Hanukkah, this year, began at sundown on December 25, 2024. It's unusual for the holiday to fall so late in the year; it will run for eight days through January 2. Also known as the Feast of Dedication and the Festival of Lights, it commenorates the recapturing of the Holy Temple by the Jews after it was desecrated. Listen as we uncover its spiritual significance and relation to life in Yeshua the Messiah.

We want the world to know that the birth of Messiah Yeshua was a Jewish event. Jesus came as a Jew, to the Jews to fulfill the Jewish prophecies and scriptures.

Take a look with us at prophecies about the Messiah. In this episode we also discuss what modern day Jewish people say they belive about the Messiah.

It's been one year since the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas. Israel is the center of biblical activity and the eyes of the world are remain on this tiny country in the Middle East. It is the "Holy Land," set apart by God for His purposes. It is holy because He declared it Holy. messianicminutes.com

Born Again Christian, it's a commonly used designation to depict those who have accepted Jesus the Messiah, as their Savior and Lord. When Jesus said "You must be born again" he asked the Jewish leader, Nicodemus, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?" Listen as Jeffrey D. and Ted unveil the concept right from the Hebrew scriptures.

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The ninth day of the Hebrew Calendar month of Av, Tisha B'Av (beginning at sundown Monday, August 12 through Tuesday August 13th this year) is a day on which repeated historical calamities beset the Jewish people. Most notable among them are the destruction of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem. It is a day of extreme sadness, even called the saddest day of the year in Israel.

"Of course I'm still Jewish," says Jeffrey D. Miller. In Part 2 of Jewish Realities of the New Testament, Jeffrey D. and Ted take a close look at the calling and ministry of the Jewish Apostle Saul, also known as Paul. messianicminutes.com