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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
                                                                                        nd
 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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