Fallen Angels, Fallen Men, and The Creator's Calendar By Michael Rood
Today, the earth and planets of our solar system revolve around the sun, but only fifteen hundred years ago the sun, planets, and stars revolved around the earth – according to “Rome.”  Back then, there were three calendar systems in use in the Empire, and these same three systems remain in use to this very day.  Each defines one’s world view, the center of one’s universe, and one’s relationship to the Creator. Click here to continue reading

Don't be a Wallflower...Come Join the Dance! By Glenn McWilliams
YHWH has called the children of Israel to be one body walking in step with Him. As such he has blessed us with the Torah to help the many members of the body to move gracefully together as one. There is a rhythm to keeping the Torah. Click here to continue reading

The "Lord of the Sabbath" has the Last Word on the "lunar-sabbath"
The Julian calendar, instituted in 45 B.C.E. by Julius Caesar, is the reckoning of time that is utilized for astronomical calculations and computing events in ancient history.  NASA’s calculated accuracy for the Julian calendar is measurably better than one millionth of a second.  The calculations for the Astronomically and Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar for dates before 1582 are all calculated and expressed in the Julian mode.  Click here to continue reading

The Month of the Aviv
The biblical year begins at the sighting of the first new moon after the barley in the land of Israel reaches the stage in its development that the Bible calls aviv.  Only by checking the state of the barley crop can we fulfill the biblical commandment to “Keep the month of the aviv” (Deuteronomy 16:1).  Only by fixing the calendar in harmony with the barley crop can we fulfill the commandment to celebrate Hag HaMatzot (the Feast of Unleavened Bread) “at the time of the month of the aviv, because in the month of the aviv you went out of Egypt” (Exodus 34:18). Click here to continue reading

The Maiden Moon
The Talmud states that new moon witnesses can profane the Sabbath to report their sightings.  Given that it is permissible in Jewish Law to profane the Sabbath only for the most exceptional reasons, the importance attributed to setting the Holy Days by the new moon sightings is noteworthy. Click here to continue reading

The Great Calendar Debate: By Glenn McWilliams of Torah Keepers
As with every living thing, there are times of growth and maturing.  So it is with the current state of the Hebraic Roots/Messianic Movement.   While the Messianic Movement may trace its roots to the first century C.E., it has only recently begun to blossom.   Lying almost dormant for centuries, the seed of this movement has been germinating just below the surface.  Click here to continue reading.