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The festival of Sukkot or Tabernacles (also commonly called Booths) begins on 15 Tishri and is intended to commemorate the time which the Ancient Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus. Images of the post-Exodus period, God wanting Israel to remember what happened in the desert, and perhaps most importantly the need for His people to physically be reminded of His desire to commune with them, are all themes which are seen throughout one’s observance. The Feast of Tabernacles was considered to be so important in the Torah, that God gave it the distinction of being one of the three times of ingathering, along with Passover and Shavuot (Leviticus 23:39-43).

The Day of Atonement for Messianic people can equally be a challenge, because of a possible emphasis on celebration at Yom Teruah/Rosh HaShanah, instead of a serious attitude and call to reflection from the sounding of the shofar. Many Messianic people likewise have difficulty reverently focusing on their relationship with the Lord, and in considering where they need to improve in their spiritual walk. For us, while recognizing that our ultimate forgiveness is indeed found in Yeshua, we still need to know that we are limited human beings with a fallen sin nature, and that we need the Lord to empower us for good works. We need to be reminded that without Him, we are nothing, and we need to intercede for the salvation of others.

Why does the Jewish community call Yom Teruah “Rosh HaShanah”? I thought the Biblical New Year began in the Spring.

There is a great deal of significance attached to this day in Jewish theology, as it is most often emphasized as a time when God looks down from Heaven and reconsiders where He stands with people. It is a time when His people are to rejoice and celebrate, remembering His goodness, but also begin a sober examination of their humanity, and consider faults and sins which must be rectified.

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our commentary Colossians and Philemon for the Practical Messianic.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Obadiah from a Messianic perspective.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the ascension of King Rehoboam to the throne of the Southern Kingdom of Judah in 1 Kings 12:1-14. What critical lessons need to be heeded from this time in the history of Ancient Israel?

Eitz Chaim, Sarasota, FL - 29 August, 2026

Eitz Chaim, Sarasota, FL - 29 August, 2026

John McKee delivers the August 2026 Outreach Israel News update. How do some of the congregations or assemblies, appearing mainly in the Pauline epistles—compare to some of today’s Messianic congregations and assemblies? What important points or lessons are to be taken from a review of them?

Do you believe that there will be animal sacrifices during the Millennial Kingdom? If so, would not these sacrifices be an affront to the final sacrifice of the Messiah?

How can you say that the Law of Moses is still to be followed by Christians today, when it is quite clear that the Law of commandments has been abolished?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews some of the controversies raised by Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist minister and political candidate.

I am having difficulty understanding the writings of the Apostle Paul. In my spirit, I believe his letters to be inspired of the Holy One, but in reading them I sense that they might be opposed to Torah. Can you help me with this?

I have heard that the Torah actually composes the “elemental things of the world”? Is there any truth to this claim?

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our commentary Ephesians for the Practical Messianic.

I have heard a teaching which stated that the term “works of the Law” actually refers to Rabbinical extra-Biblical commandments? Is there any substantiation for this?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Amos from a Messianic perspective.

How easy, or difficult, will it be to remain solution oriented as things get more spiritually and theologically complicated?

What are the seven Noahide laws? I recently heard a teaching that Orthodox Jews are secretly controlling the New World Order, and that they will impose the Noahide laws to get people to only worship God proper, and that those who worship Yeshua the Messiah will be put to death.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee mentions how many of us have been diligently praying and hoping for some changes in the theological and spiritual orientation of today’s Messianic people.

I have spent some time around “Messianic Believers,” and all they seem to be focused on is the Law of Moses—yet they tell me that they are trying to live “fully Biblical” lives. Is it true you just focus on the Torah in your Bible studies?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee considers a number of factors playing into how the Messianic movement of the 2030s, is likely to be very different than what we see now.

I really do not get the “Messianic movement.” Jesus said that He came to bring us all new wine, and said that you can’t put new wine in old wineskins. The old way of Judaism has been replaced by the new way of Christianity.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reflects on a number of matters during some of his time off this Summer 2026.

I have heard many Messianic people claim that the Torah existed before Mount Sinai, and that Abraham kept it. To what degree is this actually true?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the development of Confronting Critical Issues from a selection of staple-bound mini-books, to a compilation of significant articles (2013), now recently updated (2026).

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Joel from a Messianic perspective.

I have been told by some that the only commandments Gentiles are supposed to follow are the seven Noahide laws. I have then been told by others that the seven Noahide laws are an invention of later Judaism, and were not from the Biblical period. Can you please help me with this?

How can today’s Messianic movement widely advocate that the Law of Moses is still valid, when the Bible is clear that Christians are not “under the Law”?

In what way is Yeshua the Messiah the Alef and the Tav? Some interesting teachings circulate around the Messianic movement about the first and last Hebrew letters, and their association with Yeshua.

Does your ministry have a position on Calvinism or Arminianism?

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

Our small book on the moedim or appointed times, is a very useful research for introducing people to the Biblical holidays and whether or not they were abolished in the New Testament.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Hosea from a Messianic perspective.

I heard a Messianic teacher say that the armor of God is not the armor of a Roman soldier, but really the garments of a Levitical priest serving in the Temple. Do you have an opinion about this? Is this a valid understanding?

What does your ministry think about the metaphorical view of eternal punishment? Could you explain this view to me more fully?

What is your rapture position? Pre-, mid-, or post?