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Most believers appreciate having a clearer understanding of the Scriptures from a Jewish perspective. Explore more about our faith in Jesus from this angle and other topics, including evangelism, Israel, antisemitism, biblical festivals, the international Jewish community, Jewish roots of Christianity, personal testimonies, and prophecy.
Imagine the scene:The blasphemous king ascends the steps of the Temple in Jerusalem. He has conquered the nation of Israel and now wants to eradicate the Jews by eradicating Judaism. The king enters the Temple, declares himself to be God manifest on earth, and then sacrifices a pig upon…
The topic of “Modern Day Antisemitism” is critical – particularly with regard to its impact upon Jewish evangelism. This is not an easy subject, and it is one we would probably prefer to avoid, but to do so would be at our own peril.
The primary reason Jewish people today will not easily consider the possibility that Jesus is the Messiah is because of the historically negative relationship Jewish people have had with Christianity.
Most Christians are familiar with Luke’s description of the events on Pentecost in Acts 2 and their significance in the establishment of the early Church. Few, however, are aware of the Jewish backdrop to this day. The Jewish name for this holiday is Shavuot, meaning “weeks.” Shavuot is a…
Dear friend, Shalom! I remember asking Jesus into my heart as if it were yesterday. It was the most momentous decision of my life, and the peace and love that flooded my soul that day has really never left me. I love the Lord with all my heart,…
From Ukraine to Siberia, these stories reflect the diverse paths these individuals traversed to embrace Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah.
The following is an excerpt from Mitch Glaser’s recent presentation entitled, “Heroes of the Holocaust: Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto and Yeshua,” given at a gathering of leaders in Jewish missions. The Holocaust was the most significant challenge to the survival of the Jewish people since the Babylonian Captivity. Over…
Shavuot can be a relatively confusing Jewish holiday because we don’t read about it very often in the Bible. It is possible that you might have never heard of it. But it is one of the big three holidays; this was one of the pilgrimage holidays in which the…
During the joyous Jewish holiday of Shavuot, many special foods are eaten to commemorate the Zman Matan Torah—“the season of the giving of the Law.” The rabbis believed that the Torah was given on the day of Pentecost, fifty days after the second day of Passover. Never before had…
Holidays and Festivals Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, is one of the three “convocations of the Lord” that, along with Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, constitute the “appointed times” (Leviticus 23:4) for Israel to gather in Jerusalem. It may be thought of as a unit with Passover,…
Now that it is September, we are in the midst of the most important holidays in modern Judaism. These holidays are both spoken of in Leviticus chapter 23, and the reason they are so important is that they deal with the topic of atonement. Whether religious or not,…
Introduction As the leader of a traditional mission to the Jewish people, I believe that all Jewish people need to accept Jesus in order to have a place in the age to come (John 14:6, Acts 4:12). I do not believe that a Jewish person is capable of keeping the…