Ancient Roads: Real Israel Talk Radio
ABOUT ME and THIS PODCAST: I am Avinoam ("Avi") ben Mordechai. I am an old veteran of the radio broadcast industry. For me, radio programming was very different when I started in the early 1970s as a California "rock jock" radio personality and later in the 1980s as a Colorado radio programmer and secular and religious content talk show host. I selectively do live on-air radio programming where I find opportunity, but ultimately, whatever I pursue with my years of radio broadcast training is not formal. I seek to serve Yehovah with the gifts and talents that He has given to me.
Today, I am passionate about teaching the Bible in an understandable way to modern readers of ancient Scripture. The biblical studies I engage in through my teaching monologues and, in some cases, interviews with knowledgable academic researchers, are, at the very core, Hebraic studies, as I seek to connect the dots, so to speak, between the biblical Hebrew Bible and the Brit Hadasha (the New Covenant or "New Testament").
I aim to help Yehovah's students better understand His Word. I try hard to provide the Almighty Eternal One's students with the tools necessary to become thinking and reasoning followers in the Messianic claims and teachings of Yeshua from the Second Temple period of Israel's Judaism. I strive to provide a safe, nurturing, non-judgmental, and advanced learning environment where students of biblical Scripture can learn, grow, and develop in their knowledge of the Word of Yeshua HaMashiach (the promised Messiah for Jews and non-Jews alike) through a personal relationship with Yehovah, the Almighty Eternal One of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Each posted podcast has a running time of 50 minutes divided into two 25-minute program segments. You may freely listen to and download them at your convenience. My strict policy is never to monetize them, meaning to turn them into opportunities for moneymaking or to accept advertisers. I do not ask any of my listeners to donate money to this program. If you are moved to give to this outreach ministry, this is between you and your great Father in Heaven.
Go in spiritual and emotional health.
Avinoam ben Mordechai
Ancient Roads: Real Israel Talk Radio
Why I Exchanged My Christmas Tree for a Menorah - Suzanne from The SWAG Way
Avi ben Mordechai here. Shalom! You are tuned into Real Israel Talk Radio. Today’s show is “Why I Exchanged My Christmas Tree for a Menorah,” a special edition 2023 teaching hosted by my wife Suzanne.
Suzanne will share with you some of her thoughts about the tradition of Christmas and the Christmas Season. All of what Suzanne will speak about today is easily verified from documented history and so, it is really nothing new. I asked Suzanne to present her perspective growing up in South Africa with the annual family celebration of Christmas because, like many of you, it was something that she had to grow out of, leaving behind a lot of memories linked to the event. But she knew that she had to move forward with her spiritual walk in the New Covenant of Yeshua. You will hear more about this on today's program, along with what Christmas means and how, over time, crept into Christian culture and has remained so for a very long time.
After listening to this special program, if you wish to hear more on various topics of interest, from time to time, Suzanne hosts an encouragement program for women called THE SWAG WAY – an acronym for Suffering Women Alive for God. If you wish to hear more from Suzanne, you can also send her a message on her Facebook Page, THE SWAG WAY.
I’m Avi ben Mordechai, and Yah willing, I’ll be back next time to finish up my multipart teaching series about the Rise and Fall of the Zadokites, the Tzadok Calendar, and Yeshua’s Last Passover Week Chronology details along with a summary of those events that historically have influenced Judaism down to this very day. See you next time for the next podcast, Episode 141, and PART 27 on Yeshua's last Passover Week Chronology, and a bit of a closing history lesson about the historical rise and fall of the House of Tzadok.
This is Real Israel Talk Radio. Shalom!