Roots of Faith

On Friday night @ 7:00 PM, December 15th, the congregation gathered at the synagogue to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

It was a very special service as the Morgan family acted out the story of Hanukkah.  Chris read the story as the Morgan boys (Tanner, Collin, Garrett, Dillan, and Jarred), dressed in constumes that their mom had made, put on a star performance.  Sheree played music on the keyboard during the service.  Everyone enjoyed the show and then Sheree gave a talk on the significance of this festival for believers.

I wish you all could have been there.  We look forward to many more services by the Morgan Family!

The book of Hebrews says the following: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrew 10:25 The root word translated “assembly” is the same as the root word from which we get the word synagogue. Thus a synagogue is a place to assemble….and we should not forsake assemblies…….(see above:)

So…… I want to invite you all to an evening of fun and fellowship. An Assembly -

WHEN - Friday, November 10th, 7:00 P.M. until Tenish

WHERE - The Synagogue Please come if you can. This is a good way for us to get to know one another. There is no real agenda and as always the dress is VERY casual and comfortable. I plan to talk about the Bible with anyone that will listen, but I am certain that there will be conversations throughout the building.

You may bring food and drink, but don’t go to a lot of trouble. If you bring meat, please stick with those animals that God calls “clean”. See Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 - call me if you have any questions.

You do not have to bring anything (except a Bible - and you should bring your Bible everywhere anyway:).

“Then they that feared the LORD spake often to one another; and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon His name.” Malachi 3:16

Shalom and hope to see you Friday evening. Call others and invite them, and if you cannot be there on Friday night I hope to see you on Saturday morning at 10:00 A.M. Ross

On Saturday, October 7th, I ran into a good friend of mine, which I had not seen in quite some time. We spoke briefly and I informed him of the weekly Bible study in the synagogue and gave him a card with all of my contact information.

The next night, he called me and asked me what the Jewish people were doing during this season. I told him that this was the Festival of Tabernacles or Succoth. He went on to tell me that a friend of the family was visiting from Italy and that she also studied the Jewish Roots of Christianity. He asked me if I would be willing to meet with them and we set up a time. We agreed to meet in the synagogue on Friday, October 13th. So I brought my sons, Seth and Toby, and my oldest son Ty and his wife met me at the synagogue that evening. In short order, my friend Mike, his wife Carolyn and her sister Marge brought Antonella to the synagogue.

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I have been invited to speak on the subject of the restoration of Temple Sinai synagogue. The talk will be on November 7th at 6:30 PM in Jackson Hall in St. Francisville.  For more information, please contact me through my web site.