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A Messianic View of the High Holy Days
Over the last five decades, Messianic Judaism has evolved and developed, especially in the observances of Jewish holidays and practices, with most of these traditions originating from traditional Judaism, with the High Holy Days being no exception. The High Holy Days...
MJAA Lifetime Achievement Award – Rabbi Paul Liberman
A Lifetime Achievement Award is an amazing accomplishment that is given to an exemplary individual for having outstanding vision, dedication, and commitment to their life’s work. Rabbi Paul Liberman has dedicated five decades of his life to the Messianic Jewish...
Congregation Beth Yeshua’s New Home
“Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored, says the L-rd.” This Word of the L-rd came to and through Haggai, the prophet, as G-d desired to see the building of the second Temple in Jerusalem....
Shavuot: The Original Revival
Since the infamous Asbury Revival in Wilmore, Kentucky quietly erupted this year on February 8th, America and much of the world, especially the Christian and Messianic Jewish world, have been energized by this unexpected move of G-d upon a spiritually hungry group of...
A Bridge From the Past: The Sassoon Codex 1053
One of the world’s great historical treasures is coming up for auction at Sotheby’s this May. Expected to break all records and sell for upwards of $50 million, Codex Sassoon 1053 is the oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible in existence. A codex differs from a book in...
Will Israel Adopt Judicial Reforms?
On March 27, 2023, with Israel on the brink of a self-inflicted implosion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi, announced that he would delay his government’s controversial pursuit of judicial reform until the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, returns from a recess at...
Remembering Rabbi Chaim Dov Urbach
Rabbi Chaim Dov Urbach was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, on February 16, 1951. At the age of three, his family moved to Brazil and for two years, they lived in a rural area, in a town called Americana, founded after the American Civil War by a group of confederate...
Israel’s Orthodox Jewry and the Law of Return Will Bibi’s new government yield to minority demands to restrict Aliyah?
Since 1950, every Jew has had the legal right to live in Israel as an “oleh,” an immigrant who “made Aliyah” under Israel’s Law of Return. In 1970, the right to make Aliyah was extended to spouses of Jews even if they were not considered Jewish under Orthodox Jewish...
Holocaust Survivors Find Peace and Purpose in Yeshua
Behind every name is a story, and those who survived the atrocities of the holocaust—one of the darkest times in history—have much to share. Each of their stories is unique and needs to be preserved for future generations. Survivors who share their experiences give us...
Growing the Canadian Messianic Community
Now that the pandemic has passed, the Canadian Messianic community is beginning to bloom once again. A bedrock of Jewish evangelism missions in Canada for more than two hundred years laid the foundation for today’s growing Messianic community. Dr. Daniel Nessim says...
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Those Who Helped Israel Be Born in a Day
Through the prophet Isaiah, G-d asks a rhetorical question, “Can a nation be born in a day…?” Answering Himself with another question, “Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?’ says the L-rd.” (Isaiah 66:8-9) This is but one of many promises to...
A Love Letter to the Jewish People
In our last edition, in my editorial, I stated that the Messianic Times always welcomes your thoughts, feedback, and letters. We want our community to have an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue and we love to interact with our readers. We are so grateful...