Submitting Torah Observance To New Covenant Principles

Submitted by: meslit, July 26th Topic: Education Forums

The Council of Jerusalem & the Ruling for the Former-Gentiles

Submitted by: DonMeecha, July 8th Topic: Education Forums - Yet, in the face of numerous and comprehensive arguments, sermons, papers and books the Jerusalem Council’s Decree, inspired directly by the Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit, remains unheeded and sadly, even mentioning it is divisive.  3 comment(s)

Help Israel

Submitted by: Dannie, June 28th Topic: Community Forums 1 comment(s)

Dutch Seeking Alternative Methods to Fight Anti-Semitism

Submitted by: Levi, June 28th Topic: Community Forums - To help reduce the verbal and physical violence directed towards Dutch Jews, Moroccan-born Dutch Parliament Member Ahmed Marcouch has suggested a unique solution to help tackle anti-Semitic violence: “decoy Jews,” 1 comment(s)

Tithing in the Torah

Submitted by: DonMeecha, June 28th Topic: Education Forums - The tithing system in Israel was to be organized into a 7 year cycle corresponding to the weekly/annual rotation for the land’s Sabbatical rest; every year, at the 1^st harvest from First Fruits/Bikkurim to Pentecost/Shavuot & at the 2^nd harvest of Sukkot/Booths the tithe was separated from the grain, wine & oil. 

The Believer & the Law of Moses

Submitted by: DonMeecha, June 28th Topic: Education Forums -

For the Jewish believer, however, the Law of Moses can provide a Biblical means of expressing their God‑given Jewish identity which, in turn, provides a universal testimony of God's faithfulness. For Gentile believers, the Law of Moses may provide opportunities to discover & enjoy the roots of their redemption and to identify with the Jewish community for the purpose of revealing the riches of Messiah. 

The Messianic Report Media News Magazine

Submitted by: DonMeecha, June 28th Topic: Education Webcasts - Every Monday at 5:00 PM the Messianic Report Media News Magazine can be viewed at: www.MessianicReport.com bringing important news items & topical information pertinent to our Biblical Faith.  Join Dr. Don Meecha & Messianic Rabbi Darryl Weinberg each week as your hosts of this exciting Media News Magazine. 

The Covenant of a Good Report by Don Meecha

Submitted by: DonMeecha, June 28th Topic: Education Forums - Very few people who can truly identify when they are receiving an evil/bad or a negative report.  It is easy to receive a bad report from some one because in this age we are not trained to reject negative statements when they arise. 1 comment(s)

Voice To The Nations

Submitted by: bcatot@gmail.com, June 14th Topic: Education Forums

Farewell From Moishe Rosen

Submitted by: dweinberg, May 26th Topic: Messianic Believers - Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus, went to be with the Lord on May 19th,  2010.  Below is his farewell letter.

Shavuos & The Time of the Season

Submitted by: Levi, May 13th Topic: Community Forums - According to the Midrash, Mount Sinai suddenly blossomed with flowers in anticipation of the giving of the Torah on its summit.

Shavuot & the First Harvest

Submitted by: DonMeecha, May 13th Topic: Community Forums - However, it is more the connection between Shavuot and Passover that is most uncanny.  This association is a dependence based on timing. 

Beersheva's Messianic Jews Await Trial Outcome

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 27th Topic: Community Forums - JERUSALEM - A pivotal court case takes place this week in a trial involving the rights of Messianic Jews in Israel.

A LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM AN EVIL-DOER!

Submitted by: Aaron Halim, April 25th Topic: Community Forums -

For today’s forum, I am going to shock you with a lesson taught by a condemned evil-doer. Yes, you read it correctly. It is not from one of the apostles nor one of the prophets; our teacher was a condemned evil-doer and … to be emulated by us to boot!

As a matter of fact, there were two of them, and we will look at both of them, but hopefully will emulate one of them only. Have I gone “loco”? You figure it out, read on!

The Fastest Growing Religion is....

Submitted by: Levi, April 5th Topic: Community Forums - Take the poll & read this article, you might be surprised!

Messianic Jews, Passover & Unleavened Bread

Submitted by: DonMeecha, April 1st Topic: Community Forums

Daniel 12:2-4: A Brief Comment

Submitted by: DonMeecha, March 31st Topic: Community Forums - "...many want the blessings of God without the obedience that goes with it.  They want success, again without the obedience.  However..." 2 comment(s)

Six Questions for an Evangelical Leader Who Became an Orthodox Jew

Submitted by: dweinberg, March 26th Topic: Legal Issues Forum -

The first thing you need to know about Penina Taylor is that she was actually born a Jew, albeit to a couple of secular parents. As a kid, one of Taylor's friends introduced her to Jesus and her life would never be the same.

ADL blasts ‘religious fraud’

Submitted by: Shloimi, March 26th Topic: Messianic Forums - Etzion Neuer, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s New Jersey office, first heard about messianic Jew Sid Roth’s book, “They Thought for Themselves,” when he received a call from this newspaper.

Messianic Judaism documentary

Submitted by: yeshuafilm, March 25th Topic: Messianic Forums - Information about an upcoming film project: "In the Name of Yeshua," a documentary film about Messianic Judaism. The film is currently in pre-production. For more information, please go to http://yeshuafilm.com

Dislocated Limbs

Submitted by: Shannie, March 15th Topic: Community Forums 5 comment(s)

Who are you, SATAN?

Submitted by: Sebi H, March 8th Topic: Messianic Forums 5 comment(s)

The Pathology of Jewish Anti-Semitism

Submitted by: messianic-believer, February 23rd Topic: Community Forums - Jewish anti-Semitism. It sounds like a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron or a Jackie Mason joke.  If only this were the case.

We are not frightened, there is no anti-Semitism in India

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 15th Topic: Community Forums - Terror bombing of German Bakery in Indian city of Pune has rekindled concern for safety of Israelis and Jews in subcontinent.

DNA From 4,000-Year-Old Human Sequenced

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 10th Topic: - The DNA of a human who lived 4,000 years ago in Greenland reveals that even ancient men had to worry about baldness.

An Introduction to Spiritual Gifts

Submitted by: DonMeecha, February 8th Topic: Community Forums - Dr. Don Meecha is currently teaching a series on Spiritual Gifts & you can view these broadcasts Live on Shabbat morning 10:30 am or in On-Demand format at www.MessianicReport.com Come join our growing community!

Rabbi serves secret Jews of the Southwest by Amy Klein JTA

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 1st Topic: Community Forums - EL PASO, Texas - Three strange things happened to Rabbi Stephen Leon the first week he moved here in 1986 to lead Congregation B’nai Zion, the Conservative synagogue in this border city.

Europe Rides The Beast: Official EU Symbols Tell Us Exactly What The Global Elite Plan To Do To Humanity

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 1st Topic: Community Forums - The Lisbon Treaty, which came into full effect on December 1st, basically ended the national sovereignty for most European nations.  

Hiding Our Faith

Submitted by: mvgreco, January 31st Topic: Community Forums - That line was used to describe Moses Mendelssohn at a lecture a few of
us attended as part of a series called “Five Centuries of Modern Jewish
Thought.”

Israelis says anti-Semitism peaked in 2009

Submitted by: messianic-believer, January 30th Topic: Community Forums - JERUSALEM -- The findings of an Israeli report released Sunday says 2009
saw the most anti-Semitic incidents in western Europe since World War
II.

Chabad Excommunicates Rabbi

Submitted by: dweinberg, January 27th Topic: Messianic Forums -

A new schism emerged last week in the Lubavitch movement in Israel following reports that one of the leaders of its “messianic” stream had stopped fasting on days marking the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Barak dismisses anti-Semitism charges in Turkey, says he understands Erdoğan’s criticism

Submitted by: mvgreco, January 17th Topic: Community Videos - Top Israeli defense official dismissed on Sunday allegations that anti-Semitism is on the rise in Turkey and downplayed the criticisms of Turkish Prime Minister who had leveled harsh remarks against Israel for the Gaza offensive.

The End of Days?

Submitted by: messianic-believer, January 11th Topic: Community Forums - The Lubavitch branch of Hasidism, known also as Chabad, is the most successful and most controversial movement in American Jewish life. Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson, born in 1902,

Did Noah Get Around in a Circular Ark?

Submitted by: messianic-believer, January 9th Topic: Community Forums -  Ask any Christian, Jew or Muslim to draw you a picture of Noah's ark and you'll probably get a sketch of a regular wooden boat being boarded by a procession of animals – two by two, of course.

Jewish leader rips Obama anti-Semitism envoy

Submitted by: mvgreco, December 28th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - WASHINGTON (JTA) A major Jewish communal leader is criticizing the Obama administration's top official dealing with anti-Semitism.

