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Jerusalem – Israel’s eternal capital (Videos)

Yom Yerushalayim / Jerusalem Day – the Israeli government proclaimed the holiday of “Jerusalem Day” for the 28th of Iyar, corresponding to the date that the Israeli military liberated those parts of Jerusalem which had previously been in Arab possession. In 1967 – 19 years after the establishment of the State in 1948 – The Israelis captured Jerusalem in 1967. On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR. For the first time in 2520 years she was independent. That follows the destruction of the Jewish state 2520 years ago by the Babylonians in 606 BC followed by the destruction [...]

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Mashiach, News, Newsletter

Do you really want Mashiach now?

Do you really want Mashiach now?

Do you really want Mashiach Now? Many people have that cry in their lips, but do not mean it. In the Amida which is a set of prayers composed by eighteen different prayers, we find at the end of it a prayer asking for Mashiach to come, to reveal Himself, and to bring Yeshuah / Salvation to our people, to our lives, to bring true Shelema (peace) to ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Tzedakah

Practicing Tzedakah / Charity

Practicing Tzedakah / Charity

Giving may seem like a sacrifice at times  (especially when money is tight) or we often wonder if the person we give to is worthy or really needs our help, but in reality being charitable to others does more for us, for our relationships with G-d and with our fellow human beings than it does to the people who we give to. Jewish people are reno ...

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HaDerech, Jewish Studies, News

What is LaShon Harah (evil speech)?

What is LaShon Harah (evil speech)?

One of the most difficult sections of the Torah to understand is the discussion of "Tzarat," a skin disease commonly mistranslated as "leprosy." In truth, Tzarat is a physical manifestation of a spiritual deficiency. The Talmud (Arachin 16) says that Tzarat comes specifically as a consequence of "lashon hara" – n ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, News, Video of the Week

Jews of Iran (Videos)

Jews of Iran (Videos)

The beginnings of Jewish history in Iran date back to late Biblical times. The biblical books of Isaiah, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, and Esther contain references to the life and experiences of Jews in Persia. In the book of Ezra, the Persian kings are credited with permitting and enabling the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their T ...

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HaDerech, Jewish Roots, News

Nisan: The Month of Redemption

Nisan: The Month of Redemption

The Jewish sages say: "In Nisan our forefathers were redeemed from Egypt, and in Nisan we will be redeemed." The name of the month, Nisan, is cognate to the Hebrew word for "miracles" (נסים). The two letters, nun, at the beginning and end of Nisan, allude, according to our sages, to "miracles of mira ...

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Jewish Studies, News, Parshat HaChodesh

Shabbat HaChodesh / Sabbath [of the] month

Shabbat HaChodesh  / Sabbath [of the] month

Shabbat HaChodesh ("Sabbath [of the] month" שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Shemot / Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Abib / Nisan, God presented the first commandment to the children of Israel as to ...

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Islam, Israel, News, non-jews

Christianity is false – Learn Torah (Videos)

Christianity is false - Learn Torah (Videos)

Remember that Christianity is false and Yeshua was / is Jewish. The Jews (Yehudim) who were originally Hebrews, were then called Israel all worshiped The ONE (echad) God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua said, "I am the Way — and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through me. – Yochanan 14:6 ...

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HaDerech, Jewish Roots, News

Take up your cross daily?

Take up your cross daily?

How Jewish is that? Do you think this saying is very Jewish? Does it have a Jewish connotation? Believe it or not, this passage has been misunderstood completely. This passage is all about taking the mantle of leadership, not about dying crucified, or expecting one day as a martir, or even wearing a cross. We read in the Book of Uri / Luke 9 (23-25 ...

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Anusim, Jewish Studies, Mashiach, News

Benei Anusim / Crypto Jews (Videos) English

Benei Anusim / Crypto Jews (Videos) English

Benei Anusim is the Hebrew term for people whose ancestors were forcibly converted to Catholicism over five centuries ago, during the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Historians have often referred to them by the derogatory term "Marranos." “There is a real awakening taking place among the Anousim, many of whom feel a strong and end ...

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Israel, Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, News

My Italian Jewish Surname List (Video)

My Italian Jewish Surname List (Video)

My Italian Jewish surname (last name)… could it be Jewish? Researching Italian Surnames for Possible Jewish Roots Have you wondered if you have Jewish ancestors? Does your family history include stories of Jewish heritage or Jewish traditions? Some experts state that as much as 50% of the populations of Calabria and Sicily (the most Southern ...

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News, non-jews, Toronto Pride Parade

Is homosexuality a sin?

Is homosexuality a sin?

Question: "What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin? Homosexuality is the manifestation of sexual desire toward a member of one’s own sex or the erotic activity with a member of the same sex. The Bible condemns homosexuality as an immoral and unnatural sin. Leviticus 18:22 identifies homosexual sex as an abomin ...

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Jewish Prayer, Jewish Roots, News, Torah

Mashiach’s Tefilin – Just do it!

Mashiach's Tefilin - Just do it!

Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua got up and followed him, as did his talmidim. {9:20} Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the tzitziyot of his garment; {9:21} for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.” When we study the Good News of Redemption accounts of Mat ...

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Jewish Prayer, Jewish Roots, Mashiach, News, Zionism

Chevlei Mashiach – Birthpangs of the Messiah

Chevlei Mashiach - Birthpangs of the Messiah

חבל משיח  “Chevlei Mashiach” means the “Birthpangs of the Messiah.” Messianic Judaism (All Judaism is by theory Messianic) teaches that the arrival of Mashiach is accompanied by birth pangs. This is also sometimes referred to as the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble.” J ...

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Newsletter, Toronto Pride Parade, Video of the Week

Homosexuality in the Buff

Homosexuality in the Buff

The Science of Homosexuality: “Well I was born this way – God created me this way – God made me a homosexual” Due to the Fall of Mankind and sin entering the world it opened the door for physical degenerations, mutations, and physical and medical anomalies in the human genome as well as chemical imbalances and deficiencies i ...

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