Kehilat Yeshua Bread of Life

09/07/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟱
𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗟 𝟮𝟱 / כה באלול
𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟲:𝟭𝟬

“He saved them from hostile hands, redeemed them from the power of the foe.”

There is a kind of hatred that comes from people because of a vindictive spirit. We may have wronged them, and they are hurt. Yet they do not know how to allow themselves to be wronged without retaliating. They do not know how to be cheated without feeling the need to strike back or take their offender to court.

“Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?”
— 1 Corinthians 6:7

There is also the hatred of people who are simply hateful. They are self-righteous and contentious. They dislike anything that does not reflect their personal views and opinions. This is close to the hatred sometimes found in religious people who, in their misguided zeal to obey Hashem’s command to hate evil, begin to look at people with a critical spirit.

“You who love ADONAI, hate evil!”
— Psalm 97:10

Yet instead of directing hatred toward sin, they direct it toward people. They despise others for their weaknesses instead of loving them with the love of Yeshua, who teaches us to see beyond human weakness and look at the soul with compassion, truth, and redemption in mind.

There is also political and ethnic hatred, where people are hated because they belong to a different race, culture, or background. They are persecuted and ostracized because they are not part of a certain cultural group. This has happened throughout world history, a history filled with religious wars, cultural conflicts, and even ethnic cleansing.

Even today, young people who try to uphold righteous standards are often targeted by the “cool” voices of their generation. They are pushed aside as “uncool” because they refuse to surrender to evil peer pressure.

Then there is the child of God. Regardless of cultural or social background, from the moment a person is redeemed, he incurs the hatred of the enemy of God. From the moment we invite Yeshua to live within us, we represent everything Satan hates.

The enemy uses every device available to destroy life, weaken faith, and pull believers away from holiness. Whether through violence, corruption, bad company, deception, media influence, or compromise, the enemy seeks either to destroy Yeshua’s followers physically or to render them spiritually ineffective by leading them to compromise their values.

Therefore, we must be aware of the devices of the evil one, who walks about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

“Stay sober, stay alert! Your enemy, the Adversary, stalks about like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
— 1 Peter 5:8

But more than being aware of the enemy, we must be deeply aware of the One who redeems us from the hands of him who hates us. From the beginning, ADONAI has been the Redeemer of His people. He saves from hostile hands, delivers from the power of the foe, and preserves His covenant children by His mercy.

𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
Psalm 106:10 reminds us that ADONAI saves His people from hostile hands and redeems them from the power of the enemy. In the Brit Chadasha, this redemption reaches its fullness in Yeshua HaMashiach. Through His death and resurrection, Yeshua delivers us not only from outward enemies, but from the deeper bo***ge of sin, death, fear, and the adversary. He is the greater Redeemer who brings His people out of spiritual Egypt, transfers them from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God, and teaches us to overcome hatred not with vengeance, but with covenant faithfulness, holiness, and love.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 / 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Based on: P. G. Lumbroso, 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦: 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳, p. 381. Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 2010.

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09/07/2026

𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐯𝐞: 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 🍏🍯

*Rosh Hashanah* (Head of the Year)

The following modern English adaptations are translated from the classic prayers featured in "The Rosh Hashanah Anthology," a JPS Classic edited by Philip Goodman.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐯𝐞 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)

Heavenly Father! In the twilight of the fading year, we lift our hearts to You to thank You for all Your mercies in the past, and to ask for Your guidance and blessing for the future. Your providence has watched over us and Your lovingkindness has sustained us. In affliction, You have strengthened us; in sorrow, You have comforted us. You have brightened our lives with the happiness of home and the joys of friendship. You have blessed us with the satisfaction that comes from fulfilling our daily duties and serving our fellow people.

Just as we thank You for the joys of life, we also praise You through its sorrows. Many burdens have been laid upon us; many tears have streamed down our cheeks; many tender ties have been broken. With a father's love, You discipline us, so that we may learn to understand life's holy purpose.