Swastikas on Walls of Ancient Synagogue in PA City near Hevron

Submitted by: mvgreco, December 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - (IsraelNN.com) A group of Jews, in a rare visit to the ruins of an ancient synagogue in an Arab village southwest of Hevron, was shocked to discover swastikas scrawled on the walls by Arabs.

ISRAEL: Religion everywhere

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, December 20th, 2009 Topic: -

Religion is the opiate of the masses, Karl Marx said. That might be true in some places, but in Israel, this drug induces dangerous hyperactivity. Always a scratch-of-the-surface away, religion is an emotional factor in conflict - between Israel and the Palestinians, between Israelis and themselves.

Kathy's Faith Walk

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, December 20th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

This holiday season is one of feasts

I am glad the holiday season is here. I like the music and the light displays in yards. I like the carolers and the game nights, the faith gatherings and the food. But for me, and many like me, the holiday season began back in October, not with Halloween, but rather, with Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles.

The Persistence of Islamic Anti-Semitism

Submitted by: messianic-believer, December 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A new study released Sunday shows that anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe. The “German Situation” study, which is conducted by the University of Bielefeld Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence...

Jews Arrested for Praying on Temple Mount

Submitted by: messianic-believer, December 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A Jewish father and daughter were arrested for allegedly praying on the Temple Mount, according to reports. 1 comment(s)

Religious Fight Over Messianic-Owned Bakery Continues

Submitted by: dweinberg, December 10th, 2009 Topic: Legal Issues Forum -

What began as a local spat over the kosher credentials of a bakery has turned into a national political drama.

Creation Museum Nativity scene to upset 'stable' images

Submitted by: mvgreco, December 8th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The Creation Museum, the showplace for illustrating a literal understanding of the Bible, has a Christmas surprise for visitors. There will be no Christ child in a stable in the annual Nativity display. 1 comment(s)

Expressing Judaism with a paintbrush

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, December 1st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Barbara Mendes believes her life has been a series of miracles.
Certain events have led her to embrace Judaism and paint vividly colored biblical narratives based on Genesis, Exodus and now Leviticus, the third book of the Torah.

Iran funds comic's 'anti-Zionist' film

Submitted by: messianic-believer, November 29th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A French far-right comedian famed for his antisemitic stunts has revealed he has been receiving funding from Iran to make ‘anti-Zionist’ films.

Archaeologists publish first map of contested sites in Middle East

Submitted by: messianic-believer, November 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A team of archaeologists from UCLA, USC, Israel and Palestinian territories has developed the first map detailing Israeli archaeological activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem – much of it never publicly disclosed.

Movie details rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

'Everybody is my people'

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, November 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Videos - The official title of Colonel Brett Oxman is not "military rabbi," but rather "chaplain," and he's officially assigned to the United States Strategic Command. The number of Jews currently serving in the U.S. military is estimated to be between 10,000 and 14,000, but only about 4,600 identify themselves as Jews; most are not religiously observant, and prefer not to stand out too much. Some report being subjected to religious pressure to convert by their fellow, Christian servicemen. At one California base, when I asked to speak to a Jewish soldier, a young black man showed up and declared himself to be the only Jew there. He turned out to be a Messianic Jew. 

The Stupak Amendment

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, November 23rd, 2009 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - Rep. Stupak’s last-minute anti-abortion amendment to the House health bill - supported by the direct lobbying of several Roman Catholic bishops - could have the effect of removing abortion from the American health care system. It goes way beyond current law that ensures a woman's right to an abortion and pits the theological views of a Christian supremacist minority against the religious beliefs and practices of Americans with many different beliefs.

Israel Charges Extremist With Attempted Murder Of Messianic Family

Submitted by: mvgreco, November 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) Israel has charged a Jewish-American extremist with shooting to death two Palestinians and trying to kill others, including a Messianic Jewish family, who received a booby-trapped package in March 2008 that left their son critically injured.

British TV program to examine UK's 'powerful Israel lobby'

Submitted by: messianic-believer, November 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The UK Jewish community is bracing itself for the screening of a television documentary that questions the work of community organizations and individuals, implying they are part of a "powerful" and "influential" pro-Israel lobby.

MBBS IN UKRAINE

Submitted by: dore00010@gmail.com, November 16th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

Thai tourist visiting boyfriend expelled

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 16th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - When Thai citizen Sirirat Charoenrat planned her trip to Israel to visit her boyfriend, she had no idea of the sort of welcome she would receive. Upon landing at Ben-Gurion Airport on November 5, after an 11-hour flight from Bangkok, instead of being greeted with flowers, she encountered the blank stare of an immigration official who told her she could not enter the country.

Israel Is Real by Rich Cohen

Submitted by: messianic-believer, November 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - With its laboured, punning title, you might expect Rich Cohen's book to be a propagandistic defence of Israel, perhaps arguing that, despite its detractors, the Jewish state is here to stay. Refreshingly, Cohen has a different agenda.

Behold, the messianic!

Submitted by: mvgreco, November 10th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Jack Teitel has attracted a lot of media attention since the Sabbath. An American Jew who made aliyah in 2000, Teitel was arrested by Israeli police and charged with several acts of terror, including the murder of two Palestinians in 1997, the bombing of a leftist Israeli professor’s house and the Purim bombing of a teenage boy.

Israel's anti-Semitic friends

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - There can be few supporters of the Palestinians, still less anti-Zionists, who haven't, at some time or another, been accused of "anti-Semitism." Accusations that anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism have become little more than a ritual exercise in defamation. The danger in making such accusations is, to quote the former Director of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research, Antony Lerman, that it "drains the word antisemitism of any useful meaning." Moreover, its purpose is to discourage criticism of Israel and support of the Palestinians or risk being labeled as anti-Semitic. As I wrote two years ago, "If you cry wolf long and loud enough, when anti-Semitism does raise its head no one will bat an eyelid."

The Goldstone report: A Jewish view By Rachel Barenblat

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - I recently spent an evening on a conference call with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the United Nations fact finding mission on the Gaza conflict.

His commission authored the Goldstone report, which has been received with controversy in some quarters of the Jewish community.

Scientist works with stem cells during day, solves Jewish genealogy riddles in spare time

Submitted by: messianic-believer, November 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Dr. Karl Skorecki works on the cutting edge of molecular science, revolutionizing medicine through genetics and the use of stem cells to test anti-cancer therapies.

Israelis arrest Web Bank settler in attack

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 1st, 2009 Topic: Messianic Believers -

JERUSALEM - Israeli police said Sunday that they had arrested a 37-year-old American immigrant, a West Bank settler, and charged him in an array of killings and terrorist attacks over the last 12 years, including the murders of two Palestinians, the bombing of a leftist Israeli professor's home and the maiming of a 15-year-old boy who belongs to a community of Jews who believe in Jesus. 

More Temple Mount Hijinks

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, October 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Bradley Burston, the Ha'aretz columnist, as well as the newly-appointed vice-president for ritual affairs at my one-man island synagogue, forwarded me some dispiriting news. Apparently, a religious genius of some sort has decided that what the Jews need now more than anything is the ability to deliver prayer notes to the top of the Temple Mount, where God will presumably read them, when He's not busy making plans to destroy the Dome of the Rock. According to the website for this new service, the scheme is entirely kosher:

Magic Inscription of Lilith Found on Human Skull: A Halloween story of the evil eye.

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A recent issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2009, vol. 35, no. 2, has a fascinating article by Dan Levene entitled Rare Magic Inscription on Human Skull.

Threnody: Rethinking the Thinking behind The Jesus Project

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 25th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - With the exception of the King James Bible and Westcott and Hort, the biblical Gilbert and Sullivan of their day, New Testament scholars would be hard pressed to cite examples of “scientific” collaboration prior to the twentieth century.

Buycott Israel

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 20th, 2009 Topic: Forum Archive - Do you support Israel? Are you fed up with calls to boycott Israeli goods and services? Want to do something about it? NOW YOU CAN. Sign up for BUYCOTT ALERTS today.

Israeli Products

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 20th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - During these difficult times, when we can give less to help others, the Israeli organizations that rely on U.S. donations are struggling like never before.

Does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Have Jewish Roots?

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 20th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The world has been transfixed this week by speculation that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a self-proclaimed devout Shiite Muslim infamous for his frequent anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks, may be of Jewish heritage.

Jacques Attali: 'There is no problem of anti-Semitism in France'

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, October 20th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - TEL AVIV/PARIS (EJP)-Jacques Attali, a French Jewish intellectual and economist, believes that "there is no problem of anti-Semitism in France."

