There are those who come to belief in Messiah Yeshua as native Jews. There are those who find the Melech as Gentiles. There are, however, a large number of people who are born Gentile and, through study and prayer, decide that they wish to become Jewish. This is a natural thing for some who wish to bond completely with Yeshuas people; to share their joys and their sorrows. These people, looking for Gerut or Simcha don’t wish to displace Jews; neither do they want to put on a false Judaism (warned about in Revelations).  As we see it Judaism is three things. 1) a culture of truth and life,  2) a religion, founded by Father Abraham in which we obey only the One true G-d and 3) a national identity. As messianic Gentiles we are fully acceptable in the Messiahs Kingdome here and in the next world; however we are only marginally involved with the religious and social aspects of the faith family. We are also entirely excluded from the national identity. This would seem a non-issue for most, but it is important to many that we live our faith / trust “all the way”.

We see conversion to the Jewish side of the Kehilat as a wonderful and extremely joyful prospect. We can not become Jewish without the sponsorship and tutelage (and consent) of native born Jewish people. Is our movement so bereft of Jews that we can’t muster Minions, Beit Dins & Gerut comities? If so the accusations that Orthodox Jews make that the Messianic Movement is merely another Christian Church masquerading as Jews are correct. I am sorry to say that I know of people who have converted to normative, non-Yeshua believing Judaism in order to establish these bonds of familial love. Unfortunately I think that this is an act of denying our Goel (redeemer). I am begging any Jewish people in the movement to consider not turning a deaf ear to those Gentiles who would become Jewish. We are many, but not a multitude. Most Gentiles don’t want that close a contact; we long for that possibility. This is not a “join a club mentality”, this is a life long familial adoption in two parts, one to our brother Jews and all they are.

Two a commitment to Torah and every aspect of pleasing G-d. If this need is not addressed, or simply set aside as wrong headed most of us will simply feel the disarray and disunity of the movement and slip away. Some to normative Judaism; some back to errant Christian denominations, and some like my family just to home study and a terrible lonely limbo.