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Shalom-Hi in Hebrew! People get suprised what I (Sal) tell them there is a distinction between Jewish people and Judaism. They think all Jewish people practice Judaism. Again, this boils down to our individualism. There are various types of Jewish people (e.g. Orthodox Jews, Messianic-Jews, Traditionalist Jews, etc...)!

My first hand experiences with Messianic Jews is when I visited a Messianic Synagogue in St. Paul (Kehliat Shalom) and Minneapolis (Seed of Abraham). I thought it was an awesome cultural experience. As a Christian, I've learned to embrace our Jewish roots or Judeo-Christianity (Hebrew. Our Christian roots are in the foundations of Judaism, which not many know about.

History Flashback

History of Judaism & Talmud_Part1of6
" Reverend Ted Pike director of the National Prayer Network, http://www.truthtellers.org To learn more about Talmud and its teachings and their current practices watch Reverend Ted Pike's videos; The Other Israel, The Mid-East Bleeds, and Zionism and Christianity Unholy Alliance. These videos are on Google video."

To this he replied: Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran."- Acts 7
"Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."[a] 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."[b] 9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."-Galatians 3
"1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for."-Hebrews 11

Holidays

" Passover (Deuteronomy 16)
1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover of the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib he brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 Sacrifice as the Passover to the LORD your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for his Name. 3 Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste—so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt. 4 Let no yeast be found in your possession in all your land for seven days. Do not let any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until morning.
5 You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the LORD your God gives you 6 except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary [a] of your departure from Egypt. 7 Roast it and eat it at the place the LORD your God will choose. Then in the morning return to your tents. 8 For six days eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day hold an assembly to the LORD your God and do no work."

Feast of Unleavened Bread

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  • MATZA: THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD by Avram Yehoshua

    • "Exodus 12:15-20 tells us that the Feast of Matza is to last for 7 full days in which the Sons of Israel are not to eat any bread with yeast, and they must eat matza, unleavened bread. In all the ancient world, every housewife knew that yeast made the dough 'to rise.' It was also seen, as it is in our day, that a man full of pride, is said to be 'puffed up.' In this Feast, leaven pictures sin. (As it did of course at the Passover Meal which is eaten on the first day of Unleavened Bread. This is why it is so biblically and symbolically absurd to have any kind of bread with yeast in it, for communion.)...
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  • Feast of Unleavened Bread-Feast of Israel, from christcenteredmall.com

