By Rebbetzin Malkah Forbes
Seattle, WA
"You shall
love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul and all your
might. Take to heart these instructions
with which I charge you this day. Impress
them upon your children. Recite them
when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get
up." Devarim 5-7
A lovely week in the Gorge area in Oregon - peaceful farmhouse, ten acres, blackberry picking,
a milky-way filled sky sound tracked by crickets. Idyllic by all standards for a family
vacation except for the river-rafting scheduled for the middle of the
week. Class III-IV rapids complete with
website pictures chalked up a guaranteed morning of anxiety for two parents ahead
of the rafting. The word "might" would have a new meaning by the
end of the day as we would seek to stay in the raft on the path of the
river. By the same measure, Moshe's
prescription for going down the river of life would provoke many of the same feelings
of fear and apprehension in the Children of Israel as they would embark on
their new life. However, it is that yirah, fear or awe, that would be pivotal
in not only helping them but also our family as well from floating down the
river outside of the raft.
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THIS ISSUE OF UMJC NEWS JOINS THE CELEBRATION OF 60 YEARS OF
INDEPENDENCE FOR ISRAEL. The theme of our annual prayer campaign (April
20-June 8), and our conference in Israel (June 26-28), is "Honoring the Past;
Embracing the Future." Israel is the place of our biblical past, from the time of
Abraham through the resurrection of Messiah. Israel is also the place of the future,
where Messiah will return at the end of the age. Israel's 60th year is shaping up as a
vital time for us to pray together for God to fulfill all that he has promised in his Word.
The UMJC will be in Israel during this anniversary year with a major tour and conference in June,
which will involve hundreds of Israelis, as well as all of us coming from abroad. We also continue our
participation in humanitarian efforts in Israel that are coordinated by the Messianic community there.
Our offering for Shavuot (June 8-9) at the conclusion of the prayer campaign will go to support such
efforts as well.
So, even if you are unable to be in Israel this year, you connect in powerful ways through your
involvement with the UMJC. We've tried to capture some of this story in this issue of UMJC News, so
read and enjoy!
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