May 23 • 2:30pm • Conway, AR

Learn the words of Jesus from a Messianic Jewish perspective. “A Jewish Sermon on the Mount: Exploring the Core Teachings of Jesus from a Hebraic Perspective” introduces the Hebrew idioms, Jewish contexts, and rabbinic methods at work in Jesus’ most famous sermon. Jewish Sermon on the Mount provides a brief introduction to Matthew 5–7 using a new, Hebrew-based translation of the New Testament that allows English readers to see the Hebraisms of the Master’s teaching and the richness of the Hebrew words.

Enjoy a challenging and inspiring look at Jesus’ teachings and the transformative message of the Sermon on the Mount.

• See Jewish parallels to Gospel texts and find out why Bible scholars believe the parallels are important for greater understanding.
• Discover Hebrew words that are impossible to translate into English and how translators deal with these difficult words. See the words—understand the concepts they represent and expand your understanding of the Bible.
• Hear the compelling story and see the New Testament translation of Franz Delitzsch, a nineteenth century Christian Bible-translator considered one the greatest lights of Messiah to the Jewish people.

Learn and see what was so distinctive to Jesus’ teaching in this passage that produced such a response, “the crowd was amazed at his teaching, for he was teaching them as a man of authority, and not like the soferim” (Matthew 7:28–29).

The Hebrew/English Sermon on the Mount

There will be three teachings in a course of 2.5 hours. There will be breaks and time for questions. Everyone attending will receive an extract of Matthew 5–7 from the new Hebrew/English Gospel edition scheduled for release in the fall of 2010. Attendance is free—there will be a donation box on a table for all those that desire to help with the related expense.

CONTACT:
Jeff Croswell or Darren Huckey

HOST:
Simchat Torah

LOCATION:
Faulkner County Library

ADDRESS:
1900 Tyler Street
Conway, AR 72032

PHONE:
501-242-3687 (Jeff)
501-339-8151 (Darren)

E-MAIL:
info@simchattorahar.com

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We have several elders out of town this Shabbat for Shavuot and therefore we regretfully will have to cancel Shabbat services this week May 15, 2010.

We are still trying to determine a new meeting location, so our meeting for the following week, May 22, is still up in the air. We will post an announcement & send out an email as soon as we know something for this date. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

We have several elders out of town this Shabbat and therefore we regretfully will have to cancel Shabbat services this week 1/9/10. We will resume services next week on 1/16 as normal. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

We are thankful to announce we will be meeting at a new location for our Sabbath fellowship. Erik and Tara Leamon (pronounced “lemon”) of Conway have generously opened their home for us to use (see directions below). This will be such a blessing as the Leamon Home has a lot more space to accommodate us during this interim period as we continue our search for a more permanent location.

We will continue our same schedule for Shabbat as follows. We welcome everyone to come anytime and leave anytime. We have an open door policy.

9:30am – Shacharit (Morning) Prayer Service

10:30am – Reading of the Torah, Haftarah, Apostolic Writings (NT)

12:30pm – Oneg (Potluck Lunch) You can read more on our food guidelines here.

1:30pm – Sing Praises, Praise/Prayer Requests, You Be The Judge with the children

2:30pm – Drash (Teaching by Jeff Croswell or Darren Huckey)

Now that we will have space to accommodate class(es) for children, we will be planning a structured time of learning for the children during the Drash session. Until that is implemented the children will have supervised playtime.

DIRECTIONS

(Do not try to google directions; they won’t get you there. Use these directions below.)

From Conway:

Take Hwy 25 (toward Beaverfork Lake).

You will go under the interstate and then turn on second RIGHT onto Cadron Gap (there’s a faded sign at this turn that says “Lakeview Acres”).

Take Cadron Gap for 1.3 miles. The road forks about halfway down, so you want to veer left and stay on the main road.

The house is #3 Lakeview Drive. It’s on the right and is a white 2-story w/ blacktop circle drive in front.

From Greenbrier/ Hwy 65:

Turn at Pickles Gap Village onto Lakeview Drive.

Drive 2.5 miles on Lakeview Drive.

The house is on the top of a steep hill on your left and is white 2-story w/ blacktop circle drive in front. #3 Lakeview Drive.

