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Become Familiar With…the Mishnah

By Seth Dralle | Comments (2)
Posted on October 25, 2007

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...
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Of Church & Steak: Biblical Eating & The NYTimes

By Hope Egan | Comments (2)
Posted on August 23, 2007

“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...
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Do you eRosh?

By David Vermeesch | Comments (0)
Posted on July 16, 2007

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...
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New Moon eRosh

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (4)
Posted on April 27, 2007

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...
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In Search of the Disciples of Yeshua

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (0)
Posted on January 30, 2007

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,...
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Restoration Study Guide and Audio Book

By Daniel Lancaster | Comments (0)
Posted on January 3, 2007

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...
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The Torah Cycle

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on September 12, 2006

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...
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"King of the Jews" is here!

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on April 28, 2006

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

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on December 7, 2005

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...
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Studies on the Epistle of Hebrews

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on October 3, 2005

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

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on September 6, 2005

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!"

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on April 5, 2005

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?

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on March 31, 2005

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

By Boaz Michael | Comments (0)
Posted on April 1, 2004

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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