News, commentary, and an extended look at the major events of the week ending Saturday, 28 December, 2024. Even, or perhaps especially, in what would normally be a "quiet news week," what stories that did get any coverage continue to make the point: This interval,...
As we near the end of the secular year, this time is typically what is referred to as a "slow news" period, in spite of the continued attempts to foment nuclear war, and destroy what's left of the nation before any 'transfer of power,' peaceful or otherwise. As such,...
News and commentary for Thursday, 26 December, 2024.
Welcome to the new IBR series, “The Mitzvah Project”. In this series, we are going to be looking at ways to better & more consistently observe the commandments, beginning with Shabbat. We invite you to come along on this amazing journey!...
News and commentary for Tuesday, 24 December, 2024. Most years, when everybody who lies for a living takes off a week, there are some things that manage to slip out that otherwise get hidden.
News and commentary for Monday, 23 December, 2024.
“One thing that is vital, but missing in a lot of the teachings that you’ve learned from all of your life, is the strength of context.” –Rabbi Steve Berkson The topic of this episode of Darkness & Light is, “being called out of darkness, into His marvelous light.”...
The Story of Hanukkah…continued
This week's reading from the Torah, parsha Vayazhev (Genesis/Bereshiet chapters 37 through 40) shifts the story of the line of the patriarchs to Yosef/Joseph, the first-born son of Rachel. The Bible tells us there was favoritism, and that is just part of the reason...
EXAMINING & PUTTING AWAY THE PAGAN BRIDE…HAS THE TIME COME? 12/21/24 – Something to consider! In our family study we have been reading from Romans and John every week for many weeks now in the New Testament and a chapter per week from Ezra in the Old Testament. Since we started Ezra a little over 10 weeks ago we’ve missed a few weeks when we’ve had community fellowships. So this week we were on the last chapter of Ezra we believe by HIS design (don’t believe in coincidences and this would be an incredible coincidence)! So we just had to share it with all of you 🙂
Ezr 10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month;
WE STOPPED HERE AND SAID WAIT! WHAT IS TODAY’S BIBLICAL DATE? Should be close to the 20th of Kislev which is the 9th month. Looked on the calendar and WOW Shabbat December 21, 2024 (today!) IS THE 20TH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH (Kislev) EXACTLY! What are the odds??? So continuing on you will see what the importance of this may be to all of us:
UPCOMING FEBRUARY 2025 SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS! Originally posted Mar 25, 2024 but we are getting very close and world events seem to be ramping up the closer we get to Feb 2025. Are ancient eclipses during the fall of ancient Babylon connected with present day eclipses over the United States? The answer and where these ancient eclipses occur WILL surprise you! Is the upcoming planetary alignment of ALL seven planets connected to John’s vision of the revealing of Y’shua Messiah in Revelation chapter 1? Watch this video all the way to the end to be amazed at the possibilities and then pray about what you and your family can do to get ready physically and spiritually… just in case.
The Torah teachers complete the study of the Book of the prophet Isaiah chapter 61, and then continue through 62 and into chapter 63.