Hebrew Calendar Help Needed

Submitted by: EmuL8, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums 4 comment(s)

Israeli Ambassador Rejects American Jews, Embraces Hagee, Christian Zionists

Submitted by: Levi, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Christian Zionists "impair the interests" of Israel in numerous ways.  This is particularly true if one considers the survival of Judaism to be in the best interest of Israel or Jews worldwide.  

Hardly any respite

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - While some calm has returned to the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslim holy site is still under grave threat, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem

Israel accuses report's UN backers of anti-Semitism

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - ISRAEL has responded to the UN endorsement of the Goldstone report with pressure on countries which supported the report and claims of anti-Semitism.

Far Flung

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, October 14th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The title of Far From Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community, the well-meaning but problematic new book by Charles London, has a double edge. On one level, London, a young American Jew who lives in New York, has written an entertaining travelogue about his quest for far-flung and unlikely Jewish communities.

Ancient tombs threatened by quarrying

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - AMMAN - Ancient burial chambers in the Jordan Valley are being threatened by modern development and may be demolished, according to an international report released this week.

Sukkot makes joyful noise

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, October 11th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Hands clapping, voices raised in song, bongos pounding, guitars strumming open chords, tambourines shaking wildly — this was the opening scene of the Feast of Tabernacles at Olive Tree Messianic Temple on Saturday night.

The succa and the swastika

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, October 11th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Succot, 1936. The newly appointed German consul-general to Jerusalem, Herr Walter Doehl, stood at his office window hung with an extravagantly tasseled swastika banner, and gazed with curiosity at the sight of clusters of bearded Jews, all draped in prayer shawls and resplendent in the styles and furs of late-medieval Poland, entering and exiting a ramshackle foliage-thatched booth on the other side of the Street of the Prophets where his legation was situated, each clutching what seemed to him to be a lemon and a palm frond. 

Donation to Ethiopians disappears in MK Molla's account

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 11th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Yedioth Ahronoth investigation reveals that $10,000 transferred to Kadima MK's account five months ago by messianic Christian organization for needy Ethiopian immigrants. Money never reaches its intended destination.

Salt and Light

Submitted by: Levi, October 11th, 2009 Topic: Education Webcasts - Among the ancient Hebrews salt...was used as a preservative, in seasoning food, and in all animal sacrifices it was so essential that it also was used in the sacrificial ordinances  It was a symbol of the covenant made between God and His people in connection with thier sacred performance.

The tropes of 'Jewish antisemitism'

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 10th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The concept of the 'self-hating Jew' has been dignified with a pseudo-psychopathology by those keen to suppress dissent

Speaking out against anti-Semitism is a risky business

Submitted by: Levi, October 6th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - CONSPIRACY THEORIES are rampant in the Middle East. Many people are made to believe that America and Israel are running the whole world and are behind every problem in their countries - from defective chewing gum to Farouk Hosny's failure to head UNESCO.

Palestinian Leaders Deny Jerusalem's Past

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 6th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Jews have no history in the city of Jerusalem: They have never lived there, the Temple never existed, and Israeli archaeologists have admitted as much. Those who deny this are simply liars.

Dreamers of the lost ark

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 5th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - About three months ago, Abune (Father) Paulos, patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, announced that the time had come for him to reveal the answer to one of the greatest mysteries in the history of civilization: the whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant, ostensibly guarded for millennia in a church in Axum, Ethiopia.

The Mask of the Marranos

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, October 4th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - The creation of the modern state of Israel has awakened many dormant cultural pursuits, perhaps none so dramatic as the discovery of long-lost Jews. Every decade or so, another tribe of supposed descendants of biblical Israel—marked by quirky uses of Jewish symbols, eclectic religious observance, and a smattering of Hebrew prayers—is revealed to have been keeping the flame in some remote area of the world, from Africa to the subcontinent. The repatriation to Israel of members of these remnants of the long Jewish exile—from the Bene Israel of India to the Falasha of Ethiopia and the Lemba of South Africa—has been among the most inspiring aspects of the modern “ingathering of the exiles” that has animated the Zionist idea. 2 comment(s)

Muslim Group That Promotes Anti-Semitism To Host Global Interfaith Conference

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A Muslim group hosting an international interfaith conference and touting itself as a leader in interreligious dialogue in fact promotes anti-Semitic rhetoric through its official publication and by statements of its leaders, according to the Anti-Defamation League

Ultra-Orthodox Jews accused of fight to keep ‘Jews for Jesus’ out

Submitted by: messianic-believer, October 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Israel is using an ultra-Orthodox group to crack down on Messianic Jews — who believe that Jesus is the Messiah — and prevent them from staying in the country, officials have told The Times.

Dreaming of an Autumnal Christmas

Submitted by: Levi, September 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

The Messianic Report Blog October 1, 2009 with Don Meecha

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Sukkot is the Great Feast of the Bible and for Messianic believers it holds a special significance because we know Messiah has come and dwelt among us and He will come dwell among us again in even greater Glory!

Public Schools’ Praise Song: Next Step Praying to Obama?

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - It began last year in earnest. But, like a virus far worse than H1N1, it is beginning to spread like wildfire amongst the public school indoctrinators formerly known as “teachers.“ The Obama power grab-supported by his adoring adherents-has just about reached the most monumental proportion of all time. And Dictator-in-Chief Obama may have finally reached the apex of his desires; that of replacing God with himself. Recently, at New Jersey’s B. Bernice Youngs Elementary School, not only were second grade students forced to sing a song of praise to Obama (the parents were not notified that this was occurring) but, Obama’s name was substituted for that of Jesus in the accompanying words and music. After repeated calls by a few of the press, the superintendent of the school system-Christopher Manno-is reported to have issued a statement saying that this specific exercise had not been authorized. Sounds to me as if he’s not really concerned.

Messianic 50 year anniversary in North East India

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Imphal, September 23 2009: With the coming of Messianic doctrine/faith in the remote country India, there was major development within Messianic in the North-Eastern part of India.

Mostly the people of Chin-Kuki-Mizo in the NE were Messianic (Followers of Messiah) and follow the faith/doctrine of Yahweh.

Hate’s spread on Internet a major danger

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - THE transformation of Germany in the 1920s and ’30s from the nation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to the nation of Joseph Goebbels is a specter that haunts, or should haunt, every nation. 1 comment(s)

Clashes at mosque revered by both Jews and Muslims

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Michael Jansen was in the Old City of Jerusalem during clashes at a sacred site between Israeli activists and Palestinians Muslim worshippers

Anti-Semitism Strikes Again in Edison Township, New Jersey

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - (IsraelNN.com) A New Jersey township was hit this week with its second ant-Semitic attack in two weeks, just a few hours after the end of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Yom Kippur: The Messianic Report Blog September 27, 2009 with Don Meecha

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 27th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Israel languishes without the Temple, without the altar of sacrifice, without the atoning blood. Till then, the rabbis impose innovations on the feast insisting that the red blood cells each man prevents by his fasting and his good deeds will serve as atonement for his own iniquity. 1 comment(s)

Egyptian paper: Coins found bearing name of Joseph

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Biblical patriarch ID'd in hieroglyphs, depiction of cow linked to pharoah's dream

Jewish “Women of the Wall” Defy Law to Pray

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 26th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - “A woman at the Wall is like a pig at the Wall.” This was the statement made by Yehuda Getz, the late Chief Rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, following one of the most shocking demonstrations of violence at one of Judaism’s holiest shrines—the Kotel (Western Wall)—on a bleak December morning in 1988. 

For too many, 5769 was the year of the scapegoat

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - President Barack Obama’s Rosh Hashana message had a specific reference which resonated most clearly to those who have observed global events over the past year. 2 comment(s)

Wrong use of the 'P word'

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Throughout the Arab, and most of the Muslim world, the territory between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea is called Palestine while the name, Israel, is blotted out.

Messianic Report Blog w/Don Meecha September 21, 2009

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Rosh Hashannah is not really the new year, nor is it holiday.  It is a very important Appointed Time of God.

Messianic Report Blog w/Don Meecha September 22, 2009

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Are the Days of Awe, just 10 ordinary days? No, for Messianic believers they are a time of celebration in God's salvation, but for those who do not know Messiah Yeshua, they can be a pretty troublesome 10 days.

Swedish paper cleared of anti-semitism

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The Swedish newspaper accused by Israel of anti-semitism has been cleared of the charges by Sweden's chancellor of justice.

Facebook lets users decide who has the Golan Heights

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - As Facebook ramps up its growth abroad, it will have to contend with more highly-charged political conflicts. One of them is how to manage disputed territories like the Golan Heights, a mountainous region connecting Israel to Syria that was captured by Israel in 1967.