    • "The following day, on the fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Nisan, God appointed another festival. This feast would last seven days and be called the Feast of Unleavened Bread. On the first night, and again on the seventh, there was to be a time of convocation (meeting) between God and man.
    The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:16) is often called Passover because only unleavened bread was eaten during these seven days immediately following Passover (Exodus 12:15-20; 13:6-8; Deuteronomy 16:3-8). Unleavened bread reflected the fact that the Israelites had no time to put leaven in their bread before their hasty departure from Egypt; it was also apparently connected to the barley harvest (Leviticus 23:4-14).... "
    -Biblical Holidays
    "Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are held in immediate sequence. These are distinctly different holidays falling on different days; however, due to their closeness they are usually treated as one festival. (The scriptures seem to teach that these are two names for the same festival. See Exodus 13:3-8.) .."
    Feast of the Firstfruits
    -The Feast of First Fruits, from messianicporch
    "...was a celebration of the first fruits of the barley harvest. This was its agricultural significance. However this celebration has a much deeper spiritual and relevant meaning.
    The barley harvest was the first harvest celebration of the year. Then counting out fifty days from firstfruits came the Feast of Pentecost. This celebrated the beginning of the wheat harvest...."
    -The Feasts of Israel- Feast of the First Fruits, bible-truth.org
    " First Fruits is held on the Sunday following Unleaven Beard. 21st of Nisan. (Lev. 23:10-11) Passover begins in 14th, Feast of the Unleaven Bread on 15th, and the Feast of the First Fruits on 21st. They are referred to as one feast. There are remaining the feasts are Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Lights and Purim for a total of seven feasts.
    First Fruits is celebrated in Spring to acknowledge the early crops. It was a wave offering. “This rite, together with that of "heaving" or "raising" the offering was an inseparable accompaniment of peace offerings. In such the right shoulder, considered the choicest part of the victim, was to be ("heaved," and viewed as holy to the Lord, only eaten therefore by the priest: the breast was to be "waved," and eaten by the worshiper. The scriptural notices of these rites are to be found in Ex 29:24,28; Le 7:30,34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14,15; 23:10,15,20; Nu 6:20; 18:11,18,26-29 etc. In conjecturing the meaning of this rite, regard must be had that it was the accompaniment of peace offerings, which were witnesses to a ratified covenant --an established communion between God and man." ..
    Instead of Easter, it should be called First Fruits. Jesus arose on Feast of the First Fruits. Many believe that Christians too will be resurrected as the First Fruits and possibly on the Feast of the First Fruits. We should not be dogmatic about this because Jesus said only God the Father knew the day of the Rapture. (Matt. 24:23)..."
    -THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS- After a cold barren winter new life breaks forth. , from endtimepilgrim.org
    "On the 17th day of the Nisan moon the firstfruits of the barley harvest was gathered and waved before the Lord in celebration. ...
    THE SPRING FEASTS ARE FULFILLED IN THE NEW COVENANT
    In the three spring feasts we see the redemption story of our Saviour as it emerged into history nearly two millennia ago. Our Lord Jesus personally fulfilled all three of those spring feasts. They were accurately fulfilled down to the minutest detail and on the very day of the lunar calendart they were due. Christ was crucified on Passover, in the grave on Unleavened Bread.
    In the case of the Feast of Firstfruits on the morrow after the sabbath of Passover something wonderful and unexpected happened. Our Saviour once again fulfilled the feast. He rose from the dead on the first day of the week. This was on the morrow after the sabbath following Passover. Thus in His resurrection from the dead He fulfilled the Feast of Firstfruits. Resurrection Sunday came on the very day in which the Feast of Firstfruits had been celebrated, (and foreshadowed), in the Old Covenant since the feast was given by YHVH/God through Moses to the covenant people as they gathered at Sinai.... "
  • Feast of the Tabernacle
  • Hannukah
    • The Light of Hanukkah , Posted by Chad | 12/05/2007 The Jews for Jesus Blog
    " Last night, as we lit the candles for the first night of Hanukkah, my wife recited a very traditional Jewish prayer:
    Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvosav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah
    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with Your commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Chanukah lights.
    Interestingly enough, there is no record in the Hebrew Scriptures of such a commandment by God. In fact, you won�t find Hanukkah mentioned anywhere in the Tanakh. It comes as a surprise to many Jewish people to find out that the sole mention of Hanukkah in the Bible is in the New Testament. So, if it�s not in the Hebrew Scriptures, how can we know what the celebration of Hanukkah is all about, and why we�re thanking God?
    To find out what Hanukkah commemorates, we have to look into the inter-testamental period, a 400-year period between the closing of the Hebrew Scriptures and the writing of the New Testament. Biblical scholars sometimes call this a �silent period,� and since the events of Hanukkah took place during this inter-testamental period, we must turn to extra-biblical sources to learn about them. What we know about the history of Hanukkah can be gleaned primarily from I & II Maccabbees, two apocryphal (or non-canonical) books, and also from the Talmud, a collection of the oral lore of Jewish sages and rabbis.
    During the inter-testamental period, there was no king in Israel. The Jewish people had returned from exile in Babylon under the leadership of Nehemiah, but they were ruled over by a succession of foreign empires. Malachi contains evidence that it was written while Israel was ruled over by the Persian empire, which was conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. When Alexander died in 323 B.C., his empire was carved up by his four top generals. Israel lay in between the kingdoms of Egypt (ruled by the Ptolemic dynasty) and Syria (ruled by the Seleucid dynasty), and was ruled by both at different times. The Greek, or Hellenistic, culture of Alexander was continued by both of these empires...."
    Hanukkah History, from myjewishlearning.com
    "Hanukkah is one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Bible. The story of how Hanukkah came to be is contained in the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, which are not part of the Jewish canon of the Hebrew Bible.
    These books tell the story of the Maccabees, a small band of Jewish fighters who liberated the Land of Israel from the Syrian Greeks who occupied it. Under the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Syrian Greeks sought to impose their Hellenistic culture, which many Jews found attractive. By 167 BCE, Antiochus intensified his campaign by defiling the Temple in Jerusalem and banning Jewish practice. The Maccabees--led by the five sons of the priest Mattathias, especially Judah--waged a three-year campaign that culminated in the cleaning and rededication of the Temple. "
    Wikipedia
    "s an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd Century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, and may occur from late November to late December on the Gregorian calendar...."

