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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...
Passover Seder Symbolism Points to Yeshua and Salvation
The Passover Seder During the Hebrew month of Nissan, which falls in the spring of the Gregorian calendar year, Jewish families commemorate the exodus of the Hebrew people from Egyptian bondage in the days of Moses (13th century BCE). At the same time, the...
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...
College Antisemitism and its Impact on Millennials, Gen Z, and Messianic Jewish Ministry
Antisemitism. The word embodies brutal Nazism, persecution, and devastation in the European past, but the rise of antisemitism and hate crimes today, especially on more than 200 US college campuses, requires serious scrutiny as it threatens students and Messianic...
Bibi is Back in the Saddle
Pros and cons, from a Messianic perspective, regarding Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. It once seemed impossible, then unlikely, and now it is happening. Benjamin Netanyahu, also known as Bibi, Israel’s Prime Minister from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, is...
Remembering David H. Stern: Scholar and Pioneer of the Messianic Jewish Community
The Messianic community lost one of its leading lights when well-known and respected Messianic Jewish scholar and author, Dr. David H. Stern, went to be with the L-rd on October 8, 2022. His passing was on a Shabbat and his loving wife, Martha, was led to post the...
Purim and the Hidden Hand of G-d
The celebration of the Purim has a lot of contrasts, but that is because the Book of Esther is where history and prophecy meet, revealing the hidden hand of G-d moving in global affairs on behalf of all of His people. Esther is not just ancient history; it is not just...
The more things change…
After Israel’s most recent election, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—you may remember him—has ended Israel’s political deadlock in the opinion of Times of Israel blogger Sheldon Kirshner. Netanyahu and his coalition secured 64 of the Knesset’s 120...
Hanukkah and the Biblical “Silent Period”
The Maccabees made a lot of noise between the ministries of Malachi and John the Baptist. The setting of the Hannukah story is well-known to most Jews and Bible scholars thanks to 1 and 2 Maccabees, two books written during the biblical “silent period” and counted...