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Chanukah’s Relation to Christmas
Jeffrey Berg "Twas the night before Chanukah, Boichecks and Maidels, Not a sound could be heard, not even the Draidels. The Menorah was set by the chimney alight, In the kitchen, the Bubbie was choppin' a bite. Salami, pastrami, a glassele tay, and zoyerey pickles...
Chanukah/Christmas
By Ken Symes December is a time when both Christians and Jews celebrate an important holiday. For the Christians it is Christmas. For the Jews it is Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Dedication. The only mention of this Jewish holiday...
Will The Temple Be Rebuilt?
Rev. Mark Robinson The spring day was typical in many ways for Jerusalem. The sun was shining and the air was crisp, but there was one notable difference. Hundreds were anxiously awaiting the sacrifice. It was April, and the celebration of Passover was at hand....
How Then Shall We Live?
By Dr. Keith Megilligan New love is exquisite. There is joy for the first time that enters the heart of the one who is in love. When you view the radiant faces of the young couple who stand enraptured in each others' presence at their wedding, you appreciate...
Is the Rapture Pre-Trib?
by Mark Robinson "Pre-trib", "mid-trib", "post-trib", "pre-wrath". Perhaps you have heard these terms—perhaps not. They refer to the timing of the Rapture of the Church. "Trib" refers to the seven year Tribulation period prophesied in the Bible that will occur just...
More than a Child
By Jeffrey Berg "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." When one reads Isaiah 9:6, a...
The Suffering Servant of Isaiah – A Rabbinic Anthology
Moshe Gold No other Bible portion has created as much controversy between Christian and Jewish people as the Suffering Servant in the Book of Isaiah (52:13 – 53:12). According to traditional Jewish teaching, the Suffering Servant is the nation of Israel. The...
Israel in the Tribulation
By Jeffrey Berg When America was living through the horror of the "9-11 Terror Attacks," the Jewish High Holy Days were being observed. My wife, Arlene, and I had a wonderful opportunity to visit a Lubavitch (Ultra Orthodox) rabbi. The visit took place during...
Israel in the Millennium
by Moshe Gold During the Battle of Armageddon Messiah Jesus will return to earth destroying all armies arrayed against the Holy City of Jerusalem. Following their defeat, they will be judged and put to death. The False Messiah and the False Prophet will be...
Of Whom Does the Prophet Speak?
Mark Robinson Isaiah 53 is perhaps the pivotal chapter in the Jewish Bible in helping determine the identity of the Messiah and the work he would do. With the possible exception of the seventy weeks prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27, the grandeur of this chapter...
Jewish Objections to Jesus in Isaiah 53
K.G. Symes "Do you mean to tell me that Jewish people reject the teaching that the suffering servant in Isaiah 53 is the Messiah?" To the young man's question I replied: "Yes, because the Christians used this passage to witness to Jewish folk with great success. So...
And also to the Greek…
by John Metzger One of the questions that used to come to mind before I was in Jewish ministries was why God only seemed to be interested in the Jewish people while the rest of the ancient world knew nothing of God, and died being eternally separated from God in hell....