The biblical commandments regarding dietary practices are rather simple and straightforward. Generally speaking, scavengers of either land or sea are to be avoided. Mammals that both chew the cud and have hooves may be eaten. The consumption of blood is to be avoided.
Usually, Jews do not celebrate Easter as is the practice of the Historic Christian Church. However, Messianic Jews do celebrate the resurrection of Yeshua.
Yeshua is making the point that the human “rabbi” (master), the human “father” or the human “teacher” or “leader,” is in no way comparable to the Master, Father, Divine Teacher, or Spirit-Leader that God is.
While tens of thousands of practicing Jewish people came to faith in the first century and many thousands in the centuries that followed, the newly forming Rabbinate in the first century did not recognize Yeshua as the Messiah.
The biblical calendar was given to Israel to foster the perpetuated annual remembrance of all of God’s redemptive and loving actions for His people. Israel is to recall God’s mighty acts in every generation in perpetuity.
God did make a covenant with Abraham that made clear God’s eternal purposes for Israel as His chosen people to be a blessing to all nations. God provided the Torah to Israel through Moses as protective guidelines for national existence and the means to corporate worship of God.
(Adopted from Asher Intrater, Revive Israel) Yeshua (Jesus) took our punishment on the cross and then rose from the dead to provide eternal life. This is the highest expression of the grace of God, and this truth is more important than anything else. We are beings created by a loving and holy God.
