God's Appointed Customs: A Messianic Jewish Guide to the Biblical Lifecycle and Lifestyle »

This book seeks to present a balanced approach to understanding the importance and the danger of traditions. There are good traditions and there are bad traditions. Additionally, there is a good spirit and a wrong spirit in which one can approach the customs. These were certainly issues that faced the first Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua .

All traditions were weighed by the authority of the Bible, yet these believers were blessed as they understood the Jewish roots of their faith in Messiah. This is the balance that believers in Yeshua need to return to today. This book is an effort to bring out the spiritual richness of the biblical/Jewish traditions.

Part One: Biblical Lifecycle

B'rit Milah/Covenant of Circumcision
Pidyon Ha'ben/Redemption of the Firstborn
Bar-Bat Mitzvah/Son-Daughter of the Commandment
The Jewish Wedding
Death and Mourning

Part Two: Biblical Lifestyle
M'zuzah/The Doorpost
Kashrut/Dietary Laws
Mikveh/Ritual Water Immersion
Tzitziyot/The Fringes
Kippah/The Headcovering
T'fillin/The Phylacteries

Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography