Nodeh Lecha, נוֹדֶה לְךָ "We thank You," O LORD, our God, for the inheritance You gave to our fathers: a pleasant, good and spacious land; and because You, O LORD, our God, took us out from Egypt.

Nodeh Lecha, נוֹדֶה לְךָ "We thank You," our Father, for the life and for the knowledge that You made known to us through Your servant Yeshua. Yours is the glory forever.

This new table blessings guide, We Thank You, offers a simple and innovative liturgy for disciples of Yeshua by weaving the ancient meal blessings of Judaism together with recently discovered prayers of the early believers.

The We Thank You, Audio Companion, makes the traditional melodies available for both Hebrew and English readers and will cause your table to come alive with the joy of gratitude.

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A Deluxe edition of We Thank You is also available. This is an elegant and durable dining table edition, beautifully embossed and bound with protective, stain-resistant SuedeTex® cover. The Deluxe edition prayer book covers can be personalized to include the name of your congregation or family. Makes a great tribute or gift. Call 800-775-4807 for pricing and details.

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In Breaking Bread, FFOZ teachers Aaron Eby and Toby Janicki present a clear exposition on the traditional blessings before and after meals. Includes halachah, detailed explanations and an introduction to the table blessings of the early believers.

The commandment to bless God at meals will help you connect with the people of Israel and appreciate the land of Israel while observing the scriptures of Israel.

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Who Do You Say that I Am? Defending a Messianic Christology includes audio recordings of three sessions from the First Fruits of Zion conference To Whom Shall We Go? Examining Objections to Yeshua. In these sessions, D. Thomas Lancaster discusses the problems with conversion to mainstream Judaism and defends a Messianic and biblical approach to Christology.

Abandoning the Master

In the book of John, many of Yeshua's followers questioned His identity and rejected His claim of descent from heaven. As many of His disciples turned from Him and left, Yeshua asked Peter and those who remained, "You do not want to leave me too, do you?" (John 6:67, NIV). The Master's question echoes today as some believers in the Messianic movement consider conversion into mainstream Judaism. Who Do You Say that I Am? offers a balanced approach to the difficult questions raised by Judaism--specifically questions about the identity of Yeshua and His divine nature.

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." -- Matthew 16:15-16

As it is Written includes audio recordings of three sessions from the First Fruits of Zion conference To Whom Shall We Go? Examining Objections to Yeshua. In these sessions, Toby Janicki attempts to tackle some of the major issues surrounding the reliability and credibility of the Apostolic Writings and the testimony of the Messiah presented therein.

In Matthew 13:52 Yeshua tells His disciples that those who are competent in Jewish tradition and Biblical exegesis will be able to shed light on Messiah and His Kingdom. Many of the misunderstandings about the Gospels and Epistles result from our failure to read them with Hebraic eyes. Sadly, this failure has caused some to question Messiah and the testimony of His words. As It Is Written demonstrates that the Apostolic Writings and the concepts and argumentation found therein are completely consistent with both ancient and modern Jewish teaching.

"I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." --Luke 22:32

My Brother's Keeper includes audio recordings of three sessions from the First Fruits of Zion conference To Whom Shall We Go? Examining Objections to Yeshua. In these sessions, Boaz Michael and D. Thomas Lancaster discuss the process that leads Messianic believers to question the Gospel and ultimately deny Messiah through a conversion to mainstream Judaism.

The same questions that originally led us to reconsider traditional Christian expression and embrace Messianic Judaism place us in jeopardy of completely denying Yeshua. What causes Messianic believers to falter in their convictions about Messiah? My Brother's Keeper takes an honest look at anti-missionary material and the theological and social pressures that conspire to lead our brothers and sisters away from the light of the Master. Solid material with solid answers to difficult questions. Not for the theologically weak of heart!

In-studio, in-depth and indispensable. The Beit Midrash Scholars Editions begin where our basic resources end. Using age-old methods of deep scrutiny and dialog, this "House of Study" edition is designed for disciples of Yeshua who are ready for more.

