5 Blessings and Mitzvahs

According to Rabbi Chaim Palagi, a Turkish rabbi who lived in the late 18th century, there are five blessings a person should learn to say upon seeing the Messiah: By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz at BIN May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations…

Israel and Peace War over Peace

Dennis Prager at University of Oxford Yesterday at 12:11pm · Oxford, United Kingdom · Edited · I debated at the Oxford Union Society with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Outside of the Muslim world and the far left, who would even think to argue that Hamas is not the greater obstacle to peace than Israel? Take a…

Where Would Noahides Go If There Were No Synagogues?

Originally posted on Morning Meditations:
Messiah’s community is a single community expressed in diverse forms within the Jewish community and among the nations. All are called to a dedicated life of worship, neighborly service, and public testimony to Yeshua. Unity and love throughout the entire community confirm Yeshua’s role, as the One sent by the…

The Eight Sacrifices

Vayikra (and He called ) Torah Portion 24 Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Offerings The Eight Sacrifices of Trespass Offering (asham) Burnt Offering (olah) Peace Offering (Shalom) Grain Offering (minchan) Thanksgiving Sacrifice (todah) Voluntary Offering (nedevah) Consecration Offering (miluim) Sin Offering (chet) torah-24-vayikra-offerings

Derekh d’Kehilla

Originally posted on Yeshua Centered Judaism:
Derekh d’Kehilla Sample Passages From DEREKH D’KEHILLA Translated from the Original Aramaic A First Century Manuscript of the Ancient and Holy Assembly of Jerusalem Note: The titles in bold above various passages are not a part of the original text. On the Organisation of the Holy Assembly In every region,…

Win an iPad Air 2

iPad Giveaway Faithlife is giving away an iPad Air 2! Just by being in this group, you’re eligible to win. Gain an additional entry by introducing yourself, and for every person you invite to this group.  The giveaway ends on January 1st. We’ll announce the winner on January 2nd.

Thursday prayers

Thursday morning prayer Shema, Yisra’el! YHVH ELOHAYNU YHVH echad.  U’ahavtah YHVH ELOHAYCHA, v’kole levav’cha, v’kole nefeshcah, v’kole meod’cha; v’ahav’cha l’reacha kemo’cha. Baruch atah ADONAI ELOHAYNU, melek ha’olam, asher natan lanu chen’cha, dayienu, emunah b’atah, dayinu, v’ ha’kavod shamcha, dayeinu. Hear now and do, Yisra’el! YHVH our ELOHIYM, YHVH, is one.  And you shall love YHVH your ELOHIYM,…

Paul Bradshaw on the church orders published

Originally posted on ancientchurchorders:
Through the kindness of the author, I have received a copy of Paul F. Bradshaw, Ancient church orders (Alcuin/GROW JLS 80; Norwich: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 2015). A brief introduction describes the modern rediscovery of the ancient church orders, and engages with the question of whether these even compose a genre, and…

Ya Yeki Həwā I

“Short animation based upon the Neo-Mandaic story “Histoire de Chah Adel” in de Morgan, Jean-Jacques. 1904. Mission Scientfique En Perse Par J. de Morgan, Tome V, Etudes Linguistiques, Deuxieme Partie: Textes Mandaites. Edited by Ernest Leroux. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. Narrated by Nasser Abu Issa Sobbi. Made possible by support from the Encyclopædia Iranica.”(YouTube)

“Mashiv Ha’Ruach”

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
The Laws of Mentioning “Mashiv Ha’Ruach” We Begin Reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach” “Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem” is a praise we recite to Hashem during the winter months within the “Mechayeh Ha’Metim” blessing of the Amidah as is printed in all Siddurim. We begin reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem” in the…

Parashat Bere’shiyt / פרשת בראשית

Next read in the Diaspora on 10 October 2015. Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8     Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 42:5 – 42:21 The scroll of the Torah is the oldest and most sacred of all Israel’s Scriptures. It contains…