Footsteps of the Messiah

Part 2 of our CROSSOVER podcast from our other channel, OpinioNation!  My friend Edgar Ramos continues the discussion of how studying the Jewish prayer services connects us to the Biblical plan for the Temple and changed his walk for the Lord 

In this special edition CROSSOVER podcast from our other channel, OpinioNation, for Elul  16, I interview my friend and fellow student of the Mishna and the Temple, Edgar Ramos.  We discuss how studying the Bible requires an understanding of Judaism and how it has formed Edgar's walk with Yeshua the Messiah!

(So I know this was this past Shabbat's Torah portion but I wanted to cover it because I felt it important. We will do Ki Tavo, the current week's portion prior to Shabbat) We look at insight into the symbolism, meaning and history of who Isaiah was prophesying to in the fifth week of seven weeks of consolation. Isaiah 54:1- 10

Today we study the parasha/portion of the Torah read in every synagogue this week (except when ISRAEL is ahead of us). "Ki Teitze" means "If or when you go out", and the weekly Torah portion name is usually from the first few Hebrew words of the portion itself.

(Apologies, I began the episode saying it is Elul 12, but it is actually 13) Moshe went up and down the mountain for exactly 120 days. The entire period ends on a special day, making it an auspicious time for Israel annually!

Why does 52 matter? Why are there 52 days from ELUL 1 to the end of Sukkot at Hoshana Rabbah? Why are there 52 days from Passover to Shavuot? How much can we prepare for the coming year and why should we?

Why is 40 days so important? And what is the essence and origin of Elul 1 through Yom Kippur? Is it in the Bible somewhere? Find out as well as hear about the secret code for the DAY OF THE L-RD!

Elul is about fixing relationships and getting closer every day to a clean slate. Hear many significant dates and anniversaries that took place in ELUL. Read Psalm 27 with us too!

So out of 150 Psalms why do we say Psalm 27 for 52 days from Elul 1 until Tishri 22? That's all the way to the end of Sukkot! It must be pretty important! Let's find out why!

Hear about the "haftarah", the weekly additional portion from the N'vi'im(prophets) for the Shabbat of Parshat Shoftim. The fourth reading from Isaiah, out of seven weeks, the 7 Weeks of Consolation, counting down to ROSH HASHANA

Special excerpt from Teshuva Boot Camp Day 1 of Elul on Atzmut.org with Rabbi Alon Anava as he describes a shift and decision in thinking, acting & doing! How do you simply decide to walk and live differently?

Hear key points about the shofar, Elul and RHS with my special co-star Tzuriel!

Hear an excerpt from Rabbi Alon Anava's T'shuva Boot Camp Day 3, speaking about the war going on in your personal T'shuvah and how the weekly parasha of Shof'tim applies. For more episodes and a full Elul "itinerary" see Atzmut.org

Find out some important points and highlights about the month of the Elul! I learned a few things I had never heard before! Hopefully you will too! May you be blessed and encouraged Chevre!

In what direction are you pointed? Will you change your gaze for the next 30 days in Elul to find your way closer to HaShem?

Nisan has the word "nes", the word we use at Chanukah for "miracle" embedded in the name of the month itself!  Do you recognized the phrase "nes gadol haya sham"..."a great MIRACLE happened there"?  Well...it's the SAME word!  Nes is at the essence and the "shoresh", or root, of the month Nisan!  It is the month when Noach's Ark landed on Ararat, "the seventh month" [Genesis 8:4], it is the month...

How is the 17th of Tammuz fast relative today? A little known Bible fact is that the prophet Zechariah in chapter 8 states that the four minor fasts already established at that time would turn to festival days of gladness!  Well two are happening now, between today and three weeks away! What do we do today to prepare for this radical turn of events in the Messianic Kingdom of Yeshua?

How much do you know about Adar besides it contains the joyful festival of Purim?   Well, there's more than meets the eye and the "year"!   Find out the significance of the month to the rest of the cycle and why Adar is critical to keeping all of the festivals on their course as commanded in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16.

Maybe you have heard of Shevat and probably the New Year for Trees...but what else is hiding in this month when Winter melts into Spring?

Tevet is a month wherein you can simply change the vowels of the Hebrew month and see the word "goodnesses" or "good" in plural!   A month of good things hidden in the darkest part of the year but the sun is on the rise!  Usually falling right before or right after the winter solstice, it is a dark month in terms of daylight, with more hours of evening and night.  BUT, Tevet owns th...

This month, we look at lesser known observances, facts and connections in the  Biblical month of Kislev, the third and ninth month on the  Biblical/Jewish calendar.

Hear about the name Cheshvan and its similarity to another important Hebrew month and word, about the flood and that Cheshvan is the month in which Noach, the portion about the flood is WHEN this parashah is ACTUALLY READ every year! Also, insights about the connections between Tishri and Cheshvan and why there are no observed holidays in this month. BUT IT'S FULL OF ACTUALIZING YOUR POTENTIAL!

These three days are sometimes not celebrated separately depending on where you are.  Did Yeshua celebrate these days?  What significance do they have in the Bible and in the future?  Where can we find Hoshana Rabbah in the Bible?  What exactly is Shemini Atzeret and what do we do that day?  Which days are Yom Tovs?  How did Simchat Torah come about?  Walk throug...

Sukkot is a week of joy!  How do we spend Shabbat of the week of Sukkot?  What do we read and why?  What can it tell us about the future, the redemption of Israel and the world?  What section of the Torah is read on Shabbat this week?  Let's find out together and have joy and only joy! Let's follow in the Footsteps of the Messiah!

Sukkot!  It is the time of our joy, but where does it say that?  Is "tabernacle" a correct translation?  Why dwell in a temporary dwelling at this time of year?  We'll try to answer these questions and others!  Walk with us in the footsteps of the Messiah!