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1. Messianic Rabbi: Stop Telling People That Yeast Is Sin

As Passover nears, those of us who celebrate the biblical Holy Days will be spending the next few days cleaning our homes from top to bottom and thoroughly searching every cupboard, cabinet, closet, couch ...

Created on 23 March 2021

2. Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise—Here's How You Can Stop It

Anti-Semitism, which is systemic hatred, persecution and violence against the Jews, not only happened in the past, but it is also on the rise today, here in America and around the world. It's not only a ...

Created on 15 March 2021

3. Why Realizing Your God-Given 'Special Mission' Has Enormous Significance

... e, listen to Nourish Your Biblical Roots on the Charisma Podcast Network. Yael Eckstein is president and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the largest provider of humanitarian aid  ...

Created on 08 March 2021

4. Messianic Rabbi: Mood Rings, Pet Rocks, Friendship Jewelry and The Half Shekel

One of the many fads of my youth along with the mood ring and the pet rock were friendship necklaces or bracelets. For those unfamiliar with friendship jewelry, the basic idea was that each pendant was ...

Created on 08 March 2021

5. How The Fellowship Builds Bridges Between Christians and Jews ...

Passion pours out of Yael Eckstein's heart and life—a passion no doubt passed on via her father, the late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews ("The Fellowship" ...

Created on 02 March 2021

6. Messianic Rabbi: Why We Are Each Equally Different, While Being Uniquely the Same

...  male or female, and no Jew nor Greek. Yet at the same time there are biblical distinctions for men and women and Jews and Greeks. Within G-D's sovereign and perfect design, G-D made us all equal, or a ...

Created on 01 March 2021

7. Are We Responding to the King's Summons Like Vashti or Esther?

...  Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. But Haman's plans were thwarted by Mordecai and Esther, who had become Que ...

Created on 01 March 2021

8. A Purim Message for the American Church

The Jewish world will celebrate Purim this month and remember the heroism of a young Jewish woman who saved the Jews of ancient Persia from annihilation almost 2,500 years ago. Most people are familiar ...

Created on 25 February 2021

9. Messianic Rabbi: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others

... dom, and Israel, the upper kingdom. Or they could represent the two parts of the covenant: the Tanakh (Old Testament) and Brit Chadashah (New Testament). Or, maybe they represent humanity made up of Jew ...

Created on 23 February 2021

10. How This Historical Jewish Tradition Influences Modern-Day Christianity

When my father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founded the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), 38 years ago, his vision was to build bridges of understanding between Christians and ...

Created on 22 February 2021

11. Messianic Rabbi: The Gospel According to Esther

Later this month, Jewish people around the world will be celebrating Purim, the Feast of Esther. The book of Esther tells one of the most powerful stories about G-D's deliverance of His people that we ...

Created on 16 February 2021

12. Prophecy: In Your Test of Promotion, You Will Prevail

... how Esther went boldly before the king to share Haman's evil plan for the annihilation of the Jewish people. Esther risked her life to properly position the Jews and their nation to be saved. God gave he ...

Created on 15 February 2021

13. Messianic Rabbi: A Lesson Learned From Moses' Moment of Weakness

I don't know about you, but I cannot remember a time when more people have attacked more leaders than we have experienced over the past year. I also cannot recall a time when more leaders, both in politics ...

Created on 08 February 2021

14. Is the Star of David Really the Ancient Symbol of Israel?

... aced on the Rothschild family coat of arms in 1822. — It became the symbol of the Zionist Conference in 1897. — Hitler demanded the Jews wear a star of David, so it became an emblem of shame and horrific persecu ...

Created on 26 January 2021

15. Messianic Rabbi: Why Jews Don't Want to Be 'Saved' ...

It was so cold in Millington, Tennessee, that the radiator of my 1968 Camaro froze solid, and I had to shut off the motor so that the engine would not be damaged. The snow was heavy, and I didn't want ...

Created on 19 January 2021

16. Messianic Rabbi: Should Believers Take Part in Civil War Against a Tyrannical Government?

This week, like everyone else in the USA, I have had many conversations concerning the election and its repercussions. The discussions, at least in some way, all included the possibility of civil war and, ...

Created on 05 January 2021

17. Messianic Rabbi: My Light Shines Because We Are Still Here

A part of the traditional celebration of Hanukkah is the lighting of a nine-branch Hanukkah Menorah (called a Hanukkiah) each night for eight consecutive nights. This year, as we joyously lit our Hanukkiah ...

Created on 16 December 2020

18. Why Believers Should Also Observe Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, This Season

... ed the Maccabees who found one vial of oil that was left after the defilement of the temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Syrian ruler who had tried to force the Jews to abandon their laws. He put pigs ...

Created on 08 December 2020

19. Setting the Stage for Jesus' Arrival on Earth

Ever wonder why Jesus was born when He was, or why He was born to a Jewish girl—and why to that particular girl in Nazareth of Galilee? Jesus did not just appear out of nowhere like a Greek god of mythology. ...

Created on 08 December 2020

20. Messianic Rabbi: The Gospel According to Wine

This week I've been debating with a friend about the virtues of iced tea. Our conversation shifted for a few moments to the book of John chapter 2, which shares the narrative of Yeshua (Jesus) turning ...

Created on 17 November 2020