I AM A GENTILE WHO BELIEVES THAT JESUS IS THE AWAITED MESSIAH. IN THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT I WAS RAISED NOT KNOWING ANY OF THE JEWISH CELEBRATIONS. FOR 15 YEARS I HAVE SLOWER PROGRESSED FORWARD. WHERE COULD I REALLY LEARN HOW TO CELEBRATE THE FEASTS. WE, WITH OUR FRIENDS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS, BUT HOPE OUR ATTEMPT IS RIGHT. WE HAVE STUDIED FEAST BOOKS AND THINGS ON THE INTERNET, BUT HAVE NOT SEEN A JEWISH FAMILY THAT HAS DONE THIS AS A WAY OF LIFE. IT IS SHAVUOT COMING NEXT, AND AS RUTH, YOUR PEOPLE ARE MY PEOPLE AND YOUR GOD IS MY GOD. DOING OUR BEST, BUT WOULD LIKE FURTHER HELP. CAL AND KATHY

HOW CAN THE BRIDGE BETWEEN JEWS AND GENTILES WHO BELIEVE JESUS IS THE MESSIAH BE BUILT. IN FALLING IN LOVE WITH YESHUA YOU SEARCH FOR HIS WAYS WHICH ARE FOUND IN THE TORAH. ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB BECOME YOUR FORE FATHERS AND THEIR SEED BECOMES YOUR FAMILY, ALL OF WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH. ALL THAT IS THE SAME. THE MESSIANIC BELIEVERS BELIEVE JESUS WAS THE ONE WHO FULFILLED ALL THE PROPHESIES OF BOOKS LIKE ISAIAH 53, BUT THOUGH MOST JEWS DON'T WE ARE STILL FAMILY. WE STILL LOVE OUR (ADOPTED) FAMILY LINE AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW TO BE EMBRACED. WE WANT TO LEARN MORE. ALSO IS KUGLE A JEWISH FAMILY NAME. THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL SPELLING? WE ARE ALSO FROM THE ALSACE AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE -KUHN?

Why don't Jewish people set flowers by the graves of loved ones ?

I need information for conducting a simple but meaningful Unveiling Service for my Mother who passed away March 10, 2005. I would like to perform this service at the New Montifiore Cemetery opn Sunday May 21st. The number of people that will attend the service will be about 10. Most of those attending will not understand the Hebrew words recited.

Dear Rabbi Hi, my name is Shane Hewlett, and I am doing a school assignment on the Religion of Judaism, and I need to define the design of Synagogues around the world according to geographical history. My question to you is, "What do the Mosaic pictures on the walls symbolise, and are there pictures of jesus on them". We visited a Synagogue a few weeks back for a school excursion and I noticed the mosaics on the walls, but I forgot what was on them, and I wasn't sure if there was pictures of Jesus on them or not, because some religions don't support having pictures of their prophets and such. Thanks for your time in reading this, please reply back. Many thanks, Shane Hewlett