The Messianic Light

Hanukkah for Believers in Yeshua

12/01/201910/30/2024

The Festival of Hanukkah (Chanukah) is celebrated for eight days beginning on 25 Kislev. This year it is from Thursday, December 26 through Thursday, January 2.

Two Messianic Hanukkah Devotionals

12/15/201912/16/2022

Here are a couple of devotional guides for Messianic believers as we celebrate Yeshua, the Light of the World, during Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

The Question of Christmas

06/25/202312/07/2023

Often the first things new Messianic and Hebrew Roots believers embrace are the Sabbath and the Biblical Feasts. But what do we do when Christmas comes around?

Greek and Hebrew Thought: The Calendar

Which thought process – Greek or Hebrew – is your mindset as you consider the calendar? Are you focused on its form, or its function?

A Bible Reading Plan for 5785 (Updated)

This Bible Reading Plan for 5785 (2024-2025), published by Bney Yosef North America, follows the annual Torah cycle and expands it to include the complete Old and New Testaments. Each day has passages from the Torah Portions, the rest of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Psalms & Proverbs.

Course Correction – Making Teshuvah

Have you ever wondered where you might be today if you had made a past decision differently? Do you ever look back with regret? Is a course correction needed?

Torah Portion Calendar for 5785

Download the 5785 Messianic Torah Portion calendar. Messianic and Hebrew Roots believers are encouraged to think in terms of the Torah and Biblical Feast cycles.

NRSV Updated Edition Bible Review

This update brings the respected NRSV current with clarity of language and up-to-date consideration of critical texts. Here is a new text edition from Cambridge..

Best Bible with Restored Names

I was recently asked, “Can you suggest the best Bible with Restored Name?” The debate over names can get pretty heated. What is the best “Restored Names” Bible?

The Complete 54-Book Apocrypha

This is one of the largest collections of Apocrypha and Pseudepigraph available. Here are modern literal translations of non-canonical and non-gnostic writings.

Sabbath for Believers in Yeshua

How does someone keep the Sabbath? We are instructed to “remember the Sabbath day” (Exodus 12:8) and to “observe the Sabbath day” (Deuteronomy 5:12). So how do we keep this commandment? What should we do?

Messianic Mo’adiym Devotional (Review)

The Messianic Mo’adiym Devotional offers devotionals from a Messianic perspective for all of the Appointed Times, including each day of Counting the Omer.

Messianic Siddur for Shabbat (Review)

This Messianic Siddur covers the service, blessings and prayers most applicable to followers of Messiah Yeshua while maintaining traditional Jewish liturgy.

Complete Jewish Study Bible (Review)

The Complete Jewish Study Bible is a valuable resource for followers of Yeshua filled with study helps from the perspective of Jewish culture and understanding,

Remember The Sabbath (Review)

Remember The Sabbath takes an in depth look in the New Testament to frame a proper view of the Sabbath for Christians – those who choose to follow Jesus Christ.