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Apples, awe, honey and the joy of the Lord
Shanah tovah! It’s time once again in Israel and the world to celebrate the birthday of the universe, the day that G-d created Adam and Eve and Rosh Hashanah, the “head” of the Jewish New Year. On the morning following sundown on the eve of Tishrei 1 (September...
Odessa Messianic Pastor Serves Community in the Face of War
Pastor Leonid Vasserman, who serves with Jews for Jesus in Odessa, Ukraine has established three Messianic synagogues in the city. One of them has closed due to the pandemic, but the other two are continuing their Shabbat morning services with reduced numbers....
Ten of the Most Influential Books in the Messianic Movement
Books have a profound and impactful power to move and shape us. We have seen this in every culture and nation, as writing and literature go back to the most ancient civilizations. The written word has saved lives, circulated powerful ideas, preserved traditions and...
Israelis are Set to Go to the Polls. Again
Lately, Israelis have gone to the polls about as often as they visit their dentists, but their participation in elections have caused more anxiety. Come November we’ll do it again, and the political maneuvering that has already begun is, as always, laden with drama....
Recent SCOTUS Rulings – And How to Keep the Victories
The recent Supreme Court rulings favoring faith-based morality and ethics are cause for great celebration but not for assuming the battle is over. One of first great moral wins announced by the Court was the decades long battle for reversal of the Roe v. Wade federal...
High Holy Days Around the World
The High Holidays are upon us, and what better opportunity to be a witness for Messiah? During this time, especially at Yom Kippur, most Jewish people worldwide attend synagogue services. In the United States, most synagogues fundraise by the sale of tickets to attend...
Not quite back to normal
Marcia and I only recently began to reengage with ordinary life here in Israel, roughly two years after this country began its experiment with Covid-19, its new and highly-regarded therapies and its legion of mutated cousins, the bugs, you’ll remember, that...
Zoe’s Discovery Journey Continues…
Rene Annette Wallace was born to an agnostic single mother who was also a women’s rights advocate. Rene had no knowledge of G-d or spiritual things, and at the age of eight years old, she was invited to church by her babysitter. Even at a young age, Rene understood...
Ties Between Morocco and Israel Run Much Deeper than Recent Accords
A toothless old Berber sits in the shade of a small tree at the edge of Agouim, a tiny village 45 miles south of Marrakesh, and speaks of a singular morning in 1948 when he, as a child, helped his Jewish neighbors abandon their homes in Morocco for Israel. “I helped...
From Mourning to Gladness: Tisha B’Av
In the blazing heat of summer, when the land is parched and dry in Israel and throughout the Western world, an intense period of mourning begins for observant Jews. For three weeks, beginning on the Hebrew date 17 Tammuz, (which falls on Sunday, July 17, 2022), until...
Something Very Special
Inna Pletenetska was born in Antratsit, Eastern Ukraine, a coal-mining town located about 100 miles northeast of the currently embattled port city of Mariupol. Since the escalation of Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia began in March of 2022, Mariupol has slowly...
Oh, Say Can You See Clearly?
"Oh, say can you see." Many of us begin to feel a lump forming in our throat at the first musical strains and hearing that phrase. The late Paul Harvey explained our reaction to the National Anthem. He said, "It is our song as an American." As we stand and sing at...