Passover and Easter differ greatly from each other in foods, rituals, and traditions. But, the seasonal overlap between these two holidays is no accident.
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Here are four ways we can reimagine our Passover celebration in order to see it with a fresh perspective and deepen our understanding.
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Enjoy these notes from our last week’s Bible Study on Messianic Prophecy
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Every couple of days we hear from our teams in Belarus, Moscow, Kyiv or Odessa. And each time they are reporting more opportunities for sharing the Gospel of Yeshua.
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Purim is not complete without the reading of the story of Esther. She is one of the few, true heroines of the Tanach. But her story isn’t exactly as pretty as her face. It’s gritty and (unfortunately) relatable to readers who may have rocky histories of their own.
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There are 19 Jews for Jesus mission staff and their families who serve in Kyiv and Odessa and have been on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
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I was born into a secular Jewish family. We loosely practiced some of the Jewish traditions and attended synagogue sometimes. But I didn't feel a spiritual connection to my religion. And as a young adult, I sought spiritual meaning in other places...
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Is it true that messianic Jews celebrate all the holidays, even Christian ones? If so, why be Jewish after all?
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Recently a friend and ministry partner told me, “One thing I love about Jews for Jesus is that you have stayed true to your calling to Jewish evangelism.” I told him that passion for the lost is one of our core values, and God has used it to protect us from drifting.
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Historians agree, Jesus was a first-century teacher of Judaism, a rabbi. But then what kind of Judaism did Jesus teach?
Faith is not blind belief that you cling to without evidence. Faith is active trust in what you have reasoned to be true.
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Redemption starts with Passover, which becomes the pattern for all Biblical history and God’s ultimate plan for the world.
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Tu B’Shvat falls on the 15th day of the Hebrew month Shvat, and is often considered in modern times to be Israel’s Arbor Day. The largest tree planting occurs in Israel where forests have been created. This article talks about the tree plantings worldwide and their significance, particularly in Israel.
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Joy is something deeper than happiness or pleasure. Jewish sages have taught that it’s a part of the divine, yet accessible to everyone. But can we define it? And how do we find it?
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The year: 700 BCE. We Jewish people are waiting for the Hope of Israel. We have been longing for the Messiah since the announcement of this person to come in the Garden of Eden. Now Isaiah announces a new prophecy. The Messiah will be a baby, a boy, and he will stabilize the world’s government like Atlas on his own shoulders. He will have new names including Prince of Peace.
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Is the Birth of Jesus Based on the Legends of Caesar? Similarities between the stories raise surprising parallels and striking differences between the births of the powerful tyrant and the poor and humble Messiah.
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Contrary to the traditional view of Jesus’ birth date, new astronomical research shows that the time of his birth was closely related to the Jewish holidays.
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“Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a child, and shall call His name Immanuel (meaning, God with us).” Isaiah 7:14
This is outrageous. Virgins don’t have babies. This phrase in the Bible book of Isaiah must be a misprint or a mistranslation. Of course, we are pondering this idea during Advent, the traditional time in the church calendar when we read this passage and think of that wonderful and frightful moment when the angel Gabriel appeared to the virgin Miriam and told her she would conceive a Son.
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Even in the times of greatest darkness imaginable, when it seems evil is triumphing over all that is good, we remember that after the Temple was rededicated to the Lord, that the lights of the Temple Menorah did not go out. God was always with those who were faithful to Him and who feared His name. Even in the middle of this great ‘period of silence’ the story of Hanukkah gives us a picture of God’s presence and faithfulness and grace to His people, even then.
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“Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the Temple, in Solomon's porch.” John 10:22-3. That is the only biblical reference to a well-known winter holiday that Jesus celebrated, a holiday many will celebrate this month. You know it by another name, (hint: it's not Christmas!). No, my Jewish people will celebrate the Feast of Dedication, commonly known as Hanukkah.
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