More about Sabbath

The Seven Heavens and the Mystery of the Hebdomad

Some deep thoughts about the seven heavens derived from early Christian and Messianic Jewish sources including Irenaeus, Epistle of Barnabas, Ascension of Isaiah, Clementine Homilies, and Gospel of Thomas.

Am Yisrael 5: The Shabbat Episode

In this episode, the guys discuss Shabbos observance in their own lives, at Beth Immanuel, and in the larger Messianic Jewish movement.

Covid-19 Shabbat at Home

The birth pangs of the Messiah! So what now? Whether your quarentined, under mandatory lockdown, or just stuck at home for Shabbat, here's a teaching about how to make the best of the Shabbat at home experience.

Man Born Blind

There's more than meets the eye to the story of the man born blind. This fifth of the seven signs of the Messiah is the only miracle of Yeshua to be reviewed in a court of law. Get the story behind the story.

The Pool of Bethesda

Why is the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda a sign, and why did Yeshua tell the man to break the Shabbat by carrying his mat? Take a trip to first century Jerusalem in the text of John 5.

Weak and Strong

People who keep the Sabbath and eat kosher are weak in faith, but the strong in faith treat every day alike and eat anything. That's the conventional interpretation of Romans 14. Take a second look at this passage from Paul's Epistle to the Romans and consider a Messianic Jewish intepretation that turns the conventional one upside down.

Shabbat Candles: The Little Lights that Shine Throughout the World

Every Friday evening, as the sun is about to sink below the horizon, Jewish women around the world light candles. We are welcoming Shabbat, the weekly Sabbath. The glow of Shabbat candles is one of the most iconic and nostalgic images in the Jewish mind

Inheritance of Jacob

The Sabbath Keeper is promised to "feed on the heritage of Jacob your father" (Isaiah 58:14). What is the "heritage of Jacob" and what is the relationship to Sabbath keeping? This teaching, a discussion of Isaiah 58:13-14 from Shabbat Vayeitzei 5777, wanders like a strange dream in many directions.

Havdalah at Beth Immanuel

We don't let Shabbat just fade away at Beth Immanuel. Instead, we grant it a formal farewell, granting a clear distinction between the holy time of the Sabbath and the new week. This ceremony is called Havdalah.

Shabbat Shalom

It's more than just a greeting. When we say "Shabbat Shalom," we are actually conferring a blessing for peace upon one another. This audio teaching, tangentially related to parashat Tzav, explores the concept of the Sabbath peace with reference to Yeshua's instructions:

When you come to the house, ask of it’s shalom. It will be that if the house is worthy, your shalom will come upon it, and if it is not worthy, your shalom will return to you. (Matthew 10:12)