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The Real Yeshua Torah Readings for May 20 th are: Exodus 22:26-23:33 Isaiah 49:3 Bookmark the weekly schedule at – http://www.biblicalheritage.org/torah-reading-schedule-of-yeshua.html Let us know if you find this information of value and useful by going to The Real Yeshua Facebook Page and “ Liking It ” by CLICKING HERE .” Have you ever thought about making a donation? Why not do it today! CLICK HERE .  Please Share & Discuss The Torah Readings With Others: In Yeshua's culture reading the Torah is something that required two or more people. It wasn't done silently and alone. SHALOM!

The follow quote is from a very good book written by Dr. Brad H. Young , Jesus the Jewish Theologian (Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.; Peabody, Massachusetts; pp. 119-120). I changed the word “ Jesus ” to “ Yeshua ”, and added highlights to the text, to better fit the subject matter of this blog. The actions of Yeshua and his disciples regarding prayer have deep roots in the Jewish customs and practices of the Second Temple period. Already in the daily life of Yeshua and his disciples, thanksgiving and blessing were an integral part of their everyday experience and customary practice . For instance, pronouncing a blessing to God before eating was the common practice of Yeshua and his circle of followers. Reflected both in early Jewish literature and in the liturgy of the synagogue, from Bible times to the present, it is a fact that the Jewish people have made giving thanks a significant part of every aspect of daily life . In Jewish theology no tasks should be considered mundan...

A very important and informative book in the search for the historical Jesus, Yeshua, is Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson . We recommend this book highly. Marvin is not only a well-qualified scholar, he is a very good man. The following quotes are from pages 30-31 of this book. It is important that we seek to clarify the term Judaism before going further. Judaism may be defined as the religion and culture of the Jewish people. Jewish civilization includes historical, social, and political dimensions in addition to the religious. The word Judaism derives from the Greek Ioudaismos , a term first used in the intertestamental period by Greek-speaking Jews to distinguish their religion from Hellenism (see 2 Macc. 2:21; 8:1; 14:38). In the New Testament the word appears twice (Gal. 1:13-14) in reference to Paul’s prior consuming devotion to Jewish faith and life. Hebrew religion began to give rise to Judaism after the destruction of the ...

The following information is from Jesus Within Judaism: New Light from Existing Archaeological Discoveries by James H. Charlesworth (pp. 70-71). The name “Jesus” in the original quote has been changed to “Yeshua” and the layout has been changed to highlight specific ideas. Yeshua shared with the Essenes a theology that was thoroughly monotheistic ( there is only one God ) and eschatological ( the present is the end of all time and history ).  It is misrepresentative to claim that the Essenes “ thought of the present as the end-time, but they did not match Yeshua’s note of realized eschatology .” Yeshua differed from the Essenes regarding the nature of the future , the understanding of the approaching Kingdom of God , and most significantly on how one must prepare for its coming . The attempts to compare Yeshua with the Dead Sea Scrolls have foundered on numerous fallacies, misconceptions, improper methodologies , secondhand, even insufficient understandings of ...

Read the Gospels again and focus on all the distinctly Jewish elements of Jesus’ story and message. Ask yourself, “What difference does it make that Jesus was Jewish?” I promise you this. You will spend the rest of your life finding the answer to that question, and the rest of your days enjoying the Bible like never before. Jewish and Christian foundations are as intertwined as the Jews and Christians who walk through Jerusalem today. How tragic that so few in either group recognize the kindred spirits in the other. Read complete article at -- http://www.macon.com/living/religion/article144572804.html

It is easy to determine how much one’s personal or group’s beliefs are like the core teachings and values of Yeshua and his Movement. Yeshua’s core message also reflects a universal spiritual principle -- Helping oneself and helping others are inextricably intertwined . We can see this in the account below: A Pharisee asked Yeshua, “ Teacher, which commandment in the Law is the greatest? ” Yeshua answered, “` You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it: ` You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets .” (Matthew 22:24-30) The point is that one cannot love God without loving his neighbor and himself. Keep in mind that the question came from a Pharisee and that doing religious rituals without corresponding acts of TZEDAQAH , righteousness , is a reoccurring issue. Tal Ben-Shahar, a lecturer a...

The Real Yeshua Torah Readings for May 13 th are: Exodus 21:1-22:25 Jeremiah 34:1 Bookmark the weekly schedule at – http://www.biblicalheritage.org/torah-reading-schedule-of-yeshua.html Let us know if you find this information of value and useful by going to The Real Yeshua Facebook Page and “Liking It” by CLICKING HERE .” Please help fund The Real Yeshua Project by making a donation today. CLICK HERE .