Hebrew Calender

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - The Hebrew calendar or Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews, the followers of Judaism and in recent decades, by a growing number of Messianic Jews and Christians. Today, the calendar is predominantly used for religious observances, but is also employed by Jewish farmers in Israel as an agricultural framework.

Long night's journey into day

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 20th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - "As for Assaf Dayan, the son of General Moshe Dayan, in the male lead, I suspect that his father could not only act, speak and think, but even see better." Thus declared John Simon, one of the most acerbic of film critics...

Live Broadcast - Rosh Hashannah

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Webcasts - Tune in to www.MessianicReport.com Friday 7:30pm EST and 11am Saturday for live broadcasts of Rosh Hashannah Services from Toronto, Canada.  LOMMI and the Messianic Report are part of The Messianic Center family.  See how you can be a part of TMC by emailing us at info@TheMessianicCenter.com  La Shannah Tovah!

Museum Center exhibit brings Bible to life

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Having the Holy Bible come to life through artifacts from ancient times and discovering how Cleveland’s own past relates to a collection of Biblical antiquities and anthropological items will be featured at the Museum Center at Five Points.

Messianic Report Blog w/Don Meecha September 16th 2009

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 15th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Continuing with his introduction to the Fall Feasts Dr. Meecha discusses the common theme(s) which run through this seasons Appointed Times.

WHY? Go?

Submitted by: Levi, September 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Yoni Wolf is the wayward son of Messianic Rabbi Michael Wolf of Beth Messiah Congregation near Cincinnati, Ohio. http://www.bethmessiah.net/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=15

Our Class and the bloody history of Poland that refuses to die

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - How could one half of a community kill the other? A Polish play explores a dark era

Have the Jews left the Synagogue?

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - In about a week's time, thousands of Jews will flock to synagogues to mark the High Holydays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and culminating with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. 

Canadian Government’s Fig Leaf of Anti-Semitism

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 15th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums -

Advancing a Right-wing Foreign-Policy Agenda

by Yves Engler / September 16th, 2009

German court fines student for showing Israel flag

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 14th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - BERLIN (JTA) -- A German university student reportedly will appeal a fine for displaying an Israeli flag in response to an anti-Israel demonstration.

Messianic Report Blog w/Don Meecha September 15th 2009

Submitted by: DonMeecha, September 14th, 2009 Topic: - In a short introduction to an E-Blog Series on the Fall Feasts, Dr. Meecha discusses the Biblical Nature of God's Appointed Times and calls on Christianity to acknowledge the necessity of their study and practice.  He states, "From the weekly Shabbat and through the cycle of the annual Feasts we should be presenting ourselves before God as a collective community.  In truth, the time and place where we meet God is not determined by man, but rather by Him and we can only discover these meeting times through the study of the Feasts.  Therefore, by their very nature they are the Theological foundation of our common faith.  For in them we discover, through types and shadows, the Person of Messiah."

I want to see our fences become fringes

Submitted by: mvgreco, September 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Does Jewish secularism have a future? Will there be American Jews half a century from now who are nonbelievers, uninterested in prayer, but nevertheless affirmatively engaged with Jewish identity through culture, language, politics, and community life?

Ancient wall testifies to Jerusalem's strength

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 9th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

Pope Condemns Holocaust at WWII Anniversary Mass

Submitted by: mvgreco, September 8th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - MANCIANO, Italy — Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday recalled the “tragedy of the Holocaust” and the deaths of “tens of millions” in the conflict.

Swedish Blood Libel: The Aftermath

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 7th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet's story (translated into English in full here) accusing the IDF of harvesting Palestinian organs caused an uproar.

PA Sheikh Denies Existence of Holy Temple

Submitted by: mvgreco, September 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - (IsraelNN.com) Once again, the Palestinian Authority denies that the Holy Temple ever existed – despite a Waqf pamphlet from 1925 boasting proudly that the Temple Mount once housed Solomon's Temple.

Culture to the fore in Amman

Submitted by: messianic-believer, September 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Somewhere off the colourfully named Rainbow Street lies Books@Café, a renovated old villa that is part bookshop, part internet café and all round trendy hotspot.

The Refusal to Recognize Anti Semitism

Submitted by: Honeyleft, September 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Blood libels against Jews have been with us from time immemorial. Last week, one occurred in a Swedish tabloid, Aftonbladet, where it was falsely claimed that Israeli troops were murdering Palestinians and harvesting their organs. Rejecting Israeli calls for official condemnation, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt retorted that freedom of expression had to be protected and that he lacked time to edit "all strange debate contributions [emphasis added]." 

Should Circumcision Become Public Health Policy?

Submitted by: Honeyleft, September 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention caused quite a stir last week when word slipped out that the agency was considering, for the first time, making public health recommendations concerning circumcision. In terms of a woman's health, circumcision makes sense because it lowers a man's risk of getting infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases

Thy word is truth: The case of the missing Hittites

Submitted by: mvgreco, September 1st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Man has attempted to show that the Bible is not God's word and they try to find fallacies to back them up.

Don't Criticize Israel, You Anti-Semite

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 31st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - "Isn't it about time people see though the smokescreen? The history of the Jews is full of misfortune and suffering.

A Jew Threatens to Commit Spiritual Suicide

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - In the thread on Robert Novak's death, a reader, Range Rover, leaves this heart-breaking comment on the theme of conversion to other faiths:

Paul Wilbur Bless Israel Benefit Concert Storms into Tampa Bay Area this Weekend

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 27th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Paul Wilbur will be performing benefit concerts August 28th-30th at Without Walls Central in Lakeland, FL, Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, FL, and Suncoast Cathedral in St. Petersburg, FL. All proceeds from these concerts will be going to four different areas of need in Israel: the Bet Elazraki Children's Home in Netanya, the Barzilai Medical Center, The Israel Leadership Institute in Sderot, and American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA).

Musical vision of hell that is heavenly

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 26th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Katarina Livljanic dreamed about founding her own choir ever since she was a little girl growing up during the 1970s in a small Croatian town where she was surrounded by churches.

Love In The House Of The Rabbis

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 26th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Because Eros saturates so much of modern culture, many religious Jews have pushed sexuality, the body and love into the dark background of Jewish life. Orthodox men don black as a hallmark of their identity and Orthodox women embrace austerely modest dress as indicators of their piety.

The Year of the Seed

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 26th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Rich Maisel was your typical Jewish teenager growing up on New York's Long Island in the early 1980s. He had a strong Jewish identity, was a supporter of Israel, and was active in many Jewish social causes. Torah observance, though, wasn't really part of the equation.

Sweden and Israel trade accusations of organ trafficking and anti-Semitism

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 25th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A diplomatic crisis unfolds between Tel Aviv and Stockholm over a Scandinavian newspaper article which accuses the army of Tel Aviv of "harvesting" organs from Palestinians killed in the Territories.

Prof: Christian group courts ‘messianic’ Jews

Submitted by: Shloimi, August 25th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Once again, we see attempts by believers to reach Jews derided by other believers.  Sad that so many don't understand the Great Commission.

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Battle over eastern Jerusalem is set in concrete

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - jerusalem  |  Deep in a valley below Jerusalem’s Old City, a narrow alleyway leads to the remains of three bulldozed Arab homes in an area slated to become an archeological park.

US Jews protest Catholic salvation text

Submitted by: josiah, August 20th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday that their relationship with Roman Catholic leaders is at risk because of a recent US bishops' statement on salvation.

Sweden rejects Israeli anti-Semitism claims

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, August 20th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums -

STOCKHOLM – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has rejected Israeli calls for official condemnation of a Swedish newspaper article about organ harvesting, saying freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy.

Huckabee's pro Israel comments lauded

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, August 20th, 2009 Topic: - A couple of Messianic Jewish leaders are praising former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee for comments he made during a recent visit to Israel.

Light of Messiah Ministries International

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 19th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - LOMMI Toronto Congregation broadcasting live every Shabbat.

'I Am a Jew'

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - As an American Jew who attended the United Nations' conference on racism in Durban, South Africa, with former Irish president Mary Robinson...

Involve clientele in choosing Jerusalem’s chief rabbi

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Including people in search process will promote deeper respect and understanding of rabbi's today's world, create foundation for successful dialogue between rabbi and capital's Jewish citizens and Diaspora Jewry

Reclaiming their right to a rite

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 18th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Bella Goldin and her fellow students are practicing again: chanting their prayers in Hebrew, reading verses from the Torah, going over every detail as they prepare for a ceremony that usually marks the coming of age of 12 and 13 year old Jewish girls and boys.    

