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Fifty days after the resurrection of the Master, God poured the Holy Spirit onto his disciples. Many believe this was the day the church was born. But assuming Pentecost was new misses a valuable chance to see just how important this day already was to the followers of Yeshua before they ever gathered in Jerusalem.
Read ThisIt’s Lag Ba'Omer: Hundreds of thousands of Jews converge in Meron in Upper Galilee. Pilgrims stand shoulder to shoulder in courtyards and on rooftops. Huge fires blaze all around, and a live band starts blasting music with a heavy beat. The crowd pulsates with dancing and shouts. Where did this holiday come from?
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Joshua’s music has been an entry point to the Messianic world for many believers in Yeshua who have sought a deeper understanding of the Jewish roots of their faith. He is also leading a Torah Club with young, active Messianic Jews who all live near the Sea of Galilee.
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Ruth was not only willing to take on external observances, but she also let the Torah transform her very essence and dictate her every action and decision. Likewise, our Master calls us to conform our hearts to the will of God, transcending our outward obligations and identities as Jews or Gentiles.
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What happens after you die? Many people alive today claim to have endured death and returned to life. The reports of the experience come from all over the world, but they are all remarkably similar. The state of the dead until the resurrection seems a little murky. Is this for real?
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When we encounter suffering, we want to fix it. But our intention to help bears little fruit if we don’t know what our loved ones truly need. I sought out people who’ve been on the receiving end of a lot of medical advice from friends and family. Here’s what I learned.
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We owe much to the legacy of Rabbi Daniel Zion—forerunner, luminary, and hero of Messianic Judaism. Unappreciated in his time, we recognize him today for his bravery in confronting the Nazi collaborators in Bulgaria, his conviction that Yeshua was the Messiah, and his unwavering commitment to traditional Judaism.
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Self-loathing or self-debasement might look like humility on the surface, but it misses the mark just as much as pride does. Musar literature teaches that the antidote to self-loathing is not an altered focus on ourselves but a shifting of focus to HaShem’s desires and how we can be of service to others.
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In 1985 I visited the Jerusalem Holocaust museum, Yad V’shem. It was my first indication that God had not disposed of his people. I had grown up with that closed-box worldview where only people who believed like me were actually God’s people. What I saw at Yad V’shem forced me to revisit my theology. It forced me to challenge the assumptions.
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When Messianic Rabbi Michael Schiffman began making trips to Ukraine in the 1990s, the elderly and poor Holocaust survivors captured his heart. He created the ministry of Chevra, a humanitarian outreach organization. The Russian invasion now poses new obstacles for ministry work in this land where modern Messianic Judaism was pioneered.
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The Meal of Messiah is held on the last day of Passover because on the last day of Passover, the light and final redemption of our righteous Messiah will be revealed. (Sichot 109).
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Counting the Omer may be simply counting days, but there is more to it than that. Each new day on the journey toward Shavu’ot is a part of the overall process of discipleship and a key factor in how we can prepare our hearts to be a useful part of God’s plan of redemption.
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It was the resurrection, not the crucifixion, that truly inaugurated the kingdom and guaranteed our destiny. There can be no kingdom without the resurrection, for there would be no king. The hope of the World to Come hinges on Jesus’ resurrection.
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