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Messianic resources for you
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Welcome

Welcome to the Torah Toolbox Messianic resources website. Content is added and updated on a regular basis, so bookmark this page and check back again soon, or subscribe and be notified of new content using your favourite feed reader!

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Recently added:

Biblical calendar for the year 2023 (6162 A.M.). See below.

Quick Links

Here are a few links to get you started:

Article (PDF): Doctrinal Beliefs
Article (PDF): Tassel Hassle
Booklet (PDF): Why Christians Observe the Sabbath
Booklet (PDF): What Does the New Testament Mean By “The Commandments”?
Book (Hardcopy): The Good News of Messiah
Snippet: Recipe for Freedom

Calendar for 2023 A.D. / 6162 A.M.

The following calendar is based on predicted sighting times of the new moon in Israel. The Gregorian date given in any particular instance is the earliest possible date, and therefore, in general, could be too early by one or even two days, depending on circumstances.

The Gregorian date given is always the daylight hours date, even though Shabbats begin the evening before. (Note: Only Shabbats begin at evening, and not every day, as the Jews have it by custom.)

The Biblical Calendar instituted and approved by Yahweh, is an observational calendar, and not a calendar calculated in advance based on the lunar conjunction. The current Jewish calendar is an example of the latter and, although convenient, is not approved by Yahweh for the keeping of his holy times.

In this calendar, you will see that new moon days are highlighted in yellow, and annual Shabbat days are highlighted in green. Purim and Hanukkah are Jewish civil holidays, in that they were not commanded by Yahweh.

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