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"Open the Gates, that the righteous nation that keeps the faith may enter in!"
(Isaiah 26:2)
Rabbinic writings say this refers to the returning Northern Kingdom of Israel.

"Enter into His Courts with Praise!"
The Sabbath is the first of the Festivals.

Yom T'ruah (Day of the Awakening Blast),
known commonly as Rosh haShanah,
is the beginning of a ten-day period
called the "Days of Awe", in which
the gates are opened in a special way
for repentance, leading up to Yom Kippur (Day of ATonement).

Levitical teacher Avi ben Mordechai says the shacharit prayers at Lake Murray, Oklahoma, during Sukkoth

Beth Lechem member Jerry Coogle with
Avi ben Mordechai, Levite author of
"Messiah: Understanding His Life and Teachings from a Hebraic Perspective", volumes 1-3.

Preparing Lulavim to shake in the Sukkah.
The four species shaken together represent the unification
of YHWH's name and of all of Israel
scattered to the four corners of the earth.

"You are a Kingdom of Priests, a Holy Nation."

A re-enactment of the Beth HaShoevah ("House of the Water-Pouring" ceremony which was a part of the regular Temple services on the final day of Sukkoth. This is when Yahshua stood up in the Temple and said,
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink!" (John 7)

After this ceremony, four great lights were kindled in the Court of Women, called "the Light of the World". Yahshua referred to himself by this title.
Afterward, the sages first, then the whole nation of Israel danced in celebration well into the night.

A formal protocol between the First Nations of North America and the Houses of Judah and Ephraim took place during the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah 2000) in Hardeeville, South Carolina.

Emotional reconciliations took place on many levels--a major step toward the reunification of the two houses of Israel.

Matzah (unleavened bread, one focal point of Passover) is striped and pierced--the root meaning of the Hebrew words male and female, which was how YHWH created Adam. By redeeming Israel at the exodus, He was beginning the reconstitution of the image of Elohim that was lost when Adam fell.

Tammy Hulon lights a menorah during Hanukkah.

Dedication of the new "tent"--
Beth Lechem's "sanctuary",
during Hanukkah, 2001.

Congregational leader Web Hulon
demonstrates what just a few lights can do in a dark place.

"AM YISRAEL CHAI!"
(The People of Israel are Alive!)

Some examples of sukkoth (temporary shelters).

Web Hulon teaching about different kinds of fruit
at "Yah B'Shvat", the New Year for Trees.

Queen Esther invites the king and Haman to her banquet...

...in our Purim celebration, 2002.

The villain
(only in the drama!)

Sukkoth is called
"the Season of Our Joy"

Large-scale "map" of the Land of Israel
built by the Beth Lechem kids at Sukkoth 2002
at Poinsett State Park, South Carolina

Our newest celebrants

The Israelite civil new year begins with
the Feast of Trumpets
(the day of the awakening blast),
which foreshadows the summons of 1 Thess. 4:16-17.