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The feast of lights.
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If the jewish people
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If the jewish people had been slaughtered,
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Had been slaughtered, there would've been no messiah.
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There would've been no messiah. >> you have to remember,
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>> you have to remember, jesus is jewish,
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Jesus is jewish, jesus knew about hanukkah
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And jesus actually
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And jesus actually celebrated hanukkah.
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Celebrated hanukkah. >> there's no christmas
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>> there's no christmas without hanukkah.
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Coming up
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On jewish voice.
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>> merry christmas
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>> merry christmas and happy hanukkah.
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And happy hanukkah. welcome to a special holiday
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Welcome to a special holiday edition of jewish voice.
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Edition of jewish voice. i'm jonathan bernis
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I'm jonathan bernis and i'm joined by
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And i'm joined by my dear friend and co-host,
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My dear friend and co-host, scott volk.
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Scott volk. well, hanukkah
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Well, hanukkah is the festival of lights
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Is the festival of lights and it symbolizes resilience,
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And it symbolizes resilience, faith, and the survival
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Faith, and the survival of the jewish people.
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Of the jewish people. it's the enduring light that
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It's the enduring light that guides us through darkness.
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Guides us through darkness. today we're going to illuminate
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Today we're going to illuminate the deep spiritual and cultural
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The deep spiritual and cultural insights of hanukkah
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Insights of hanukkah and help you understand
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And help you understand how they're more applicable
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How they're more applicable today as a believer
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Today as a believer maybe than ever before.
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Maybe than ever before. we'll also share what god
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We'll also share what god is calling all christians to do
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Is calling all christians to do in serving and blessing
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In serving and blessing jewish communities worldwide,
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Jewish communities worldwide, fostering unity
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Fostering unity and understanding.
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And understanding. whether you're new
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Whether you're new to hanukkah or familiar
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To hanukkah or familiar with its rich traditions,
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With its rich traditions, join us as we celebrate
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Join us as we celebrate and reflect on this
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And reflect on this important season together.
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Important season together. i love hanukkah, scott,
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I love hanukkah, scott, it's my favorite holiday.
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It's my favorite holiday. >> it's amazing.
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>> it's amazing. i just remember growing up
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I just remember growing up as a jew we had hanukkah
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As a jew we had hanukkah and the christians
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And the christians had christmas,
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Had christmas, and never the two would meet.
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And never the two would meet. but i think, by enlarge, many,
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But i think, by enlarge, many, many people don't know
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Many people don't know what hanukkah is.
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What hanukkah is. >> i just wanna say that
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>> i just wanna say that hanukkah always surpassed
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Hanukkah always surpassed christmas because we had
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Christmas because we had eight days of presents.
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Eight days of presents. >> eight days of presents.
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>> eight days of presents. >> eight days and you guys had
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>> eight days and you guys had one and i was happy about that.
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One and i was happy about that. >> yeah, i love --
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>> yeah, i love -- >> i love christmas too.
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>> i love christmas too. >> i love christmas, too.
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>> i love christmas, too. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> what's hanukkah?
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>> what's hanukkah? where does it come from?
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Where does it come from? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. the reason that hanukkah
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The reason that hanukkah is not well known outside
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Is not well known outside of the jewish community,
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Of the jewish community, for the most part,
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For the most part, is that it took place
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Is that it took place during what we call
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During what we call the intertestamental period,
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The intertestamental period, a we can go back into that.
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A we can go back into that. but it was written
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But it was written after the canonization
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After the canonization of the old testament
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Of the old testament and before the new,
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And before the new, about 134 b.c.
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About 134 b.c. but it's a hugely
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But it's a hugely important holiday.
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Important holiday. and by the way,
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And by the way, although it's not
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Although it's not in the protestant bible,
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In the protestant bible, it's in the apocryphal books
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It's in the apocryphal books of the catholic bible,
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Of the catholic bible, the four books of maccabees.
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The four books of maccabees. but it's extremely important,
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But it's extremely important, as i said,
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As i said, an extremely important holiday,
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An extremely important holiday, because it took place
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Because it took place at a time when, as usual,
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At a time when, as usual, israel was attacked.
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Israel was attacked. and this is a history --
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And this is a history -- this is our history, right?
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This is our history, right? a 3,500 year history
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A 3,500 year history of invasions conquering
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Of invasions conquering israel's subjugation.
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Israel's subjugation. at hanukkah in 134 b.c.
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At hanukkah in 134 b.c. or leading up to hanukkah
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Or leading up to hanukkah we were invaded by a world power
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We were invaded by a world power called the seleucids.
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Called the seleucids. and in fact, they were
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And in fact, they were the greeks that were based
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The greeks that were based in what's today syria
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In what's today syria and under a king antiochus
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And under a king antiochus epiphanes the fourth.
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Epiphanes the fourth. let's try saying that ten times.
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[laughter]
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Israel was invaded.
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Israel was invaded. this is a world power
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This is a world power and israel fought back.
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And israel fought back. they were heavily outnumbered,
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They were heavily outnumbered, but a ragtag group
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But a ragtag group of freedom fighters.
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Of freedom fighters. and this may be
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And this may be the first recorded example
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The first recorded example of guerrilla warfare.
