture to see full-size.] WHAT IS JESUS DO
6 Sivan Weary though I am, I did not sleep well last night. I was running a fever, too and a little delirious. Shmuel and Chava took it in turns to keep me cool with damp towels. I felt so sick even with sips of water. Lemon juice helpe
Mum’s so ill she couldn’t make us any special food for Shavuot - you know the lovely cheeses and sweets! I thought we might not get anything special today and that would have been alright if only Mum would get better. Then that rich lady with
Today is the 50th day of Counting the Omer, the last day of Counting. Our Counting is complete ~ Hag Sameach! (50) MESSIAH, COMES TO THE TEMPLE "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will
Today is the 49th day of Counting the Omer, the 7th day of the 7th week ~ the seventh Sabbath of Counting! SHABBAT SHALOM! (49) MESSIAH, WILL RETURN “His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east;
From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, ‘He told me everything that I did.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days. Many mo
Mum’s still in bed and she’s been told to stay there all the time. Rivkah & I have been sleeping over in Yoshi & Miri’s house. That’s G-R-E-A-T ‘cause it means we can still have fun after we’ve been sent to bed! ‘Course, i
5 Sivan l am doing my best to do as I am told. Chava is very wise for her years, but it is very difficult to take orders from a thirteen year old even when you are feeling so ill! It's Shabbat, too, resting won't be difficult, but it's the "in bed''
Today is the 48th day of Counting the Omer, the 6th day of the 7th week! (48) MESSIAH, RIDES INTO JERUSALEM “’Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation
He needed to pass through Samaria. So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph. Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was ab
Rabbi Moshe’ spent all day today checking out all of the fields belonging to the village. He’s been looking for the field with the best crop of Wheat to use for our village’s Omerim for Shavuot on First Day. He says he’s going to announce
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? The news of John the Immerser
Today is the 47th day of Counting the Omer, the 5th day of the 7th week! (47) MESSIAH, INIQUITY REMOVED “For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving of it, ‘says Yahweh
Did you hear that yesterday? Dad said “babies”; yep, babies! That means more than one - how many babies can a Mum have at once? Hopefully, it’s only twins. Still, it does make a difference to me if they’re both boys. See, as the fir
3 Sivan I managed a little egg for breakfast. It made me feel somewhat better. I think Shmuli realises it's not his fault now. He gave me such a big hug and kiss before they went off to the fields. I went back to bed when Chava and Rivkah went to
Couldn’t sleep last night, every time I closed my eyes I started dreaming nasty dreams of Mum being poorly and it being all my fault! I was really glad when the I heard the first crowing of the Cockerel and got up straight away. After I’d don
2 Sivan At least the pain has stopped. It must be Devorah's potion. But I am so tired. Shmuel held me close this morning and made me promise not to do anything. It's not in my nature to be idle, but I have no energy. Aunt Tirzah dropped by and bough
Today is the 46th day of Counting the Omer, the 4th day of the 7th week! (46) MESSIAH, A SIGNET RING “In that day, says YHWH of Hosts, will I take you, Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, ‘says YHWH,’ and will make you as a signet,
Well, I tried telling Mum about how business people sometimes have to work but it didn’t go well! I s’pose Mums aren’t really cut-out to be business people - they’ve got more important things to do. Anyway, Dad “had a word” with me -
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? The news of John the Immerser (B
1 Sivan I must have been over doing it. I awoke with stomach cramps and was feeling very nauseous. Shmuel sent Rivkah for the midwives and for Devorah. The baby can't come yet, it's too early. Devorah arrived first and turned everyone out of the hou
Today is the 45th day of Counting the Omer, the 3rd day of the 7th week! (45) MESSIAH, THE SOURCE OF OUR SECURITY “YHWH has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, YHWH, is in the midst of you. You will not be
Yoshi & I had our special meeting of Club Or and came up with a solution to our problem. You remember, how to go to KfarNahum and get some dried fish without other people taking over our best spot for selling? We thought that Aunty Azufah’s
29 Iyar Azuvah and Chava came to see me very early, before I went to the well. Her mother brought some examples of her work. She is quite talented, I must admit. When we went to Hadassah's mid morning, we took the samples with us. Hadassah agreed th
Today is the 43rd day of Counting the Omer, the 2nd day of the 7th week! (44) MESSIAH BRINGS KNOWLEDGE OF YHWH TO WHOLE EARTH “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14)
Now that the shearing gang is here it’s not quite so hard work. But there’s still a lot that needs doing - and we have to keep an eye on the fields ‘cause of all the strangers going past. Obv’ously you’ve been Counting the Omer along wi
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
28 Iyar I did wonder last night whether I had heard Jairus aright but when Avner arrived this morning to see if he was needed to help with the sheep he told us that it was the main topic of conversation in KfarNahum. Everyone was marvelling about
27 Iyar The older women made sure all the girls attended synagogue this morning. They said we should honour Hashem for his goodness to us. He has brought the shearers in time and everyone wanted to know what all the excitement was about Yehud'it. B
Well, I dunno but Sabbath today was a bit peculiar! As normal we went to Synagogue this morning but the readings from the scrolls seemed to take longer and the explanation was longer as well - maybe I’m just tired from all the work this week. T
Today is the 43rd day of Counting the Omer, the 1st day of the 7th week! (43) MESSIAH BRINGS GOOD NEWS “Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
Today is the 41st day of Counting the Omer, the 6th day of the 6th week! (41) MESSIAH TO RISE AFTER THREE DAYS “YHWH prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” (Jonah 1:17)
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
We’d almost finished our flock of sheep today when the sheep shearing gang arrived. They didn’t look happy that we’d already started but Yov seemd to know them and had a word with them. In the end, when they heard it had taken us a week to
