“Should a Christian celebrate Hanukkah (Christmaskah)?”……Answer: Chanukkah (or Hanukkah) is the Jewish Festival of Dedication, also known as the “Festival of Lights." It is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, which typically falls in November or December on our calendar. Although this Jewish festival in not mentioned […]

"Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"…(JOHN 1:29)… Happy Passover John, We need your help this Passover because Jewish people around the world and in your city do not believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as they celebrate the Passover Seder. With all of the family at the table, the story […]

Shalom John, Tomorrow (March 7th) at sunset, the festive one-day holiday of Purim begins. …Purim spiel (Purim play): Part of the fun of Purim is the Purim spiel, a…traditional Jewish play that often involves a comic dramatization of events and…characters found in the Book of Esther. On Purim, in synagogues around the world, the entire […]

May you be sealed for a good year, John! 25th September 2012 …Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn the Jewish year, begins tonight as…the sun sets. So important is this holy day that even secular Jews observe it by fasting…and refraining from all work, even though they do not keep other Jewish holy days. […]

“What is the Shema?”… Shema ("hear") is the Hebrew word that begins the most important prayer in Judaism., which begins with the command to "Hear." Deuteronomy 6:4"Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone" The whole Shema prayer, which includes verses 4-9, is spoken daily in the Jewish tradition:……"Listen, O Israel! The […]

…Torah scroll Shabbat Shalom John! Welcome to Vayakhel (And He Assembled)-Pekudei (Accounts), this week's Parsha…(Torah Portion). This portion of Torah will be read around the world in synagogues during this…week's Shabbat (Saturday) service. We invite you to read along with us.…Enjoy! … VAYAKHEL (And He Assembled)-PEKUDEI (Accounts)…Exodus 35:1├ö├ç├┤40:38; Numbers 19:1├ö├ç├┤22; Ezekiel 36:16├ö├ç├┤38; I Kings 7:51├ö├ç├┤8:21; […]

“What is the day of Pentecost?” Answer: "Pentecost" is significant in both the Old and the New Testaments. Pentecost is actually the Greek name for a festival known in the Old Testament as the Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9). The Greek word means "fifty" and refers to the fifty days that have elapsed […]