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the  triumph  of  light  over  darkness.  That's  why,  the                     The  Torah  is  in  fact  the  very  heart  of  the  Holy                       words and the letters were counted each time in
          „Hanukkah Feast is a prophetic and messianic festival                           Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation. All Scripture                           order  to  have  the  the  most  faithful  copies
          that we recommend you discover in order to be anchored                          is  based  on  the  Torah,  especially  promises  made  to                      possible.  The  Jewish  authorities,  in  particular,
          on the Hebrew roots of the faith.                                               Avraham the believer, Yitz „hak and Yaakov. These                               were extremely careful not to distort the « Words

                                                                                          promises     are    fully    fulfilled   through     Yeshua                     of  the  Most  High ».  If  only  one  character  was
          IV-   Messianic Formation on the Hebrew Roots                                   HaMashia‟h who is called THE CHRIST. The Torah is                               wrong, the entire manuscript copied by hand was
                of Faith in the Light of Yeshua:                                          divided  into  54  parashiot  at  a  rate  of  one  or  two                     destroyed.  Also,  when  one  recently  found  the

                                                                                          parashiot  per  week  as  the  case  may  be.  These                            Dead Sea Manuscripts between 1947 and 1956, it
                                                                                          parashiot are spread throughout the year taking into
                                                                                                                                                                          was  found  that  the  current  copies  are  almost
          Week after week, you will also benefit from a messianic                         account  the  Feasts  of  The  Everlasting,  Jewish                             consistent with the old texts.
          formation  on  the  Hebrew  roots  of  the  faith.  Thus,  we                   holidays  and  the  calendar.  These parashiot  allow  us
          will discover:                                                                  to  discover  week  after  week  the  Hebrew  roots  of                         In Qumran, near the Dead Sea, we have, in fact,
          1. The « parashiot » which comes from the Hebrew word                           faith. When Yeshua comes to reign on the earth, he                              found     870    manuscripts      or    fragments      of
              « parasha »  in  the  singular,  means  « weekly  reading                   will  restore  all  the  Feasts  of  The  Everlasting.  It  is                  manuscripts  written  between  the  3   century
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              portion of the Torah ». All practicing Jews around the                      written, among other things, that « every new moon                              before the Christian era and the 1  century at the
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              world read them week after week. The Torah is first                         and  every  Shabbat,  every  flesh  will  come  to                              time  of  Yeshua.  This  gives  us  excellent
              and foremost the first five books of Scripture. These                       worship  me,  says  The  Everlasting »  (Isaiah  66:23                          information  about  what  was  happening  in
              5  books  are  the  basis  of  reading  of  all  Jewish                     (yc)).  It  is  therefore  important  that  believers                           Yeshua's time. It is also estimated to have found
              communities around the world whether traditional or                         gradually  discover  what  they  will  have  to  do  when                       more  than  850  scrolls  written  in  Hebrew,
              messianic.  They  will  most  certainly  be  the  basis  of                 Yeshua comes reigning on earth.                                                 including  the  famous  scroll  of  the  book  of  the
              reading  of  all  the  believers  around  the  world  who                                                                                                   prophet Isaiah dating from the 2  century before
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              were  redeemed  by  Christ  Yeshua  to  be  grafted  on                     2. The « haftarot » are additional reading passages in                          Christians era. There is between this copy and the
              the Hebrew roots of the faith, so on the Torah that                         direct or indirect connection with the parasha of the                           Hebrew  copies  that  we  have  today  very  few
              The Everlasting gave not only to the Jews but also to                       week  that  the  elders  of  the Jews  have  indicated  to                      errors.  The  current  Hebrew  versions  transmitted

              all nations of the earth.                                                   help  the  seeker,  spiritual  reflection.  They  are                           by the Jews are therefore very reliable.
                                                                                          different  from  one  community  to  another.  We
                                                                                          mention the main ones:                                                          Thus,  despite  the  persecutions  through  the
                                                                                                                                                                          centuries, the Jews have kept the Holy Scriptures

                                                                                              a.  The  « haftarot  of  rabbinical  origin »                               with  great  zeal  and  great  integrity.  Thanks  to
                                                                                              represented  by  the  letter  "R"  in  parentheses  on                      them,  we  have  today,  Hebrew  texts  of  great
                                                                                              our website. This is a selection because they are                           value.  Glory  be  restored  to  The  Everlasting,  our
                                                                                              very diverse and varied.                                                    God who has kept the sons of Israel through the
                                                                                                                                                                          centuries  to  transmit  the  Scriptures  in  Hebrew,
                                                                                              These  complementary  readings  were  not  always                           despite  oppositions,  pogroms,  exterminations,
                                                                                              practiced  in  all  Jewish  communities  in  the  early                     etc... The Holy Spirit was watching.
                                                                                              centuries for the simple reason that not all books

                                                                                              were  available  in  all  places  of  worship  at  the                      Yeshua  Himself,  underline  the  fundamental
                                                                                              time.  Guttemberg  does  not  develop  the  printing                        importance  of  the  Hebrew  Texts.  He  refers  to  it
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                                                                                              press  until  the  15   century,  in  1450  to  be  more                    many  times  in  his  own  words.  In  the  « Brit
                                                                                              precise.  Before,  copies  of  the  sacred  texts  were                     'Hadasha » (the Renewed Covenant), there are over

                                                                                              done by hand. It took time. Each script copied by                           220  references  of  verses  related  to  Hebrew  or
                                 Painting ONU Valeria - Victoria                              hand  by  the  Scribes  was  over,  checked,                                Aramaic  text.  Yeshua  when  he  spoke,  related  to
                                                                                              scrupulously  examined  in  details.  The  lines,  the                      the  Scriptures,  namely  « the  Torah  of  Mosheh
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