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Of guerrilla warfare. these ragtag soldiers,
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These ragtag soldiers, civilians that became soldiers
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Civilians that became soldiers called the maccabees,
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Called the maccabees, were able to defeat
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Were able to defeat the seleucid,
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The seleucid, a world empire
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A world empire equaling the strength
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Equaling the strength of the egyptians at that time.
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Of the egyptians at that time. and the miracle is one,
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And the miracle is one, that they defeated
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That they defeated the seleucids,
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The seleucids, and two, they --
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And two, they -- the temple had been desecrated
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The temple had been desecrated with the sacrifice of a pig
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With the sacrifice of a pig and the blood of the pig
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And the blood of the pig was poured out
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Was poured out in the holy of holies,
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In the holy of holies, making the temple
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Making the temple useless, defiled.
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Useless, defiled. well, the maccabees
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Well, the maccabees rebuilt the temple
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Rebuilt the temple and cleansed the temple,
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And cleansed the temple, and it's called
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And it's called the feast of rededication.
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The feast of rededication. it's the feast of lights,
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It's the feast of lights, it's the feast of dedication,
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It's the feast of dedication, and it's also,
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And it's also, really more accurately,
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Really more accurately, the feast of rededication.
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The feast of rededication. they rededicated the temple
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They rededicated the temple and there's a great miracle
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And there's a great miracle that took place that
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That took place that we'll talk about,
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We'll talk about, which is why we celebrate
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Which is why we celebrate it for eight days.
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It for eight days. well, i'll tell you,
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Well, i'll tell you, they had only enough oil
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They had only enough oil for one day and it lasted
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For one day and it lasted for eight while they
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For eight while they made new oil.
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Made new oil. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and so, the "ner tamid,"
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>> and so, the "ner tamid," the lampstand,
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The lampstand, was rekindled and burned
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Was rekindled and burned until they had no oil
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Until they had no oil to put in there.
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To put in there. >> amazing.
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>> amazing. >> and we say this was
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>> and we say this was a great miracle.
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A great miracle. >> amazing.
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>> amazing. well, as a --
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Well, as a -- as christians,
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As christians, people might say,
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People might say, "well, hanukkah is
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"well, hanukkah is a jewish holiday,
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A jewish holiday, it's for the jews."
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It's for the jews." however, there's an
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However, there's an important message in
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Important message in the story of hanukkah that
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The story of hanukkah that i think is important for every
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I think is important for every believer in yeshua to know.
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Believer in yeshua to know. why would you say
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Why would you say it's important for believers
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It's important for believers in the messiah to celebrate
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In the messiah to celebrate and to understand hanukkah?
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And to understand hanukkah? >> well, i'll give you
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>> well, i'll give you the very simple,
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The very simple, most important reason,
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Most important reason, without hanukkah,
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Without hanukkah, there's no christmas.
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There's no christmas. think about that.
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Think about that. without hanukkah, if --
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Without hanukkah, if -- if the jewish people
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If the jewish people had been slaughtered,
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Had been slaughtered, there would have been
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There would have been no messiah.
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No messiah. jesus came 160 years later,
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Jesus came 160 years later, roughly 160 years later,
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Roughly 160 years later, or certainly 134,
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Or certainly 134, died 160 years later.
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Died 160 years later. and if the jewish people
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And if the jewish people had been wiped out,
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Had been wiped out, there would have been
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There would have been no christmas.
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No christmas. no hanukkah, no christmas.
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No hanukkah, no christmas. >> that's amazing.
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>> that's amazing. i think that the jewish people
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I think that the jewish people throughout history have
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Throughout history have always been a minority.
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Always been a minority. they've been --
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They've been -- it's like against all odds,
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It's like against all odds, in every situation,
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In every situation, they've ruled victorious.
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They've ruled victorious. and hanukkah is one
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And hanukkah is one of the most incredible seasons,
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Of the most incredible seasons, the most incredible seasons.
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The most incredible seasons. we have to remember
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We have to remember jesus is jewish, right?
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Jesus is jewish, right? and jesus knew about
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And jesus knew about hanukkah and jesus actually
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Hanukkah and jesus actually celebrated hanukkah.
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Celebrated hanukkah. i just --
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I just -- >> i just wanna highlight
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>> i just wanna highlight something you said
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Something you said that's so important.
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That's so important. when you call the jewish people
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When you call the jewish people a minority.
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A minority. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> let's understand
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>> let's understand a real minority.
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A real minority. the jewish population at that
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The jewish population at that time and today is one quarter
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Time and today is one quarter of 1% of the world population.
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Of 1% of the world population. we're a true minority and yet
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We're a true minority and yet we've survived and thrived.
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We've survived and thrived. >> yes.
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>> yes. >> and it's not because
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>> and it's not because of our ingenuity, scott.
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Of our ingenuity, scott. it's not because of our
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It's not because of our intellectual superiority
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Intellectual superiority or business superiority,
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Or business superiority, it's because god declared,
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It's because god declared, "'i will preserve
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"'i will preserve the people of israel
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The people of israel not by mind or power,
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Not by mind or power, but by my spirit,'
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But by my spirit,' sayeth the lord."
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Sayeth the lord." >> and the lord
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>> and the lord always is victorious.
