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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Join us live from Jerusalem! - Succot Celebration 2018 - Barry & Batya Segal

JOIN US LIVE FROM JERUSALEM!
SUCCOT CELEBRATION 2018: ISRAEL UNITED
September 25-27th, 2018

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If you are unable to join physically, please join us live.
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If you have any questions please contact us @ events@visionforisrael.com

Featuring our special guests:

Paul Wilbur
Worship Artist

Joshua Aaron
Worship Artist

Barry & Batya Segal
Founders of Vision for Israel
& The Joseph Storehouse

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Celebrating Israel's 70th: Vision For Israel (Barry & Batya Segal) in Fort Mill, SC, USA

Celebrating Israel's 70th: Fort Mill, SC

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY . . .

“Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever.” ~ Ezekiel 37:25

It’s Israel’s 70th year as a modern nation!

Vision for Israel requests the pleasure of your company at the celebrations at June 16, Fort Mill, SC.

There will be prayer and intercession for the nation of Israel, special times of praise and worship, and great teaching on Israel and the fulfillment of prophecy.

All proceeds from this event will go to provide a new, fully-fitted ambulance for use in Israel.

Location: 8400 Regent Parkway Fort Mill, SC 29715 10 am - 10 pm

BOOK NOW

Click to watch a video promotion of event:

https://vimeo.com/258533753

Here are some of our guests:

Concert:

Sister Sledge

Praise and Worship:

Paul Wilbur

Speakers:

Dr. Michael Brown

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. "Jerry" Boykin

Sid Roth, Host of It's Supernatural (recorded video message)

Jonathan Cahn (recorded video message)

Samuel Tyler

Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda

Peter Wyns

Al Wood, former NBA player

Marcus Lamb of Daystar TV (recorded message)

Kevin Basconi

Sam Nadler (recorded video message)

Barry & Batya Segal

And More…

We hope to see you there!

Nearby Hotel Accomodations:

Heritage International Ministries (0.5 miles from venue)

375 Star Light Dr

Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 802 5544

Ask for preferred rates with Vision for Israel event.

Monday, October 9, 2017

Vision for Israel 2017 Succot Celebration: Jerusalem United - Barry & Batya Segal

Vision for Israel

2017 Succot Celebration: Jerusalem United

Barry & Batya Segal

Barry Segal

Live streaming: Succot Celebration 2017

Malcolm Heading - speaker and former Executive Director of ICEJ

Website: Vision For Israel

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

LoveMusic! - In the Latter Days - Barry & Batya Segal

In the Latter Days

Barry & Batya Segal

Sept. 27, 2017

Greetings LoveMusic! friends of Love For Your People,

With these being the days to celebrate the fall feasts of the Lord (thanks to the Jews for obeying the Living God of Israel to maintain them!), we must recognize the great Messianic music of Barry and Batya Segal. For many decades they have been out front with their Hebrew/Israeli Messianic sound, producing over 7 CDS in that period. (You can see and purchase them on their Vision For Israel website here.)

I first met Barry in 1982 in East Lansing, Michigan, on the softball field! We were both members of the Shiloh Fellowship church's men's softball league (different teams). He was on the elder's team (pictured here with another, Jeff Williams.) Me? Another one. Barry then made aliyah and moved to Jerusalem, where he served in the IDF, before becoming the Personal Assistant to Bible teacher Derek and Lydia Prince. He met his bride Batya in the gift shop he owned, called "Greetings From Jerusalem." (I believe she was an employee, and also a Sephardic Jew, with parents having made aliyah.)

In 2005, when I was with Derek Prince Ministries in Charlotte, North Carolina as Director of Finance and Operations, Barry requested of my boss, David Selby, (International Director of DPM) to let me come work for Barry, who had by then founded Vision For Israel/The Joseph Storehouse (established in 1993) in the Jerusalem area. Barry wanted to move his USA office from Savannah to Charlotte. David agreed, I accepted, and for the next five years I was the Vision For Israel - USA Director. I left that position in 2010 to start our own ministry Love For His People, Inc.

