Rugelach With Fruit Jam

There are…some who believe that it was likely during the Feast of Tabernacles that Jesus was born. While we celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25, most scholars acknowledge that this tradition was begun in the fourth century AD by the Roman Catholic Church and that the exact day of Jesus’ birth is unknown. Some of the evidence that Jesus might have been born earlier in the year during the Feast of the Tabernacles includes the fact that it would be unlikely for shepherds to still be in the field with their sheep in December, which is in the middle of the winter, but it would have been likely they were in the fields tending sheep at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles. The strong possibility that Jesus was born at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles is also seen in the words John wrote in John 1:14. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” The word John chose to speak of Jesus “dwelling” among us is the word tabernacle, which simply means to “dwell in a tent.”

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains, Eggs	Jewish	Cookies, Jewish, Pastries	48	Pastries

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Butter, softened
6	oz	Cream cheese, room temp
3	c	Flour
1/2	t	Salt
3/4	c	Sugar
2	t	Cinnamon
6	T	Raisins, chopped
6	T	Walnuts, chopped
3/4	c	Jam, apricot strawberry or
		raspberry
1		Egg yolk
1	T	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the butter & cream cheese & beat until well mixed. Add the
flour & salt & mix until completely blended. The dough will be easier
to handle if you wrap & chill it for about an hour. Stir together 1/2
C. sugar & the cinnamon. Add the raisins & walnuts & toss to coat all
the pieces. Preheat oven to 375 degrees & get out some cookie sheets.
Divide the dough into 6 equal parts. Keep chilled any dough you are
not working on. Roll 1 of the pieces into an 8" circle. Spread with 2
Tbsp. jam & sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. of the sugar-raisin-nut mixture.  Cut
into 8 pieshaped wedges. Beginning at the wide end, roll toward  the
point, & form a crescent shape. Roll out & form the remaining  dough in
the same way. Place the cookies, point side down, about 1"  apart on
the ungreased cookie sheets. Mix together the egg yolk &  water & brush
over the top of each cookie. Sprinkle each cookie with  a little of the
remaining 1/4 C. sugar. Bake for about 15 minutes or  until lightly
golden. Remove from oven & transfer to racks to cool.  From Gemini's
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 85 Calories From Fat: 40 Total Fat: 4.6g Cholesterol: 13.9mg Sodium: 25.3mg Potassium: 23mg Carbohydrates: 10.2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 3.8g Protein: 1.1g

The New Testament makes it clear that Jesus never sinned (Heb 4:15; 9:14; 1 Pet 1:19). And although theologians have debated the question of Christ’s impeccability—whether or not he could have sinned—it seems that the answer most consistent with the fullness of the New Testament revelation is that Christ, in fact, could not have sinned. Because the person of Christ is divine, and a divine person, being necessarily good, cannot sin, it seems best to argue for Christ’s impeccability. But this understanding of Christ’s inability to sin need not detract from the biblical teaching that Christ, as a human, was indeed tempted (Matt 4:1–11) and even “suffered” in his temptations (Heb 2:18). There may be better and worse ways of reconciling these two apparently contradictory aspects of the New Testament teaching, but however we attempt to reconcile them, it seems best to hold them both, without seeking to alleviate the tension by diminishing either (Luke Stamps).

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What we desperately need is a return to the biblical principles of parenting. Christian parents don’t need new, shrink-wrapped programs; they need to apply and obey consistently the few simple principles that are clearly set forth for parents in God’s Word, such as these: Constantly teach your kids the truth of God’s Word (Dt. 6:7). Discipline them when they do wrong (Pr. 23:13-14). And don’t provoke them to anger (Col. 3:21). Those few select principles alone, if consistently applied, would have a far greater positive impact for the typical struggling parent than hours of discussion about whether babies should be given pacifiers, or what age kids should be before they’re permitted to choose their own clothes, or dozens of similar issues that consume so much time in the typical parenting program.

John MacArthur