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There are three biblical feasts in the spring, and three in the fall. The major events of the first coming of Yeshua (Jesus) occurred on the very dates of the spring holy days: Pesach (Passover) – Crucifixion Omer (First Fruits) – Resurrection Shavuot (weeks) – Holy Spirit Baptism By the same biblical logic, we see… Read more »

The sukkah is a picture of Yeshua, the Word who became flesh and “tabernacled” among us. (John 1:14) Literally, the Word became flesh and “sukkahed” among us. Philippians 2:6,7 makes a similar declaration: “Who, although he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied… Read more »

Nineteen years ago, “R” was serving in the famous “Magav” Israel Border Police in Jerusalem. He confronted a suicide terrorist with bomb strapped to his body.  He pushed him backwards, but the terrorist had time to ignite the bomb.   While R saved those around him, he was severely injured. He went through 20 surgeries…. Read more »

The Hebrew month of “Elul” in late summer is a month of repentance leading up to the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah; See Leviticus 23) and the solemn Holy Days at the start of the following month (Tishrei). According to Jewish tradition, God opens the Book of Life and  judges the world during this season…. Read more »

We recently received a wonderful testimony from our ministry partners, Gilad and Rachel from Ein Karem. Rachel shares: We have such good news to share with you! I have been teaching my niece about the Lord since 2004. We held home groups in her house, and I spent many hours answering her numerous questions. Recently… Read more »

It seems like nature is going crazy: unusually hot weather, floods, fires, viruses… and on and on. What is happening? Is this a compilation of fossil fuel burning and other human pollution? Certainly. But there is something deeper.  These natural problems are the result of human selfishness. After several thousand years of selfishness, the Earth… Read more »

God sent Elijah the prophet to Israel, but King Ahab and his pagan queen killed the other prophets of God and honored the idol Baal. The “prophets of Baal” felt protected, became brazen and continued to present a false view of the divine.  This was the atmosphere in which Elijah lived! Elijah confronted the idolaters… Read more »

Summer 2021, we hoped, would be the summer that everything went back to normal. When we returned to having services in person at the congregational building in mid-May, we naively imagined that life would soon go back to the way it was before. Currently, rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in Israel have brought many social… Read more »

Congregations that maturely invite and allow the Holy Spirit to act, also show greater power in evangelism and motivating people to give their all to the Kingdom of God.  I have been observing this now for over 40 years. This was so true in the days when I pastored. However, most congregations that say they… Read more »

The summer is winding down. The long awaited vacation is just about over and in less than one week, the schools will be opening their doors once again; this time amid the confusion and uncertainty of this new variant, the Delta virus. For weeks, the numbers have been rising steadily and this new government has been… Read more »