by Shmuel Parzal | Jun 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, Most of the laws of biblical Shavuot – that is, the Festival of First-Fruits – only really apply to produce grown or animals raised in the Holy Land. This may be why, as a festival, it has fallen from relevance for those of us who do not live in the...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Shalom my sisters and brothers, For those of us preparing to celebrate biblical Shavuot on Sunday, I just wanted to say a little about food – Jewish festivals inevitably have some food connection, because they are a celebration of the bounty that Adonai provides for...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The twenty-seventh passage of the Sefer Yeshua is based on Mt 13:16-17 and Lk 10:23-24. The likeliest source is the Q-Gospel. 27. 1A poor man came to Yeshua and spoke to him of his new understanding of the kingdom of God. 2And Yeshua...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The twenty-sixth passage of the Sefer Yeshua is based on Mk 4:3-9, Mt 13:3-9, Lk 8:5-8, and Thomas 9:1-5. Mark and Thomas have similar versions, and Mt and Lk seemed to be based on Mark. Luke’s is the shortest. It is possible that the parable was a well-known and...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Following on from the central focus of biblical Shavuot as celebrating the Covenant, one of the sub-themes of Shavuot is the acceptance of converts into God’s Covenant with Israel. For this reason, the Book of Ruth is traditionally read at Shavuot. It is a short book,...