With deep humility, we approach You, our God, at this sacred hour. May we listen reverently to its solemn warning. Give us the will to serve You with a singular heart, so that as we grow older in years, we may grow stronger in wisdom, broader in charity, and more steadfast in faith.

The events of the future are hidden from our sight. But we trust in You and do not fear. Open to us in mercy the gates of the new year, and grant us life, health, contentment, and peace. Amen.

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

As we stand at the "portals of the new year" praying for life, contentment, and peace, we are reminded that Yeshua the Messiah is the ultimate door (Delet) to eternal life (John 10:9).

The traditional Rosh Hashanah prayers cry out for Israel to be guarded, to be forgiven, and for straying hearts to be drawn back to the altar.

Through the blood of the New Covenant (Brit Chadasha), Yeshua offers us the permanent peace of soul this prayer seeks. As the shofar sounds to awaken our spirits for repentance, it also points us prophetically to the final shofar blast when Messiah will gather His people
(1 Thessalonians 4:16).

In Him, we trust for the future, knowing our names are secure in the Lamb's Book of Life.

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09/06/2026

🍎 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡 (Hebrew: ראש השנה), which translates to "head of the year," marks the Jewish New Year and occurs on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.

⚖️ Tradition views this holy day as both the anniversary of humanity's creation and a solemn period of divine judgment. As the start of the High Holy Days, it initiates the Ten Days of Repentance that conclude on Yom Kippur. The observance is primarily distinguished by the blowing of the shofar (ram's horn) and the sharing of festive meals containing symbolic foods that reflect the anticipation of a sweet year ahead.

📜 While the holiday is universally known today as 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡, the exact scriptural phrase appears in Ezekiel 40:1, where the prophet dates his temple vision to the beginning of the year: "In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year (בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, 𝐛'𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡), on the tenth day of the month..."

📖 In the Torah, the festival is grounded in a different title. Leviticus 23:24 establishes the holy day's parameters: "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets (זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה, 𝐳𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐡), a holy convocation."

🎺 Building on this, Numbers 29:1 explicitly gives the day its literal biblical name: 𝐘𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐡 (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה), meaning the "Day of Blowing" or the "Feast of Trumpets."

🕊️ For Messianic believers, the prophetic substance of 𝐘𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐡 connects directly to the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 (New Covenant). The piercing blast of the shofar is not merely a call to awaken and repent, but a profound foreshadowing of the return of 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡.

👑 Rav Shaul (Paul) highlights this eschatological reality in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, writing that "the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God." Similarly, 1 Corinthians 15:52 connects the blowing of the shofar to the resurrection of the dead, declaring that believers will be transformed.

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09/06/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟰
𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗟 𝟮𝟰 / כד באלול
𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟭𝟵:𝟭𝟰

“I rejoice in the way of your instruction more than in any kind of wealth.”

Let us imagine great poverty: years of deprivation, cold, and hunger. Let us imagine our wives and children suffering through sickness and distress because of a lack of resources. Then suddenly, as if by a miracle, like in the famous story of Ali Baba, our fate appears to change. Now we possess everything we need and even everything we desire. Our problems seem solved. No more tears. No more hunger. No more sickness. No more deprivation.

There is only one problem: as in the famous story, these treasures are stolen. They may seem sweet, but they are forbidden waters.

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
— Proverbs 9:17

Then comes the Son of Man with one pearl, one seemingly small pearl in the midst of so much wealth; one pearl that He offers freely as an eternal gift. Yet this is no ordinary pearl, purchased from a common jeweler. This pearl was not found in the waters of an ordinary sea. It was not refined in simple fire like mere silver or gold.

This pearl came from the treasures of the Master Jeweler. It was shaped in the dark cave of testing and experience. It was refined in the furnace of affliction.

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
— Isaiah 48:10

This pearl was purchased with the tears and blood of the Son of God. It carries promises for this life, but not promises of ease without trial. It carries joy and sorrow, humility and abundance, sweetness and bitterness.

