CHANUKAH
The holiday of Chanukah was celebrated on December 11. Children lit the Chanukiah, played a game of Dreidel, cook the latke and we all ate them.
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SUKKOTH
On October 2nd, we celebrated the holiday of Sukkoth and built a nice Sukkah.
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YOM HASHOAH MEMORIAL SERVICE DVD
On April 17, 2004 we had a special guest for our Yom Hashoah Memorial Service, Mickey Montage, a Shoah (Holocaust) survivor. At last, our video production of this event is ready. As the Shoah generation is passing away we want to offer this DVD as a memorial to them and to say that we will never forget. If you would like a copy of this DVD, please click here and send us an e-mail with your request (please include a shipping address). We thank you in advance for your interest and supporting this kind of event; it is an encouragement to us in pursuing our goal to reach out to our Jewish brothers and sisters.
You may watch three short clips from the video:
Clip #1: Introduction
Clip #2: The Jewish Oppression
Clip #3: The Last Passover
Dinner
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MUSIC WORSHIP WITH BARRY & BATYA SEGAL
On Saturday, August 14th, Barry & Batya Segal came to our congregation and led us in worship and shared their ministry to the needy in the land of Israel.
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NEW MUSIC WORSHIP LEADER
Tyler Thompson has joined us as our new Worship leader. With over twenty-five years of experience in leading worship, a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Biola University where he was a member of the Biola Kingsmen (a six-part male a cappella harmony group), and currently pursuing the Master of Music Degree in Voice Performance from California University at Fullerton, Tyler brings a wealth of musical experience as well as a love for Israel and the Hebrew language to our congregation. His gifted voice is one that any cantor would long to have and we consider ourselves blessed indeed to have him lead us into the presence of the Lord on Shabbat mornings.
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BEGINNING HEBREW INSTRUCTION
Our Beginning Hebrew Class has just "graduated" this past spring and demonstrated how much they've learned by reading selected traditional Hebrew prayers as well as passages from the Torah. There's still time to sign up for our Fall 2004 Class. Adults and children are welcome!
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BEN DAVID JOINED THE AMC
In order to better be in touch with the community of Messianic believers, God has led us to join the new Association of Messianic Congregations, or AMC. We are excited and honored to be a part of this historic event, and look forward to working with the wonderful people affiliated with the AMC.
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YOM HaATZMAUT - ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY
Ben David celebrated Israel Independence Day with a Picnic on April 24th.
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PESACH
The feast of Pesach (Passover) was celebrated with a delightful Seder at Crown Plaza Hotel on April 10, 2004.
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PURIM
The holiday of Purim is a reminder of the powerful deliverance of God for His chosen people. The story of Purim is a a refreshing reminder in light of recent international events. We celebrated Purim with the play "Reporting from Shushan" (written, cast, and directed by our own Vivian Gall!), booed the name of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, and cheered for Mordechai!
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BEN DAVID PLANTING TREES IN ISRAEL
Saturday February 7th was Tu B'Shevat, or Jewish Arbor day. Ben David participated with Jews around the world in this annual mitzvah of sending donations for planting trees in Israel. Donations of $18 to the Jewish National Fund to plant a tree in Israel can also be done for any occasion.
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BEN DAVID ACQUIRES A TORAH SCROLL
Baruch HaShem! We were able to purchase a Torah Scroll from Israel. You can listen to a short audio presentation on how to handle a Torah scroll.