  • Passover-Pesach, from chabad.org
    • PASSOVER
    *see Lamb-Animals
    Wikipedia
    "The Jewish festival of Passover (Hebrew, and Yiddish: פֶּסַח, Tiberian: pɛsaħ, Israeli: Pesach, Pesah, Pesakh) is celebrated on the 14th day of the month called Nisan (Lev 23:4; Num 9:3,5, Num 28:16), first month of the Jewish year. It immediately precedes the Festival of the Unleavened Bread (חַג הַמַּצּוֹת, ħaɣ ham:asʕ:oθ, Chag Hamatzot/s), a Jewish holiday which begins on the 15th day of Nisan (Lev 23:6, Num 28:17, Num 33:3) and is celebrated in the northern spring season...
    Passover commemorates the Exodus, the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. As described in the Book of Exodus, Passover marks the "birth" of the Children of Israel who become the Jewish nation, as the Jews' ancestors were freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed to become followers of God instead."
    -Bible Verses:
    Old Testament:
    "And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?"-Genesis 22:7
    "Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover."-Exodus 12:21
    New Testament:
    "The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:"-Acts 8:32
    "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"-1 Peter 1:19
    *see passion for Christ
    -Videos
    Passover Part 1/4

    "A Jewish family keeping passover while the grandfather explains it."
    Hebrew Israelites Passover, from youtube.com
    "A Passover Celebration, with Hebrew Israelites, in Brooklyn, New York"
    Passover Seder 2006 - Part 1, from youtube.com
    "This is part 1 (out of 2) of the TASHNAV 2006 Passover SEDER we had in Janet and Ezra Drory's house"
    Jesus of Nazareth - Passover, from youtube.com
    "Jesus eats the Passover with his followers and institutes "The Lord's Supper" in His rememberance. "Take...eat...this is my body.""

  • Yom Kippur, from torah.org

    • "("Day of Atonement") is the tenth day of the month of Tishrei. It is the holiest day of the Jewish year. On this day, G-d seals our fate for the coming year, therefore, the entire day is spent fasting and praying to G-d for forgiveness and a good year." -Events:
  • The First of Months in the Year of New Beginnings: LET JUDAH GO FIRST! (8-Day Prayer Focus Included)Minnesota Apostolic Network

    • "Nisan is the Passover month. This is a time to CROSSOVER into the inheritance that has been promised you. Joshua 3:15-17 says, And those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the time of harvest)...and the people crossed over completely to the other side of the Jordan. I believe we are moving in God's perfect time. Timing is so important. In Him, we move and have our being(Acts 17:24-26, Col. 1:19, 2:9). I am praying for you to be in God's perfect timing. On April 20, we are hosting a special PASSOVER service. I hope many of you will be able to join us for that time (details below).
    Special Passover Service on Sunday, April 20 (2008)
    I believe that it is very important for us to understand the concept of this time of year. This month is linked with both Passover and the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you will notice, we made little emphasis of the national celebration of Easter because its timing was so far off from Passover and the true understanding of the power of the Blood shed to redeem us. Therefore, we will be hosting a memorable Passover Sunday with a special service Sunday night to better understand our call to move forward into the next season. We will have examples of the Passover Seder during the Sunday night service that begins at 6:00 PM. All of you on joining us on the web will want to prepare a hard boiled egg, some bitter herbs (either horseradish or parsley soaked in saltwater), lamb (or some chicken but not a lot, since you need to eat all you have!), and red wine or grape juice. Like never before, I believe as we continue in this season of new beginnings that we must understand the principles of Passover and Jesus of Nazareths blood shed on our behalf. There is no charge or registration to join this service in person or by webcast. (Go to www.gloryofzion.org and click on the webcast icon for details.)
    MISCELLANESOUS
  • Jewish Feasts-Hananeel Ministries
  • Annie's "Feasts of the Bible" Page
  • Biblical Holidays

    • Torah-Bible-"Old" Testament Stories

    GENESIS:
    Abraham (bible movies) 1/19

    *see more on Abrahamic Faith...GoodnewsEverybody.com Middle Eastern Outreach

    Joseph Pt 1 of 6 (Full Movie)

