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Purim for Believers in Yeshua

02/25/202001/02/2025

The Festival of Purim is celebrated on 14 Adar. For the Gregorian year 2025 it is Friday, March 14. Many Jewish congregations will celebrate for two days.

Aviv Barley and the Biblical Year

04/07/202401/04/2025

This year some observed the Biblical new year earlier than others. What does Scripture say about the beginning of the year? What part does barley play?

2025 Feast Dates

08/29/2024

Here are the Gregorian dates for the Biblical Feasts in 2025 based on the Jewish (Hillel) calendar. All observances except Passover begin the prior evening.

The Biblical Feasts and the Return of Jesus

The Spring Feasts are already fulfilled by Yeshua, and the Fall Feasts will be with his Second Coming. Right? Author Travis Snow sees things a bit differently.

Is Sabbath Always on Saturday?

The Sabbath (Shabbat) is traditionally observed on Saturday. But how do we know this was the original design? Has it changed over time?

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?

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..

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.