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Insights With Rabbi Jeff | Zechariah 3
In the third chapter of Zechariah, we see an example of what Bible scholars would call “corporate solidarity”, where one person stands as a representative of a larger group, a group determined by context. The representative here is Yehoshua, the “Kohen gadol’, or great or High Priest. Those he represents are the newly returned exiles …
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Insights With Rabbi Jeff | Zechariah 10 (Continued)
In the beginning of the 10th chapter, Adonai urges the people to again ask for what they need, as embodied in the rains. He contrasts asking Him with asking the idols and other false gods whom they had been worshipping for generations. Those gods, obviously, had no power, yet had received credit for what the…
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Waiting For the Promised Messiah
King Zedekiah of Judah was the last king to reign in the Land of Israel. Nebuchadnezzar had appointed Zedekiah king at the age of 21, but he only reigned for 11 years, from 597 – 586 BC; at which time he was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. He refused to heed the warnings of…
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T’SHUVAH AND MERCY
Download PDF of newsletter here: T’SHUVAH AND MERCY The 30-day month on the Hebrew civil calendar known as “Elul”, kicks off an extremely important season of introspection and t’shuvah (repentance). This season actually lasts 40 days from the first day of Elul and includes Rosh Hashanah, the Days of Awe, and ends with final prayers of…
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Diminishing Pride
Download PDF of newsletter here: Diminishing Pride “The United States changes from day to day When I was a kid it wasn’t that way; The national anthem gave me butterflies to sing, A lump in my throat the Pledge of Allegiance did bring. We were taught in school, pride and respect Of family and…
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Hag HaKatzir
Download PDF of newsletter here: HagHaKatzir SHAVUOT, called in the Scriptures Hag Ha-Kat-zir, is one of the “Three Regalim” or pilgrimage feasts requiring all the male descendants of Jacob to return to Jerusalem at that time each year to appear before Adonai in the Temple. Since there is no longer a Temple in Jerusalem, many…
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Update: UN Durban III Anti-Racism Conference
Wednesday , September 21st, over 2,000 Christians, Messianic Jews, secular Jews and other supporters of Israel gathered in New York City’s Dag Hammerskjold Plaza to protest the then ongoing Durban III conference at the United Nations building. The demonstration was put together by a coalition of several organizations headed by the Jerusalem Institute for Justice…
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Boycott Durban III with HaShomer
Durban Meeting from HaShomer Ministry on Vimeo. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has made the democratic State of Israel the target of incessant condemnation while neglecting its mandate in challenging the oppressive regimes around the world. The following film clip uncovers the factors behind the United Nations bias against Israel. We encourage you to…
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Living Water
This newsletter is dedicated to the Memory of Leah Ruth Adler, who, with much love, courage and wisdom taught her family and many others where to find “living waters”. Recently, we took a group of people on tour to Israel. It was evident to all of us the dryness of the land and the desperation…
A Watchman To Watch Over The People