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Rabbi Gidon brings us closer to the essential prayers of Judaism in this new lesson on Verses of Praise. Prayer is like climbing a mountain in the morning. We will be learning a lot of Biblical Hebrew in this lesson, too. If you want to watch more lessons like this, please join Root Source and …
Bob O’Dell discusses whether we have just entered a Jubilee Year and if so, what might God be doing for the nation of Israel and for the world? This video discusses topics that are explained in detail in the book Israel FIRST! by Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell and was recorded from a talk given …
Root Source‘s visionary founder and CEO, Gidon Ariel, was invited to speak at the annual HaYovel gathering. We find out how Israel First! book, now an Amazon bestseller, was conceived. Baruch Hashem! Coincidence? Most assuredly not!
Root Source founder and CEO Gidon Ariel was invited to speak by HaYovel at its annual gathering earlier this month. For those who may not be familiar with this organization, HaYovel is a non-profit organization that brings Christian volunteers from all over the world to serve Jewish farmers in Israel. In this less than 3-minute …
We interrupt our normal recent blog fare of announcing media appearances by Bob and Gidon and other Root Source teachers, citations about Root Source and Israel FIRST!, and exclusive video clips about the current situation in Israel, to link to a beautiful Youtube video that is a cover for the very popular song by Josh …
As I write this, we are in the three weeks leading up to Tisha Be’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av. The calamities that befell the Jewish People throughout our history are too numerous to mention. How does the Jewish People cope with such a lineup of tragedy? Please join us as …
Tisha Be’Av – The Ultimate Day of Jewish Mourning Read More »
In the Conclusion of our three part interview ( part one here; part two here) Canon White discusses his ongoing work in Iraq and in reconciliation. They compare the need for reconciliation between Christians and Christians, Jews and Jews, and Jews and Christians. Gidon gives an inside perspective of how Jews view other Jews return …
In Part Two of our three part interview (see part 1 here), Canon White and Gidon Ariel discuss their views on the topic of “The Other;” share a common experience with a Christian Ministry called HaYovel; probe the purpose of Canon White’s latest book called The Older Younger Brother; and discuss Canon White’s personal perspective of …
Canon Andrew White is Anglican Chaplain to Iraq, and is informally known as the Vicar of Baghdad, as well as being the President of the Federation of Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. He is an expert on the persecution of Christians in Iraq. However, what is not so well known is the fact …
Canon Andrew White Informal Conversation Part One Read More »
Our interview with Dr. Marvin Wilson now concludes with his personal story of what Jew first touched him, and the impact it had on his life. In this conclusion he also explains what he thinks ‘root source’ of Root Source really is, and why Christians should consider learning directly from Orthodox Jews.
Our interview with Dr. Marvin Wilson now continues with a look at how he sees Christian – Jewish Relations to be different today than it was in the past. With his 50 years of experience in this field, we also found it insightful to ask him how he views Root Source and how he sees us fitting …
Our interview with Dr. Wilson now continues with a look at how he sees church history and the root problem that separated Christianity from its Jewish Roots. How many people do you know that can be described as having worked in the field of the Jewish Roots of the Christian faith for 50 years! In …
We recently caught up with the man who many have called the father of the Jewish Roots movement in America – Dr. Marvin R. Wilson. His book “Our Father Abraham, the Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith” has been widely read since it was published in 1989. This is the first part of series of …
On Monday, April 20, Root Source hosted a Celebratory Launch event in the Menachem Begin Heritage Center overlooking Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Among other great speakers who came to bless Root Source on its special day, co-founder Bob O’Dell presented never before revealed research about Blood Moons, that included a startling announcement that a Blood …
If you missed praying for the Peace of Jerusalem during the April 4 blood moon, this video shows the 4 minutes and 44 seconds during which Christians prayed for the Peace of Jerusalem out of Psalms 122. The music, which is the Israel National Anthem, marks the beginning of when you should start praying for …
Shalom! We are getting very close to a very special event – the third Blood Moon in the current tetrad. As with the solar eclipse on the first day of the month of Nisan, we are encouraging people to greet these amazing natural phenomena with the best thing mere mortals can do – Pray! And …
See lesson 1 here, lesson 2 here, lesson 3 here, lesson 4 here, and lesson 5 here. This exciting lesson concludes the Blood Moon series by looking at what the future may hold after the 2014/15 Tetrad comes to a close. It is a lesson that also asks you to make your decision about the Blood Moons, and about …
Where All Stories End (The Blood Moons Course, Part Six) Read More »
Here is lesson 5 of the Blood Moons course! See lesson 1 here, lesson 2 here, lesson 3 here, and lesson 4 here. Now it’s time to reveal all the details of an alternative theory of the Blood Moon tetrads that has less to do with the coming of the Messiah, but has everything to …
Waves of History (The Blood Moons Course, Part Five) Read More »
Lesson 4 reveals the big picture ideas of how Jews perceive discussions of the End Times, and some difficulties regarding the association of Joel 2:31 to the Blood Moon Tetrads. See lesson 1 here, lesson 2 here, and lesson 3 here. Bob then shares a personal story of how his problems with Joel 2:31 caused …
Valleys and Shadows (The Blood Moons Course, Part Four) Read More »
We are very excited here in Israel. (Truthfully, I don’t remember any time in my 36 years here that that sentence wasn’t true!:-) Specifically, this week are the Israeli Elections, which the media is reporting will be a close race, and of course the solar eclipse this Friday as part of the Blood Moons we …
Part Three of the Blood Moons Course (click here for Part One and here for Part Two) offers a unique perspective of the Total Solar Eclipse on March 20th 2015, and the Blood Moon on April 3rd 2015. We look 30 generations back in time, at what these same Solar and Lunar eclipses looked like back in …
The Year 1492 (The Blood Moons Course, Part Three) Read More »
We are proud to present the conclusion of our interview with Rabbi Yehuda Glick (hear part one and part two). In this session, Yehudah shares his beliefs about the Days to come, and the connection between Jesus and the Temple Mount. Please watch and share your feelings in the comments below!
In this continuation of our exclusive Root Source interview with Yehuda Glick (see the first installment here), he shares his passion for the Temple Mount and tells his own story of how he came to be involved in the Temple Mount. It is simply AWE INSPIRING to listen to this survivor of an attempt on his …
As you may have read in our blog post from October (if you didn’t, read it now) our good friend Yehuda Glick was shot at in an assassination attempt, at point blank range. We are delighted to share that God has done a tremendous miracle, and Yehuda is almost completely recovered from this! We merited …
Traditionally, Jews observe a seven day long mourning period after the loss of a loved one, called shiva (literally, seven). Today, all of israel “got up from shiva” following the horrific terror attack in a Jerusalem synagogue which claimed five lives, four peace-loving rabbis and a heroic Druze (non-Jewish) policeman. How can we make sense …
The Jerusalem Synagogue Terror Attack – The Facts And The Feelings Read More »
Without thinking about it too much, people use the word “coincidence” often, and when pressed, they might define it as something that happens without too much input from God. What does Judaism think about that? Watch this short video, and see for yourself! Oh, and please join in the discussion below, in the comments section.
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