    1 SAMUEL:
    David - Pt 01 of 21 (Full Movie)

    "King David "
    1 Samuel Chapter 16
    "...17 And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.' 18 Then answered one of the young men, and said: 'Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.' 19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said: 'Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.' 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.' 23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul found relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him. {P}"

    SOLOMON (Full Movie) 1/18

    "Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba. He came to the throne aided by his mother, Nathan the prophet, and Zadok the priest. Solomon prayed for wisdom and became famous for his wise sayings. He built the first Temple in Jerusalem using forced labor and materials obtained from Hiram of Tyre. Solomon solidified his power by marriage alliances with other kingdoms. These marriages eventually led to the establishment of pagan shrines in Jerusalem."

    EXODUS:
    Moses Part 01/23

    "A retelling of the bible story. Pharaoh Ramses decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket in the Nile by his mother, is taken by a royal princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt "
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com: Adoption, Orphans, etc... Outreach

    *GoodnewsEverybody.com Issues: Slavery-Labor, Sex, etc... & African/Middle Eastern: Egyptian Outreach

    -Others
    The Ten Commandments (1956) Trailer

    "Based upon the HOLY SCRIPTURES and other ancient and modern writings. 'The Ten Commandments' tells the life of Moses, once flavored in the Egyptian Pharaoh's household, who turns his back on the priviledged life to lead his people to freedom.
    The Cast:
    Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine.
    Director: Cecil B. DeMille
    1956 Paramount Pictures"
    *see list of "Ten Commandments" ...GoodnewsEverybody Issues: Sinful, Rebellion, Wrong, etc...

    Prince of Egypt TRAILER

    "Animated movie from Dreamworks SKG based on the events that happened in the book of Exodus. "
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com Babies, Children, Kids, etc.. Outreach
    Burning Bush-Coloring Page, from kids4truth.com

    JUDGES:
    (Judges 16 (New International Version) Samson and Delilah )
    SAMSON AND DELILAH 1

    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com Babies, Children, Kids, etc.. Outreach
    Samson and Delilah Bible Coloring Pages

    Samson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "(Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn; meaning "of the sun" – perhaps proclaiming he was radiant and mighty, or "[One who] Serves [God]") or Shamshoun شمشون (Arabic) is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Children of Israel mentioned in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and the Talmud. He is described in the Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16.[1][2][3]
    The exploits of Samson also appear in Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews, written in the last decade of the 1st Century AD, as well as in works by Pseudo-Philo, written slightly earlier.
    Samson is a Herculean figure, who is granted tremendous strength through the Spirit of the Lord to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats unachievable by ordinary men:[4] wrestling a lion,[3][5][6][7] slaying an entire army with nothing more than the jawbone of an ass,[2][3][6][7][8] and destroying a temple.[1][3][7]
    He is believed to be buried in Tel Tzora in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. There reside two large gravestones of Samson and his father Manoah. Nearby stands Manoach’s altar (Judges 13:19-24).[9] It is located between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.[10].."
    -Movie
    Tunics, Turbans and Togas! Samson and Delilah (1949) -

    "From Rogues to Richards, Olde World Charm, All Month Long The Cinemated Man presents... Samson and Delilah (1949) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille Story by Jesse Lasky Jr & Fredric M. Frank Music by Victor Young Join the fun: Visit the site: http://cinematedman.com"
    Samson and Delilah (1949), imdb.com
    "Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar, whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur, and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah, who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, the Saran. .."
    -Study
    Samson And Delilah Notes of an address by J.S. Blackburn
    "The Purpose of Samson's Life
    This is a very human tragedy, but it is a great deal more, and I would like to begin by explaining in a few words why it has tremendous meaning for us who are believers in the Lord Jesus, and those whose lives have been called to be devoted entirely to Him, to His use, to His service and to His glory, because there are the closest parallels between certain things about the story of Samson and the Christian life.
    Samson's life had a divinely ordained purpose, to destroy the Philistines and to deliver Israel, this being clearly stated before his birth (13:5), and Samson was provided with a divine power in order to enable him to fulfil that purpose. From his earliest years the Spirit of the Lord began to come upon him and to move him at times. This was his power for the delivery of Israel from the Philistines (13:25). There was adequate power in Samson to deliver Israel from the Philistines in the presence of the Spirit of the Lord moving him when the occasion arose.
    *more GoodnewsEverybody.com Middle Eastern: Palestinian of Gaza & West Bank Outreach

    NEW TESTAMENT:
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com Bible, Bread of Life, Manna, New-Old Testament, Scripture, Torah, Word, etc...

