His connection to the Messianic movement dates back to 1976 when his mother (an Israeli-born Jew) accepted Messiah after hearing a message by the late Martin Chernoff on โthe Jewishness of Jesusโ.
Although being born in the U.S., Joshuaโs roots to the modern nation of Israel date back to the 1940โs when his maternal Grandmother Ruth Epstein migrated from Germany to the โPromised Landโ. It is there where his mother was born (in 1948) and listed as the first adopted Jew in the modern state of Israel.
The Great Reunion โ Chanaโs Story (video below)
Chana and MichaChana, (Joshuaโs mother) had been given up for adoption as an infant while in Haifa, Israel in the year 1948. At the age of 11 she was sent (by her adopted mother) from Haifa, Israel to Bronx, NY where she would live until she was 18 years old. At the age of 21, for the first time she discovered the newsโฆ she was adopted and life went on for the next 30 years. Then, in 1998 something wonderful had happened. Joshua, Shoshana (sister) and Chana were sent on a flight to Tel Aviv, Israel where they were to air Chanaโs story of the search for her family. And what happened next was amazing. The host of this nationally televised show declared that not only were they to help her find her family, but in the studio was Chanaโs brother. Chana was the surprise guest! Micha (Chanaโs brother), Chana, Joshua, Shoshana and the entire audience began to weep. Such a reunion was unimaginable, but there they were, two siblings that have not seen each other for 50 years, now reunited because of Godโs restoring power.
Ruth Epstein (Chanaโs mother) had fled from Germany to Israel in the 1940โs. When Chana was just one year old, she and her brother Micha were taken away from their mother (who was a single mother at the time) and given up for adoption by two separate families. Micha was just 3 years old when he was separated from his baby sister Chana, and he said he remembered that little baby girl and never knew where she was or where she went. Micha is no doubt her brother. They resemble each other in so many ways and they both have that same compassionate smile. Through this reunion several people have been added to the family. Joshua now has added an uncle, aunt and many cousins that live in the Israel. Also, two aunts were found in Great Britain through this telecast and God has brought restoration to Chana and has blessed the entire family withโฆ more family! Joshua says, โI believe my motherโs story is a picture of Godโs family. One day a great reunion will take place that will unite all believers. This is the heart of Messiah as read in John 17:21, that we would be oneโฆ not a broken family but joined together as God has intended for His purposes.โ
Shalom
Joshua Aaron Lyrics
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Bringing peace into your home
Families will gather all around singing, "Shabbat Shalom!"
Shalom!
Every day is a gift from God, so put a smile upon your face
He's got the whole world in His hands, so obey His commands
Shalom!
Lai, lai!
Shalom!
In Joshua Aaron's song "Shalom," the lyrics describe the Jewish tradition of Shabbat, which is the observance of the Sabbath day, from sundown on Friday until nightfall on Saturday. The first verse talks about the setting sun of a Friday night bringing peace into the home as families gather together to sing "Shabbat Shalom." This phrase means "peaceful Sabbath" and is a common greeting amongst Jewish people during this holy day. The song emphasizes the significance of the Sabbath day as a time of rest, family togetherness, and spiritual reflection.
The second verse encourages listeners to view each day as a gift from God and to approach it with joy and obedience to God's commands. By doing so, one will experience peace ("Shalom"). The repetition of the word "Shalom" throughout the song emphasizes the importance of peace and harmony in one's life, both with God and with others. Overall, the song celebrates the Jewish faith and its traditions, while also promoting a message of love, joy, and peace.
Line by Line Meaning
When the sun has set on a Friday night
As the day comes to an end, it brings a sense of calmness and serenity, signaling the start of a peaceful weekend
Bringing peace into your home
The peacefulness of the weekend seeks to create a harmonious environment within the family, thus promoting togetherness and warmth within the home
Families will gather all around singing, "Shabbat Shalom!"
