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Re-Judaizing Jesus during Passover

By David Vermeesch | Comments (6)
Posted on April 23, 2008

Have you had any unique opportunities to share Yeshua or Torah during this Passover season? Last week MyFFOZ members received our email press release entitled "Re-Judaizing Jesus: Christians Returning to Jewish Roots," It was specially crafted for members to share...
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Shavuot 5768 | “Shabbat Shalom”

By Seth Dralle | Comments (0)
Posted on February 19, 2008

Shavuot 5768 is coming quickly. So, make plans to join First Fruits of Zion once again at Beth Immanuel Sabbath Fellowship in Hudson, WI for the Feast of Shavuot. This year, June 6-10, the First Fruits of Zion team is...
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“Just as I am” Almost Got Me!

By Boaz Michael | Comments (19)
Posted on January 14, 2008

Watching my kids trying to use a hymnal for the first time was like watching what I imagine some of you must feel like attempting to get a handle on the Siddur. It was last Sunday morning and we (my...
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Teamwork, Transparency, and Trust

By David Vermeesch | Comments (3)
Posted on December 13, 2007

As 2007 nears an end, Hanukkah in Missouri has been a delightful opportunity to reflect— this, my family’s third Hanukkah ever. I confess, though, the gift of Latke-flavored Jones Soda from Boaz-and-family left us gasping for egg nog to wash...
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Torah Club Binders Are Here!

By Boaz Michael | Comments (2)
Posted on November 17, 2007

All of you who are Torah Club Volume 1 and Volume 5 members have been waiting patiently for the new 5-notebook and slipcase binder set, and now the wait is almost over. Just last week, we received the shipment. We...
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FFOZ Relocation Update

By Boaz Michael | Comments (3)
Posted on July 15, 2007

Last April, FFOZ formally announced on this BLOG that we would be relocating our offices to Southwest Missouri, centralizing staff, and beginning the process of building our new distribution office (Click here to review that announcement). I want to take...
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Nazis, Zegota, and me

By David Vermeesch | Comments (5)
Posted on July 9, 2007

A few days ago I asked our FFOZ teachers, staff and regular contributors to update their testimonies so we can post them all online. A lot of personal introspection must have resulted, because our blog chatter has been prolific this...
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On the Move

By Boaz Michael | Comments (3)
Posted on April 8, 2007

First Fruits of Zion is on the move Yes, I can almost hear your reply, “You’re always moving Boaz—you live in a motor home.” You’re right, we are still motoring along on the Shalom Tour with no end in sight,...
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Junk-Archaeology

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (3)
Posted on March 28, 2007

Tourists to Israel are apt to encounter plenty of tour-guide-apocrypha. What is tour-guide- apocrypha? It’s a combination of made up stuff, bad information, sensationalist exaggerations and poor scholarship. Add to that general mix the junk-archaeological claims marketed by religious charlatans...
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To Whom…Florida

By Boaz Michael | Comments (4)
Posted on March 16, 2007

I am sitting in rainy Tampa and just received a call from Daniel who is sitting on the plane, which is stopped on the runway in freezing Philadelphia. He called to tell me that they are thinking the plane may...
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Shalom my fellow Floridians!

By Boaz Michael | Comments (4)
Posted on March 7, 2007

How long do we have to live in Florida before we can consider ourselves a part of this great state? As some of you may know my family and I have been in Florida since the first of December and...
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To Whom Shall We Go?

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (0)
Posted on February 27, 2007

In the Talmud there is an aggadic passage which records an imaginary conversation between God and the people of Israel. In the passage, Israel stands before God guilty of sin and seeking some sort of vindication. God recommends that they...
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FFOZ ISRAEL—STUDY TOUR 2007

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (2)
Posted on January 26, 2007

We are going to Israel. Want to come? The 2007 study-tour dates are October 28 through November 12. The total price for the program is $3,097.00. Last November we had a great trip. Lots of biblical sites, geography lessons, history...
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Pray in the Spirit National Conference 2006

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on February 21, 2006

For the past several years we have been asked to host a conference that moves beyond the polemic regarding the Torah and addresses the needs of the maturing and growing Torah movement. In addition, we dreamed of a conference free from the sterile hotel environment that espoused more of a retreat-style event, allowing for more times of fellowship
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