I am a tranquil place with serene paths and rugged, gnarled trees many hundreds of years old. Some people like to think my trees may have been standing even when Jesus walked around me.
I remember Him coming to me often with His disciples. I provided them a quiet place when they visited Jerusalem.
One Passover night, all but one of them came. I watched as eight stayed together in one area and three followed Jesus a little bit away.
A watershed is a point of dramatic change dividing something into clear “before” and “after” identities. A watershed event or moment alters a subject’s trajectory.
Purim – by ancient Jewish decree – is a party. It’s not one of the Jewish Feasts commanded by the Lord, but the book of Esther proclaims Purim is a celebration to be observed throughout all Jewish generations (Esther 9:28).
Shalom and welcome to a new feature of Jewish Voice MESSENGER magazine. What we hope to do is help you discover the Hebrew background of Jesus and deepen your understanding of the richness of your faith. Enjoy this inaugural article!
The Beatitudes of Jesus found in Matthew 5 are some of the most well-known verses in all of Scripture. You probably know at least some – or maybe all of them – by heart.
But what if you don’t really know them as well as you think you do?
As night fell, it began – a pre-planned riot that became known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass.
The word Sukkot means “booths” or “tabernacles,” so the seven-day holiday is also known as the Feast of Booths and the Feast of Tabernacles.
For those curious about the Jewish roots of faith in Jesus, the biblical Feasts of Israel are an excellent place to start. What do we mean by Jewish roots?