“I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound.”
— Philippians 4:12

Yet this pearl also carries the key to the Kingdom of God in the life to come.

But Lord, this pearl seems so small compared to all these other treasures. Do You really expect me to let go of the loot of my life for this one pearl? Do You truly want me to choose what seems like an uncertain future over the visible assurance of present sufficiency? What makes this pearl worth more than all these riches?

“My son,” He says, “the value of the pearl is not in the pearl itself; it is in what it took to acquire it. Is anything more precious than the blood, life, and suffering of the Son of Man?”

𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
Psalm 119:14 teaches that the instruction of ADONAI is more precious than every form of earthly wealth. In the Brit Chadasha, Yeshua compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a pearl of great value, for which a person willingly gives up everything else. This pearl points us to the surpassing worth of Messiah Himself. The value of redemption is measured not by earthly treasure, but by the price paid for it: the suffering, blood, and life of Yeshua HaMashiach. In Him, the Torah becomes our joy, the Kingdom becomes our inheritance, and eternal life becomes the treasure that cannot be stolen, corrupted, or lost.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 / 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Based on: P. G. Lumbroso, 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦: 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳, p. 380. Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 2010.

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09/05/2026

𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗟 𝟮𝟯 / כג באלול
𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟯:𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴

“But the mercy of ADONAI on those who fear him is from eternity past to eternity future, and his righteousness extends to his children’s children, provided they keep his covenant and remember to follow his precepts.”

After pondering the vanity and futility of the days of man, as expressed in Psalm 103:15–16, we are invited to stand in wonder before Hashem’s perpetual mercy and righteousness. How is it that the intelligent person of today cannot see that without the eternal God who created him, life is destined toward emptiness?

The temporary tabernacle of our flesh, as Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 5:1, contains a soul that hungers for eternity. To withhold the Spirit of God from its eternal destiny and force it to live only within the narrow confines of human flesh is like denying the wings of an eagle the freedom of the mountain’s mighty wind, forcing it instead to live in a cage, as Yeshua teaches concerning the Spirit in John 3:8.

The world stands on the verge of destroying itself. Many lives are shattered daily by the evils of war, even religious wars. All sides claim to stand close to God, but who truly fears Him and His righteousness? Who truly keeps His covenant and remembers His precepts in order to do them?

Humanity has religiously cast its silver and gold before the altar of human justice and vengeance, while political priests have built a golden calf of enmity against God, as seen in Exodus 32:2–4. Yet the words of Hashem’s covenant of peace declare:

“You will not defile the land in which you are living. For blood defiles the land, and in this land no atonement can be made for the blood shed in it except the blood of him who shed it.”
— Numbers 35:33

So much blood has been shed, yet Yeshua HaMashiach has enough blood to cleanse the land.

Come now, all humanity. Come arm in arm and heart to heart. Come to the only Rock that pours forth the only living water of peace. Come now to the great gates of Zion. Come and pay respect to the One, the only One, who has written in His blood the covenant of peace for the world.

Come and let Him write upon your heart His Torah of love and true righteousness. Let tears of repentance replace missiles. Let the piercing conviction of the heart replace vengeance. Let pure white snow cover offenses.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 / 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Based on: P. G. Lumbroso, 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦: 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳, p. 379. Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 2010.

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Psalm 103 reveals the eternal mercy of ADONAI toward those who fear Him and keep His covenant. In the Brit Chadasha, this mercy is fully displayed in Yeshua HaMashiach, whose blood speaks better things than vengeance and whose sacrifice establishes peace between God and man. Through Him, the Torah is not merely written on tablets of stone, but upon transformed hearts by the Spirit of God.

09/04/2026

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09/04/2026

ELUL 22 | כ״ב באלול

REVIVED BY HIS LOVINGKINDNESS

“I have come so that they may have life—life in its fullest measure.” — Yeshua, John 10:10

“According to Your lovingkindness, revive me, and I will observe the testimony of Your mouth.” — Psalm 119:88

Beginning with verse 81, the psalmist speaks as someone whose soul is fainting, whose eyes are strained and whose strength is nearly gone. This is not shallow pessimism or merely poetic exaggeration. It is an honest biblical lament—the prayer of someone who is suffering yet continues to turn toward Hashem.