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Always is victorious. you know hanukkah is a season
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You know hanukkah is a season of light and protection,
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Of light and protection, and you can be part
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And you can be part of the miracle of hanukkah
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Of the miracle of hanukkah for the jewish people
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For the jewish people who are in need today.
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Who are in need today. when you become
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When you become a shalom partner,
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>> announcer: hanukkah
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Celebrates god's light
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Overcoming darkness.
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>> thank you so much for
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>> thank you so much for your support of jewish voice.
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Your support of jewish voice. jonathan, the celebration
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Jonathan, the celebration of hanukkah is coming soon,
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Of hanukkah is coming soon, and one aspect that
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And one aspect that we find in the story
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We find in the story is god's protection of israel
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Is god's protection of israel even after being
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Even after being occupied by its enemies.
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Occupied by its enemies. and we see that today, too.
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And we see that today, too. israel is always facing enemies
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Israel is always facing enemies who are out to destroy them.
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Who are out to destroy them. >> always.
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>> always. it's our history.
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It's our history. >> it's our history,
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>> it's our history, but god who's called
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But god who's called the lord of hosts
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The lord of hosts always stands
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Always stands and always fights for israel.
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And always fights for israel. this is a remarkable --
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This is a remarkable -- this is a remarkable season.
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This is a remarkable season. we talked just a little bit
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We talked just a little bit before the break about why
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Before the break about why it's important for christians
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It's important for christians to celebrate and to understand
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To celebrate and to understand hanukkah but talk a --
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Hanukkah but talk a -- >> by the way,
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>> by the way, before you jump into it
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Before you jump into it i just wanna --
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I just wanna -- i wanna put a verse up
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I wanna put a verse up on the screen that
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On the screen that i love so much.
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>> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> look at this.
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>> look at this. "he who keepeth israel never
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"he who keepeth israel never slumbers or sleeps."
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Slumbers or sleeps." >> amazing.
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>> amazing. >> he's the guardian of israel.
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He's watching over israel
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He's watching over israel and he's calling christians
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And he's calling christians to follow that into,
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To follow that into, to be the watchman.
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To be the watchman. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> not scream --
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>> not scream -- in fact, it's christians
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In fact, it's christians who are called to stand
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Who are called to stand on the walls of jerusalem
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On the walls of jerusalem and give not god no rest
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And give not god no rest until he makes jerusalem
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Until he makes jerusalem a praise in all the earth.
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A praise in all the earth. >> yeah, i think a reason why
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>> yeah, i think a reason why so many people write israel off
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So many people write israel off is they see how impossible
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Is they see how impossible it's going to be for god
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It's going to be for god to come through for them.
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To come through for them. and god is gonna come through
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And god is gonna come through and he's gonna be glorified
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And he's gonna be glorified as he is in the celebration
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As he is in the celebration of hanukkah.
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Of hanukkah. >> yeah, so --
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>> yeah, so -- >> so, yeshua,
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>> so, yeshua, yeshua is in jerusalem
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Yeshua is in jerusalem and celebrating
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And celebrating and understanding
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And understanding what hanukkah is.
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What hanukkah is. he said something else also,
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He said something else also, "i am the light of the world."
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"i am the light of the world." how does that correspond
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How does that correspond with hanukkah?
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With hanukkah? >> yeah, it's so important.
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>> yeah, it's so important. and without
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And without understanding hanukkah --
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Understanding hanukkah -- i mean, jesus says,
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I mean, jesus says, "i'm the light of the world,"
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"i'm the light of the world," and that makes sense,
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And that makes sense, but it makes more sense
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But it makes more sense if you look at the context
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If you look at the context of that declaration.
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Of that declaration. hanukkah is the feast of lights.
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Hanukkah is the feast of lights. why the feast of lights?
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Why the feast of lights? because the --
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Because the -- it's the rededication
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It's the rededication of the lampstand in
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Of the lampstand in the holy place.
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The holy place. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and it burns for
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>> and it burns for eight days miraculously.
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Eight days miraculously. it's not mentioned in
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It's not mentioned in the old testament because it's,
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The old testament because it's, as i said earlier,
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As i said earlier, it's during
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It's during the intertestamental.
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The intertestamental. the old testament
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The old testament has been canonized,
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Has been canonized, the new testament
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The new testament has not yet happened,
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Has not yet happened, and the books are written
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And the books are written in greek at that time.
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In greek at that time. there is a assimilation
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There is a assimilation to some extent and it's so
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To some extent and it's so it wouldn't have been accepted
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It wouldn't have been accepted by the jewish people
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By the jewish people as divinely inspired books,
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As divinely inspired books, but it's a very important
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But it's a very important historical recounting for us
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Historical recounting for us of god delivering our people
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Of god delivering our people out of destruction.
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Out of destruction. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and it's the festival
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>> and it's the festival of lights.
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Of lights. it's the festival
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It's the festival of the rededication
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Of the temple.
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Can see on the screen
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That it's during
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The feast of dedication,
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During these eight days,
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Jesus, yeshua walks into
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The temple on this festival
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Of lights and declares,
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"i am the light of the world."
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>> so powerful.
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>> so, that context
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Really makes --
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Really makes -- it's not the temple
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It's not the temple that's the light,
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That's the light, now he is the light
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Now he is the light of the world.