During those five years with Barry and Batya, I admired the hard-working and passionate spirit these two have, for their Land and all the people in Israel. I was a blessed man to make five Sukkot Celebration tours and conferences in Israel, and listen to their worship times during the conferences.

(Photo to the right by Steve Martin)

We also held a few conferences here in the USA for the ministry.

Their humanitarian work has blessed the IDF, school children, those needing assistant after making aliyah from the nations, and much more. Barry's adventurous TV program Roots and Reflections is the Israel travel magazine I watch weekly (schedule is on their website). Barry's JNN News has weekly reports; and their tours (Sukkot Celebration and Roots and Reflections), with Barry as "co-guide", are really fun! He might even share some of his choice food ideas with you.

Check this out: VFI Tours

With all that said, enjoy their music! It is now my joy to share this special song In the Latter Days, which was joyfully sung at every conference. I have also included links to several more of their popular songs, following this video.)

After listening, I also strongly encourage you to support of Vision For Israel! During this fall Feasts of the Lord special season, now would be a great time to do so to start the new 5778 Jewish new year (which by the way, "5778" represents "going through the gates." It just happens to be the album name containing In The Latter Days.)

It is my joy to share this special song In the Latter Days!

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

Love For His People

Charlotte, North Carolina

USA

More video recordings by Barry and Batya Segal:

Hava Nagila

Awake O Israel

Hodu l'Adonai
Sh'ma Yisrael

Kadosh

Barry & Batya Segal - In The Latter Days

Published on Jun 29, 2017

Provided to YouTube by TuneCore In the Latter Days · Barry & Batya Segal Go Through the Gates ℗ 2002 Greetings from Jerusalem Released on: 2002-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

A Great Tour with Christian Friends of Israel - 2005

Ben Gurion Airport - Tel Aviv

Barry & Batya Segal - Vision For Israel

Avraham & Dahlia Saiden, Steve Martin - Shabbat meal

CFI-USA Director - Hannele Pardain & Jeanette Alongi

Bill Koening - "Eye To Eye" author

Jack Alongi - An American tourist in Israel

David's Citadel - Old City Jerusalem

Gravesite of Derek Prince in the German Colony, Jerusalem

Getting there and back from JFK in NYC.

Elvis Pressley - a king in Israel

Mount of Beatitudes

YMCA in Jerusalem

Nazareth Village

Capernaum synagogue remains from 1st Century

Yeshua (Jesus) is the Light of the World

All but one of these photos were taken by Steve Martin.

(Can you guess which one wasn't?)

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sukkot - Succot - Feast of Tabernacles - Feast of Booths (all the same!) - Begins 09.18.13

Happy Sukkot

from Love For His People!

A Succot Celebration in 2009

with Barry & Batya Segal in Jerusalem

Photo by Steve Martin)

Celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem

(Steve Martin and sister Mary Smith)

Jerusalem March during Feast of Tabernacles

(Photo by Steve Martin, 2009 in Jerusalem)

Sukkot

Jewish Holidays: Table of Contents | Upcoming Dates | Festivals in Israel

The Festival of Sukkot begins on the 15th day of Tishri and is the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is a drastic transition from one of the most solemn holidays in the Jewish calendar to one of the most joyous.

Introduction

Sukkot is a seven day holiday and the two days following the festival - Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah - are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot but are actually separate holidays. Sukkot is sometimes referred to as Zeman Simkhateinu, the Season of our Rejoicing.

The word "Sukkot" means "booths," and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday. The name of the holiday is frequently translated "The Feast of Tabernacles," which, like many translations of technical Jewish terms, isn't terribly useful unless you already know what the term is referring to. The Hebrew pronunciation of Sukkot is "Sue COAT," but is often pronounced as in Yiddish, to rhyme with "BOOK us."