Messianic Report Blog w/Don Meecha

Submitted by: DonMeecha, August 17th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Dr. Don Meecha is the Director of Light of Messiah Ministries International and is the Senior Messianic Rabbi of Light of Messiah Congregation of Toronto. Please visit www.MessianicReport.com for more information.

Obama's Two-State Fantasy

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, August 16th, 2009 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, National Security Advisor General Jim Jones was quoted in a classified foreign ministry cable as having told a European foreign minister that unlike the Bush administration, Obama will be 'forceful' with Israel. Jones is quoted as saying: "The new administration will convince Israel to compromise on the Palestinian question" - meaning Israel will be forced into an expedited agreement on a Palestinian state.

Philip Klein's Messianic Jewish faith and music are in perfect harmony

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 16th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Philip Klein's arduous journey to meet his savior Yeshua — the original Hebrew name for Jesus — began more than 60 years ago.

Website Dedicated to Peace in Jerusalem Recently Launched

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem is the theme of a recently launched website dedicated to promoting peace in Jerusalem through prayer, fellowship, and the establishment of a residence where intercessors may live while visiting holy places in Jerusalem. 

Germany names anti Semitism panel

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - BERLIN (JTA)   Germany named a panel of 10 Jewish and non-Jewish experts to an anti-Semitism commission.

Franklin: Some FBI agents anti-Semitic

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 13th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums -  WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The former Pentagon official at the center of the classified information case involving AIPAC staffers accused some FBI agents of displaying anti-Semitism.

WHO ARE THESE JEWS?

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 13th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums -

Jewish Congress accuses United Church debate proposal of anti-Semitism

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 10th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The Canadian Jewish Congress says its relationship with Canada's largest protestant denomination is in jeopardy because of resolutions to be debated at the United Church's general meeting next week.

Jewish women also serve by standing and waiting, new book says

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 9th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - As author Alison Buckholtz tells us at the beginning of her remarkable autobiographical memoir, “Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War...

This Day, August 7

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 6th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

Stone Vessel with 'Priestly Inscription' Uncovered In Jerusalem

Submitted by: messianic-believer, August 5th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - (IsraelNN.com) A rare 2,000-year-old ritual vessel made of limestone and inscribed with 10 lines of text has been discovered in an excavation near the Zion Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Jewish holiday of lurrrve Tu B'Av

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 5th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - More recently Tu B'Av has been marketed heavily as the Jewish alternative to Valentines Day

Soccer or Rosh Hashana? Tourney date leaves some parents upset

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 5th, 2009 Topic: -

In the name of the Father, the Gun and the Holy Ghost, Amen ...

Submitted by: Honeyleft, August 5th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Jesus supports the IDF and he wants his believers to be the best soldiers they can be” is the message that the Messianic Jewish Community gave to a 28... ... 

Early American Jews Found Freedom to Celebrate Autumn's High Holy Days

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 5th, 2009 Topic: -

Press Release Concerning Tel Aviv Shootings

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Videos - MESSIANIC JEWISH LEADER OF CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST GROUP UNEQUIVOCALLY DENOUNCES SHOOTINGS AT GAY AND LESBIAN CENTER IN TEL AVIV

Experts dig up dirt on David and Goliath

Submitted by: mvgreco, August 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Archaeologists are putting some flesh on the bones of the David and Goliath myth by shifting through layers of earth at the site in the Holy Land.

Finding King Herod's Tomb

Submitted by: messianic-believer, July 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - After a 35-year search, an Israeli archaeologist is certain he has solved the mystery of the biblical figure’s final resting place. 1 comment(s)

Israel

Submitted by: acbee, July 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

Am I of this World?

Submitted by: Joshua Blessed, July 29th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Mt.7:17-20

What is Tisha B'Av?

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 29th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Tisha B’Av, also known as “The Ninth of Av,” is a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples. It falls on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, which usually coincides with late July or mid-August on the secular calendar.
A Tragic Day In Jewish History

Don’t Devalue ‘Anti-Semitism’

Submitted by: messianic-believer, July 28th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - In a world where anti-Semitism is on the rise, those who carelessly bandy about charges of anti-Jewish behavior to prove various religious, political or ideological points are doing Jewry a grave disservice.

Palestinians ask Canada to seize Dead Sea Scrolls

Submitted by: mvgreco, July 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - TORONTO // A new exhibit featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls at Canada’s largest museum has ignited Palestinian claims of cultural theft.

McCartney brings Promise Keepers back to Colorado

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - ... attendees to be a tangible blessing to the poor and oppressed and to embrace their Messianic Jewish brothers as their spiritual fathers in the faith. ...

Are Missionaries Targeting The Elderly?

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, July 27th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - While what these women have done is perhaps with the right heart, the foolishness in giving detailed reports to her family afterward only reinforces all the stereotypes about deceptiveness and deceitfullness we are accused of.  As believers, we need to be above board but also sensitive to others when we can't be.  A health care worker led my grandfather to faith right before he died but nobody told my family because it would have been very distressing to them.

Is the Fall of the Tower of Babel a Metaphor for the Demise of a Very High Civilization?

Submitted by: messianic-believer, July 26th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - It is generally a good rule of thumb that a little truth is contained in a lie. The same holds true for legends and mythology, which tend to incorporate factual occurrences surrounded by embellishment and fact altered to the point of incredulity.

Mystery building’ offers a unique glimpse into the life of old Jewish East Baltimore

Submitted by: mvgreco, July 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Nathan Goldberg thumbed through the pages of the BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES two weeks ago and immediately spotted something in a photo that he says he’s known well all of his life. It was of an 84-year-old East Baltimore house of worship building, with an inlaid Star of David at the top with what appears to be a dollar sign in the middle.

Jewish Christian Baker’s Food Ruled “Kosher”

Submitted by: messianic-believer, July 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Religious tensions remained in Israel Thursday, July 16, after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a Jewish baker's belief in Jesus Christ does not make her baked food unkosher.

Experiencing Messianic Judaism

Submitted by: Honeyleft, July 22nd, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - By Leigh Berger, University of South Florida

A My Turns Article

I see stories in people. In every observation and exchange, I'm looking for the stories that make them who they are. If I can hear the stories that create you, sustain you, and shape you, then I can know you. I am trained in narrative ethnography, in participating in people's stories, in observing the way they tell about their experiences, and in creating a written account of what I've seen. I understand and embrace the idea that narrative allows us to better appreciate and comprehend those we share our world with. This is the framework that accompanies me on my life's travels, and it is the framework I took with me when I embarked upon an odyssey that would profoundly impact me: my two year ethnography of Dalet Shalom, a Messianic Jewish congregation.

To see the invisible messiah: Messianic socialization in the wake of a failed prophecy in Chabad

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 21st, 2009 Topic: Education Forums -

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TIME FOR A TEMPLE? Jewish plans to Rebuild the Temple

Submitted by: mvgreco, July 21st, 2009 Topic: - What evidence is there in Israel today that this predicted rebuilding is close to becoming a reality?

Israel rejects call for Palestinian state deadline

Submitted by: Honeyleft, July 12th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Monday rejected a European Union call for the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state by a certain deadline even if Israel and Palestinians fail to agree on a peace deal...

Missionaries Admit to Below-Board Entry to Israel

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - (IsraelNN.com) Missionaries Roy and Mary Kendall boast on their email newsletter of having crept into the Jewish State by not altogether honest means.
 

CLCS Student Unfazed By Move From Brazil To Mayville

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Michail Woods, the son of Daniel and Valerie Woods, has lived in Sao Paolo most of his life. His father heads a synagogue with Baptist Mid Missions, a non profit organization that aims to spread the word of the lord throughout the world.

Internet Fuels Non-Jewish Interest in Shevah Mitzvos Bnei Noach

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - JTA reports: When Jack Saunders began questioning the core religious claims of Christianity in the mid-1980s, it set him on a journey that eventually led to his embrace of the Torah and Jewish teachings.

Luke’s Geographical Propoganda, Acts 2:9-11

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.’” (9,13) 1 comment(s)

"Messianic Jews" accuse real Jews of "hate" just because?

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - we object to these Christians calling themselves Jews. How is that hate? Why are they afraid of others hearing the truth?

Why do jews claim messianic Jews aren't Jews?

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums -

I mean their clue is in that the names are "Jews" check the evidence there, it's not rocket science. Messianic JEWS.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090628080724AAWyfdK

Anthrax : 'Thrash Metal' Rock Star Returns to Music to Share New Faith

Submitted by: dweinberg, July 9th, 2009 Topic: -

Former Anthtrax guitarist Dan Spitz is now a Messianic Jew.  Dan turned his back on music after more than a decade of success with one of the world's fiercest rock bands.  But now, the former lead guitarist with ANTHRAX, one of the pioneers of "thrash" metal," is back with a new song--as a Messainic Jew.

