I wish you were back, Wiskey. But even if you're not, Maybe you'll read this and respond? I read the article to which you refer, and there is much about it that probably is controversial. For one thing, I'm pretty sure the authors do not understand Christianity, as they admit, here:
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Author’s Note: The author and the editorial staff of Breaking Israel News are Torah Observant Jews with no personal theological connections to Christianity. The presentation of specific Christian and Jewish beliefs in this article were not meant to affect the beliefs of readers of either faith. It is our belief that Jews and Christians should connect for mutual benefit. It is our belief that his connection should be based on knowledge and understanding that lead to mutual respect. Christians have a belief in a Pentecost event and Jews have a congruent, though dissimilar, holiday called Shavuot. No disrespect was intended and any errors in understanding theology were unintentional. It is our hope that by understanding the differences, both sides can become stronger in their respective faith.
Note from David Nekrutman: While David Nekrutman does not advocate Christians taking on Jewish practices, he advises Jews who encounter Christians wishing to participate in Shavuot holiday to recognize and appreciate the theological hurdles the person had to overcome to reach to this point in his or her’s life. This should not be an opportunity for a Jew to convert a Christian to Judaism or marginalize mainstream Christianity. One must nurture this relationship with integrity and complete transparency, and make the Christian feel welcomed in the expression of Judaism’s Shavuot."
I do appreciate that they want to encourage peace. While some "Christians" may think the Torah has been done away with, and that Pentecost is a celebration of the birth of the church, they even may be in the majority, but they have been deceived. The "Church" began in the wilderness under Moses, after leaving egypt, and the Torah has not been annulled. Shavuot, Pentecost, the Feast of Weeks, celebrates the giving of the Law, a very special blessing indeed! It was celebrated at the time of the wheat harvest, not the barley harvest, which was the first "crop" to ripen. The bread made with the wheat flour, had leaven in it, but was required to be baked first, away from the altar, before offering it, to stop the leavening action.
While many 'Christians' have been deceived by false teachers that claim that the Law should not be celebrated, there are many of us who are becoming aware that God's love as demonstrated by the giving of the perfect Law of God should be honored by keeping Shavuot.