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Of the world. he's the messiah of israel,
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He's the messiah of israel, but he's also the savior
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But he's also the savior of the world.
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Of the world. >> it's so incredible.
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>> it's so incredible. when you think of the light
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When you think of the light of the world,
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Of the world, you think of the menorah,
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You think of the menorah, you think of how jewish people
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You think of how jewish people around the world
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Around the world celebrate hanukkah.
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Celebrate hanukkah. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> so --
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>> so -- >> and this is so important.
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>> and this is so important. this really is the crux of it
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This really is the crux of it and there's so much symbolism
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And there's so much symbolism in this, scott.
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In this, scott. >> yeah, it's --
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>> yeah, it's -- well, it's interesting
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Well, it's interesting because when you
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Because when you look at a hanukkah,
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Look at a hanukkah, you see that there's
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You see that there's eight candle holders
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Eight candle holders and then one in the middle.
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And then one in the middle. when you look at a menorah,
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When you look at a menorah, how many in the menorah?
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How many in the menorah? >> seven.
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>> seven. >> there's seven.
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>> there's seven. >> so, the lampstand,
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>> so, the lampstand, the menorah in the temple
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The menorah in the temple is seven.
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Is seven. >> seven.
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>> seven. >> for the creation.
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>> for the creation. >> and then, you have hanukkah,
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>> and then, you have hanukkah, which is eight plus one.
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Which is eight plus one. why don't you talk about that in
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Why don't you talk about that in the way we celebrate hanukah?
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The way we celebrate hanukah? >> well, eight, the eight
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>> well, eight, the eight white candles here represent
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White candles here represent each day of hanukkah,
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Each day of hanukkah, the miracle of hanukkah.
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The miracle of hanukkah. we have a dreidel that you
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We have a dreidel that you spin as part of the game
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Spin as part of the game and it's "nes gadol haya sham,"
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And it's "nes gadol haya sham," a great miracle happened here.
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A great miracle happened here. >> yes.
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>> yes. >> in the diaspora,
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>> in the diaspora, and the dispersion in america
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And the dispersion in america and other places we say
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And other places we say a great miracle
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A great miracle happened there in
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Happened there in jerusalem at the temple.
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Jerusalem at the temple. but the eight candles
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But the eight candles represent one day and we light
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Represent one day and we light an additional candle each day
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An additional candle each day through the eight days.
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Through the eight days. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> but we don't like the candle
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>> but we don't like the candle with a match or a lighter,
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With a match or a lighter, we light it with
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We light it with the middle candle
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The middle candle or the highest candle
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Or the highest candle and that's the "shamash."
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And that's the "shamash." the shamash.
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The shamash. what does shamash mean?
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What does shamash mean? servant.
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Servant. it's the servant candle
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It's the servant candle that is used to light
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That is used to light the other candles.
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The other candles. now, the symbolism is obvious.
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Now, the symbolism is obvious. of course, yeshua is the light
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Of course, yeshua is the light of the world...
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Of the world... >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and he says,
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>> and he says, "i am calling you
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"i am calling you as my disciples,
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As my disciples, as my followers to be
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As my followers to be a light to the world,
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A light to the world, a light set on a hill."
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A light set on a hill." and so, it's yeshua,
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And so, it's yeshua, the light of the world,
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The light of the world, the shamash,
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The shamash, that's lighting the candles
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That's lighting the candles each and every night.
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Each and every night. >> amazing.
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>> amazing. >> we're using the shamash.
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>> we're using the shamash. and that's why i recommend
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And that's why i recommend that everyone watching,
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That everyone watching, if you're a follower
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If you're a follower of jesus, yeshua, the messiah,
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Of jesus, yeshua, the messiah, you should get a hanukkah.
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You should get a hanukkah. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and actually
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>> and actually celebrate hanukkah,
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Celebrate hanukkah, but not in the context
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But not in the context of the miracle of 134 b.c.,
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Of the miracle of 134 b.c., but the miracle
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But the miracle of the light of the world,
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Of the light of the world, and you're a follower of yeshua,
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And you're a follower of yeshua, and you're reminding yourself
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And you're reminding yourself with the lighting every night
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With the lighting every night through eight days.
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Through eight days. >> i love it.
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>> i love it. >> that you are the light
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>> that you are the light that yeshua has called
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That yeshua has called to illuminate the world
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To illuminate the world and to be a light in darkness.
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And to be a light in darkness. >> it's so interesting.
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>> it's so interesting. >> i love it.
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>> i love it. >> it's so interesting.
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>> it's so interesting. i love it too.
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I love it too. >> love it.
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>> love it. >> it's so interesting that this
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>> it's so interesting that this is called the servant candle,
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Is called the servant candle, and yeshua, the messiah
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And yeshua, the messiah came and said,
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Came and said, "i've not come to be served,
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"i've not come to be served, but to serve and give my life
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But to serve and give my life as a ransom for many."
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As a ransom for many." and it's so beautiful
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And it's so beautiful that this --
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That this -- >> and that middle candle,
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>> and that middle candle, that highest candle
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That highest candle represents jesus, yeshua.
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Represents jesus, yeshua. >> it's incredible.
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>> it's incredible. and i think that this is
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And i think that this is a perfect time and season
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A perfect time and season for jewish people all around
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For jewish people all around the world as they light
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The world as they light the candles to recognize
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The candles to recognize that the light of hanukkah
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That the light of hanukkah is really yeshua the messiah.