Messianic Judaismbased business opening in Pontiac

Submitted by: messianic-believer, July 7th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - PONTIAC A new religiousbased business and outreach center promoting Messianic Judaism is expected to open in the downtown area.

Messianic Jew's kashrut certificate revoked

Submitted by: mvgreco, July 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Rabbinate cancels kashrut certificate of two bakery shops after learning owner is a Messianic Jew. 'Apostate cannot be considered trustworthy,' says Rabbinate, but Supreme Court overturns decision

Dead sea scrolls exhibit to open at ROM this weekend

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - In times of turmoil, it is best to reflect on what unites us, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says, and that's what the Dead Sea Scrolls can do.

The Secret Jews of the Southwest

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 27th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Crypto Jews. Anusim. Judios. Conversos. They are all terms with different nuances referring to Jews and or their descendants who were forced to convert after Spain and Portugal expelled all non Catholics, but continued to practice Judaism or maintained some Jewish customs even as they and their children migrated to Latin America, Europe, and finally the United States. 1 comment(s)

The Messianic Center on FaceBook

Submitted by: Levi, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - You can access the Messianic Center right from Facebook. Join in today and let's start Bringing Unity to Our Communities!

ADL: Nixon remarks ‘reinforce’ what we already know

Submitted by: Levi, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Startling information is coming out about the Rev. Billy Graham’s anti-Semitism...he raised the subject of Jews with Nixon and commiserated with him about the ‘synagogue of Satan’ and Jews who promote pornography and obscenity. While never expressing these views in public, Rev. Graham unabashedly held forth with the president with age-old classical anti-Semitic canards.

Islamic Society reaches out to other faiths

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

Messianic Conference

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums

Messianic Voice Web-Radio

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

'Ark of the Covenant' about to be unveiled?

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums -

Ethiopian patriarch tells pope he will show artifact to world

 Posted: June 24, 2009
9:35 pm Eastern

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Ark of the Covenant as depicted in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (Paramount Pictures)

Messianic Conference

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - International Nazarene Israelite Assembly: 1st Annual Conference!  AT LAKE YALE BAPTIST CONFERENCE CENTER Leesburg, Florida on JULY 31st - AUGUST 2nd, 2009

Messianic Voice Web-Radio

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

Listen in to MessianicVoice.com web radio streaming audio 24/7 at http://www.messianicvoice.co...

Free Six Lesson Bible Correspondence Course

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

Davar Bible School is offering a Free Six Lesson Bible Correspondence Course. For more information, please visit: http://davarbibleschool.ning.com/

Is there a place for God’s Holy Mountain in Jerusalem?

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Asher Frohlich’s painting of “God’s Holy Mountain” (at right) depicts a scene from an imagined future Jerusalem where Islam’s Dome of the Rock stands beside a rebuilt Jewish temple and worshipers of different faiths mingle in the courtyard.

Chief Rabbi predicts a big rise in anti-Semitism

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - THE UK faces a "virulent new strain" of anti-Semitism, with the number of attacks against British Jews on the rise, the Chief Rabbi said today. Speaking to a national newspaper, Sir Jonathan Sacks discusses his new book, Future Tense, in which he warns of the emergence of an "international" anti-Semitism that is being fuelled by the internet...

The Yahweh of Hosts

Submitted by: Joshua Blessed, June 23rd, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Shalom of Yahweh to you; if I found grace in your sight, and if I indeed your brother. Then you shall delight in Yahweh of hosts at: www.prophecyofyahweh.com. May Shalom of Yahweh rest upon you as you read and listen His servant. Yea, pass these blessing on to all Yahweh's alect. Blessed be Yahweh Sovereign of hosts...

Trial Brings Light to Treatment of Messianic Jews

Submitted by: josiah, June 22nd, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - In 2005, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protestors invaded a Messianic Jewish congregation, overturned furniture and harassed the members for hours. Now, the congregation is suing the chief rabbi of the town and a powerful anti-missionary organization for their alleged involvement in the fracas... 1 comment(s)

Rick Warren to speak at Islamic convention

Submitted by: nadav, June 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

The Plainfield-based Islamic Society of North America is holding out hope President Barack Obama might make an appearance at its convention this year in Washington, D.C., over the Fourth of July weekend. But even if Obama doesn't show, the nation's largest Muslim organization already landed a high-profile guest: Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren.

Messianic “Rabbi” School on Facebook

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, June 21st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums -

Huckabee, Gingrich Call Christians to be Fearless

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- It was called the Rediscovering God in America Event -- Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich and Lou Engle were just a few of the big name speakers calling on believers to be salt and light in an increasingly dark world. Hundreds of believers gathered at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va., where former Gov. Huckabee challenged them to get out of the boat -- and stop living comfortable Christian lives.

Should Jews Shun "Messianic Jews"?

Submitted by: mvgreco, June 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Back in 1998, at the time of Israel 50th birthday, my friend Rabbi Daniel Lapin withstood a harsh round of controversy and criticism from the Jewish community when he spoke at a huge Christian pro-Israel conference in Orlando, Florida. Why? Because the event prominently featured, among its other speakers, some Messianic Jews that is, Jews who believe in Jesus and think, wrongly, that such belief can be coherently melded with Judaism. (Interestingly, one such speaker was Beliefnet's Jay Sekulow.) 3 comment(s)

Federal Judge Allows Ministry to Leaflet at St. Louis Gay Pride Event

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 17th, 2009 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - A federal judge has issued a permanent order allowing a ministry to leaflet at a gay pride event in St. Louis later this month. Ministry members have said they were threatened with arrest by a ranger when they tried to hand out religious fliers at PrideFest in Tower Grove Park in 2006. Some viewed their actions as disruptive and felt they were violating a city ban on leafleting in public parks...

'Doctor shopping' is new drug epidemic

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 17th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A couple of Christian law enforcement officers know experientially what two recent studies said about the social cost of drug use, that the correlation between drugs and crime is strong and intervention is needed.

The Jewish Messiah in the Holocaust by David Lazarus

Submitted by: Levi, June 10th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums

New Parliamentary Alliance to Discover and Eradicate Anti-Semitism in Canada

Submitted by: Levi, June 9th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

The Roman Empire And The Writings of Josephus

Submitted by: angelic2009, June 8th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - I am reading a wonderful book called Josephus: The Essential Works. It's a marvelous book about the Jewish historian who lived during the Roman Empire. He wrote about the Herods. There are different translations. The one easy to understand is by Paul L. Maier....

Thoughts on Obama's Cairo Speech?

Submitted by: Ahava, June 4th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - As many Muslims see hope in American President Obama's speech in Cairo, some feel he didn't make enough concrete promised or plans to improve the Muslim situation in the Middle East. On the flip, many Israeli's are not comforted by his direct opposition to natural development of settlements... 1 comment(s)

MessianicReport Blog w/Don Meecha June 4, 2009

Submitted by: DonMeecha, June 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - I have just returned from a very important series of meetings from which, I pray, will allow LOMMI a broader platform across Canada & most important, some of the support needed to plant more Messianic congregations! As a matter of fact LOMMI is on track to begin planting a congregation this year...

Are birthdays proper to celebrate

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 1st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - After having done a study on the origins of birthdays, I am left to wonder whether we should practice them at all or do them without the overt pagan traditions within them. The pagans believed that the day you were born had some spiritual power and that it was to be celebrated...

Should Christians Keep Old Testament Feasts?

Submitted by: Levi, May 29th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - When God commanded the children of Israel to leave Egypt, He commanded them to eat only unleavened bread with the Passover meal (Ex 12:8). Reading further in Ex 12:14-20 God gives the commandments for the Feast of Unleavened Bread which begins the day after the Lord’s Passover (Ex 12:11). In reference to leaven scripture states “For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses... 5 comment(s)

Pope Offers Support of a 2-State Solution

Submitted by: josiah, May 14th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Pope Benedict XVI joined the nations of the world in calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state during a speech in Bethlehem on Wednesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the Pope to Bethlehem on day three of his five-day visit to Israel...

