The parashot are the weekly Torah portions that developed over time to structure public Scripture reading in Jewish worship. While public reading of the Torah is rooted in the Bible itself as seen in Nehemiah 8, the division of the Torah into regular portions took shape during the days following Ezra. This led to an annual reading … Read more
When John opens this section of his Gospel with the words, “It was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem. It was winter,” he is not simply marking time on a calendar. John is signaling that everything Yeshua is about to say must be heard against the backdrop of Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication. A celebration of light, … Read more
Advent is a season observed in many Christian traditions as a time of preparation and anticipation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. It is a season filled with expectation, longing, and reflection. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and lasts until Christmas Eve. Traditionally, Christians use this period to … Read more
Heb. 11:8‑16 Abraham was in many ways an ordinary person like us and his life gives an example of faith. A man willing to believe God. Even though it was difficult for him to explain thoroughly what it was that he believed. Heb. 11:6, “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who … Read more
This year Shavuot or Pentecost was observed in the Jewish community last Sunday, at Sundown. All days in Jewish tradition begin in the evening because in Genesis 1 God said, “And there was evening and there was morning, one day.” The Jewish calendar differs from the Christian calendar because it is based on God’s Law … Read more
Next week will be our last service as the Lord has seen fit to consolidate His work in reaching the Jewish people in Buffalo Grove as we merge with Adat Hatikvah. Your elders are truly excited and blessed at what God has done to maintain the work that began here in 1982. Adat began in … Read more
The Temple and its sacrifices served God’s purposes to reveal the cost of sin. It revealed the need for the shedding of blood to provide atonement for sin. And it prepared people for the coming of the ultimate sacrifice which would provide full, complete, and everlasting redemption. Through the death and resurrection of Yeshua. The … Read more
David Ben-Gurion, a key founder of Israel and its first Prime Minister, On May 14, 1948, announced the establishment of the State of Israel. This marked the end of nearly 2,000 years of exile, dispersion, and persistent persecution, including the inquisitions, pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, and the Holocaust. The return of the Jewish … Read more
Readings Lev. 17:11, Ps. 40:6-8 Heb. 10:19-25 The book of Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish believers in Yeshua not to return to the old covenant system of sacrifices. In Hebrews 10, the writer’s focus is that the sacrifice of Yeshua is far superior to the repeated sacrifices of the Older Covenant, which could never … Read more
Chapter 5 of this letter to the Jewish Believers tells us a key reason why the New Covenant is greater than the Older is that we have a greater High Priest. Most Jewish people today think of priests as Roman Catholic or Anglican but the priesthood is an integral part of Biblical Judaism. In 5:1 … Read more
This book will help you to trace the source of Jewish and Christian faith through the Land, the people, and the Scriptures. Presented with “you are there” imagery enriched with Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment. It will help you to understand the unity between Old and New Covenants.
Where Jesus Walked is an excellent travel companion for a trip to Israel, personal devotions, Bible studies, or as a background for the history and events in the life of Yeshua.
The Scripture references uniquely correlate Old Testament prophecy from 500 to 3500 years before the birth of Yeshua with New Covenant fulfillment. Full-color locator maps help readers understand the geographic context of the events. Over 100 full-page photographs place you at the sites where the events occurred and help to visualize what took place.
Fascinating personal portraits of 24 people who walked with Yeshua complete the story of the New Covenant and provide historical background to the people in His earthly life. Including the Apostles, Mary, Martha, Mary Magdalene, Herod, and others.