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Is really yeshua the messiah. this is an amazing season,
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This is an amazing season, and we're so glad that
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And we're so glad that we can come and talk to you
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We can come and talk to you today about hanukkah.
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Today about hanukkah. and we wanna encourage you,
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And we wanna encourage you, when you stand
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When you stand with jewish voice,
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With jewish voice, you are not only blessing us
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You are not only blessing us as a community here
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As a community here in the united states,
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In the united states, but you're blessing
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But you're blessing believers around the world.
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Believers around the world. and today, we wanna offer you
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And today, we wanna offer you the hanukkah as a special gift
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The hanukkah as a special gift if you'll become
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If you'll become a shalom partner today.
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A shalom partner today. we're doing the show today
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We're doing the show today before hanukkah so that
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Before hanukkah so that you can not only understand
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You can not only understand the significance of hanukkah,
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The significance of hanukkah, but you can share it
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But you can share it with your family.
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With your family. and this hanukkah would be
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And this hanukkah would be a great gift for you
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A great gift for you and your household because
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And your household because you'll be blessing jewish voice
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You'll be blessing jewish voice as a shalom partner,
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As a shalom partner, and you'll be blessing
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And you'll be blessing believers around the world
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Believers around the world who stand with israel.
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♪ ♪
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>> when you partner
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With jewish voice,
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You're helping bring
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Light to darkness,
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Sharing god's love through
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Medical care, clean water,
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And the good news of yeshua
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With jewish communities in need.
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Together we're shining hope
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Into dark places that have
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Long felt forgotten.
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Here's a special thank you
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From one of our
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Ministry partners.
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>> shalom, dear friends.
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>> shalom, dear friends. today we have
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Today we have a wonderful project.
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A wonderful project. during the whole week
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During the whole week we're gonna have
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We're gonna have daily people coming.
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Daily people coming. today is the first day
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Today is the first day of that project.
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Of that project. and you can see
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Behind me a lot of people,
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Behind me a lot of people, new immigrants, single moms,
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New immigrants, single moms, people who are in need.
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People who are in need. and just today we have
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And just today we have people from 97 family.
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People from 97 family. isn't that wonderful?
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Isn't that wonderful? because of you guys we're able
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To do what we're doing here.
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We're giving them clothes,
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Some supplies,
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Some hygiene stuff,
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It's wonderful.
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♪ ♪
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>> we are grateful,
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Our whole family,
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That there is help like this
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For people who cannot afford
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Essential things like this,
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Especially warm clothes
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For winter.
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♪ ♪
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>> it's really like a holiday,
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>> it's really like a holiday, especially before christmas.
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Especially before christmas. it's amazing.
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It's amazing. >> there's warm, essential
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>> there's warm, essential things for the winter.
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Things for the winter. it's all very useful.
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It's all very useful. >> we just love being able
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>> we just love being able to give you a merry christmas.
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To give you a merry christmas. >> you have very
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>> you have very good stuff here.
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Good stuff here. i got a whole box
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I got a whole box for myself, my wife,
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For myself, my wife, and my grandson.
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And my grandson. >> everything we need is here.
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>> everything we need is here. there are all different
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There are all different types of clothes.
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Types of clothes. >> we wanna say thank you,
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>> we wanna say thank you, thank you that we're able
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Thank you that we're able to do all of that,
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To do all of that, everything that's
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Everything that's going on here.
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Going on here. it's so wonderful to be
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It's so wonderful to be a help to the people.
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A help to the people. we love you and will
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We love you and will bless you back.
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>> isn't that powerful?
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>> isn't that powerful? your prayers and your gifts
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Your prayers and your gifts are bringing light and life
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Are bringing light and life to people who might otherwise
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To people who might otherwise have been forgotten.
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Have been forgotten. when you give today,
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When you give today, we wanna bless you with
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We wanna bless you with the special resources
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The special resources to encourage your faith
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To encourage your faith this hanukkah
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This hanukkah and christmas season.
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And christmas season. now, jonathan, let's get back
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Now, jonathan, let's get back to talking about one of your
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To talking about one of your favorite holidays.
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Favorite holidays. >> it really is.
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>> it really is. >> hanukah.
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>> hanukah. >> how do believers show
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>> how do believers show the light of god's love
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The light of god's love to jewish people today?
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To jewish people today? >> well, one way obviously is,
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>> well, one way obviously is, and many people have
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Partnered with us in this,
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Bringing practical aid.
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We do water purification
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In des --
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There are destitute
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Jewish communities in places
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Like africa, in india.
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We're really been focusing
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On that as a ministry
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Providing medical care,
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Dental care, eye care.
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But all of that, scott,
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Is to earn the right to share
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The gospel because the gospel
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The gospel because the gospel is what transforms life's
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Is what transforms life's and that's what we're about.
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And that's what we're about. and it's for all people but
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And it's for all people but the unique role of jewish voice
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The unique role of jewish voice is romans 1:16, to bring
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Is romans 1:16, to bring the gospel to the jew first.
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The gospel to the jew first. and i think that many of you
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And i think that many of you that are watching really
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That are watching really have a heart to bless
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Have a heart to bless the jewish people.