We Are the Forgotten Church,' say Palestinian Pastors

Submitted by: Levi, May 13th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - The entire population of evangelical Christians in the West Bank and Gaza could fit into one large church in the United States, one pastor from Jerusalem realized after a recent visit to the U.S. 1 comment(s)

Vatican to Stop Missioning to Jewish People

Submitted by: Ahava, May 12th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - In his welcoming address Tuesday to Pope Benedict XVI at Jerusalem's Heichal Shlomo, adjacent to the capital's Great Synagogue, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger said that the pontiff had agreed that the Catholic Church would cease all missionary activity among Jews, and thanked him for the gesture... 10 comment(s)

Israeli President Refused to Apologize for Gaza War

Submitted by: MissEmma88, May 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday called a U.N. investigation accusing Israel of recklessness during the war in Gaza "outrageous" and said the Jewish state will not apologize for defending its citizens against Hamas missile attacks.He conceded that the Israeli military made some mistakes — as all armies do during war... 1 comment(s)

IFBN From Israel

Submitted by: inspiredfaith, May 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Praise, Worship and Teachings 24/7 from Kiryat Yam, Israel. Shalom from Israel, This is an invitation to tune in to Inspired Faith Broadcasting. Internet radio 24/7 from the Holy Land with Praise, worship, teachings and more… Listen to our live broadcast, everyday except Shabbat, live from Israel, 11 PM ET USA, 6-8 AM Israel time...

Messianic Jews Demand Israeli Citizenship

Submitted by: Levi, May 6th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Believers -

Three Messianic Jews residing in Britain filed a petition with the High Court of Justice Wednesday in an effort to convince Interior Minister Eli Yishai to grant them citizenship. John Christopher and Nina and Kevin Aires are members of a faith that believes Jesus Christ is the Messiah but see themselves as Jews

For 61 Years - 61 Reasons Why We Love Israel!

Submitted by: josiah, April 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - I love how you can bring your dog into any café to walk around and no one bats an eyelash....I love tsofim, the Israeli scouts. I swear, these little MacGyvers can take wheat, some duct tape, and a falafel ball and make a nuclear reactor....I love the effectiveness of El Al security. All together now: if El Al doesn't do it, NO ONE SHOULD DO IT. Sorry, Delta, I'm not taking my pants off...

Obama: Bond with Israel 'Unshakable'

Submitted by: Ahava, April 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - On behalf of the people of the United States, President Obama congratulates the people and government of Israel on the 61st anniversary of Israel's independence," said the statement issued Tuesday by the White House.

MESSIANIC SUMMER CAMP!!!

Submitted by: leah, April 28th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - I am new to this site, so I didn't know if anyone had heard about Messiah West Coast? It is a summer camp in California just for messianic youth! I went last year and was so blessed by everyone I met. Just wanted to spread the word so nobody misses out =] If you are interested, the website is www.messiahwestcoast.com where you can read more about the camp.

Levi's Blog about Unity

Submitted by: Levi, April 17th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums 2 comment(s)

Tel Aviv Turns 100 Years

Submitted by: Ahava, April 14th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums -

Tel Aviv kicked off its centennial celebrations last Saturday night with a huge concert in Rabin Square attended by over 200,000 people. The city has only just begun celebrating its 100th birthday with art shows, outdoor concerts, a marathon and the inevitable all-night street party...

Missionary Alan Butterworth to speak at Peace Lutheran Church

Submitted by: MissEmma88, April 13th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Although the Apple of His Eye has a close working relationship with Jews for Jesus, there are two important differences. First, Jews for Jesus is not affiliated with a denomination, and hence does not seek to start Messianic congregations. Apple of His Eye is a mission society of The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod and actively seeks to plant Messianic congregations. Secondly, in order to be a missionary with Jews for Jesus, a person must be Jewish. Apple of His Eye has both Jewish and gentile missionaries....

The Pagan Origins of Easter

Submitted by: messianicmdg, April 12th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - It is not a Christian name. It bears its Chaldean Babylonian origin on its very forehead. The  popular observances that still attend the period  of it's celebration amply confirm the testimony  of history as to it's Babylonian character. The hot cross buns of Good Friday and the dyed egg...

Messianic Voice

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, April 12th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

Pesach DVD (Dr. Don Meecha)

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 7th, 2009 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Join Dr. Don Meecha as he takes you through the Passover Seder. Dr. Meecha presents the Messianic understanding where the New Covenant declares God's son, Yeshua, to be a "better sacrifice" than the Passover Lamb...

Beth El Development Project (Job Openings)

Submitted by: nathat777, April 7th, 2009 Topic: Marketplace Forums -  The following qualified personell are needed for the Beth EL Development Project. Applicants must be messianic jewish and be willing to travle to the Republic of South Africa, as this is the location the project will take place...

Messianic Jewish congregation moves into Created for Caring building

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - The new inhabitants of Bay City's former Created for Caring building hope to breathe new life into the aging structure and create a day-care center to serve working families.

Praying until Jesus returns at Adat Adonai Messianic Jewish Synagogue

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A small Messianic Jewish congregation just north of Toledo is marking the second anniversary of a prayer vigil that has continued around the clock, seven days a week, since 12:01 a.m. on Valentine's Day, 2007.

Messianic Jewish Congregation Makes High-Visibility Move To Shopping Center

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Shuvah Yisrael, a Messianic Jewish congregation, has opened a center in a 6,250-square-foot storefront at the Wintonbury Mall in Bloomfield. The center pairs a worship space with an attached cafe and art gallery, which is intended as a point of outreach to the community. (TIA ANN CHAPMAN / HARTFORD COURANT / February 17, 2009)

BLOOMFIELD — - Wintonbury Mall is your typical shopping center, built downtown in the late 1960s in the wave of urban renewal. It has seen its share of tenants come and go. 1 comment(s)

Fanatical students don't see racism

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Today begins in earnest that detestable, despicable annual campus hate-fest known as Israeli Apartheid Week.

It started in Toronto, five years ago, before metastasizing to nearly 40 universities around the globe: a pile-on of hyperbolic anti-Semitism that de facto equates Zionism with racism, not even pretending to draw distinctions any more.

Broadcaster produces TV series on religious faith

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Canadian journalist Martin Himel visited Asia to complete Twist of Faith.

The collision of current events and religious faith has long intrigued Canadian broadcast journalist Martin Himel, who has been stationed in Israel since the early 1980s.

Canada anti-Semitism at all-time high

Submitted by: mvgreco, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - B'nai Brith audit counts 1,135 attacks on Jews or Jewish targets in 2008, up 8.9% from previous year. Executive VP says government's efforts to curtail phenomenon challenged by 'coalition of hate' that includes terrorist organizations such as Hamas , campaigns by Canadian Arab Federation, neo-Nazi groups

Jewish Players: The Best in Baseball

Submitted by: Ahava, April 2nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - For Jewish fans, searching for Jewish players in Major League Baseball is one of the rites of spring and summer. Discoveries bolster ethnic pride — think of the news that Boston Red Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis, nicknamed “The Greek God of Walks,” is Jewish — but mistakes can lead to embarrassing situations, even for the teams themselves... 1 comment(s)

Why is This Haggadah Different From Others?

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Here’s a Passover riddle: When is a Haggadah not Jewish?

Answer: When it’s got more Jesus than a matzo has holes.
A Jewish anti-missionary group has succeeded in persuading Barnes & Noble booksellers to reclassify a Passover guide from a “messianic Jewish” publisher as Christian, rather than Jewish. The group is also pressuring Amazon.com and Wal-Mart to make similar changes.

Struggles for tourists in the Holy Land

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 30th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Israel joined the World Tourism Organization in 1975. One of the purposes of the WTO is to encourage tourism and free travel from country to country. The Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, enacted by the WTO in 2001 and featured in Hebrew on the Israeli Ministry of Tourism's website, explicitly states (Article 2) that travel for religious purposes, health reasons, as well as education, cultural and linguistic exchanges are particularly beneficial forms of tourism.

The Breakthrough of Christianity in the Middle East

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 29th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Q & A with Tom Doyle, Author of Breakthrough
Hate, killing, tension, and violence are all we read and hear coming out of the Middle East, and yet, God is doing amazing things. The seemingly impossible is happening right now in the heart of the conflict between Jews and Muslims.

Chicago ResTORAHation 2009

Submitted by: DeborahsDrash, March 27th, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - In the Chicago area we are having our 2nd Chicago ResTORAHation 2009 with the Messianic Message of ResTORAHation and our Jewish Roots in Messiah.   See http://www.chicagorestorahation.com for more details.

Should the Pope Remove his Cross at the Western Wall?

