Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue The Truth concerning Chanukkah and Christmas: Never the Twain Shall Meet! John 10:22 “Then came Chanukkah in Yerushalayim. It was winter, 23 and Yahshua was walking around inside the Temple area, in Shlomo’s Colonnade. 24 So the Judeans surrounded him and said to him, “How much longer are you going to… Read more »
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The Significance of Chanukkah: Beyond tradition and Legend
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue The Significance of Chanukkah: beyond tradition and legend During the week before Shavu’ot, sometime between 7 and 5 B.C.E. Zacharias stood before the altar of incense. He was a Levite in the priestly lineage of Abijah. To him, this was spring, the weekly tour of duty in the Temple, the seventh… Read more »
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue The Significance of Chanukkah: beyond tradition and legend During the week before Shavu’ot, sometime between 7 and 5 B.C.E. Zacharias stood before the altar of incense. He was a Levite in the priestly lineage of Abijah. To him, this was spring, the weekly tour of duty in the Temple, the seventh… Read more »
…More on the History of Christmas and Why We Should Not Celebrate it
More on the History of Christmas: why we should not observe it I remember when I was a child during the holiday season of Christmas. My family was not observant of G-d’s laws because they were unaware that we are Jewish. We are indeed part of the lost 10 Tribes that have since been “found.”… Read more »
Special reading for Sukkot Kol HaMoed
Ecclesiastes During Sukkot we are instructed to read Ecclesiastes, which is the English title of this wisdom book derived from the Greek Septuagint’s translation of the original Hebrew, “Koheleth.” The word Koheleth (1:1; 7:27; 12:8) suggests one who has a function as teacher or preacher in the assembly. This is a difficult book to understand… Read more »
Special Reading for the Seventh Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 14)
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Reading for the Seventh Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread Exodus 14 (Matthew Henry Commentary) with Messianic Jewish perspectives I often consult commentaries written by many authors, both Jewish and at times some of the old church fathers who seem to have had more accurate insight and knowledge of… Read more »
Special Reading for the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Sh’mot 33:12-34:26 B’midbar 28:19-25
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special readings for the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Exodus: 33:12-34:26 Numbers: 28:19-25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 As those who attend Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue know, we have come to the realization that the Essene 364- day solar calendar is much more accurate than those used by the majority of modern Jewry. As… Read more »
Special Teaching for Simchat Torah Service
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue A Trumpet in Zion Israel’s great fall feasts were celebrations that witnessed a pendulum swing of national emotions sweeping from trepidation to exhilaration. These spectacular festivals, around which all national life revolved, were seasons of intense personal interaction with Judaism and YHVH. They also reflected the summary expectations of Israel for… Read more »
Special Readings for Rosh Hashana (Shacharit)
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Rosh Hashana 1 (Shacharit) The scriptures from which today’s message is drawn include: Genesis 21, Numbers 29:1-6 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2-10 B’rit Chadashah: Matt. 24; Mk 13; Luke 21 Genesis 21: As this chapter relates to Rosh Hashana, Avraham had recently (Chapter 20) prayed that G-d would heal Avimelekh, is wife,… Read more »
Special readings for Shavu’ot
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Readings for Shavu’ot Exodus 19:-23 Numbers: 28:26-31 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1-18;3:12 Acts 2:1-13 Contrary to our current social philosophy and what is taught in Christianity today about G-d’s laws, there are limits; the boundaries of which are defined by G-d’s laws, statutes, and rulings. Although this parashah is the first place… Read more »