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    LOCAL

  • UMM Alpha: Jewish People

    NATION

    Congregations

    -Florida (Lake Worth)
    God is..

    "God is our Tower,our Refuge,our Fortress, and our Rock etc; you may contact us at www.arielmessianiccongregation.com"

    Ministries

  • Glory of Zion, P.O. Box 1601 Denton, Texas 76202
  • Mesianic Jewish Alliance of America

    • Theology

    Why Did Jesus NOT Fulfill All the Prophecies About Him?

    "Jesus DID NOT fulfill all of the prophecies about him, which is a primary reason Jews did not accept him as their Messiah. Here is why. Go to www.leestrobel.com for more FREE excellent Christian videos. Todd Tyszka www.toddtyszka.com"
    *see Isaiah 9
    "... 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor"

    Movies

    Ben-Hur (1959) Trailer

    "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presentation. Directed by William Wyler. Winner of 11 Academy Awards including the Best Picture 1959.
    Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkings, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnel, Sam Jaffe.
    Screenplay by Karl Tunberg. Produced by Sam Zimbalist. "
    Ben-Hur (1959 film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "... is a 1959 movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace's novel 1880 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. It premiered at Loews Theater in New York City on November 18, 1959. The film went on to win a record of eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, a feat equaled only by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ..
    The film's prologue depicts the traditional story of the birth of Jesus Christ. Twenty-six years later, Judah Ben-Hur is a wealthy merchant of noble blood in Jerusalem. Preceding the arrival of a new governor, Ben-Hur's childhood friend Messala, a military Tribune, returns as the new commanding officer of the Roman garrison. At first Judah and Messala are happy to meet after years apart, but their differing political views separate them: Messala believes in the glory of Rome and worldly imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the Jewish people. Messala asks Ben-Hur to caution his countrymen about protests, uprisings, or criticism of the Roman government. Judah counsels his countrymen against rebellion but refuses to disclose dissidents' names, and the two part in anger.
    Judah's family welcomes two of their slaves who arrive with a caravan from Antioch: Simonides, their loyal steward, and Simonides's daughter Esther, who is preparing for an arranged marriage. Judah gives Esther her freedom as a wedding present, and the two realize they are attracted to each other.
    During the welcoming parade for the new Roman governor, a tile falls from the roof of Ben-Hur's house and startles the governor's horse, which throws him off, nearly killing him. Although Messala knows that it was an accident, he condemns Judah to the galleys and imprisons Judah's mother Miriam and sister Tirzah, in an effort to intimidate the restive Jewish populace by punishing the family of a known friend. Ben-Hur swears to return and take revenge. En route to the sea, he is denied water when his slave gang arrives at Nazareth. He collapses in despair, but a then-unknown Jesus Christ gives him water and renews his will to survive. After three years as a galley slave, Ben-Hur is assigned to the flagship of Consul Quintus Arrius, tasked by the Emperor to destroy a fleet of Macedonian pirates. The commander notices Ben-Hur's self-discipline and resolve, and offers to train him as a gladiator or charioteer, but Ben-Hur declines, declaring that God will aid him.
    As Arrius prepares the galley for battle, he orders the rowers chained but unaccountably orders 41 (Ben-Hur) to be left unchained.
    When the pirates attack the Romans, Arrius's galley is rammed and sunk, but Ben-Hur escapes and saves Arrius's life. Arrius is credited with the Roman fleet's victory, and in gratitude petitions Tiberius Caesar to drop all charges against Judah, eventually adopting Judah as his son. With regained freedom and wealth, Judah learns Roman ways and becomes a champion charioteer.
    Returning to Judea, Judah finds that Esther's arranged marriage had not occurred and that she is still in love with him. He visits Messala and demands that he free his mother and sister; Messala sends Drusus to the fortress to look for them. When the soldiers enter the cell, they discover that Miriam and Tirzah have contracted leprosy, and they turn them out of the city. Esther learns of their condition when she finds the two women after nightfall in the Hur house's courtyard; and they beseech her to conceal their condition from Judah and allow him to remember them as they were. Esther tells Judah that his mother and sister have died in prison.
