April 18: Weekly Update
Shalom everyone:
Greetings in the name of Yeshua our Messiah. This past week Israel and the Jewish community observed Yom Hashoah, Remembering the Holocaust, and next Wednesday Israel will be celebrating Yom Haatzmaut, their supernatural rebirth as a nation in 1948. These two bitter sweet days are observed and celebrated during the 49 days of the counting of the Omer until we reach the next Spring Feast of Shavuot, the anniversary of the giving of the Torah and the birth of the Messianic Community in Jerusalem 2000 years ago when the Holy Spirit was poured out with fire and power. The month of May will be an important month. We will be celebrating the Feast of Shavuot at Camp Chestermere on May 24th and be sending out a brochure with all the details next week.
Also, on May 15-17th we will be having a CMJI Yeshiva taught by Rabbi Daniel Nessim of Kehilat Tsion in Vancouver. The topic will be Jewish Christian relations. See the attached brochure. He will be addressing two important issues: Anti-Semitism and Replacement Theology.
“Ever since the so-called “Partings of the Ways” to the war of October 7, 2023, Jewish-Christian relations (JCR) have been fraught with theologically fueled anti-Judaism and antisemitism. This course will explore the history of antisemitism and the toll it has exacted upon the Jewish people, most egregiously in the Shoah and to this day.”
Our vision as a Messianic Congregation is to equip God’s people and to make us aware of the many challenges we are facing today and how to respond to them.
Blessings in Yeshua,
Rabbi Cal Goldberg
Beth Shechinah