26 Iyar At first light we were all relieved to hear reports that the shearing gang had been seen from Uncle Shaul's watchtower. Yemimah and Aunt Tirzah wasted no time in calling a meeting of all the women. Attendance was compulsory for everyone abo
Something seems wrong to me, the girls are doing the jobs Yoshi & I normally do! All we do now is go to and from that washing vat with the fleeces, while the girls get the fun job of looking after the sheep. One good thing though, because Yos
Today is the 40th day of Counting the Omer, the 5th day of the 6th week! (40) PROMISE OF DELIVERANCE “But in Mount Zion, there will be deliverance {those who escape}, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.” (O
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
25 Iyar Yesterday just blew me away! Is there nothing Yeshua can’t do? We had had no idea what happened to Little Miri and when I told Hadassah what I had overheard, she needed to sit down. But today, we were back to work and Miri took Yehudit u
Today is the 39th day of Counting the Omer, the 4th day of the 6th week! (39) PROMISE OF RESTORATION ‘For, behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her. (To) all the evil things which Herod had done, he added this also to them all, that he shut up J
Yoshi & I had a great time this morning with our cart and taking the fleeces to be washed! Well, we did on the way to and from the washing vat and while loading the fleeces. I mean how can a person have a good time when girls are giggling &am
24 Iyar You hear it from time to time when the wind is in the right direction ~ the sound of death ~ even from KfarNahum! You get this sick, sinking feeling. Today was no different. We were outside at the washing vats and Aunt Tirzah said,"I do hop
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
I’ve really been enjoying shearing our own sheep, ‘cept when the girls thought they should do us men’s work! And you won’t believe it, Miri has managed to get the grownups to let her & Rivkah herd the sheep after they’ve been shorn. lt;/blockquote>
23 Iyar Our friendly local Levite returned this morning for his fleeces. I offered him some herbal tea, but he was in a hurry. He seemed very flustered. I suppose his timetable is as out of synch as ours. They depend on us for so many things. Has
Today is the 38th day of Counting the Omer, the 3rd day of the 6th week! (38) PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dr
The whole village is going to shear their own sheep this year ‘cause the shearing teams haven’t turned up! That’s great but it’s also a lot of work. We were all up at first Cock-crow this morning and we had to get all our normal work down
Today is the 37th day of Counting the Omer, the 2nd day of the 6th week! (37) MESSIAH, SON OF MAN “I saw in the night- visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
22 Iyar Well, it's all go here today! Danni has offered his services and Shmuel will help him in return. News travels fast. Uncle Shaul has also decided to join in. Yov will act as foreman, since it was his profession and, it seems, much of the
21 Iyar Breakfast time: I am feeling so much better today, if a little tired. Yov and Shmuel are going to KfarNahum to get what they need for the shearing and to get the blades properly sharpened. Avner and his family are moving into their shop an
I just dun’ know, I just dun’ know! You will not believe what we were all told at Synagogue today. Rabbi Moshe’ called Yov and that girl Vered to the front and told everyone how pleased he was to announce the betrothal of Yov & Vered. lt;/blockquote>
20 Iyar It is Shabbat, thankfully. I have felt so sick today and my head is pounding so l have stayed in bed. Vered has kept me supplied with watered wine and fruit drinks while the family spent time with Hadassah and Danni. Please forgive me for
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? John the Immerser (Baptist) ha
Today is the 35th day of Counting the Omer, the 7th day of the 5th week ~ the fourth Sabbath of Counting! (35) A FORESHADOWING OF MESSIAH’S SORROW “He has made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.” (lam.3:6) “You h
It’s easy to find Rivkah & Miri at the moment - they’re either in the barn “cooing & ahhing” over the kittens or lying down outside one of the Hen houses giggling about the eggs talking to each other! I mean, it’s embarrassing, we
19 Iyar Today has been really busy. House work for me and farm business for the men. It seems the shearers are running late this year. We got word that they won't be here for at least two more weeks. Shmuel says the sheep are suffering. Yov used to
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus is continuing His minist
Today is the 34th day of Counting the Omer, the 6th day of the 5th week! (34) THE NEW COVENANT (2) “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says Yahweh: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus is continuing
18 Iyar When I arrived at the house in KfarNahum, things were not as I expected. The crowd was much smaller than usual, and no one seemed to be in mourning. Miriam said she was taking the opportunity to clear up the mess of the last two days. Had s
Yoshi & I thought we’d go and see if we could see Rabbi Yeshua’s boat anywhere. We were so sad about it sinking with him on board! After we’d done our work and gone to school we ran all the way down to our lookout point to see if we cou
Today is the 32nd day of Counting the Omer, the 4th day of the 5th week! (32) THE SUFFERING OF MESSIAH “Like as many were astonished at you (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), so shall he sprink
John reproved Herod for all the evil things which Herod had done and said, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him (John), but she couldn't, for Herod feared John, knowing t
17 Iyar Well, we reinforced the chicken run just in time, we had such a terrible storm yesterday evening. The area is known for the winds that blow up out of nowhere on the lake. It was a strange one, though, because once the wind was at its fierces
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus is continuing His minist
16 Iyar Avner and Hannah have wasted no time. They have seen the potential of the area - all the people coming to find Yeshua, and the traders passing through KfarNahum. They have found an empty house and shop in the town to rent and sold their do
Today is the 31st day of Counting the Omer, the 3rd day of the 5th week! (31) MESSIAH, SERVANT “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.” (
We all went back to Grandma Miriam’s last night. It seems a long, long time since we last saw her and Rivkah & I both gave her a big, big cuddle - boys are allowed to cuddle their Grandmas. She’s a brill cook and the food was G-R-E-A-T!
