Annual biblical appointed times
- Chanukah (Festival of Dedication) – Wednesday, December 25, 2024–Thursday, January 2, 2025, 5:00 pm
- Celebration: Chanukah (Feast of Dedication) – Saturday, December 28, 2024, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm
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We'll be using as a guide for this study of the Epistle to the Galatians an in-depth commentary by Tim Hegg, president and instructor at TorahResource Institute. This work "shows that Paul was not speaking against the Torah but upholding it as God’s eternal revelation to His people. Tim Hegg approaches the book with the starting point that Paul is preaching and teaching Torah observance for believers in Yeshua the Messiah."
To attend the online class and get materials: https://hallel.info/weeklystudy
We'll be using as a guide for this study of the Epistle to the Galatians an in-depth commentary by Tim Hegg, president and instructor at TorahResource Institute. This work "shows that Paul was not speaking against the Torah but upholding it as God’s eternal revelation to His people. Tim Hegg approaches the book with the starting point that Paul is preaching and teaching Torah observance for believers in Yeshua the Messiah."
To attend the online class and get materials: https://hallel.info/weeklystudy
Mentioned in John 10, the Festival of Dedication (Chanukah) is celebrated over eight days, starting on the 25th day of the ninth month of Israel’s calendar (November-December). This year, Chanukah runs from sunset Dec. 25 to sunset Jan. 2, 2025. We'll be kicking it off with a celebration the fourth night, just after Shabbat.
Details: https://hallel.info/events/chanukah-2024-event/
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This week’s Torah reading
- Torah reading for Dec. 28, 2024Genesis 12–13 is the start of Abram’s journey of faith, initiated by God’s command to leave his homeland for an unspecified land, promising to make him a great nation and a blessing to all families on Earth — ultimately fulfilled in the Messiah. Abram’s obedience leads him to Canaan, where he builds altars to God. A famine drives him to Egypt, where he deceives Pharaoh by claiming Sarai is his sister, resulting in plagues upon Pharaoh’s house. After returning to Canaan, Abram and his nephew Lot separate to accommodate their growing herds, with Lot choosing the fertile Jordan Valley, while Abram remains in Canaan, reaffirming his covenant with God.
Related readings
See the full year of readings from First Fruits of Zion and TorahResource (one-year cycle or three-year cycle). For a schedule of readings to go through the Apostolic Writings and Prophets & Writings, see the Scripture-reading cycle at MessianicJudaism.net.