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The jewish people. and i'll say this
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And i'll say this over and over again,
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Over and over again, i can't say it too much,
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I can't say it too much, the greatest blessing that
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The greatest blessing that you can give a jewish friend,
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You can give a jewish friend, coworker, neighbor,
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Coworker, neighbor, extended family member
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Extended family member is the gospel.
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Is the gospel. in love, sensitively,
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In love, sensitively, but jesus is the way,
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But jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
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The truth and the life. yeshua is the only path
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Yeshua is the only path to the god of abraham,
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To the god of abraham, isaac and jacob,
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Isaac and jacob, and there's no --
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And there's no -- everything, every blessing,
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Everything, every blessing, scott, pales compared
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Scott, pales compared to the gospel.
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To the gospel. and when jewish --
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And when jewish -- when i reach a jewish person
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When i reach a jewish person with the gospel and they give
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With the gospel and they give their life to the messiah,
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Their life to the messiah, that's the most
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That's the most transformational,
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Transformational, greatest moment
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Greatest moment that i can experience,
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That i can experience, that anyone can experience.
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That anyone can experience. so, our mission
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So, our mission at jewish voice,
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At jewish voice, first and foremost,
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First and foremost, is to proclaim the gospel
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Is to proclaim the gospel to the jew first because
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To the jew first because it's the eternal transformation
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It's the eternal transformation of death into life.
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Of death into life. >> as you were talking,
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>> as you were talking, i was just getting a picture
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I was just getting a picture of taking this servant candle
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Of taking this servant candle and lighting, lighting a candle.
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And lighting, lighting a candle. it's almost like
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It's almost like every time we do --
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Every time we do -- >> i wish the fire code allowed
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>> i wish the fire code allowed us to do it right now, yeah.
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Us to do it right now, yeah. >> it's --
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>> it's -- jewish voice is doing --
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Jewish voice is doing -- they're lighting candles
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They're lighting candles around the world through
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Around the world through the light of the messiah,
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The light of the messiah, and it is such
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And it is such an absolute blessing.
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An absolute blessing. jonathan, jewish people today
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Jonathan, jewish people today more than ever in my brief
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More than ever in my brief 60 years of living
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60 years of living are facing very, very
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Are facing very, very challenging situations.
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Challenging situations. and i think hanukkah is
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And i think hanukkah is an extremely important season
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An extremely important season to where we can stand with them.
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To where we can stand with them. so, how can we do that?
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So, how can we do that? give us just some
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Give us just some practical ways we can do that.
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Practical ways we can do that. >> well, one is,
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>> well, one is, we've got to show love
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We've got to show love and support for jewish people
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And support for jewish people and combat anti-semitism.
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And combat anti-semitism. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> anti-semitism is without
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>> anti-semitism is without question at the highest level
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Question at the highest level worldwide since
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Worldwide since the holocaust.
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The holocaust. i've never seen this.
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I've never seen this. it's like a tsunami since
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It's like a tsunami since october 7th of anti-semitism
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October 7th of anti-semitism and i've never seen it
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And i've never seen it in my brief 65 years.
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In my brief 65 years. in my entire life i've never
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In my entire life i've never seen such anti-semitism.
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Seen such anti-semitism. we have to communicate
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We have to communicate to jewish people that we're
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To jewish people that we're standing with them,
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Standing with them, that we're praying for them,
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That we're praying for them, that we care about them,
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That we care about them, that we love them,
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That we love them, and we will not succumb
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And we will not succumb to anti-semitism.
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To anti-semitism. we have to be voices
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We have to be voices against anti-semitism.
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Against anti-semitism. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> more importantly,
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>> more importantly, is that the gospel.
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Is that the gospel. i just --
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I just -- i'm gonna keep harping on
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I'm gonna keep harping on the gospel that we're dealing
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The gospel that we're dealing with eternity, right?
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With eternity, right? the holocaust brought about
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The holocaust brought about that the death of,
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That the death of, the destruction
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The destruction of 6 million jews.
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Of 6 million jews. and i wonder almost every day,
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And i wonder almost every day, scott, how many of them heard
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Scott, how many of them heard the gospel and how many
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The gospel and how many of them are in eternity now
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Of them are in eternity now in the presence of their god?
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In the presence of their god? and i just hope
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And i just hope it's many of them.
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It's many of them. we have the responsibility,
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We have the responsibility, even if --
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Even if -- though it's hard,
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Though it's hard, to share our faith and to pray
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To share our faith and to pray in salvation to jewish people
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In salvation to jewish people that we come in contact with,
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That we come in contact with, to pray for the salvation
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To pray for the salvation of jews and arabs,
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Of jews and arabs, israelis and palestinians.
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Israelis and palestinians. because as the clock ticks,
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Because as the clock ticks, we may see more and more
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We may see more and more violence and death.
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Violence and death. and the greatest gift that we
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And the greatest gift that we can give any jewish person
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Can give any jewish person is the gospel.
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Is the gospel. and i'm talking about
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And i'm talking about eternal life.
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Eternal life. yes, we need to stand
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Yes, we need to stand with them in prayer,
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With them in prayer, we need to support them,
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We need to support them, we need to protect them,
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We need to protect them, but the most important
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But the most important thing we can do, and this can
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Thing we can do, and this can transform everyone.