The family shall come together in song, exchanging greetings of peace and blessings, bonding as a family unit, radiating joy and love
Every day is a gift from God, so put a smile upon your face
Every day is a blessing from God, hence one should wear a smile every day. Happiness and positivity attract more light into one's life
He's got the whole world in His hands, so obey His commands
God controls everything in the universe, and by following His commands, one is guided to live a life filled with less confusion and more clarity, thus promoting inner peace
And you will know peace
By following God's commands and doing the right thing, one will experience peace in all areas of one's life
Shalom!
This greeting translates to peace, a heartfelt wish for peace, and harmony within one's life
Lai, lai!
It is an exclamation of joy and excitement, hyping up the overall atmosphere of peace and harmony that comes with the arrival of Shabbat
Shalom!
It is a continuation of the Shabbat greeting, wishing peace and harmony during and after Shabbat
Contributed by Brody O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@johndevisser903
Israel doesn't exist.
God would bring back Israel> If the Jews repented. This has never happened.
The UN/Rotchild's brought Israel back without repentance.
There would only be peace in the land of Israel. Also this never happened.
Israel is yet to be restored, it's unfulfilled prophecy about New Jerusalem on the New earth.
Current Jerusalem is the whore of the book of revelation
@johndevisser903
@Glenn Adams II You are very wrong about that.
The wore is a city built on 7 hills, the Vatican doesn't match it.
The whore kills the prophets, scripture points over and over to Jerusalem as the harlot wich kills the prophets and the Vatican not even once.
Probably the Vatican will move to Jerusalem under the one world religion but Jerusalem is still the whore of revelation aka Sodom and Egypt.
The scriptural proof in undeniable
https://youtu.be/LbcIOZpB_Cg
@judithloganart8794
I actually cried watching this, but they were tears of joy. The words were like the Holy Spirit speaking to my soul. With all the stuff happening in the world, the birth pains increasing, I believe, I needed to hear this. Thank you.
This chapter, John 14, has been popping up everywhere to me the last week, so I am sharing. John 14 (NKJV)
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
14 โLet not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Fatherโs house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.โ
5 Thomas said to Him, โLord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?โ
6 Jesus said to him, โI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Father Revealed
7 โIf you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.โ
8 Philip said to Him, โLord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.โ
9 Jesus said to him, โHave I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, โShow us the Fatherโ? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
The Answered Prayer
12 โMost assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you [c]ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 โIf you love Me, [d]keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you foreverโ 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Indwelling of the Father and the Son
19 โA little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and [f]manifest Myself to him.โ
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, โLord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?โ
23 Jesus answered and said to him, โIf anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Fatherโs who sent Me.
The Gift of His Peace
25 โThese things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the [g]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you, โI am going away and coming back to you.โ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because [h]I said, โI am going to the Father,โ for My Father is greater than I.
29 โAnd now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
@WordandVoid
I am an Observant Jew but while Joshua Aaron is a Messianic Jew, I can sit back and respect his joy in singing Jewish music. I love many of his tunes.
@JoshuaAaron
Thanks so much my brother!
@calenecochran1150
thanks for a Messianic believer who loves Shabbat in our Synagogue Shema Yisrael!
@joellukewarriorforjesusthe293
God bless you :) Israels the best country in the World i pray and the protection of Jerusalem because the Bible says this Shalom and Blessings
@ranzamaceanruig
Isn't that nice to hear? Someone enjoying and RESPECTING another person even though they may have different beliefs? The world needs more Keith Woodards!
@cherilenhert489
What a blessing you are Mr. Woodward. May you and your family always have Shabbat Shalom in your home.
@nanaro1020
Am a gentile disciple of Yeshua who thankful to be a part of the family who enjoys Shabbat in my home. Singing Hebrew with my brother Joshua is an abundant blessing. Shalom Joshua Arron
@cedricwint6659
Shabbat shalom brother an sister in Messiah yeshua you are not a gentile you have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb you have been also cross over from gentile to a believer in the true and living yahโคโค
@KB-kp7gk
24For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
Romans Eleven.
@7spiritprayerwarrior-sf9he
There's no such thing as a gentle believers. Good days so your in or your not