Recipes for Chanukkah
Chanukkah recipes all involve frying something in oil. The reason for this is that a major theme for this holiday is the oil that miraculously lasted for 8 days when…
Read More God or Elohim?
Q: If we are zealous for the Messiah’s name “Yeshua” why do we still use the term “God” when its etimology, just like “Jesus” is rooted in a language foreign…
Read More Dinner and a Movie
Join us on Thursday, October 21st, as Kehilat Sar Shalom presents Dinner and a Movie, featuring the film, “Faith Like Potatoes.” Kehilat Sar Shalom will be providing a catered meal…
Read More A Rosh Hashanah Poll
Shalom, everyone! With the Jewish New Year just around the corner, we are considering making New Year’s cards available to you. Just like at the January 1st new year, it…
Read More Traditional vs. Messianic Services
Q: I am not a life-long Jew. I have never attended a Jewish service. I am a life-long Christian, however, and I have come to really value the Jewish roots…
Read More Keeping the Sanctuary a Holy Space
THE SANCTUARY: The holiest place in a congregation is the Sanctuary. In biblical times, it was referred to as the “Mishkan,” the place where God’s presence (“Shechinah”) stayed in the…
Read More Torah Service Customs: A Matter of Respect
Since the early second century, the Torah has been largely neglected by the Body of Messiah. Kehilat Sar Shalom affirms the view expressed in 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All Scripture is given by…
Read More Book the Rabbi
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Read More Creation and the Tabernacle
Q: Is there a parallel between the Creation account and the building of the tabernacle – seven commands, or something? A: I have read that in one journal that there…
Read More Fear of commitment?
Q: What is meant by this passage from this weeks reading? “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone…
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