    The Arab sheik Ilderim owns four magnificent white Arabian horses and wishes to have them trained for chariot racing. Discovering that Judah had been a winning charioteer in Rome, Ilderim introduces him to his "children" and requests that he drive his quadriga in the upcoming race before the new governor, Pontius Pilate. Ben-Hur accepts upon learning that Messala, considered the finest charioteer in Judea, will also compete in the race. (As Ben-Hur is leaving, Ilderim adds, "There is no law in the arena. Many are killed.")
    In the run-up to the chariot race, we see a widescreen view of the imposing Circus building and nine four-horse chariots. (Ilderim warns Ben-Hur that Messala has a "beaked chariot," with blades on the hubs, designed to chew up opposing chariots that get too close. (The DVD subtitles read, in four languages, "Greek chariot"; the Portuguese subtitles also call the quadriga a biga. ) In the violent and grueling chariot race, Messala removes several opponents by damaging their chariots with his beaked hubs, but in a collision he falls and is run over and trampled, sustaining severe injuries. After receiving the victor's laurel wreath from Pilate, Judah visits Messala in the infirmary, where surgeons are amputating both legs in a futile attempt to save his life. Before dying, Messala bitterly tells Judah that the race is not over: he can find his mother and sister in the "Valley of the Lepers." Judah leaves in anguish to search for his family, and he is devastated when he finds them in their diseased and disfigured condition.
    The film is subtitled "A Tale of the Christ", and it is at this point that Jesus reappears. Esther witnesses the Sermon on the Mount and is moved by Christ's words. She tells Ben-Hur about it, but he remains bitter and will not be consoled. Learning that Tirzah is dying, they take her and Miriam to see Jesus, but they cannot get near him, as his trial has begun. (We don't hear the testimony, verdict, or sentence; but we see Pilate famously washing his hands.) Recognizing Jesus from his encounter with him as he was being taken to the galleys, Judah attempts to give him water during his march to Calvary, echoing Jesus' kindness to him, but he is shoved away by the guards. Judah witnesses the Crucifixion. Immediately after Christ's death, Miriam and Tirzah are healed by a miracle (Christ's blood from the Crucifixion washes into the cave where the women are hiding and touches them), as are Judah's heart and soul. He returns to his home and tells Esther that as he heard Jesus talk of forgiveness while on the cross, "I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand." The film, which had begun with the Magi visiting the infant Jesus, ends with the empty crosses of Calvary in the background and a shepherd and his flock (a prominent Christian symbol) in the foreground....
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com Movies: The Passion, Crucification, Easter, Resurrection, etc..
    "Chariot race
    The chariot race in Ben-Hur was directed by Andrew Marton, a Hollywood director who often acted as second unit director on other people's films. Even by current standards, it is considered to be one of the most spectacular action sequences ever filmed. Filmed at Cinecittà Studios outside Rome long before the advent of computer-generated effects, it took over three months to complete, using 8000 extras on the largest film set ever built, some 18 acres (73,000 m2).[citation needed] Eighteen chariots were built, with half being used for practice. The race took five weeks to film. Tour buses visited the set every hour....."
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com Sports: Auto Racing

    Music

    -Worship

    That's Why We Praise Him

    "We Praise our Lord and savior Jesus Christ for all that He did on earth. The story of the life of Jesus, written specifcally for the Jews by one of His apostles, Matthew demonstrates that Jesus truly was the Messiah prophesied centures earlier. The birth of Christ in Bethlehem in Judea (Prophesied by Isaish in OT CH 7:14 & 8:3). Jesus summons fisherman (Peter & Andrew then later James & John). Jesus quiets the storm on the sea of Galilee. (Mark 4:35-41) HE GIVES US THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (Matthew Ch 5-7). Understanding illustrations used by Jesus are explained best in Matthew CH 13:13. He gives us the two greatest commandments in Matthew 22:34-40. Jesus tells us to be ready for end of times to include wars and rumors, persecutions etc. Jesus predicts his death and betraial. Jesus trial before Pilate, and of course Jesus' crucification and resurrection is explained in all four of the gospels- Matthew, Mark Luke and John. Note: That's Why We Praise Him Song by Tommy Walker."
    *I missed listening to this song, which I first heard this in a Promise Keepers-Mens Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota back in 1997