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Transform everyone. it can transform the anti semite
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It can transform the anti semite and it can transform
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And it can transform the jewish person in fear.
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The jewish person in fear. transformation of the gospel
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Transformation of the gospel changes the heart,
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Changes the heart, brings courage and hope,
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Brings courage and hope, and that's the greatest gift
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And that's the greatest gift that you can give on hanukkah
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That you can give on hanukkah to any jewish person.
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To any jewish person. i had to get that
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I had to get that out of my system.
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Out of my system. oh my gosh.
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Oh my gosh. >> well, i believe that
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>> well, i believe that this is the time of year
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This is the time of year where believers in yeshua
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Where believers in yeshua around the world have
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Around the world have an opportunity to stand
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An opportunity to stand with israel and to stand
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With israel and to stand with jewish voice.
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With jewish voice. >> it's urgent, scott,
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>> it's urgent, scott, it's absolutely urgent.
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It's absolutely urgent. now is the time.
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Now is the time. >> now is the time.
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>> now is the time. and if you'd like to go
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And if you'd like to go even deeper into showing
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Even deeper into showing your love and support
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Your love and support for the jewish people,
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For the jewish people, please don't wait.
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Please don't wait. partner with jewish voice today,
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Partner with jewish voice today, we'd love to get this
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We'd love to get this hanukkah into your hands
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Hanukkah into your hands as a practical way for
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As a practical way for you to identify with
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You to identify with the jewish people
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The jewish people in this season.
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In this season. every gift you give
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Every gift you give has a profound impact.
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Has a profound impact. you'll receive resources that
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You'll receive resources that enrich your walk with the lord,
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Enrich your walk with the lord, and together we extend
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And together we extend god's love to the jewish people
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God's love to the jewish people in need around the world.
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In need around the world. take a look at just a few
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Take a look at just a few of the many lives you're helping
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Of the many lives you're helping to change when you partner with
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To change when you partner with jewish voice today.
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♪ ♪
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>> this hanukkah
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And christmas season
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You can help keep
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God's light burning bright
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In jewish communities
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Around the world.
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With your support, together
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We're providing practical aid,
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Spiritual hope,
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And the message of yeshua,
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The true light of the world.
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For your one time gift
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Of $40 or more,
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You'll receive
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Our exclusive hanukkiah,
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A beautiful symbol
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Of the festival of lights
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And god's faithfulness
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To israel.
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You'll also jonathan bernis'
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Hanukkah mini book
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And a set of four dreidels.
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And when you become
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A chai shalom monthly partner
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For just $18 a month,
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You'll receive all this plus
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The "appointments with god"
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Devotional.
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Your partnership helps
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Jewish people see the light
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And life of yeshua
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For themselves.
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Don't wait,
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Call, write,
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Or visit jewishvoice.tv today.
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♪ ♪
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>> friends, this is what
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>> friends, this is what the season of light
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The season of light is all about,
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Is all about, standing with israel
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Standing with israel and blessing the jewish people.
00:23:14.475 --> 00:23:16.410
And blessing the jewish people. it's the greatest blessing
00:23:16.477 --> 00:23:17.578
It's the greatest blessing you can give a jewish friend
00:23:17.645 --> 00:23:19.880
You can give a jewish friend of coworker,
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Of coworker, sharing the good news
00:23:21.315 --> 00:23:22.316
Sharing the good news of their messiah, yeshua.
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Of their messiah, yeshua. thank you for shining
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Thank you for shining his light with us.
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His light with us. jonathan, we pray at the end
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Jonathan, we pray at the end of every show and i want you
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Of every show and i want you to take it from here.
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To take it from here. >> yeah, thank you.
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>> yeah, thank you. i know that many of you have
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I know that many of you have needs because we get them,
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Needs because we get them, and i want you to know that
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And i want you to know that we pray for you by name.
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We pray for you by name. for everyone that
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For everyone that writes us we're committed
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Writes us we're committed to praying for you,
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To praying for you, for your family,
00:23:43.971 --> 00:23:44.839
For your family, for your needs,
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For your needs, and we believe that
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And we believe that god answers prayer.
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God answers prayer. where two or three
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Where two or three agree together as touching
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Agree together as touching anything it shall,
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Anything it shall, listen to me now,
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Listen to me now, it shall be done, period.
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It shall be done, period. so, i want you to extend
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So, i want you to extend your faith with us and just know
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Your faith with us and just know that we're praying for you.
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That we're praying for you. the greatest gift that we can
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The greatest gift that we can give any of you watching today,
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Give any of you watching today, who haven't given your life
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Who haven't given your life to the messiah, the savior,
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To the messiah, the savior, his name is jesus,
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His name is jesus, his name is yeshua, jesus,
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His name is yeshua, jesus, any name will work
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Any name will work as long as you
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As long as you understand who he is.
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Understand who he is. that he died for you,
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That he died for you, that he laid down your life
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That he laid down your life for you and he wants to bring
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For you and he wants to bring his light into your life,
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His light into your life, into your heart,
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Into your heart, and it will change you,
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And it will change you, it will transform you.
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It will transform you. so, don't leave today
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So, don't leave today without the gift
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Without the gift that he's offering you,
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That he's offering you, the gift of eternal life.
