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SHABBAT SERVICES
SATURDAY MORNINGS 10am

TORAH STUDY
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
7pm

Senior Rabbi

Mark Lancaster

We read in the Gospel of Yochanan (John): "And it was at Jerusalem the Feast of the Dedication, and it was winter. And Yahshua walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch."

What is this winter “Feast of Dedication”?

It’s not mentioned in Leviticus 23, where all the biblical feasts are described and their observance is commanded. So what did Yahshua celebrate in the Temple?

Of course, John is referring to Hanukkah (Hebrew for "dedication".) The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the Maccabees. However, these books are not part of the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), and therefore, surprisingly, we find the clearest mention of Hanukkah in the Bible, in the New Testament! Not only did Yahshua celebrate Hanukkah, according to the Gospel of John, but he observed it in the same Temple that had been miraculously rededicated by the Maccabees just a few generations earlier.

A great miracle happened there!

And may a great miracle happen here, in your life this year!