Chanukah celebrates the cleansing of the Temple following the revolt of the Maccabees against the Seleucid Greek Empire of Syria. Chanukah is sometimes called the Festival of Lights, because it commemorates the traditional account of a miracle of finding one cruse of sacred oil—enough for one day—that lasted for eight days, the length of time it took to produce more sanctified oil for the N’er Tamid (Eternal Light) in the Temple.
The Fall Feasts are almost upon us By that I mean Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot
As summer winds down and the autumn of the year approaches, we enter into an extremely important period in the Jewish calendar known as the Fall Feasts.
Jewish and Christian leaders, both in history and in the present day, offer considerable objection to Christian observance of the Passover
On the eve of Israel’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you
The Passover Exodus is the watershed event in Jewish history. Indeed, it is a momentous event for all mankind. Many Believers don’t fully comprehend the Passover in the context of the awesome atoning work of God. You cannot fully appreciate our redemption in the Messiah until you understand the ordinance of Passover. All the biblical Feasts and observances were foreshadows of the redemptive work that the Messiah would ultimately accomplish.
Our responsibility as Believers in Yeshua (Jesus) AND supporters of a Jewish state is to pray for and seek productive relations between the two nations and to pray for those in leadership.
One of the most common questions we receive is, “What is the difference between Messianic Judaism and Christianity.” The key to better understanding the differences between Messianic Judaism and Christianity is to first understand the foundations of both religions as they spring from Judaism. 1.
