Many words in the Hebrew language have a complex and twisted history. Sometimes one of the paths along which the word marched is blocked, but then another opens along which it continues its existence. This is probably the case with "Zaphnath pa'aneach", a name which appears only once in the Bible: "And Pharaoh called Joseph by the n ...
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 (23-2 ...
What does Chanukah mean? The word "Chanukah" means "dedication". The holiday celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple in 165 B.C.E., after the Maccabee family and their followers recaptured the Temple Mount from the Syrians. How is Chanukah spelled? Unfortunately for internet search engines, there is no standard E ...
Yochanan / John 3:1-4 “Now there was a man of the Perushim (Pharisees) named Naqdimon, a ruler of the Judeans. The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him." Yeshua answered him, "Most certainly, I tell yo ...
1. Is the re-establishment and re-gathering of Israel (the Jewish people) to the land prophesied in Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 31 and Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36? True or False (The answer is true) - Not only is Israel’s reestablishment as a nation prophesied by Yermiyahu and Yechezkel, but by other prophets like Joel and Zechariah as ...
The Joke: A Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture. When the son returned, he said, "Papa, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity." "Oy vey," said the father, "What have I done?" He took his problem to his best friend. "Ike," he sa ...
The Coming of Mashiach! According to the Jewish Scriptures the beginning of the Redemption had already begun from the day Adam and Hava (Eve) committed the first sin in this world. From that day on, the world has been in the preparatory stage for the beginning of the final Redemption. The beginnings of the geula (redemption) starts with the procla ...
The Meaning of Mashiach: The word “Messiah” (Mashiach) comes from the verb mashach, which means to smear or anoint with oil, usually for the purpose of dedicating or consecrating something (such as a temple vessel) or someone (such as a prophet, Kohen / priest or Melech / King) for the service of HaShem. The person (or thing) anointed ...
למען מלכותו Imagine the reception of Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua of Nazareth, from Galilee, a Hebrew-speaking pietist and self-proclaimed prophet, in challenging the heart of status-quo Jerusalem, the temple cult. "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of r ...
Question: This is my first time observing Sukkot. I would appreciate it if you could explain it to me as easily as possible. "When a person sits in his Sukkah the Shechinah (God's Divine Presence) spreads its wings (metaphor) over it, we dwell together with Him." One of the important experiences of Sukkot is that of leaving the protection of our p ...
Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua Melech HaHaMashiach said to him, "'You shall love HaShem your God with all your heart, all your soul, and with all your resources.' This is the first and great mitzvah. A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' The whole Torah and the Prophets depend on these two mitzvot." Mattityahu 22: ...
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.” ...
When one studies rabbinic ideas of the Messiah one comes upon a very curious idea: Messiah is a Leper! Where does this idea come from? We'll tell you below, but first consider some of the rabbinic references speaking from the Biblical text Yeshayahu / Isaiah 53. There is a fascinating story (which needs not to be taken literally, but rather seeks ...
ברוך הבא מלך המשיח! The Scriptures are clear that Isaiah 53 is about the Jewish Messiah. The early rabbis taught that Isaiah 53 was about the Jewish Messiah. Modern anti-Messiah (anti-Missionary) organizations insist that it's about Israel. So what's the real ...
A Great Holy King has arisen from the House of David. Possessing "חכמה בינה ודעה" chochma, binah ve’da'at (wisdom, knowledge and undestanding). Void of any evil. Possessing Torah and observant of the Mitzvot as they have been prescribed by the Torah of God. As ...
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