Weekly Bracha 12

• J-BOM is coming! – Jewish Book of the Month club for Messianic bloggers and Messianic blog readers. Each month we’ll read a Jewish book, blog about it, and we want you fine blog readers to read along with us. This month, with Passover soon approaching, we’re reading Commentary on the Haggadah. Buy a copy right now, the Jewish publisher has offered Messianics a 30% discount.
  
  
• Vine of David Haggadah – Having a Messianic Passover seder? The First Fruits of Zion folks have put together a Passover haggadah for Yeshua’s disciples.
  
  
• What did 1st century gentile believers do on shabbat? – James asks, since Jews and gentiles worshipped side-by-side in the New Testament, what did Messiah’s gentile disciples do on shabbat, except worship HaShem with their Jewish brothers?
  
  
• Anti-missionary murderer Jack Teitel says he was employed by Yad L’achim. YL scrambles to disassociate with him. Hilarity ensues.
  
  
• Gur Hassidim intimidating Messianics in Israel:

• Resurrected, but not the Messiah – Review of a book in which its Orthodox Jewish author concedes Jesus rose from the dead, but still isn’t the Messiah.
  
  
• The Canticles as Messianic Piyyutim – Ready for another big internet smackdown? Well, too bad, this time Ovadia and I don’t whack each other with big virtual mallets. He discusses turning the Song of Mary, the Song of Zechariah, and the Song of Simeon from the gospels into liturgical, melodic prayers alongside the traditional siddur prayers.

 

Video blogs:

• A Few Thoughts on the End-Times – Man. Aren’t you guys tired of all the “Jesus is coming back. THIS YEAR!!!!” stuff from Messianics and Christians? Talk about the boy who cried wolf! John McKee talks about the futility of setting the date of Messiah’s return.

  

 

Podcasts

• Was Jesus a Rabbi – Dr. Michael Brown discusses with his listeners whether Jesus was a rabbi.

Enjoy your weekend, fine blog readers!