15 Iyar Miriam's home is as busy as ever! She has her daughter's and daughters in law to help, but it can't be easy. We arrived ahead of the main party, but it was soon standing room only. Despite the crowd, there were many familiar faces includin
There are no specific events recorded for today in the gospels and we shall continue looking at various historical & archaeological articles giving insight into the Bible and its background. WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus is continuing His minist
Today is the 30th day of Counting the Omer, the 2nd day of the 5th week! (30) MESSIAH THE BRIDEGROOM “I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.” (Song of Songs 7:10) According to Sigmund Mowinckel (“He That Cometh”, 1954, p.283) the
Mum got me & Rivkah up early today and told us we were going to see Rabbi Yeshua. I was worried about my & Yoshi’s Chickens and who would feed and water them but Mum said Yov & that girl Vered would look after them. I really don’t
14 Iyar We had to be up long before dawn as we were going down to the shore of Kinneret with the folk camping in our field. I have now learned their names - the parents anyway. They are Avner and Hannah from a small town near Caesarea by the sea.
Woops! Yoshi & I got in trouble last night! We really got so interested in all those really brill looking racing chariots that we forgot what time it was. We didn’t get back in enough time before Shabbat to get washed up and changed. Mu
Today is the 29th day of Counting the Omer, the 1st day of the 5th week! (29) MESSIAH, THE SHEPHERD & THE NAIL “The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from
Today is the 28th day of Counting the Omer, the 7th day of the 4th week ~ the fourth Sabbath of Counting! (28) MESSIAH DESCENDED & ASCENDED “Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has
'Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!' says YHWH of hosts.” (Malachi 3:1) WH
13 Iyar Do I feel ready for a rest this week! HaShem knew what he was doing that first week in creation when he celebrated the first Shabbat. Three of us sat down to dinner on time. Yov had a good excuse, he was spending the day with Uncle Shaul's
We might have stopped dancing yesterday but we didn’t stop eating! That’s one of the great things about celebrations - the food. ‘Course, while we were eating Yoshi & I had plenty of time to decide what Club Or should be doing. We dec
12 Iyar We had such a great time yesterday. It was the main topic of conversation at the well and later as we women got together to grind the new barley to bake bread. It seems Yeshua was seen in the crowd of visitors, at least Aunt Tirzah s
His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half o
Today is the 26th day of Counting the Omer, the 5th day of the 4th week! (26) THE SON TO WHOM HOMAGE IS DUE “Kiss the Son,lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in
In that day there will be a spring opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.” (Zechariah 13:1) WHAT IS JESUS DOING? Jesus is continuing His ministry of baptism in region around Jerusalem
11 Iyar We did finally get to the bottom of the excitement about flying chariots last night. The boys had seen chariots being carried on carts that made them look as if they were flying. Shmuel explained that they were racing chariots being transp
10 Iyar We briefly joined the stream of travellers on the road to KfarNahum a as we went to market. I have never seen it so crowded! The children used some of their earnings to by more stock for their stalls. It was just like Yerushslayim at Feast t
9 Iyar Yesterday, the girls set up shop by the roadside selling baby clothes and home made honey lemonade. They made quite a bit of money. The boys were jealous. Today, business competition is in full swing. Shmuli and Yoshi are selling cooked e
9 Iyar Yesterday, the girls set up shop by the roadside selling baby clothes and home made honey lemonade. They made quite a bit of money. The boys were jealous. Today, business competition is in full swing. Shmuli and Yoshi are selling cooked e
Today is the 25th day of Counting the Omer, the 4th day of the 4th week! (25) YHWH’S CHOSEN REDEEMER LIVES “Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in
'Thus says YHWH of Hosts," Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of YHWH; even he shall build the temple of YHWH; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his
Yoshi & I have decided what we’re going to do about all these people passing KfarGanot. Yep, and it’s a brill idea! I mean, what else have we got to sell other than eggs at the moment? But we’re not just going to sell eggs, ‘cause t