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The gift of eternal life. i pray lord for those that
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I pray lord for those that don't know you that today,
00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:33.220
Don't know you that today, now, they would receive
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Now, they would receive the gift during
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The gift during this holiday season
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This holiday season of hanukkah and christmas,
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Of hanukkah and christmas, the gift of eternal life.
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The gift of eternal life. it's free, not of works,
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It's free, not of works, so receive it by faith.
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So receive it by faith. and i pray for deliverance,
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And i pray for deliverance, i pray for healing,
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I pray for healing, i pray for family restoration,
00:24:46.700 --> 00:24:48.736
I pray for family restoration, for divine provision.
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For divine provision. lord, thank you for
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Lord, thank you for the gift of eternal life,
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The gift of eternal life, the gift of your son,
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The gift of your son, and the gift of yourself,
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And the gift of yourself, the relationship that
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The relationship that you offer with us.
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You offer with us. receive it
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Receive it in the name of yeshua,
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In the name of yeshua, in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. well, we invite you to go deeper
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Well, we invite you to go deeper and find meaningful ways
00:25:05.352 --> 00:25:06.687
And find meaningful ways to support and bless israel
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To support and bless israel and the global jewish community.
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And the global jewish community. i want you
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I want you to visit jewishvoice.tv,
00:25:12.092 --> 00:25:15.029
To visit jewishvoice.tv, there you'll discover resources
00:25:15.095 --> 00:25:16.730
There you'll discover resources to grow in your faith,
00:25:16.797 --> 00:25:18.465
To grow in your faith, opportunities to make
00:25:18.532 --> 00:25:19.733
Opportunities to make a positive impact,
00:25:19.800 --> 00:25:21.702
A positive impact, and share your prayer requests
00:25:21.769 --> 00:25:23.704
And share your prayer requests and we'll pray for you by name.
00:25:23.771 --> 00:25:25.639
And we'll pray for you by name. the greatest gift that you can
00:25:25.706 --> 00:25:28.075
The greatest gift that you can give a jewish person this
00:25:28.142 --> 00:25:29.710
Give a jewish person this holiday season is to give them
00:25:29.777 --> 00:25:32.446
Holiday season is to give them the good news, the gospel,
00:25:32.513 --> 00:25:34.848
The good news, the gospel, the good news of their messiah,
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The good news of their messiah, jesus, yeshua.
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Jesus, yeshua. and remember, there's no
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And remember, there's no christmas with hanukkah.
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Christmas with hanukkah. from all of us at jewish voice
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From all of us at jewish voice and from scott and myself
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And from scott and myself we wanna say, ready scott?
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We wanna say, ready scott? >> yes.
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>> yes. >> happy hanukkah
00:25:49.363 --> 00:25:51.165
>> happy hanukkah and merry christmas to you
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And merry christmas to you and your loved ones.
00:25:53.334 --> 00:25:54.368
And your loved ones. all of us at jewish voice
00:25:54.435 --> 00:25:55.836
All of us at jewish voice are so grateful to you,
00:25:55.903 --> 00:25:57.338
Are so grateful to you, have a great holiday season.
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Have a great holiday season. see you again soon.
00:25:59.607 --> 00:26:00.474
♪ ♪
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>> hey, i wanna make you
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Aware of our new
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Jewish voice mobile app,
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By the way.
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It's easy to download,
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And it will provide you
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With up-to-date information
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About what's happening
00:26:41.582 --> 00:26:42.516
In israel,
00:26:42.583 --> 00:26:44.051
About our ministry projects.
00:26:44.118 --> 00:26:46.320
And it really is easy.
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I downloaded it.
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You can also view
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Our television program.
00:26:49.623 --> 00:26:51.425
We have special reports
00:26:51.492 --> 00:26:52.793
Right on the app.
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And it's free.
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You just enter myjvmi
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In your app store
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And then you download it
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Unto your device.
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And i hope
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You'll do it today.
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>> i'm jonathan bernis,
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>> i'm jonathan bernis, ceo of jewish voice ministries,
00:27:06.607 --> 00:27:09.009
Ceo of jewish voice ministries, and i wanna thank you
00:27:09.076 --> 00:27:10.310
And i wanna thank you for your partnership.
00:27:10.377 --> 00:27:11.879
For your partnership. i hope that these resources
00:27:11.945 --> 00:27:13.414
I hope that these resources are a blessing to you,
00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:14.682
Are a blessing to you, to your family,
00:27:14.748 --> 00:27:16.050
To your family, and everyone you share
00:27:16.116 --> 00:27:16.984
And everyone you share them with.
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Them with. your partnership enables us
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Your partnership enables us to fulfill our mandate
00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:21.288
To fulfill our mandate as a ministry
00:27:21.355 --> 00:27:22.556
As a ministry to bring the gospel around
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To bring the gospel around the world,
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The world, and to engage the church
00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:26.460
And to engage the church concerning israel
00:27:26.527 --> 00:27:28.062
Concerning israel and the jewish people.
00:27:28.128 --> 00:27:29.430
And the jewish people. we appreciate your support.
00:27:29.496 --> 00:27:30.898

Jonathan Bernis: Jesus, Chanukah's Light | Jewish Voice Ministries

December 24, 2025 | 27:29

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