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Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Jack — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:30:19 +0000

info about 3,000 of them.

Acts 2? Sure. But also Exodus at Mount Sinai:

Here at Beth Simcha, we understand that the roots of Christianity are Jewish. And…that the harvesting of wheat in the Holy Land on this all important festival in ancient times, was a picture of the harvesting of souls for the Kingdom! We celebrate God’s harvest!

PASSOVER

Rabbi Jack — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:53 +0000

The Book of Exodus tells the story of Israelites who were placed in bondage in Egypt, by a Pharoah worried that they might wield too much political control. When the evil ruler called for the slaying of every first born male child, a mother who had recently given birth to such a child placed him in a basket and let it float down the river. That child, Moses, would be raised in the Egyptian palace, discover his true heritage, and ask Pharoah to let the Israelite slaves be set free.

Each time Pharoah said, “no”, God would bring another plague down upon Egypt: everything from water turning to blood, to frogs hopping through the streets! But Pharoah would not let them go.

Then one day, God told Moses to have the head of every household go and slay a lamb, and take the blood from the lamb and smear it on the doorposts and lintels of their homes. God’s death angel would then follow, and “pass over” the homes of the now safeguarded Israelites, and strike down every first born male Egyptian child. It was then that Pharoah set the slaves free.

We understand that Yeshua is the fulfillment of that lamb, as he shed His blood for us so that we who were previously in bondage to satan, could also be set free!

Hanukkah

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:34:53 +0000

Hanukkah is the next Biblical Holiday on the calendar. Also known as the Feast of Dedication, and celebrated by Yeshua, it is the holiday that marks the miracle in the Temple after the Maccabean Revolt. The Temple had been desecrated with the sacrifice of a pig on the altar of God and taken over by pagan worship. Judah Maccabee and his family rose up against their oppressors and took back the Temple. When they went to light the Menorah in the Temple they found only enough oil to burn for one night, while it would take a week to make new oil. They lit the oil in faith and were amazed that it burned for 8 nights instead of 1 and they had time to consecrate the new oil.

Every year this miracle is celebrated at Hanukkah (a special Menorah with a shamash candle that is higher or set apart from the others and 8 regular candle holders) with the lighting of a Hannukiah adding a candle each night for 8 nights–moving from right to left, the same direction you read Hebrew. The shamash, or helper candle is lit each night and used to light the appropriate number of candles in the Hanukkiah.

For the Messianic believer it’s an exciting time of the year. Not only did Yeshua celebrate Hanukkah, but many Messianic scholars believe that Yeshua was conceived at Hanukkah–that the light of the world came into the world at Hanukkah–the festival of lights. What a wonderful time to celebrate so many miracles in our lives!

additional information including the blessings can be found at:
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Winter_Holidays/Chanukah/chanukah.html