First Fruits of Zion

24/06/2026

Kosher or not, processed food is processed food. If you're looking for something to blame for the quality of what's on the shelf, start with the profit motive, not the people.

24/06/2026

What if the biggest theological shift in church history was an accidental misunderstanding of Paul?

In this clip from the full lecture “Paul Didn't Erase Jewish Identity,” First Fruits of Zion’s Education Director Daniel Lancaster traces how replacement theology emerged not from malice but from a misreading—a generation of believers separated from Jewish context who read Paul’s letters without knowing who he was arguing against. The result was a Christianity that eventually defined itself in opposition to Judaism and the Jewish people.

The good news? What happened by accident can be undone by understanding. The first step to recovering what was lost is reading Paul the way he was meant to be read.

Watch the full lecture here: https://vist.ly/58xpq

24/06/2026

Concealed deep within the Shabbat, there is a hidden structure that can transform not only our relationship with Shabbat, but our relationship with the One who rested on the seventh day.

Eschatology in the Sabbath Amidah Liturgy

23/06/2026

There is no courage in condemning evil after it dissipates. The Southern Baptist Convention showed true courage by condemning antisemitism. Here’s how it happened.

Behind the scenes of the 2026 SBC antisemitism resolution

23/06/2026

The Way of Life is a complete translation of the text of the Didache, also known as The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, with an extensive Messianic Jewish, verse-by-verse commentary. It provides a window into the faith and practice of the earliest Gentile disciples and the instructions they received from the Jewish apostles.

The Way of Life is available now in our Resource Center.

Didache: A New Translation and Messianic Jewish Commentary.

22/06/2026

Are you reading the Bible to confirm what you already believe, or to learn what it's actually trying to say?

Watch the full episode here: https://vist.ly/58nzv

22/06/2026

Was Balaam just a fool who argued with a donkey, or was he a cunning sorcerer and wicked man? The sages and the apostles knew the truth.

Read the article: https://vist.ly/58kex

21/06/2026

For most of church history, Christians have believed that they had Jesus, and the Jews did not, so Christians were saved, and Jews were not. On this episode of FFOZ Reacts!, Jacob Fronczak responds to a video by Ash Maiz, who adjures Christians to take a second look at the Jewish rejection of Jesus. We broadly agree with his point that we all reject Jesus whenever we fail to heed his call to repentance. Jewish-Christian dialogue is served well whenever someone can read the Gospels without blaming the Jews.

— Resources —
Why So Many Jews Reject Jesus: https://youtu.be/XN5JHjwYoDw
Shabbos Kestenbaum Asks Rabbi Why Jews Can’t Be Christians: https://youtu.be/BhcLX9a4EKo
“Where Is God?” Is the Wrong Question: https://ffoz.org/torahportions/commentary/where-are-you
Journey Through the Wilderness: https://ffoz.org/torahportions/commentary/journey-through-the-wilderness
Isaiah 53 and the Suffering of Israel: https://ffoz.org/messiah/articles/isaiah-53-and-the-suffering-of-israel
His Blood Shall Be on Us and Our Children: https://ffoz.org/torahportions/commentary/his-blood-shall-be-on-us-and-o
How the Gospels Should Have Ended: https://ffoz.org/messiah/articles/how-the-gospels-should-have-ended
Torah Club: https://ffoz.org/torahclub

21/06/2026

When we say the Lord’s Prayer, should we be asking for “daily bread”—or “tomorrowly bread”?

Read the article here: https://vist.ly/58hpi