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Tzvi ben Daniel

What Does Shavuot Mean?

The word bikurim was popularized in the Messianic movement in the wake of, “Yom haBikurim,” the day ‘after Shabbat’  The word—or more accurately, the words—for “first fruits” in this passage are reshit k’tzirchem, literally, “the beginning of your harvest.” What may surprise many readers is that only a few verses later in the same chapter, the word bikurim appears, now

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Miguel Forero

Which Tribe Do you Belong to?

It is natural for an interest or curiosity to arise to “discover” if there is a blood connection with our Hebrew ancestors. For this reason, many of us have turned (myself included) to DNA testing to see if we have any percentage of Jewish blood in us.

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Miguel Forero

The Appointed Times of Yehovah

Many people don’t want to have children. And those who do often don’t know what to do with them or how to raise them, so they end up in the hands of strangers or in the educational and social systems.

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Miguel Forero

The Family Designed by Yehovah

Many people don’t want to have children. And those who do often don’t know what to do with them or how to raise them, so they end up in the hands of strangers or in the educational and social systems.

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Miguel Forero

Exhale Injustice, Inhale Forgiveness

Discovering the power of daily confession to clear the conscience and mend our relationships with the Father and one another. When Yehovah created us, we were endowed with a conscience. This serves as a judge, originally equipped to point us toward what is right or wrong according to the eternal Torah, which reflects the righteous character of the Creator and

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Tzvi ben Daniel

Mikveh: Israel’s Living Hope

Many people don’t want to have children. And those who do often don’t know what to do with them or how to raise them, so they end up in the hands of strangers or in the educational and social systems.

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