Monthly Archives: December 2014

#otdimjh 11 December 1896 Paul Philip Feivel Levertoff joins the London Jews Society (CMJ)

My father danced a Hassidic dance the day before he died. His daughters they were far away, his wife was by his side. . . He danced for Jesus his Messiah who rose up from the dead And left the … Continue reading →

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#otdimjh 10 December 1968 death of Karl Barth, theologian of Messiah, Church and Israel

Karl Barth (May 10, 1886 – December 10, 1968) Karl Barth, an outstanding theologian of the 20th century, friend of the Jewish people, and explorer of the relationship between the Church and Israel in the Messiah, died on this day … Continue reading →

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#Otdimjh 9 December 1995 Baptism and Passing of Gillian Rose, Hegelian Philosopher, Jewish cultural theorist and believer in Jesus  

“In the wake of the perceived demise of Marxism and of Heidegger’s Nazism, everybody’s looking for an ethics. But in fact they should be looking for a political theology.” – Gillian Rose I am grateful to Rev. David Pileggi for … Continue reading →

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#Otdimjh 8 December 1854 Apostolic Constitution Ineffabilis Deus affirms the Immaculate Conception of Nice Jewish Girl – Miriam Bat Heli – Mary the Mother of Yeshua  

In Christian tradition the birth of Mary is celebrated on 9th September, whilst the Immaculate Conception of Mary is celebrated on the 8th December, nine months previously. The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, was … Continue reading →

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#Otdimjh 7 December 1965 Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel presents Judaism and World Peace Award to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Heschel, presenting Judaism and World Peace Award to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., December 7, 1965 Dr. King and Rabbi Heschel worked together in the battle for civil rights, social justice and peace. Heschel marched alongside King in Selma, Alabama, demanding voting … Continue reading →

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#otdimjh December 6 Father Christmas (Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus) and the Jews

Bah! Humbug! What has Father Christmas to do with being Jewish, or being a Jewish believer in Yeshua? Well, today is the Feast of Saint Nicholas, and throughout history we have had a love-hate relationship of fascination, fear and friendship … Continue reading →

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#Otdimjh 5 December 633 Isidore of Seville convenes Fourth Council of Toledo to enact decrees against Jews and Jewish Christians

Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – 4 April 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered “the last scholar of the ancient world”. Amidst the disintegration of classical culture, and the increase of violence and … Continue reading →

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#otdimjh 4 December 1888 Mirza Norollah arrives back in Tehran and preaches to his family in synagogue

Mirza Norollah 1855-1925 Gidney records “And so it came to pass that Mirza Norollah, a native Jew of Tehran (whose father was a physician to the Shah), converted to the faith of Christ, baptized and trained in the Society’s College, … Continue reading →

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#otdimjh 3 December 1820 Birth of Moses Margoliouth, Anglo-Jewish Historian and British-Israel theorist, scholar and pastor

Prayer: Thank you Lord for the great gifts of scholarship of the Margoliouths, Moses, Ezekiel, David and George. Thank you for the contribution they made to sharing the faith of Yeshua and helping Christians in the United Kingdom understand more of … Continue reading →

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#otdimjh 2 December 1860 Death of Ferdinand Christian Baur, pioneering student of “Jewish Christianity”

December 2 Death of Ferdinand Christian Baur, pioneering student of “Jewish Christianity” “It was Baur who gave lucid expression to the central questions in the study of Jewish Christianity” (Oscar Skarsaune) Ferdinand Christian Baur laid the foundations, and much of … Continue reading →

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