So happy new year as we have almost finished the cycle of 5783 and this very short parashah this week is bumping the schedule of the normally scheduled program of Ha'azinu to next week. Welcome to this High Holiday and New Year addition of Footsteps of the Messiah! It is approaching! Tishri 1 is near...I am recording this in the week leading up to Sept 15/16, Friday-Sat, which is the first day of RHS. Since there are special readings for this Shabbat as it is RHS, I will tell you what they are but I am not going to go into them or recap since there is alot and it is beyond the scope of what I plan to cover. The first day of RHS is Genesis 21:1-34 from parashat VaYera and has to do with Sarah and the L-rd promising the birth of a son when she cannot have son. I think this is prophetic of Yeshua's birth. His mother, Miryam, was not allowed to have kids yet b/c it took place prior to being married to Yosef. It is a similar miracle of childbirth meant to draw your attention to HaShem going above nature and bringing a first born son where none should have happened. In Sarah's instance she was past the time of childbearing. In other words, pretty late in life...and in Miryam's instance it was too early to be having a baby. I like the way G-d does bookends and polar opposites sometimes!

All this and more on this week's episode of Footsteps of The Messiah, special edition for Rosh Hashana! Please write to FootstepsOfTheMessiah@gmail.com with questions, comments or suggestions. Shanah Tovah!