Like Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual significance: historical and agricultural. The holiday commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Sukkot is also a harvest festival, and is sometimes referred to as Chag Ha-Asif, the Festival of Ingathering.

The festival of Sukkot is instituted in Leviticus 23:33 et seq. No work is permitted on the first and second days of the holiday. Work is permitted on the remaining days. These intermediate days on which work is permitted are referred to as Chol Ha-Mo'ed, as are the intermediate days of Passover.

The Sukkah

In honor of the holiday's historical significance, we are commanded to dwell in temporary shelters, as our ancestors did in the wilderness. The commandment to "dwell" in a sukkah can be fulfilled by simply eating all of one's meals there; however, if the weather, climate, and one's health permit, one should live in the sukkah as much as possible, including sleeping in it.

A sukkah must have at least three walls covered with a material that will not blow away in the wind. Canvas covering tied or nailed down is acceptable and quite common in the United States. A sukkah may be any size, so long as it is large enough for you to fulfill the commandment of dwelling in it. The roof of the sukkah must be made of material referred to as sekhakh (literally, covering). To fulfill the commandment, sekhakh must be something that grew from the ground and was cut off, such as tree branches, corn stalks, bamboo reeds, sticks, or two-by-fours. Sekhakh must be left loose, not tied together or tied down. Sekhakh must be placed sparsely enough that rain can get in, and preferably sparsely enough that the stars can be seen, but not so sparsely that more than ten inches is open at any point or that there is more light than shade. The sekhakh must be put on last.

It is common practice, and highly commendable, to decorate the sukkah. In the northeastern United States, Jews commonly hang dried squash and corn in the sukkah to decorate it, because these vegetables are readily available at that time for the American holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Building and decorating a sukkah is a fun, family project, much like decorating the Christmas tree is for Christians. It is a sad commentary on modern American Judaismthat most of the highly assimilated Jews who complain about being deprived of the fun of having and decorating a Christmas tree have never even heard of Sukkot.

The following blessing is recited when eating a meal in the sukkah:

Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha'olam asher
kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu leisheiv basukkah.

Many Americans, upon seeing a decorated sukkah for the first time, remark on how much the sukkah (and the holiday generally) reminds them of Thanksgiving. This is not entirely coincidental. Our American pilgrims, who originated the Thanksgiving holiday, were deeply religious people. When they were trying to find a way to express their thanks for their survival and for the harvest, they looked to the Bible for an appropriate way of celebrating and based their holiday in part on Sukkot.

The Four Species

Another observance related to Sukkot involves what are known as The Four Species (arba minim in Hebrew) or the lulav and etrog. We are commanded to take these four plants and use them to "rejoice before the L-rd." The four species in question are an etrog (a citrus fruit native to Israel), a palm branch (in Hebrew, lulav), a myrtle branch (hadas) and a willow branch (arava).

The etrog (Photo by Steve Martin, 2009)

Every morning of Sukkot, except on Shabbat, it is the custom to hold the lulav in the right hand and the etrog in the left. Bringing them together (with the pitam, the stem of the etrog pointing downward), the following blessing is recited:

Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha'olam asher
kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al n'tilat lulav.

The four species are also held during the Hallel prayer in religious services, and are held during processions around thebimah (the pedestal where the Torah is read) each day during the holiday. These processions commemorate similar processions around the alter of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. The processions are known as Hoshanahs, because while the procession is made, we recite a prayer with the refrain, "Hosha na!" (please save us!). On the seventh day of Sukkot, seven circuits are made. For this reason, the seventh day of Sukkot is known as Hoshanah Rabbah (the great Hoshanah).

Sources: Judaism 101 and Cardin, Rabbi Nina Beth. The Tapestry of Jewish Time. NJ: Behrman House, 2000.

Inside a succa in Mevaserrat Zion, near Jerusalem

The following are photos of the Jerusalem March, held every year during the Feast of Tabernacles through the streets of Jerusalem. (Photos by Steve Martin, 2009)