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HAPPY NEW YEAR 5784 AND FEAST OF TRUMPETS by Sandra Teplinsky

Happy Jewish New Year 5784, traditionally known as Rosh Hashanah, falling this year on September 15-17. To be accurate, Rosh Hashanah is not a biblical event, or even a phrase in the context of any feast. As we’ve pointed out for many years, the holiday known today as Rosh Hashanah…...

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Tisha b’Av: Can it be Redeemed in Our Time? by Sandra Teplinsky

Tisha b’Av, the annual day of Jewish mourning and fasting, falls this year on July 26-27. With Israel facing a possible civil war and existential war with Iran, Tisha b’Av 5783/2023 summons us to facedown sobriety before God. Tisha b’Av literally means “9th of Av,” referring to the 9th day…...

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After the Isaiah 62 Fast, Now What?

© 2023, Sandra Teplinsky — In March 2023, when a handful of American prayer leaders announced an initiative to mobilize millions of Christians to fast and pray for Israel for 21 days, like many other Israeli Messianic Jews, I was dumbfounded. And I was delighted. And frankly, I was just…...

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Why Mothers Day 2023 is key to the Isaiah 62 Global Fast

Happy Mothers Day to every mother in the Body of Messiah who has birthed or nurtured biological or spiritual children! Mothers Day is always a special occasion but this year, it has even more significance than usual. As you may know, believers around the world are fasting and praying for…...

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Why Are So Many Jewish People in the West (and Some Israelis) So Liberal? – by Sandra Teplinsky

Regularly I am asked by Christian friends why Jewish people, especially in America, are often so liberal in their ideology and politics. Gentile believers in the nations tell me they cannot understand why so many Jews in the West support philosophies and movements which not only seem fundamentally contrary to…...

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Yeshua’s Hanukkah Sermon: 8 Meditations for 8 Days – by Sandra Teplinsky

Did you know Yeshua preached the most electrifying Hanukkah sermon ever and the Bible records it for us? Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) is celebrated annually on the 25th day of Kislev, the 9th month of the biblical calendar. This year the holiday overlaps with Christmas, starting the evening of December…...

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Call To Pray NOW: Iran!

We are sounding a critical call to pray now concerning Iran. According to official reports, by the end of this month (October 2021) Iran will have acquired enough enriched uranium with which to build a nuclear weapon. Iran has openly declared for many years its intent to “wipe Israel off…...

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PASSOVER AND THE ENDTIMES: Deeper Meanings and Blessings of Passover

The joyful feast of Passover (Pesach) will be celebrated March 27. Many believers have come to understand that Passover foreshadows the Crucifixion of the Lamb of God, Yeshua our Messiah. What is less commonly known, however, is that Passover also serves as a type of blueprint for understanding the endtimes…...

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Happy New Year

At the start of a Gregorian new year, the Lord often shares with me a single word to summarize what He desires to highlight in my life and ministry in the upcoming 12 months. The word has always been relevant to the larger Body of Messiah. You might recall that…...

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This Hanukkah, What Would the Maccabees Say to Us?

This week we welcome the radiance of Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication described in John 10:22. Annually, Hanukkah casts its faithful glow of heaven’s life-light into our hearts. It reminds us that no darkness can or will extinguish the fire of God’s covenant love. That love burns eternally for you,…...

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