Join Boaz Michael and Toby Janicki together in the First Fruits of Zion Beit Midrash (House of Study) as they dig deeper into the appointed times of prayer. Elaborating point by point upon ideas briefly introduced in the Knocking on Heaven's Gates seminar, this dialog expands on major concepts, studying in-depth perspectives on the Scriptures. This engaging style of Beit Midrash teaching will solidify the importance of daily prayer in the life of disciples of the Master.

"All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer." Acts 1:14

Watch an Introduction to the Mezuzah, by Toby Janicki

The mezuzah's purpose is to remind us of the commandments of the Torah every time we pass by it. This is the context of the mezuzah verses in Deuteronomy. Moses urges us to "fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life" (Deuteronomy 6:2). It is the same way with all the physical symbols of Torah.

The world is constantly moving away from godliness. This is a daily struggle for every man and woman of faith. Diligence and focus are much-needed characteristics for our walk. Every day we see images that do not project godliness and that entice us away from Torah. From billboards to magazine covers to TV commercials, we are flooded with images of immorality, frivolousness and materialism. We need visible reminders to point us back to the path of Torah and to combat these negative influences.

The Appointed Times (Mikra'ey Kodesh—Sacred Appointments) of Adonai outlined in Leviticus 23 are not merely historical events for seminary discussions, or lifeless exercises of routine—they were expressions of God's will and a testimony to His redemption, they are to be remembered, lived out, understood, and greatly anticipated by the people of God.

The Mikra'ey Kodesh Hebraic calendar presents the entire Hebrew year, from Tishrei to Elul (September 2007 to September 2008) with complete details of the entire biblical year. This calendar is a daily and weekly reminder of the word of God which stands firm in the heavens.

Features:

• Size: 24 x 36 inches (makes a great display poster)
• Hebrew months are shown together with Gregorian months.
• The weekly Sabbaths, Torah readings, the annual Festivals, traditional Fast days and New Moons are all graphically indicated.
• Torah festivals, Israeli holidays, and other biblically based celebrations and commemorations are all clearly indicated using symbols and a color scheme.
• Complete details for the weekly Torah readings.

An excellent Teaching Tool

Use it to teach about the Appointed Times. Share it with others. Display it in your home, office or congregation.

Volume 1

Spontaneous Prayer: Pouring out Our Hearts Like Water

"Arise, cry aloud in the night at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water before the presence of the LORD." Lamentations 2:19

These words of the Prophet Jeremiah speak of a prayer life that is infused with emotion and a deep sense of relationship with the Creator. Take a journey through the Scriptures and examine spontaneous prayer from both a biblical and Hebraic perspective. This seminar challenges listeners to take time out of their busy schedules to get alone with our Father in heaven and communicate with Him like a friend. Yeshua Himself showed us this method long ago, and it was revived by a famous Rabbi in the Middle Ages. Be challenged and strengthened as you rediscover the importance of spontaneous prayer.

Volume 2

Tefillah: Bonding with God

"And it will be, if you carefully listen to my commandments, which I command to you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him, with all of your heart and with all of your soul…" Deuteronomy 11:13

Praying the traditional Jewish liturgy allows us to tap into a unity in prayer that already exists. As we believers step into this river of prayer that circles the earth, we are able to infuse in it the power of the name of Yeshua the Messiah. These blessings from the Torah, oracles from the Prophets and petitions from the Psalms are woven into a beautiful tapestry of prayer that is deeply poetic and extremely biblical. As we pray these ancient words, we join the chorus of the generations of Israel for many centuries. Our voices mingle with those prayers of the apostolic community and even with Yeshua Himself.

Volume 3

Introduction to the Shema

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!" Deuteronomy 6:4

Long before any of the other prayers were formulated, the recital of the Shema in the morning and evening was a part of the daily life of Israel. The Shema means much more to Judaism than simply a Scripture reading or a daily prayer; it is a summary of faith, mission and identity all in one. It is often the first verse of the Bible that a Jewish child learns by heart. It is recited twice daily by faithful Jewish people for as long as they live. Many people, especially martyrs, utter the words of the Shema with their dying breath. Yeshua named the Shema as the greatest commandment in the Torah.

The Restoration Workbook is the ideal companion to the book Restoration. It will provide a good review tool for students as they read each chapter. The study questions will help students acquire and retain the information more effectively than merely reading the book.

