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To: P. Quirin who wrote (24285)	2/13/1999 10:18:00 AM
From: DLL	Respond to of 39621

Shabbat Shalom; Shalu Shalom Yerushalim, Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. It is terrible what the root of anti-Jewish sentiment has done to the church. So many of the Biblical Holidays were purposely changed to erase the Jewish legacy of Messiah. Constantine wrote about changing the calendar from lunar (Jewish) to solar for the stated purpose of ending Passover and instituting Easter. I would never say that Easter is wrong as we all should worship Yeshua as we see fit. Only that celebrating the Lamb of G-d on Passover honors G-d and his Messiah. Have you ever checked out a Messianic Synagogue? You may find one to be a good fit. Shalom uv'rachah b'Yeshua HaMashiach - Peace and blessings in Messiah Yeshua - DLL

To: P. Quirin who wrote (24285)	2/13/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: Alan Markoff	Respond to of 39621

Shabbat Shalom P. Quirin, I too am glad you have found a fulfilment in the faith of your fathers. It is sad that your family had to hide their faith because of hatred. I too would like to encourage you to find a Messianic Synagogue for worship. It is so awesome to learn of the entire plan of G-d for the Jewish people and their future with the Messiah. We keep the Holidays and the Sabbath but reveal the Messiah in them and share of His Jewishness and who He was. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He make His face shine upon you and give you Shalom, Nancy

To: P. Quirin who wrote (24285)	2/13/1999 11:14:00 AM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 39621

This is not Emile, this is his wife, Bette. I felt like responding to your message because we share some common background. My grandparents also came to America in that same period to escape the pogroms. As I researched genealogy, I found that my family, as well as the vast majority of Eastern European and Russian Jews, cannot trace their ancestry back to Israel, but to the Khazar tribe of the steppes. I would think your family would be the same. I bring this up because I want to show you that your connection with the ancient Hebrews sounds like a desire to feel special (since Jews are highly revered in America today) rather than a blood connection. This is a simple matter of pride. I was born again in 1969. Jesus healed me of ulcerative colitis (a disease common to Russian Jews) at a point when the doctors had given me six months to live. He also forgave all my sins, which was an even greater miracle than the physical healing. Up til that point, I did not even know I sinned. That is from not knowing God. Sin can only be known when a person has an awareness of God. I had none. Judaism did not teach me about sin, or about God, but about ethics and morals without a basis. You could respond that the basis was the Bible, but that was never taught to us as something that should be believed, or as the Word of God. And if you talk to most Jews today, they will freely admit that they don't take the Bible as the Word of God. Their actions prove it. If they truly believed the Old Testament was the Word of God, they would have to be sacrificing animals in the temple to get their sins forgiven. God, however, removed the temple and the genealogies back in 70 AD just so that people could no longer claim to come to Him through Judaism or the old religion, but would recognize that the only way to Him is through Jesus. Jesus said "If they believed Moses, they would believe Me." There is no way to God any more except through Jesus. I think you are enjoying some new-found friendships and the sense of community some synagogues place a great emphasis on. Please don't mistake this as a coming to God. It is always wonderful to find new friends and feel loved, and it is sad but true that many churches do not provide this atmosphere, but please don't mistake this for God. God never abandons anyone, and He did not turn His back on you when your brother died. "The rain falls on the just and the unjust." In other words, good and bad things happen to all, no matter who we are and where we are. It is in our response to what happens around us that God is testing us and training us to bring us to heaven. And as His Word says, the only way there is through Jesus Christ. I will be praying for your salvation. If you would prefer to have a private rather than public dialog about this, I will be happy to do so. Bette