My husband once had business partners who were observant Sephardic Jews. We learned many things from time spent with their family, one of the first lessons involved activities and restrictions surrounding the Sabbath or Shabbat. Car doors could not be opened because the interior light would turn on, which was considered work; same with the refrigerator. Food was cooked the day before, so the stove would not have to be “kindled.” Therefore, in order to have a day that was

Last week, I shared about the prayer group a few moms started in 2003, praying for our families according to God's Word and for His glory. Today, I thought you might appreciate some of the things Elohim has taught us through our collective prayers. First, we called our prayer time "Petra" from a discussion Christ had with his disciples in Matthew 16. Jesus, our Jewish Rabbi, often used things around Him to emphasis the meaning of a parable or statement. Jesus and His discipl