Group leaders could set up a book study, where participants read a chapter during the week, and then the group could go over the workbook portion of the chapter during the study. The group leader could decide the amount of material to be covered. Some may desire to go through more than one chapter per week to limit the number of consecutive meetings necessary to complete the book.

A fascinating teaching seminar that explores the Scriptures, re-examining them from an historical and biblical perspective, for a fresh understanding of prayer.

Prayer is often misunderstood. Too often we have simply assumed that the ordinary model of prayer we hear around us is biblically normal. We are excited to share with you some of the ancient rhythms of prayer we have discovered—a rich biblical understanding with practical application that will transform your prayer life and help you to connect with God daily in a significant and transforming way.

• Everyone will leave educated, encouraged and challenged to rise to a new life of fervent prayer.
• Learn practical ways to fulfill Paul’s injunction to, “pray without ceasing” and to “pray with understanding”
• Discover how you can participate in the daily moed—an appointed time of prayer
• Understand prayer as a “Service of the Heart”
• See how prayer assists in the process of renewing one’s mind
• Be in one accord, “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer.” (Acts 1:14)

It turns out that Jesus is not a one-size-fits-all mystic. He wasn’t a Christian either. Jesus was a Jew.

While stripping back centuries of cultural misinterpretations, Lancaster reveals the historical, Jewish Jesus in vivid new strokes and colors that fire the heart and deepen devotion to Him. King of the Jews digs into the history and literature of early Judaism to demonstrate the authenticity of the Gospels and to dispel today’s errant re-interpretations of Jesus.

Not just another book about Jesus, this thought provoking, fun-to-read journey into the world of the Bible is guaranteed to change how you think about Jesus while affirming the historical basis for faith in the King of the Jews.

The average churchman is finally figuring out what New Testament scholars have always known: Jesus was Jewish. He wasn’t Jewish like a famous actor might be Jewish. For example, you might have watched a lot of Star Trek episodes and never known that both Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner were Jewish. Shatner doesn’t look particularly Jewish, and Nimoy looks Vulcan. On the show, neither of them do anything very Jewish. Their Jewishness is just their ethnicity.

Jesus wasn’t like that. Jesus was really Jewish. If you saw Him, you could not possibly mistake it. The man was Jewish. Everything He did and said was patently Jewish. That’s what this book is about.

"Hey, That's Not in the Bible!" Extra-Biblical Literature: Introduction and Utilization, tells the story of the evolution of Jewish literature from the days of Ezra and Nehemiah, through the Apostolic Period and up to the close of the Talmudic era. Torah luminaries like Rashi and Rambam are also given their place, as well as comments on the esoteric texts of Jewish mysticism. This is the resource you need for sorting out your resources.

Format: DVD

The foundational question of how the Torah applies to believers has been so thoroughly answered by long-standing Christian theologies that it is no longer considered a question. In our ‘post-Torah’ era, the Bible is read through the lenses of modern Christian theologies—where the Torah’s value has long since been determined.

This post-Torah perspective is the paradigm by which the words of Yeshua and the Apostles are read, interpreted and applied.

But the modern Torah movement dares to ask the hard questions. And in so doing, we subtly—and not so subtly—suggest that the age-old ‘answers’ are patently insufficient.

In the It is Often Said series, Tim Hegg addresses and answers some of the most common misconstrued theologies and statements of our time.

• Thorough investigations and answers to common anti-Torah arguments
• Each chapter includes useful summary and study questions
• Ideal for small Bible studies
• Excellent material to help spread a positive attitude about Torah

It is Often Said will reconcile the teachings of Yeshua and Paul in a way that supports the belief that the Bible, and God Himself, is unchanging, consistent and authoritative.

Discover for yourself the profound beauty of Torah life, the celebration of the biblical Sabbath, and the appreciation of God’s holy feast days. Your eyes will be opened to another dimension of the faith that is beginning to re-emerge among Christians worldwide.

Lancaster answers common theological objections to the Torah, while demonstrating that Christians are already keeping more of God’s Law than they realize. This thought provoking, theological boat-rocker is a fun-to-read, inspiring journey into the world of the Bible.