    GLOBAL

    Holidays

    Our Daily Bread (Oct. 14) - The Ushpizzin

    "In Jewish legend, the ushpizzin are guests who visit the pious at Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. They are supposedly the great Old Testament heroes who come offering comfort and encouragement to the faithful.
    According to Jewish lore, these unseen guests only visit the sukkah (shelter) where the poor are welcome—a reminder of each persons responsibility to care for others. It also reminds them that unseen watchers may be observing their conduct.
    The story of the ushpizzin isnt true, of course. But beyond the lore and legend we are reminded that we as Christ-followers are living observed lives. Others are watching us. And our concern for others, particularly the least among us, is an expression of the compassion Christ displayed to the hurting and outcast of His generation.
    James, the half-brother of Jesus, challenged believers to put the love of Christ into practice. He wrote, Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).
    The example of Christ and the words of Scripture inspire us to care for our hurting world. Whos watching us? Our world is watching. And so is our Lord! — Bill Crowder
    FOR FURTHER STUDY
    The church is made up of needy people—including us! How are we to respond to each others needs? Read The Church We Need at www.discoveryseries.org/q0904
    When people observe your life, do they see the love of Christ? "

  • Feast of Tabernacles Gets Hi-Tech Coverage with Real-Time Video Streaming to Christian World By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service Friday, October 17, 2008

    • "JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) -- Tens of thousands of Holy Land pilgrims made their way up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, a Jewish Holy Day established in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.
    According to a news release, for those who were physically unable to be there, just a few clicks of a mouse and a new website allowed them to participate in the celebration via real-time streaming video of Holy Land sites foundational to both Christian and Jewish traditions.
    IPrayTV, an internet Christian broadcast services company, recently launched its new website, www.IPrayTV.com, offering 24/7 live simultaneous video streaming of four Holy Land sites including Calvary, Mount of Olives, Eastern Gate, City of David and Jerusalem.
    The company has developed technology that allows viewers to see the four sites simultaneously on their screens to bring Israel live to every living room across the globe.
    Viewers were able to log onto www.IPrayTV.com at any time U.S. EST during the Feast of Tabernacles on October 9th.
    The news release said that visitors to www.IPrayTV.com could view the four sites at no cost and participate in the celebration estimated to bring in over 8,000 people from major world wide ministries to Jerusalem. Once registered, members could enjoy ongoing free 24/7 access to the website’s video streaming views of these sites.
    The news release said that IPrayTV is dedicated to linking ministries to Jerusalem and the Holy sites through its simulcast technology.
    Through the company’s new video streaming technology, Christian pastors and ministries can now virtually connect to these Holy Land sites and deliver their sermons and Biblical teaching.
    For believers, the ability to see and hear -- real-time-- about important events significant to these sites has been a long time in the making.
    "As thousands of Christians prepare to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, this latest technology will enable millions more to participate from home," said Mike Peros, Founder and CEO of IprayTV, speaking via the news release.
    He added, "The constant availability of live footage from places so dear to us will be a valuable tool for pastors and ministries around the world, and for anyone seeking to strengthen their connection with the Holy Land."
    I Pray TV is the only provider of Internet broadcast services to faith-based organizations linking ministries to Jerusalem and the Holy sites through simulcast.
    To learn more, log onto www.IPrayTV.com. "

    Music

    Jerusalem - Matisyahu

    Persecution
    *see GoodnewsEverybody.com: Middleeastern-Israelites Persecuted History

    Judgment Day Will Come When the Muslims Kill the Jews
    Jewish Persecution

    "FOR MORE VISIT WWW.MEMRITV.ORG The following are excerpts from a speech delivered by Fathi Yakan, head of the Lebanese Islamic Action Front, which aired on Al-Manar TV on October 20, 2006."

    Testimony

    How a Jew comes to faith in his Messiah

    "This is my story of how I came to know Jesus(Yeshua) as my Messiah"

    Theology

    Only Jews Will Be Saved

    "What is the relationship between national Israel and the Church of God?"
    WHAT IS THIS?

    "Yahweh's Name Revealed in His Son's Name."
    *see Yaiy.org

    Torah

  • The Hebrew Bible in English- according to the JPS 1917 Edition, from mechon-mamre.org

  • Torah

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