Celebrating our Jewish Heritage

Bill and Susan Morehouse

at New Hope Community Church, N. Chili, NY

 

Teaching Time: Sunday mornings, 9:30-10:30 am, between services with families encouraged to participate with their older children. C-4 classroom.

 

A. Background and Passover/Easter Teaching Series

 

Week/Day/Date                     Teaching or Event/Activity

 

1. Sunday, March 11              Hebrew roots of our faith

                                                Grafted into the natural olive tree, unity of OT/NT themes

                                                Kingdom of God, Israel, Church, Messianic Judaism

                                                Replacement Theology and Constantine

                                                6:00 pm Shema Yisrael Purim play at RIT Student Center

    Saturday, March 17              Visit to Shema Yisrael Sabbath Service

 

2. Sunday, March 18              Celebrating Sabbath and the Feasts

                                                 Introduction to Hebrew culture, worldview, calendar

                                                Sabbath and High Holy Days in OT/NT, observing the day

                                                Major and minor feasts, foreshadowing, future fulfillment

                                                Optional but filled with blessing

 

3. Sunday, March 25              Passover and Exodus

            OT origins, story, parallels

            NT fulfillment, Passion Week puzzle

 

4. Sunday, April 1                   Seder preparations

                                                Hagaddah, Seder plate symbolism

                                                Recipes, resource list, stores

                                                                                                                                                                       

5. Saturday, April 7                Celebration of Passover Seder

    Sunday, April 8                     Palm Sunday, Shema Yisrael Seder (optional)

    Monday, April 9                   “Counting the Omer” begins

    Tuesday, April 10                 Alternate day to celebrate Seder with family

    Friday, April 13                    Good Friday

 

6. Sunday, April 15                 Easter

 

Selected References:

The Holy Bible, God, various (esp. Ex. 12.1-30, 42,43; Lev. 23.5; Num. 9.2, 12, 14; Matt. 21-28; Mark 11-16; Luke 19-24; John 12-20)

A History of the Jews, Paul Johnson, Harper & Row (1987)

Our Father Abraham, Marvin R. Wilson, William Eerdmans Publishing (1989)

Abandoned, God’s Will for the Jewish People? Stan Telchin, Chosen Books (1997)

A Sabbath Manual, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Ktav Publishing (1972)

Celebrate the Feasts, Martha Zimmerman, Bethany House Publishers (1981)

The Jewish Holidays, A Guide & Commentary, Michael Strassfeld, Harper & Row (1985)

Web: http://uahc.org/holidays/jcal.shtml/, http://www.bnaibrith.org/caln.html, www.shemayisrael.org, http://aish.com/holidays, http://www.ou.org/chagim

Seder: http://www.hisbranches.org/seder/, http://aish.com/holidays/passover, http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach, http://www.ohr.org.il/special/pesach, http://www.passover.net, http://www.beingjewish.com/yomtov/passover/prepare.html, http://uahc.org/congs/nj/nj006/seder/plate.html, http://socialaction.com/haggadahsupplements1.html

Kids’ Passover: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Uncle_Eli/Eli.html, http://www.passover.net/passover/flash/flash.html, http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/pesachguide/kids/default.htm

 

B. Shavuot/Pentecost Teaching Series (some early ideas)

 

1. Sunday, May 6                   Bulletin insert, announcement, sign up in church

2. Sunday, May 13                 Grace and Law in the Torah, Holy Spirit

3. Sunday, May 20                 Fulfillment in Christ of First Fruits

4. Sunday, May 27                 Preparation for Shavuot

    Monday, May 28                  Shavuot?

5. Sunday, June 3                   Pentecost Sunday

 

C. High Holy Days/Sukkot Teaching Series (very early ideas)

 

1. Sunday, Sept. 9                 

2. Sunday, Sept. 16

    Tuesday, Sept. 18                 Rosh Hashanah

3. Sunday, Sept. 23

    Wednesday, Sept. 27            Yom Kippur

4. Sunday, Sept. 30

    Monday, October 2              Sukkot

5. Sunday, October 7

    Tuesday, October 9              Simchat Torah

 

D. Hanukkah/Christmas

 

Tuesday, December10-17        Hanukkah

 

Tuesday, December 25             Christmas