Jun 12, 2024
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...
Jun 11, 2024
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...
Jun 11, 2024
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...
Jun 11, 2024
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,...
Jun 11, 2024
Shalom everyone, Shavuot is only a minor religious festival today, but in the original Israelite faith, it was a major, lavish and most moving festival. It was one of the three pilgrim-festivals that we swore to observe as Jews, as part of our Covenant-agreement with...
Jun 9, 2024
THE BIBLE GIVES US THE PRECISE DATE WHEN TORAH WAS GIVEN TO ISRAEL! Are you interested in learning the EXACT date when Torah was really given to Israel – the precise day and month, according to the Bible? I can tell you with 100% confidence, it wasn’t at Shavuot! For...
