DECEMBER 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS December 7 – 15 Chanukah begins at sunset on the 7th and ends at sunset on the 15th; Watch our brand new Chanukah video to learn all about this important holiday.

 

”Your hub for what's happening at Jewish Voice” DECEMBER 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS December 7 – 15 Chanukah begins at sunset on the 7th and ends at sunset on the 15th December 25 Christmas, Jewish Voice Offices Closed CHANUKAH IS ALMOST HERE! VIDEO Watch our brand new Chanukah video to learn all about this important holiday. Watch now BLOG Chanukah and Enough When is enough enough? And on the flip-side, when is “not-enough” enough? Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating an unlikely victory and a miracle of oil. It offers us a unique opportunity to reflect on and make personal application from both of these questions related to the word “enough.”  Read now LATKES These fried potato pancakes are a traditional Chanukah food. Why? Because fried foods remind us of the miracle of oil that Chanukah celebrates. It’s a way of recounting the meaning of Chanukah to younger generations as God commands us in Deuteronomy 6. The abundance of oil required for frying foods also speaks of God’s delivering us from oppressions that made oil a scarce extravagance.   Latkes are traditionally enjoyed with a topping of either sour cream or applesauce.  Here’s one of our favorite recipes to help you make traditional Chanukah latkes yourself. Latke Recipe DREIDEL  The Dreidel Game is another Chanukah tradition. Players take turns spinning a four-sided top to win the contents of a pot they’ve each contributed to. The pot can be composed of matchsticks, candies, chocolate coins or gelt. Learn How to Play Dreidel GELT Gelt is the Yiddish word for money. It has also come to represent the chocolate coins used when playing dreidel. After the Maccabees won back the Temple along with their freedom to govern themselves in Judea, they determined to mint their own currency. As a testimony to their faith in the God of Israel, their coins were stamped with the image of a menorah. Chocolate gelt is wrapped in gold, silver or copper foil and typically embossed with a menorah or Star of David. FEATURED RESOURCE Chanukiah Order Now PRAY FOR ISRAEL Your prayers matter, and they make a big difference.  Sign up on our 24/7 Prayer Calendar to pray for Israel, Jewish people worldwide, Jewish Voice, ministry opportunities, our Outreaches and the Jewish communities we serve. Pray from home or wherever you are.  TELEVISION Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis Visit our website to find stations, airtimes and ways you can watch online.   December 4 – 10 | Learn the Weekly Jewish Scripture Tradition December 11 – 17 | The Forbidden Chapter December 18 – 24 | Celebration of Chanukah December 25 – 31 | The Timing of the Messiah Learn more READINGS Parasha plus Follow along with the worldwide Jewish community in the weekly Torah Portion, or Parasha — a reading plan that takes us through the first five books of the Bible in a year. Many also add a “Haftorah” reading from the Nevi’im, which are the prophetic and other books of the Hebrew Scriptures. Messianic Jews often add a passage from the Gospels as well. We personally read and meditate on the Torah Portion during the week before its Shabbat reading in synagogue. December 3 – 9 Torah | Genesis 37:1–40:23 Haftorah | Amos 2:6–3:8 Gospels | Matthew 1:18–25   December 10 – 16 Torah | Genesis 41:1–44:17 Haftorah | Zechariah 2:14–4:7 Gospels | Luke 24:13–29 December 17 – 23 Torah | Genesis 44:18–47:27 Haftorah | Ezekiel 37:15–28 Gospels | Luke 24:30–48   December 24 – 31  Torah | Genesis 47:28–50:26     Haftorah | 1 Kings 2:1–12 Gospels | John 13:1–19 Learn more *Thank you to First Fruits of Zion for allowing us to use their reading plan. ** Special reading for Shavuot WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  We want to hear your stories. Whether you’re a Shalom Partner, Prayer Partner, Outreach Partner, Abraham Promise Partner or any kind of Jewish Voice partner, your story could inspire others to join the Jewish Voice family and help bring the Gospel to unreached Jewish people all over the world.  We’d love to hear from you. Please send your replies to feedback@jewishvoice.org, and your impact could multiply by motivating others to make a difference in Jewish lives too. Want more? Download our free MyJVMI app and enjoy powerful stories, important updates and uplifting videos anytime on your smartphone or tablet. Get the app © Jewish Voice Ministries International    P.O. Box 81439, Phoenix, AZ 85069-1439 800-299-9374 | Contact us | Visit our website   Did a friend send you this email? Sign up to get our emails for yourself       Jewish Voice engages in various ministry efforts around the world; your gift will allow us to do what we communicated in this email as well as other ministry activities.