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Passover’s Messianic Mystery

Passover’s Messianic Mystery

The moment the Jewish people started to leave Egypt was monumental because they were transformed instantaneously from slaves to free men. Although the Exodus began on the first day, it was not complete until the seventh day when the Jews crossed the Red Sea and were out of danger. There is a famous saying, “it is easier to take the Jews out of Egypt than to take the Egypt out of the Jews.” This statement is referring to the process of removing a mentality of slavery and self-imposed limitation


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Do We Really Need a King?

Do We Really Need a King?

I write to you this week from Israel. In this week’s Torah portion of Bamidbar, the Jewish people are commanded, while in the desert, to count a specific part of the Jewish population as they prepare for the possibility of war. This act of counting is why this portion is also referred to as “Numbers.” Why does God, who knows everything, need us to count the Jewish people? Yes, God already knows the answer, however, there are several spiritual takeaways for the Jewish people: When something is


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

An Israeli “Messianic Jew” Discovers Real Truth

An Israeli “Messianic Jew” Discovers Real Truth

An Israeli “Messianic Jew” Discovers  Real Truth On a hot summer day in Jerusalem, I noticed a young man wearing a t-shirt with the Hebrew words [יהודי משיחי] in bright letters. These words are pronounced “Yehudi Meshichi” and mean “Messianic Jew”; that is, a Jewish believer in Christianity. I approached this man, and he told me his name was Avi. When I asked about the shirt, he explained that he was raised a secular Israeli and considered religious Jews to be hypocrites. While working through


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Daniel 9: The Truth Of Daniel's 70 Weeks

Daniel 9: The Truth Of Daniel's 70 Weeks

The following are the Counter-Missionary Survival Seminar notes for the Daniel 9 session. King James Translation 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall the Messiah be cut off, but not for himself; and the people of the prince


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Bookmark - Messiah

Bookmark - Messiah

The Jewish tradition of The Messiah has its foundation in numerous biblical references and understands The Messiahto be a human being without any overtone of deity or divinity who must fulfill certain criteria and usher in a time when certain changes will occur in the world before he can be acknowledged as The Messiah. He must be Jewish Deuteronomy 17:15 He must be a member of the tribe of Judah Genesis 49:10 He must be a direct male descendant of King David and King Solomon 2 Samuel 7:12-13


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

The Real Messiah - Part 1

The Real Messiah - Part 1

The Counter-missionary Survival Seminar is the definitive, internationally acclaimed 10-part audio series, presented by Rabbi Michael Skobac, Education Director of JEWS FOR JUDAISM (Canada), that concisely presents the Jewish response to Christian missionary claims. Rabbi Skobac is one of the world’s leading rabbinical counter-missionary authorities and is a highly qualified and very successful exit-counsellor who has helped rescue many Jews from the evangelical Christian church. This unique aud


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Perfection

Perfection

“I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah…” Maimonides 13 Principles of Faith Belief in the eventual coming of the Messiah and perfection of the world under his reign is a basic and fundamental part of traditional Judaism. The concept is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah (Five Books of Moses), but many hints are given through exegetical teaching of several passages. The Hebrew term “Moshiach” literally means the “Anointed one” and specifically refers to the ancient practice


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz