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14 December 2025 — Bondi Beach Chanukkah Attack #otdimjh

Shabbat Miketz / Chanukkah: Light, Covenant, and the Courage to Remain Human On this day, Jews gathered on Bondi Beach in Sydney for a public Chanukkah celebration—families, songs, candles, the ordinary joy of being visibly Jewish in the open air. … Continue reading

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1st August 1866 Moses Margoliouth and Tisha B’Av #otdimjh

Today (3 August 2025) is Tisha B’Av, the “Black Fast” of the 9th of Av. We mourn, fast and pray on a day that commemorates a series of national catastrophes, most notably the destruction of the First Temple by the … Continue reading

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20 January 1889 Birth of Herbert Danby, Christian Hebraist and Friend of the Jewish People #otdimjh

Herbert Danby (20 January 1889 – 29 March 1953) was a Anglican priest and writer who played a central role in the change of attitudes toward Judaism at the start of the twentieth century. He was the Regius professor of Hebrew … Continue reading

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21 September 1771 Birth of Joseph Frey, founder of the London Society for the Promotion of Christianity among the Jews #otdimjh

Life Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey (1771–1850) was born in Germany and became a Lutheran in 1798. Trained in Berlin and later in London, he became deeply involved in witness and evangelism. Frey’s background as a Jewish disciple of Yeshua … Continue reading

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5 June 2024 Orthodox-Messianic Dialogue in Budapest #otdimjh

Dialogue between Rabbi Binjomin Szántó-Várnagy and Dr. Richard Harvey https://youtu.be/rcqBJ8gggFY The dialogue between Rabbi Binjomin Szántó-Várnagyand Dr. Richard Harvey, held at the Ohel Abraham Synagogue in Budapest, represents a significant moment in Jewish-Christian relations, particularly between traditional Jews and Messianic … Continue reading

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1 January 1897 “To the Jew first” – Hudson Taylor sends donation to John Wilkinson #otdimjh

Happy New Year to all our readers! “On this day in Messianic Jewish history” enters its 10th year – and more than 700 posts. We bring you significant events in the lives of Jewish disciples in Yeshua. How has the … Continue reading

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8 June 632 Death of Mohammed, Prophet of Islam #otdimjh

Few people have been both as influenced by and as influential on Jews, Christians and Jewish Christians as the founder of Islam, nor have had more impact through their life and teachings. For Messianic Jews Mohammed’s legacy stretches long and deep, … Continue reading

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#Otdimjh 4 November 1847 Felix Mendelssohn’s Music Fades on this day in Messianic Jewish history

Bernstein records Mendelssohn’s career without commenting on his personal faith, or the Jewish and Christian aspects of his musical inspiration and output – these were well enough known and a matter of discussion in 1909, when “Some Jewish Witnesses for … Continue reading

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otdimjh 3 November 1900 Max Rosenstrauch, pioneering Messianic Jew in Lemberg, completes his task on this day in Messianic Jewish history

Max Rosenstrauch, who  was born and educated as a Jew at Lemberg, took up the  work, which he prosecuted with zeal and energy.(Gidney 1908:445) Bernstein, who know Max Rosenstrauch (“Rose bush”) well and worked alongside him on several occasions summarises … Continue reading

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#Otdimjh 31 October 1517 Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses and begins the Protestant Reformation

Sometime during October 31, 1517, the day before the Feast of All Saints, the 33-year-old Martin Luther posted theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The door functioned as a bulletin board for various announcements related to … Continue reading

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