History of Messianic Judaism
When did Messianic Judaism begin? Who are the founding fathers of Messianic Judaism? Where did the term "Messianic" come from and when was it first combined with Judaism? Who is the leader of the Messianic religion?  Why are most Christians unaware of the Messianic Movement?

The Early Church
The Church today remains very different from the churches the Apostles originally established. The early Church was not commonly know by the term "Christian", and after Yeshua’s (Jesus) death, burial and resurrection, the early church consisted of the Jews who believed Yeshua from Nazareth was the Messiah. By the end of the first century over one million Jews believed Yeshua to be the Messiah of Israel, but many of them, if not most, were martyred or driven underground because of anti-Semitism.

When more and more gentiles became Believers and with the destruction of Jerusalem, the Church became decreasingly Jewish and increasingly Gentile. There has been an amount of Jews who have believed in Yeshua, but due to pressure and persecution, most severed the connection with their Jewish heritage and converted to Gentile ways of life.

History of Hebrew-Christians
Unlike most religious expressions, Messianic Judaism cannot be traced to any other person except Yeshua. There is no contemporary founder or leader,and no one speaks for all Messianics. Messianic Judaism, although rooted in the original church of the Disciples, found it’s modern beginning from the Hebrew-Christian movement in the 19th century. Originating in England, Hebrew-Christian congregations began emerging, and in 1866, The Hebrew-Christian Alliance was formed. 

In the 1960’s, many young adults in the U.S., including many Jews, found Jesus as their Messiah during the commonly know as "Jesus Movement". Since this new wave of Messianic Jewish congregations appearing, the Messianic population has been increasing steadily both in the U.S. and Israel.

Messianic Jews in Israel
Messianic Jews living in Israel are seriously discourage by the government because of recent persecution and law of discriminations against the Messianics. Under Israeli Law, all Jews have the right to return to Israel, but Messianic Jews find it extremely difficult to do so, if not entirely impossible.