
Clearly, “moments of truth” are important as we think about the Bible, history, and the unfolding of God’s kingdom agenda. Moments of truth also prove to be decisive in our individual stories. However, they are not always easy to navigate.
Read This Most RecentJew and Gentile both need to set aside a holy day for rest and sanctification. We need a time to reconnect, both with our family and with God himself. Sabbath is the day we prepare for ahead of time, so all that we have left to do is to enjoy and delight in this precious gift.
No more Sabbath? Colossians 2:16-17 tells us not to let others pass judgment on us regarding what we eat and drink or regarding the Sabbath and festivals. When Paul is seen as a faithful and observant Jew, his brilliant teachings such as this one inspire us to pursue Torah with joy.
Some people imagine the Beatitudes to be the antithesis of Judaism’s harsh legalism. Those people must not have much real experience with Judaism, however. The teachings of Yeshua in the Beatitudes have numerous parallels in rabbinic literature. He was not contradicting Judaism; he was drawing attention to some of the most important Jewish ideas.
Torah Club is where disciples learn. It’s about understanding the Bible and finding fellowship. We want to spread the revelation of Messiah and His kingdom to the world. Torah Club accomplishes this by creating serious and intentional small-group studies where disciples of Jesus study the Bible from a Jewish perspective.
The purpose of the Shalom Tour will be for us to visit as many Torah Clubs as possible. The goal will be for our staff to visit, encourage, and connect with our Torah Club Leaders.
If God had said, take your son, your other son, Ishmael, whom you love, Abraham would have found the trial just as heartbreaking and difficult. The real test was not about Abraham’s affection for Isaac as much as it was a test of his faith in the promises of God.
Yeshua refused to provide signs and wonders on demand, but then goes and turns water to wine or heals a sick person. The key to understanding Yeshua’s miracles requires a look into the promises of the Messianic Era.
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Learn about FFOZ Friends Sign Up NowHareini Mekasher is a prayer we have composed from passages in the books of John, 2 Chronicles, 1 John, and Hebrews. Toby Janicki discusses the value and use of traditional Jewish prayer in the life of a believer and elaborates on the meaning of this declaration of connection to Yeshua the Messiah.
Paul Philip Levertoff, a Jewish believer from a Chasidic family with a classical, Yeshivah education, summarizes the complex, esoteric teachings of Chasidic Judaism for the purpose of comparison and contrast with apostolic theology. Pervaded by real spiritual beauty!
This book tells the story of one woman on a heroic mission in the Holy Land during the dangerous days of Israel’s War for Independence. Pauline Rose, a mother of the Messianic Jewish movement in Israel, tells the dramatic story of how she came to the holy city to ignite the Sabbath light of Messiah.
As individuals, we encounter seasons of inward spiritual focus when we might appear to be dormant and lifeless. At the proper time, we emerge from that spiritually rainy season reborn and renewed.
This issue of Messiah Journal contains the 2020 Malchut Conference lectures. In addition, we have published two other important articles titled “The Believer and Idol Foods” and an article titled “The Hope”, discusses eschatology and its importance in our path of discipleship.
IN THIS ISSUE: Passover is a beautiful example of how important the Jewishness of Jesus is. Passover is one of God’s appointed times. It didn’t just happen to be Passover when Jesus died; it was God’s plan from the very beginning.
Learn to sing the Hebrew melody of Chagetzah Nafshi with lyrics in Hebrew and transliteration. English translation are also provided.
Toby Janicki, author of The Way of Life, a new commentary on the Didache, explains that Vine of David does not put the text of the Didache on par with that of other New Testament books, but emphasizes that the...
Stopping each day and agonizingly counting 1…2…3…4 as slowly as humanly possible goes right into that “impatient” folder in my life. For me, each day of the Omer is a daily reminder of the thing I dislike most: waiting.
As a disciple of Yeshua, I often wonder, what it is that makes a person a disciple. Is it going to a congregation regularly? Is it singing certain songs? Is it having certain friends or reading certain books? Isn’t there also stuff to avoid? What is it that makes a disciple, well, a disciple?
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