From: Aaron Eby
10 Tips for a Smooth Sailing Seder
Passover seders take a long time. That is a scientifically proven fact. But there is no sense in making them drag on longer than they need to be. And even though they do take long, they don't have to feel like an eternity. Although it is encouraged to keep talking and studying about the exodus late into the night, the official part of the seder and the eating of the...
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Hosting Your First Passover Seder
Passover is coming! The Torah instructs us about many things on this holiday, including: We are to treat this season a holy and festive time (Leviticus 23:4-6). There are special foods that we are to eat (Exodus 12:8) and not eat (Exodus 12:15-19). We are to tell our children on that day about how God took us out from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 13:8). Since ancient times, all of...
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The Vine of David Haggadah
With joy and gratitude to HaShem, we are pleased to announce two new and exciting books, to be available within the coming weeks. The Vine of David Haggadah: A Messianic Jewish Passover Seder The Vine of David Haggadah is a guide to the Passover seder for disciples of Yeshua. This book sets a new standard for Messianic Haggadot, both in terms of production quality and content. Because of these unique...
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The Double-Standard of Abolishing Torah
President Obama is definitely seen in religious terms: by some as a messiah-like figure, by others as the Antichrist. But imagine what would happen if, at the end of his term, Obama arose and declared, "Over the course of the past four years I have fulfilled the Constitution of the United States perfectly. Now that it is fulfilled, its authority over this nation has been put to an end in...
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Birkat HaChammah: The Blessing of the Sun
Tags: biblical calendar, birkat hachammah, blessings, liturgy, Nisan, prayer, redemption, sun
(image source) See the bottom of this page for free PDF downloads. A certain traditional Jewish ceremony has been in the news and blogs lately, known as Birkat HaChammah, or the Blessing of the Sun. This blessing is recited on an extraordinarily infrequent basis: only once every 28 years! The last time it was recited was 1981, which means that this is the year for the blessing to come...
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Gentiles and Torah
Tags: Boundary Stones, commandments, four prohibitions, Gentiles, Israel's mission, Jewish people, knowledge of God, light to the nations, replacement theology, supercessionism
Most Christian theologians dismiss the applicability of the Torah for believers whatsoever. This view, of course, is what the book Boundary Stones aims to confront. However, some Christian and Messianic teachers are comfortable with the idea that Jewish believers in Jesus can or should continue with Torah observance, but for Gentiles, it is either not recommended or entirely forbidden. It is easy for Gentiles to feel a loss of identity...
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Torah Portions Facebook App
Facebook is a social networking web site that helps people keep in touch with friends and family. Now I wouldn't necessarily recommend that a person join Facebook. There are positives and negatives about getting involved in the whole social networking thing, but some Messianic people have found it useful and fun. If you already have a Facebook account, then let me recommend our new Torah Portions Facebook application. It's a...
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- Benefits of the Synagogue Liturgy
- Answering Objections to Liturgical Prayer
- The Power of Unity in Prayer
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- אשרי is the man who can read Hebrew
- Our Relationships With God
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