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  • From Jerusalem Israel.

    By Joseph Shulam. Normally, the Passover Feast and Holiday has at least one Shabbat within the seven days of the Holiday. The name of this Shabbat in Hebrew transliteration is Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed Pesach.   “Chol HaMo’ed” is a Hebrew phrase made from two Hebrew words.          “Chol”:   חול     “ common – not holy – […]

  • THE LAMB OF GOD.

    A magical setting for the eve of Passover. by Charles Gardner. How appropriate, on the eve of Passover, to have spent a weekend on a sheep farm surrounded by new-born lambs. My wife Linda and I were enjoying a short break in a remote part of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. The peace and quiet was […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Eight.

    Dr Clifford Denton. M’tsora: Leviticus 14:1-15:33. 20th April 2024/12 Nisan. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field. (Leviticus 14:7) Picture by Helen McNeill We continue, in our portion this week, […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Seven.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Tazria: Leviticus 12:1-13:59. 13th April 2024/5 Nisan He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp. (Leviticus 13:46) Picture by Helen McNeill The theme of holiness continues in our portion this week. Our challenge in […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Six.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Sh’mini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47. 6th April 2024/27 Adar2 …that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses. (Leviticus 10:10-11) Picture by Helen McNeill The message of holiness runs continuously […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Five.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Tsav: Leviticus 6:8-8:36. 30th March 2024/20 Adar2. Also, Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them (Leviticus 8:10) Picture by Helen McNeill Many Christians have been brought up to consider the Old Testament and the New Testament as two separate books. This […]

  • A CHRISTIAN PASSOVER.

    The Jewish feast perfectly fulfilled by the Lamb of God. by Charles Gardner. It seems the ‘Christian’ West is particularly out of sync with Israel this year, with Easter and Passover separated by several weeks – they are usually much closer together despite following different calendars. And it comes against the background of rising pressure […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Four.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-6:7. 23rd March 2024/13 Adar2. If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks (Leviticus 5:15) The picture by Helen McNeill looks forward to the suffering of […]

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Twenty-Three.

    Dr Clifford Denton. P’kudei: Exodus 38:21-40:38. 9th March 2024/29 Adar1. Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. (Exodus 30:34) Picture By Helen McNeill Picture again the community of Israel. The Tabernacle, the meeting place with God, is at the centre of the camp. The family home is a tent. […]

  • A BEACON OF HOPE.

    Jerusalem centre celebrates 175 years of commitment to Jewish restoration. by Charles Gardner. JERUSALEM, March 8, 2024 – The author of Israel’s national anthem Hatikvah (The Hope) was evidently impressed by Jesus. So much so that he is reputed to have said: “My heart is conquered by the gospel, but my head does not agree […]