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Jewish people usually eat challah during the weekly Sabbath celebration. During Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), we make challah with raisins. Ingredients 1 2/3 cup of warm water (105°F. to 115°F.)2 tablespoons dry yeast (packet form)1 cup of raisins1/2 cup sugar6 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil2 teaspoons salt 8…
Jewish people traditionally like eating roast chicken on Friday nights which is the start of the weekly Sabbath celebration. Ingredients 1 whole chicken with the skin on (about 3-4 lbs.) 4 tablespoons olive oil2 garlic cloves (peeled)1⁄4 cup chicken broth1⁄4 cup lemon juice1⁄4 cup grated lemon peel1⁄4 cup chopped fresh…
In each of the three Jewish High Holy Days – Rosh Hashanah (New Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) – there are gems hidden by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Beyond a yearly calendar of holy convocations, the Levitical Feasts (Leviticus 23) as…
When is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei. The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar, and the month of Tishrei always begins in either September or October, depending on the year. In modern observance, Rosh Hashanah lasts for two…
“No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza”: A Messianic Jewish Response On July 22, 2025, journalist Bret Stephens published an article for The New York Times titled “No, Israel is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza.”[1] In the article, Stephens addresses the charge of genocide leveled against Israel…
I am an evangelical Christian woman born and raised in America. I am married to a Christian man who previously served in the United States Air Force. Most of the people who meet my husband thank him for his military service. There is an understanding that he gave his life…
Eran Believes! When Eran,* a young Israeli, began studying the book Isaiah 53 Explained with a member of our team, he realized that faith in Jesus is faith in the Jewish Messiah promised by the prophets of Israel. He understood for the first time ever that he does not need…
How can you be Jewish and believe in Jesus? Thanks to you, doors are opening in the hearts of Jewish people in Florida—one of the largest Jewish populations in the United States. Gerard*, a nearly eighty-year-old Jewish man, walked into our city-wide Messianic Passover banquet in Florida with guarded curiosity.
Ephesians 1:7-8, Part 2 Jesus’ atoning blood is evidence that God is just and that He deals very strongly with sin. Messiah’s death satisfied God’s justice and integrity. He is now free to love us to the utmost degree because sin is no longer a barrier between us and Him.
Much of what believers know about the kingdom of God comes from the New Testament, particularly from Jesus’ parables in the four Gospels. However, Jesus’ teachings on the kingdom of God, as well as the rest of the New Testament’s teachings about it all, have foundations in what was already…
On the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’ followers, Peter stood and addressed those who doubted what they were seeing. In his defense of the resurrection, the apostle quoted King David from the Psalms: “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, until…
There are a number of reasons why Jewish evangelism is so important. First of all, it is biblical. The Apostle Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to all who believe, to the Jew first and also to…