Hidden In Plain Sight

Why Christians should care about the Jewish High Holy Days

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WHY THIS MATTERS

Ever been on a hunt for your glasses, just to find them perched on your head? Or searched for your phone while you're actually holding it?

Sometimes the things we're looking for are right in front of us, hidden in plain sight. We wrote this guide with our Christian friends in mind for that reason.

You might think the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days aren't for you, that they're exclusively a 'Jewish thing.' We get it, but hear us out.

We're not saying you're wrong for thinking that way, but we believe you're missing something truly transformative. We invite you to take a closer look, consider the deeper connections, and broaden your understanding of faith by acknowledging its roots.

So stay with us; you might just discover something you never knew you were missing.

What will we be talking about?

  • Open book with text overlay promoting a religious activity: "Day 1: Is your name written in the book?" and a themed header about the Jewish High Holy Days, with decorative dotted lines and a logo for The Jewish Road.

    ✺ Day 1 ✺

    Is your name written in the book?

  • A person holding a shofar, a ram's horn, against a cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through. Text overlay reads 'Hidden in plain sight: Why Christians should care about the Jewish high holy days. Day 2: The day of the blowing of trumpets. But why?'. The bottom right corner has a logo with mountain and tree graphics and the text 'The Jewish Road'.

    ✺ Day 2 ✺

    The day of the blowing of trumpets, but why?

  • A person praying with hands clasped together, with text overlay about the Jewish High Holy Days and repentance, and a logo at the bottom right reading 'The Jewish Road'.

    ✺ Day 3 ✺

    What does real repentance look like?

  • A person praying with hands clasped on a Bible, promoting Day 4 of a religious series about prayer and Jewish Holy Days, with text overlay about prayer being more than monologue.

    ✺ Day 4 ✺

    Prayer is more than monologue.

  • A close-up of two hands clasped together on a wooden surface, with dotted lines indicating the connection. The image includes text about kindness and a logo for The Jewish Road.

    ✺ Day 5 ✺

    Where can we show kindness?

  • A man with a beard and dark hair, sitting with his hand on his chin and looking downward, appears contemplative or distressed. The image features text about a religious observance and atonement.

    ✺ Day 6 ✺

    What will we do for atonement?

  • A person with short hair raising one arm in front of a sunset sky, with a text overlay about Day 7 of a religious reflection series, discussing what it means to return to the Lord. The image includes a light blue circle with black and white text and is branded with 'The Jewish Road' logo.

    ✺ Day 7 ✺

    What does it mean to return to the Lord?

  • An underwater scene with clear blue water and sunlight reflections; text overlay about Day 8 of a religious reflection series, mentioning casting sins into the sea.

    ✺ Day 8 ✺

    Cast my sins into the depths of the sea.

  • A wooden signpost with multiple directional arrows stands on a grassy hill at sunset, with mountains in the background and a colorful sky with pink and blue hues.

    ✺ Day 9 ✺

    A guidepost of prayer for forgiveness.

  • A goat on rocky terrain with overlaid text that reads 'Day 10: The Scapegoat became the G.O.A.T.' and a logo for The Jewish Road.

    ✺ Day 10 ✺

    The Scapegoat that became the G.O.A.T.

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