Jewish Articles

Healing in His Wings

From the Teaching Series by Pastor Larry Huch

To the Jewish people, the tallit, or prayer shawl, is a garment that is woven into their everyday life, from morning and evening prayers, to the Sabbath, and on each of the holidays. In Numbers 15:37-41, God commanded Moses to “Speak to the children of Israel and bid them to affix fringes to the corners of their garments... Read More

Jewish Roots : Grafted In to the Covenant of Promise

We are living in exciting times. We are in times appointed by God. They are prophetic season and times. Look with me at Jeremiah, Chapter 16, verse 19. This scripture talks about the days that you and I are living in right now, right this minute. “O, Lord my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of afflictions. The gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and say ‘Listen to this, surely our fathers have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable things... Read More

Mezuzah

The mezuzah is a kosher parchment scroll that is rolled up and put into a decorative case and placed on the doorposts of the home in observance of Deuteronomy6:4-9 and 11:13-21. The commandment in Deuteronomy 11:20 says, “And thou shalt write in on the doorposts (mezuzot) of thy house (mezuzot) and upon...Read More

Shabbat

“Six days ye shall labor and do all your work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord and in it you shall do no work nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and sea and all them that is, And rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath... Read More

The Mitzvah of Tzedekah

Happy are those who consider the poor.” Psalm 41:2. Fulfill the commandment of charity as you begin the Shabbat. Remember the words of the prophet who called each of us to share our bread with the hungry, clothed the naked and never hide ourselves... Read More

Lighting the Candles

The ladies light the candles. It is the teaching of the Talmud that the ladies light the candle. Why do they light the candles? Because according to the Rabbis and the Sages it is the ladies who bring the light of God into the home and the world. The home is the center of God’s spiritual universe, not the synagogue, not the church, but the home.According to Jewish tradition, God went to the world and... Read More

Prayer to Release the Sabbath Angels

Then the men go around the Sabbath table and pray to release the Sabbath angels. “Father, right now we welcome the Sabbath angels”. The Bible says in Hebrews, that there are... Read More

Blessing over the Wife and Mother

The husband reads Proverbs 31 to honor his wife and all the ladies of the household. You are honoring the women of God throughout the world. You’re honoring our wife, you’re honoring your grandmother, and... Read More

Blessing over the Father and Husband

Blessing the Children

There is a blessing first for the sons. May our sons be like Ephraim and Manasseh. Now why Ephraim and Manasseh? Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph’s sons and they received a double portion. They were the first sons in the history of the Bible, the first brothers that got along. Up until then you had, Cain and Able, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and... Read More

The Cup of Joy - the Kiddush

The Kiddush is the wine or the grape juice. In Hebrew it means to make holy. We’re made holy by the blood of the lamb. The wine or grape juice is a symbol of joy, and it is to remind you that when you are...Read More

The Washing of the Hands

Water represents God’s spiritual wisdom and divine power. It also is symbolic of baptism which washes off the limitations and curses of this world so that we can live in the supernatural power of God...Read More

The Challah Bread – A Double Portion

The Challah bread is symbolic of the double portion of provision. It is covered on the top and on the bottom because it represents the dew of the manna that God provided in the wilderness for...Read More

Kippah, Skullcap or Yarmulke

The word kippah literally means dome and is the Hebrews is the word for skullcap. Often the Yiddish word yarmulke is also used. The practice goes back to ancient and Biblical times, when the priests in the Temple were instructed to cover their heads. Wearing a kippah is a...Read More