Biblical Holidays

Shabbat: How To

A question was once posed to Rebbe Nachman of Breslev, the great 18th Century Hassidic leader in Eastern Europe:
“What if someone feels distant from God and Torah?
How can he enter the ‘loop’ of spirituality which on one hand is so appealing, and on the other hand so intimidating?”
Rebbe Nachman answered, “Go to a Shabbat table [...]

The Macaroni Principle

Daniel Langcaster of “First Fuits of Zion” tells a story about that little song, Yankee Doodle. “Yankee doodle went to town, riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.”

“Did you ever wonder why when he stuck the feather in his hat he called it Macaroni?” “It doesn’t make sense!” he says “What does feathers have to do with turning your hat into pasta?”

Replacement Theology is Anti-Semitism

The question of the role of the Jewish people in the end times is a hot topic between denominations.
Replacement Theology teaches that the Church has replaced the Jewish people and is now the “new Israel.”
Those promoting this theory believe God rejected the Jewish people because of their rejection of Christ. This doctrine is embedded [...]

Jesus Was Not Born On December 25th W

Did you know that Jesus Christ was not born on December 25th? Late December it would have been way too cold for the shepherds to be out with their flocks at night. We can prove from the Scriptures that Jesus was not born in the winter. Watch this video for more.

Birth of Christ & Feast of Tabernacle

Many scholars believe Jesus was born during the Feast of Tabernacles. The Hebrew word “stable” is called a sukkoth (Gen. 33:17).

Lessons from the Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles, Succoth, reminds us not to hold too tightly to material things. We live in a very materialistic age. When the Israelites were wanderers in the desert, they all lived in tents–rich and poor alike.

Manifesting the Light of Jesus

by Dr. John Garr
When the Maccabean Jews rededicated the Temple and themselves unto God, the result was a miraculous manifestation of light. Oil that naturally would have burned for only one day supernaturally burned for eight days, signifying God’s approval upon the efforts of his people to separate themselves and their sanctuary to him.
The same [...]

Hanukkah Readings for Eight Nights

Eight Devotions on Light–one to read for each night of Hanukkah: 1. The Lord is Our Light 2. The Word is Our Light 3. We Should Be a Light to Others 4. The Light of the Body is the Eye 5. Messiah is the Light of the World 6. Paul Saw the Light &. No Longer in the Darkness 8. We Need to Let Our Light Shine

Why Are Christians Celebrating Hanukkkah?

Jesus preached three sermons in which he declared Himself the “light of the world,” and all three could have been during Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

Lighting the Menorah

The Traditional Way to Light the Menorah
The first blessing thanks God for the commandment to “kindle the Hanukkah lights.” We therefore recite the blessing before lighting the candles, and then proceed to carry out the commandment.
The second blessing praises God for the miracle the candles publicize, and is therefore said as the candles are being [...]

Discipleship and the Hebraic Worldview

From The Israel Teaching Letter by Bridges for Peace.
Webster’s Dictionary defines a disciple as “one who believes the teachings of a master.” Further, Mr. Webster states, the disciple may help to “disseminate those teachings.” The primary thrust of this definition that is commonly held in most circles today, including the Church, is that discipleship [...]

Hanukkah History

In 2009 Hanukkah is from  sunset, December 11 to sunset, December 19
Nearly twenty-two centuries ago, during the time of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the events took place that the Jews memorialize each year at Hanukah time: The Jewish people had returned to the Land of Israel from the Babylonian Exile, and had rebuilt the [...]

How to Spell Hanukkah

In English there are at least 16 ways to spell it, including: Channuka, Channukah, Chanuka, Chanukah, Chanuko, Hannuka, Hannukah, Hanuka, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Kanukkah, Khannuka, Khannukah, Khanuka, Khanukah, Khanukkah, and Xanuka.

The Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek Jesus

This video explains the Hebrew perspective of our Messiah, by using His Hebrew name. It’s fine to use the modern English name Jesus as well. The name Jesus is the modern English translation from the Greek Iesous, which comes from the Hebrew name Yeshua.

Jewish Customs of Hanukkah

Jewish tradition sought to embellish these days of celebration. It is the practice to have festive meals for the eight days, and in addition to Latkes, jelly doughnuts fried in oil became popular. (Both symbolize the miracle of the oil.)
Other popular sources of joy are the Hanukkah gifts and Hanukkah gelt (money.) The major ritual [...]

Potato Latkes Symbolism and Recipes

Shredded potatoes, grated onions bound with flour, salt and eggs, then fried in oil. Hey, that sounds like a potato pancake! Well, it is, however, there is a difference between a Hanukkah latke and a plain old everyday potato pancake.

What Happened to the Biblical Holidays?

The holidays contain more divine information of spiritual and prophetic value than any subject of scripture. Why aren’t we taught these marvelous lessons in church? The answer is found during the first through to the fourth centuries.
First Century Church
In the first century there were literally hundreds of thousands of believing Jews (Acts 2:41, 47, 4:4, [...]

Hanukkah Songs

Several children’s songs for Hanukkah with a few videos.

Our Father Abraham

Our Father Abraham is the best reference book on the Jewish roots of the Christian faith availble. I reach for my well worn copy (with sticky notes sticking out a dozen pages) at several times a week.
It is invaluable. This acclaimed volume explains the link between Judaism and Christianity, between the Old and the New Testaments, and calls Christians to a more biblical lifestyle.

Dreidel Pattern & How to Play Video

How To Play Dreidel video and Dreidel pattern to make your own.