Parking:

There is space in front of the house in the circle drive and on the right side of the house there is a driveway in front of the garage. The street on the right of the house can be used if needed as well.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of these gentlemen:

Jeff Croswell 529.4467

Darren Huckey 339.8151

You are invited to a one-night dance camp presented by a messianic family, the Seta Family, who travels during the summer doing these workshops for fellow believers. The camp will be in Russellville, AR at the messianic synagogue, Chiam B’Derech (Life in The Way). I do not know the Seta family yet, but look forward to meeting them and worshipping with them. Here is the information for this event:

Host: Congregation Chiam B’Derech • Russellville, AR
Date: Wednesday Evening, July 1st
Time: 5:45pm - 9:10pm
Suggested Donation: $10.00
Provided: Workshop, dance notations, bottled water & snacks

Directions to Chiam B’Derech:

Take I-40W to Russellville
Take Exit #8
Go south on Hwy 7/Arkansas Avenue (turn Left after exiting, turn Left at light and cross over I-40)
Take Hwy7/Arkansas Ave. and cross RR tracks
Chiam B’Derech on Right around 4th Street

Questions or more information contact:

Mindy Seta (Dance teacher)
Phone: 661-317-0792
Email: mindy@mdci.info

Beth Cook (Chiam B’Derech)
Phone: 479-967-LIFE
Email: chiambderech@suddenlinkmail.com

Carpool/Caravan:
For those from the Little Rock/Conway area that would like to ride with someone please contact me: SabrinaHuckey @ 501-472-7953.

Download a flier in Acrobat Read (PDF) format.

Until further notice, we will be meeting at the Huckey’s Home (135 Hwy 89 South • Mayflower, AR) for Shabbat Services. We will be starting with our Shacharit Prayer Service at 9:30am for whoever would like to come at this time. Our Torah Service will start at 10:30am and Oneg (Potluck Lunch) will be around 12:30pm. Contact us if you have questions or need directions. Everyone is welcome!

The Torah Portions classes are designed to take the ancient reading schedule of the last two thousand plus years and energize it with the perspective of the teachings of both ancient Jewish wisdom and that of Christ. Come study the Bible with us and find out what it’s like to understand the Bible like Jesus and his disciples understood it. The classes are free and open to people of all denominations and backgrounds.

There are two separate groups meeting in an effort to accommodate various schedules.

Monday Evenings 6:30-8:00pm
The Natural Resource Center
110 South Amity
Conway, AR
Facilitated by Darren Huckey (501) 339-8151

Thursday Evenings 6:30-8:00pm
Four Winds Church
2005 Dave Ward Drive
Conway, AR
Facilitated by Jeff Croswell (501) 529-4467
and Erik Leamon (501) 764-4500

Come join with us as we feast on the Word of God!
Please contact one of the facilitators if you need directions or have any questions.

Services this weekend will be held with Chiam B’Derech in honor of the dedication of their new Sefer Torah (Torah Scroll). If you were planning on coming to services this weekend, please consider joining us in Russellville for their dedication service. Below is information about their congregation taken from www.messianicarkansas.com:

Location: 410 South Arkansas (Route 7), Russellville
Leaders: Randy and Beth Cook
Phone: 479-223-0887
Email: kbreed@centurytel.net
Website Address: www.chiambderech.com
Service Times: Shabbat 11am-1pm Torah service, 1-2pm oneg, 2pm-sunset Torah study
Directions: We are located at the intersection of Route 7 (S. Arkansas) and 4th street in Russellville directly across the street from Subway.

Simchat Torah of Arkansas will be hosting a very special weekend with Boaz Michael, Founder and President of First Fruits of Zion on August 23-24. It will be a great time to meet messianic believers from all over the state of Arkansas as we come together to fellowship, to worship the 
Lord and to experience The Commandment to Bless seminar.

Community-wide Shabbat Service

Our weekend will begin Shabbat, August 23 at 9:30 am with a community-wide Shabbat service, hosted by Simchat Torah of Arkansas. Our Shabbat schedule will be as follows:

• 9:30 am - Shacharit (liturgical prayers, reading of Torah, Haftarah & Apostolic Writings)
• 12:00 pm - Potluck lunch (see www.joyoftorah.com/food for food guidelines)
• 1:00 pm - Music & Singing
• 1:30 pm - Drash (Teaching) by Boaz Michael and B’nei Torah Class (for children)

The Commandment to Bless seminar

The Commandment to Bless seminar will be held the following day, Sunday, August 24 at 3:00 pm. There will be three sessions lasting approximately 45 minutes each, with breaks between the sessions. We will close out the day with finger foods and fellowship after the seminar during which time we invite you to participate in the experience of blessing according to the commandment, as well as getting to know other fellow believers. Please spread the word to friends and family so we can make this event a success!

 Monday, September 29 = Erev Rosh HaShanah (Eve of the New Year)

 Thursday, October 2 = Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)