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Volume 38, Number 2 Shalom! from \]onafhon Bernis ......................................................... 3
March~April 2004
JEWISH VOICE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL \[ribute: Remembering Chira Kaplan
aka JEWISH VOICE TODAY In Her Own Words ................................................................................ 4
Publisher: Jonathan Bernis
Editor & Graphic Design: S. Weiner
Jewish Voice Today GOING BACK IN TI/~E -
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/~f. Sinai Speaks fo an Israeli Hear| Testimony by Amnon Shor. ................................................................ \]0
Rabbi Jonathan Bernis A Tale of Two Kings
Mrs. Chira Kaplan
Prophecy in the News By \]an/~arkell ............................................... 11 Elliot Klayman, Esq.
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Dr. Jeff Self /~a Chadash - Wha{'s New?
Mr. Roger West News from Israel & Around the World .............................................. \]2
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of his time. The Church had instituted the All bread and food containing leaven would
Inquisition during this era, and like most Church have been cleared from vendors' stands and
traditions and other Medieval artwork, was homes by the Preparation Day. Also, da Vinci
committed to a very non-Jewish interpretation dresses the participants in Renaissance era
garb, seated in a grand Florentine palace hall- of the Bible. It is unlikely that da Vinci would
have read the Scriptures regarding the Last not at all like the typical Jerusalem dwelling -
Supper, as it was not even legal at that time to humble and constructed of stone and masonry.
own or read a Bible - only specially trained rep- As this issue focuses on Passover,
and features another look back at Yeshua's last resentatives of the Church were allowed to
read the Bible until more recent centuries. days, we searched for an authentic portrayal of
Therefore, he would have had to rely on stories a first century Passover Seder. We found this
heard, and possibly even exact instructions of beautiful painting by Bohdan Piasecki, one of
how to portray the event. Poland's most famous modern artists. His
In contrast, Bohdan's representation inclusion of women and children may seem a
is very much like 'community' Seders in Israel bit controversial, as the Scriptures don't men-
or elsewhere, then and now. tion people other than Yeshua and the Everyone is familiar with the
Truth brings light and life, as it is the Disciples, however, it is not entirely unlikely. As Leonardo da Vinci painting of the Last Supper.
ft of God through His Holy Spirit - the Spirit of some of the men were married, it would have It's beautiful and masterfully done, but most
th. Yeshua's last days on earth with His been very unusual - for any reason - for the definitely not a faithful portrayal of what
friends and family were splendid and also family to be apart for the Passover Feast. If the Yeshua's or any first century Passover Seder
wives were involved, then the children would painful - and very real. Let us remember Him, in would look like in Israel. Among the inaccura-
have also been present, especially as the point His humanity and His divinity, and His sacrifice cies are: The painting shows daylight coming in
at our next Seder or communion service. For of the Passover celebration is "the telling" of through a window, however, the Seder is
God's faithfulness to the next generation - chil- His love bought us freedom and eternal life. As always after dark. There is regular bread, made
He said: "Greater love has no one than this, dren are of primary importance. The lack of with yeast on the table, along with fish, yet the
"Jewish" authenticity in da Vinci's painting is not that one lay down his life for his friends." (John traditional Passover feast includes ONLY
surprising, considering the anti-Semitic climate 15:13) _~, unleavened bread, roast lamb, and bitter herbs.
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