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The Menorah of Israel - Preview 2

The "Menorah of Israel" is a 23 minute video presentation chronicling the history of Israel from the time of Abraham to the present day and was created primarily to be used by leaders of the HaYesod Discipleship Study Program. Looking through the lens of God's historical work among His Chosen People brings one's faith into perspective and inspires a desire to learn more about he land, the people and the...
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The Menorah of Israel - Preview 1

The "Menorah of Israel" is a 23 minute video presentation chronicling the history of Israel from the time of Abraham to the present day and was created primarily to be used by leaders of the HaYesod Discipleship Study Program. Looking through the lens of God's historical work among His Chosen People brings one's faith into perspective and inspires a desire to learn more about he land, the people and the...
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Haggadah: Pre-order Now!

Vine of David is pleased to announce that pre-ordering for both the Vine of David Passover Haggadah and the special Meal of Messiah is now available! We will be shipping these out the second week of March in plenty of time for Passover. When we first discussed publishing these resources at our annual staff meeting in December of 2009, we had no idea that they would come out looking so...
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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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Close Call

Jennifer seemed to be an answer to prayer. I met her last spring at a church Passover seder-ish event. Eager to share her story with a kindred spirit (me), she wept and explained how lonely she felt, stranded between Christianity and Judaism. She really thought that she was the only person to both believe in Jesus as Messiah and believe that the Torah was for her. She had never heard...
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Coming up for Air

Since Holy Cow! was released nearly 4 years ago, I've been busy. I had my first baby 2½ years ago, and my second one a few weeks ago. Ok, I didn't really have another baby. Rather, I was part of a team that gave birth to another book. After over 6 years of gestation, our bouncing-baby-cookbook finally came out: the What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook.
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The "Kingdom" & Tabgo

"Treasures in Heaven" has reached the islands of Trinidad and Tobago where a messianic group there will host a seminar this Sunday. Toby and I will be teaching this Sunday in Branson, MO while Daniel will be home in St. Paul resting with his family. Our times may be trying, but the Master of the universe is always near us when we seek him. I would like to share with...
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1000's of Fans

Today the First Fruits web application for TorahPORTIONS reached over a thousand users. In Facebook language, a user is a fan. It is neat to see so many fans of the Torah! Facebook is a social networking website that allows people with share histories or beliefs to a network of personal friends on various levels. Each user is has his own page which is called a wall. Walls are slightly...
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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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The Remnant Series

Tags:  FFOZ Back Office, Jewish believers, Levertoff, Lichtenstein, Remnant Series

In this edition of FFOZ Back Office you'll find out about an exciting project underway to translate and publish the monumental but neglected works of Jewish believers from the 19th and mid-20th centuries. Find out why this is such an important project, the impact it will make on our movement, and the status of various aspects of this endeavor....
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Become Familiar With…the Mishnah

As you know, the Torah Club Dictionary is now online. We’ve indexed hundreds of words that are available at the click of your mouse. The information in the Torah Club Dictionary has greatly expanded. Thanks to the diligent work of Toby Janicki, every order and tractate of the Mishnah has been included. Frequently in Torah Club, we cite relevant passages from the Mishnah that expound on the meaning of the...
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Of Church & Steak: Biblical Eating & The NYTimes

“Near a prairie dotted with cattle and green with soy beans, barley, corn and oats, two bearded Hasidic men dressed in black pray outside a slaughterhouse here that is managed by an evangelical Christian.” Does the opening paragraph from August 22’s New York Times article catch your attention? It sure caught mine. Here’s a link to the whole article. I’ve been encouraged by the partnership between Dakota Beef and Wise...
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Do you eRosh?

Four months ago we launched our new monthly eRosh. The eRosh is a monthly e-mail reminder of the new moon (Rosh Chodesh), designed to help keep a watchful eye on all God's appointed times. It's accompanied by a calendar you can print out and a themed teaching designed for the whole family. Plus, each month there are three new Torah Kids Bible study activity pages for young adults, youth, and...
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New Moon eRosh

Shalom FFOZ Community, By now you should have received our first eRosh, a new monthly, electronic newsletter and teaching source that we are going to send out every new, biblical month. The new moon which marks the beginning of the biblical month is called Rosh Chodesh (Head of the Month), hence our snazzy, little title “eRosh.” The eRosh newsletter has information about what’s going on at FFOZ, links to teaching...
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In Search of the Disciples of Yeshua

Issue #94 of messiah magazine is at the printer, and it is a MUST READ classic issue. You will not want to miss this one. Inside the magazine you will find articles about the original Twelve disciples, their Hebrew names, occupations and relationships to one another. The new issue features an article about Simon Peter in Rabbinic literature. Did you know that the Rabbis consider Simon Peter to be a...
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Restoration Study Guide and Audio Book

Restoration: Returning the Torah of God to the Disciples of Jesus. FFOZ has two new Restoration products available to accompany the book Restoration: Returning the Torah of God to the Disciples of Jesus. The full, unabridged text of the book is now available in an audio CD format. In addition, Toby Janicki has written a study guide intended to accompany the book. Study on your own or order for a...
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The Torah Cycle

A new Torah cycle is about to begin. I trust all is well with you and that your studies in the Torah continue to be rewarding. The amount of the Torah that I do not know never ceases to amaze me; discovering new things year after year constantly reminds me of how much I have yet to learn. I have personally found great wisdom in the design of the annual...
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"King of the Jews" is here!

First Fruits of Zion has just released a new book titled King of the Jews, Resurrecting the Jewish Jesus. King of the Jews is a book about the real historical Jesus: the Jewish Yeshua. In my opinion, this is one of the most important books to date on this vital subject.
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Revenge of the Ebionites

That's the headline from a recent book review of FFOZ's Holy Cow! Does God Care about What We Eat? The magazine that ran this book review is Christianity Today's "Books & Culture," which claims "to edify, sharpen, and nurture the evangelical intellectual community by engaging the world in all its complexity from a distinctly Christian perspective." 1 They tell me that there's no such thing as bad publicity. After all,...
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Studies on the Epistle of Hebrews

Recent teaching by a prominent Hebrew Roots teacher has brought questions to the authenticity of this critically important epistle. Hebrews is completely pro-Torah and uplifts Messiah, its role within the canon of Scripture is vital as it addresses our faith and the outworking of our faith from a post-temple perspective
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

In the last issue of messiah magazine (Issue 86), we offered some thoughts on the role of Jewish tradition in keeping Torah. Our reason for doing so was that we have observed a growing tendency among believers to utterly distance themselves from Jewish tradition—even to the point of demonizing it. Believers are redefining the commandments of the Torah in complete antithesis to any form of tradition. It's not healthy.
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"Perfect mix of enthusiasm and exhortation!"

When we first decided to publish Holy Cow!, we had hopes and dreams that this book would break into mainstream Christianity. Early indicators suggest that we might be getting close.
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Why is this Haggadah Different?

I have been a part of the Hebrew Roots/Torah/Messianic movement long enough to know that, in most cases, people attend large community seders to learn of the "shadows of the Messiah" in all the various traditional elements of a standard seder. These folks typically leave saying, "How do they (the Jewish People) not see the Messiah in all this?" Yet, most seem to walk away personally un-impacted by this moed.
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Head Exploding Moments

Even after many years in serving this ministry, I am continually amazed at how much there is to learn. But I have to admit, working in the Torah all the time, I sometimes take for granted the "wow" response that many of our constituents experience when they read our books, magazines and other materials.
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