Let's go on a historical journey to look at early Jewish-Christian relations, the birth of Rabbinic Judaism, a parting of ways and attempts to reconcile. It’s a full plate, but I’ll try to keep it interesting! Over the past few days we’ve established the fact that our Christian roots are firmly planted in Judaism. This brought about …
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Early Jewish-Christian Relations
Dear study friends, we're going on a historical journey today to take a look at early Jewish-Christian relations, the birth of Rabbinic Judaism, a parting of ways and attempts to reconcile. It's a full plate, but we'll try to keep it interesting! Over the past couple days we've established the fact that our Christian roots …
Tishah B’Av and the Destruction of Jerusalem
We focused on Tishah B'Av a couple days ago, but I want to shed a bit more light on the remembrance of that infamous day. Tishah B'Av is the ninth day of the Hebrew month, Av, and is a day of tragedy in Jewish history. (See Tishah B'Av: Remembering the Loss of Zion) In 135 …
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Tishah B’Av: Remembering the Loss of Zion
Beginning at sunset today (Saturday, July 25, 2015) Jews around the world will commemorate Tishah B'Av, the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar. This annual day of mourning recalls the tragedies experienced by the Jewish people over the centuries, many of them on this very day. Here are some examples of tragedy on Tishah B'Av: …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 