Yeshua also knew profound anguish. In Gethsemane He declared, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death” (Matthew 26:38). Faith does not require us to pretend that pain is painless. Faith brings its pain into the presence of the Father.

Life can become heavy. Illness, financial uncertainty, regret, family difficulties and unrealized dreams may slowly weaken our confidence in Hashem’s love. Yet not every hardship is punishment, and not every season of sadness represents spiritual failure. Faithful people sometimes suffer without understanding why.

The psalmist’s request is חַיֵּנִי—chayeni: “revive me,” “sustain me,” or “give me life.” He does not claim that his own strength is sufficient. He appeals to Hashem’s lovingkindness. Even his ability to obey depends upon divine grace.

Through Yeshua, we receive more than temporary encouragement. We receive reconciliation with Hashem, the presence of the Ruach HaKodesh and the assurance that neither suffering nor death can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:35–39).

The enemy would use disappointment to persuade us that Hashem has forgotten us. However, our security does not rest upon what we presently see, feel or understand. It rests upon Hashem’s faithfulness revealed through the death and resurrection of Yeshua.

If discouragement becomes overwhelming or begins affecting eating, sleeping or personal safety, seeking help from a physician, counselor or trusted spiritual leader is not a failure of faith. Hashem’s care can reach us through prayer, Scripture, community and appropriate treatment.

During Elul, the King is in the field. We may approach Him honestly and ask Him to breathe life into every place where disappointment has weakened our faith.

“Abba, according to Your lovingkindness, revive me. Strengthen me when I cannot strengthen myself. Guard my heart from bitterness and help me observe the testimony of Your mouth. B’shem Yeshua HaMashiach. Amen.”

Reflection adapted from: Lumbroso, P. G. (2010). Under the Fig Tree: Messianic Thought through the Hebrew Calendar (p. 378). Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers.

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ELUL 21 | כ״א באלול

SAVED FOR A LIFE OF OBEDIENCE

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” — Yeshua, Luke 6:46

“I called to You; save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.” — Psalm 119:146

The Book of Judges records a repeated cycle. Israel abandoned Hashem’s ways, experienced oppression, cried out for help and received a deliverer. Afterward, another generation often returned to the same rebellion.

This pattern is not limited to ancient Israel. Human beings frequently seek Hashem intensely during a crisis, promise to change and then forget those promises once relief arrives.

The psalmist understands that deliverance has a purpose: “Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.” He desires more than escape from trouble. He desires a restored life of covenant faithfulness.

Nevertheless, we must not turn this statement into a transaction. We do not purchase Hashem’s rescue with obedience, nor can we manipulate Him through promises. Salvation is an expression of His mercy. Obedience is its proper fruit.

Yeshua asks why anyone would call Him “Lord” while refusing His words. Genuine faith does not remain confined to confession; it becomes visible through a transformed manner of living. He also said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Keeping Hashem’s testimonies makes His wisdom, justice and compassion visible in the world. Our obedience becomes a testimony—but it also forms us into a people capable of reflecting the character of the King.

Whether Hashem delivers us immediately, gradually or in a manner different from what we expected, He remains worthy of obedience. Covenant faithfulness cannot depend entirely upon receiving the outcome we desire.

During Elul, the King is in the field. If Hashem answers the prayer we are presently praying, what will we do with the life He has preserved? Will relief produce gratitude and obedience, or forgetfulness?

“Abba, save me and teach me to keep Your testimonies. Forgive the promises I made during trouble and forgot after receiving relief. Through Yeshua, make my obedience the fruit of love rather than an attempt to earn Your favor. Amen.”

Reflection adapted from: Lumbroso, P. G. (2010). Under the Fig Tree: Messianic Thought through the Hebrew Calendar (p. 377). Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers.

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