Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays of the year. Learn how to celebrate Passover as a Messianic Jew, here.
Late in 1987, tensions between the Palestinians and the Israelis boiled over in what became known as the first intifada—the uprising Two days after a Jewish worker was stabbed and killed in Gaza, an Israeli tank transport killed four Palestinians in a traffic accident
On the Jewish calendar, Shavuot marks the conclusion of a seven-week period known as sefirat ha-Omer, the counting of the Omer Beginning on the second day of Passover, we are commanded to count 49 days leading up to Shavuot (Leviticus 23:15)
During Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, no food containing leaven, or yeast (called chametz (KHAH-mets) by the Jewish people), is to be consumed Exodus 12:15 tells us “
Discover the profound significance of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, rooted in biblical traditions and prophetic truths.
The festival of lights It's time for latkes and doughnuts Oil-fried foods are symbolic of the lamp oil in the Chanukah (KHAH-noo-kah) story Preparing foods cooked in copious amounts of oil symbolizes our trust in God to supply this precious commodity
What if Chanukah is more than just candles and presents What if it isn’t really the memorial of a miracle What if the real Chanukah story is actually a rallying cry for the Jewish people, and a graphic exhortation to all who have dedicated their lives to serve the Messiah
Chanukah, also called the Feast of Dedication, is a celebration of God’s faithfulness and deliverance The events the holiday commemorates took place during the intertestamental period, in approximately 165 BC
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.