Submitted by: josiah, March 27th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - n light of Pope Benedict’s announcement that he is planning on visiting Israel in May, yesterday we posted a question on TMC’s Twitter profile: Should Pope Benedict be forced to remove his cross when visiting the Western Wall in Israel? What do you think? 4 comment(s)

Biblical Diets - Healthy Living, Heathly Eating

Submitted by: Ahava, March 24th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - "Look, I've been there," says Hobbs, of Coral Springs, who lost 200 pounds. "I know what it's like to feel hopeless. However, by making a commitment to God and to myself to be the best I could be, my focus shifted from brownies to better living." 1 comment(s)

A Religious War in Israel's Army

Submitted by: MissEmma88, March 23rd, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - The publication late last week of eyewitness accounts by Israeli soldiers alleging acute mistreatment of Palestinian civilians in the recent Gaza fighting highlights a debate here about the rules of war. But it also exposes something else: the clash between secular liberals and religious nationalists for control over the army and society. 1 comment(s)

Focus on Faith: Jewish artist Ramsdale expresses Christian beliefs in works

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 22nd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Marilyn Heisman Ramsdale has endured some struggles in her life, and she doesn’t mind talking about them. An Albany native now living in South Bethlehem, Ramsdale has a spiritual story that’s a bit more complicated than others: She’s a Messianic Jew, which means she believes in Jesus Christ despite the fact that she grew up in a Jewish family and continues to call herself Jewish...

Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls "Author" Didn't Exist

Submitted by: josiah, March 16th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Biblical scholars have long argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the work of an ascetic and celibate Jewish community known as the Essenes, which flourished in the 1st century A.D. in the scorching desert canyons near the Dead Sea. Now a prominent Israeli scholar, Rachel Elior, disputes that the Essenes ever existed at all — a claim that has shaken the bedrock of biblical scholarship...

Jews & Christians - A Journey of Faith

Submitted by: New Jerusalem Gifts, March 12th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - For the first time ever, a ground breaking, must see, documentary that explores common beliefs, traditions and rituals shared by Judaism and Christianity.  It also examines how contemporary Jews and Christians perceive each other, confront prejudice and stereotypes, and how they can understand and respect one another despite their differences...

Pope to Visit Israel, Yad Vashem

Submitted by: MissEmma88, March 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Pope Benedict XVI, who confirmed on Sunday that he was coming to Israel in May, will definitely visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, The Jerusalem Post was told on Monday. But he will not tour that part of the museum where a photograph of his predecessor Pius XII is displayed with a caption saying the wartime pope did not act to save Jews from the Holocaust.

Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden?

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - For the old Kurdish shepherd, it was just another burning hot day in the rolling plains of eastern Turkey. Following his flock over the arid hillsides, he passed the single mulberry tree, which the locals regarded as 'sacred'. The bells on his sheep tinkled in the stillness. Then he spotted something. Crouching down, he brushed away the dust, and exposed a strange, large, oblong stone.

When is the Shemittah year?

Submitted by: Daniel Gregg, March 3rd, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Those of us who grow gardens and farm farms will need to know when the Shemittah (Sabbatical) year is! The current opinion is based on the work of Benedict Zuckermann from the 1800's. Popular sentiment is that the last Shemittah was Tishri 1, 2007 to Tishri 1, 2008...

World's finest replica of temple took me 30 years to build... and it's still not finished

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 3rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A farmer has spent more than 30 years building a scale model of a biblical temple – and admits it won't be finished in his lifetime. Alec Garrard has hand-baked and painted every clay brick and tile of his replica of Herod's Temple – which measures 6m (20ft) by 3.6m (12ft). The 78-year-old has also sculptured 4,000 tiny human figures to populate the courtyards...

Fanatical Students Don't See Racism

Submitted by: josiah, March 3rd, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - On Friday, Washington indicated it will follow Canada's lead and boycott Durham II, barring some last-minute yield on the resolution. How disappointing this must be for the first black U.S. president – withholding America from an international conference ostensibly about racism... 1 comment(s)

Royal seal impressions from the First Temple period discovered south of Jerusalem

Submitted by: mvgreco, March 2nd, 2009 Topic: Education Forums - A large building that dates to the time of the First and Second Temples, in which there was an amazing wealth of inscriptions, was discovered in a salvage excavation conducted by Zubair Adawi, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the village of Umm Tuba in southern Jerusalem (between Zur Baher and the Har Homa quarter), prior to construction work by a private contractor.

NFL Players Give Credibility to Evangelism

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 27th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - With high-profile athletes like the Arizona Cardinals' Kurt Warner and University of Florida's Tim Tebow elevating the Gospel among sports fans, believers have come to see the "big game" as an opportune time to spread the Good News...

Kristallnacht and Its Aftermath within the German Church

Submitted by: Ahava, February 25th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - The horrors of Kristallnacht were a moment of rejoicing for Bishop Martin Sasse, head of the Protestant church of Thuringia. A night that brought riots, looting, beatings and widespread destruction of synagogues and Jewish property seemed to fulfill Sasse’s hopes: the Nazi regime was finally ridding the Reich of Jews.

Sincere questions that I would appreciate input :)

Submitted by: Robin, February 25th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Would anyone be able to explain "Messianic Dance", whether it’s your own experience or just know what it is….other than dancing very festively to "Hava Nagila (one of my favorite songs just for the sheer happiness it instantly brings), I would love to know more. 5 comment(s)

Israelis: Nation Needs Leadership

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 24th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - LAKELAND | By most accounts, Israel has been dealing with a series of political crises in recent years, culminating in this month's elections. The result was a badly divided parliament, and negotiations have so far failed to produce a governing coalition.

Answering Jewish Objections - Isaiah 53

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, February 24th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Found this analysis of Isaiah 53 on a Jewish website.  We tackled it during our Messianic Living Bible study one night and here's how we answered these objections.

Answering Jewish Objections - General

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, February 24th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - This is a list of general objections that we looked at. What about the Holocaust? – This is the number one objection Jews raise and being able to answer it biblically with sensitivity will have you well prepared for discussing Yeshua with Jewish people...

Rabbi Reveals Name of the Messiah

Submitted by: mvgreco, February 23rd, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Shortly before he died, one of Israel's most prominent rabbis wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which he requested would remain sealed until now. When the note was opened, it revealed what many have known for centuries: Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus), is the Messiah.

Yad L'Achim Calls Messianic a "Dangerous Cult"

Submitted by: Ahava, February 19th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Asked to name the most dangerous cults in Israel, Rabbi Kluger said, “Messianic Jews, Scientology, and Je-hova’s Witnesses. They target religious and non-religious Jews all over the country, and we must be vigilant.” 1 comment(s)

An Objective View on Messianics...from a Jerusalem Post Writer

Submitted by: josiah, February 18th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - A thousand Messianics, many of them Jews born to Jewish mothers and fathers, were gathered at night in a kind of safe house, singing to Jesus. They didn't seem threatening, they seemed innocent and vulnerable. Out of the public's sight, they were giving voice to their freedom of religion... 3 comment(s)

Praying until Jesus returns at Adat Adonai Messianic Jewish Synagogue

Submitted by: Eliyahu, February 15th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - A small Messianic Jewish congregation just north of Toledo is marking the second anniversary of a prayer vigil that has continued around the clock, seven days a week, since 12:01 a.m. on Valentine's Day, 2007. One member termed it a miracle that the congregation has been able to keep the vigil going nonstop for so long. 1 comment(s)

Pagan Roots of Valentine's Day

Submitted by: messianicmdg, February 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Where did St. Valentines day come from? You might suppose that school teachers and educators would know. But do they? How many of you were taught the real origin of Valentines Day? Why should you observe the custom of exchanging valentines? 2 comment(s)

Church & Worship / Encountering Anti-Semitism

Submitted by: Robin, February 13th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Funny things can happen when people, sometimes close to you, or not, find out that you’re jewish, eventhough you are worshipping as any other born again believer.  At times, I have felt that I need to tone down my jewish pride, then think that I’ve been a sell out in doing so.  At present, I’m worshipping at a Pentecostal church with my gentile boyfriend and have found the people to be quite welcoming for the most part. 2 comment(s)

The Israeli Elections Today

Submitted by: MissEmma88, February 10th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - As far as the Believers in Israel are concerned, the Prime Minister is not nearly as important as who ends up being Interior Minister. The Interior Minister sets policies/priorities for the police and also for issues concerning visa applications, citizenship requests, etc.

"Ancient" Syriac bible found in Cyprus

Submitted by: bfreedom, February 9th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Authorities in northern Cyprus believe they have found an ancient version of the Bible written in Syriac, a dialect of the native language of Jesus. The manuscript was found in a police raid on suspected antiquity smugglers. Turkish Cypriot police testified in a court hearing they believe the manuscript could be about 2,000 years old.

Introduction

Submitted by: Lizzie , February 9th, 2009 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - My name is Elizabeth, Liz for short, and though this may not be a very long introduction, I did not want to go to sleep without at least introducing myself.. I am a mother of two good girls, and have always known that there was a GOD, I believe Jesus is the messiah, and have been drawing nearer and nearer to this faith.

Where is Jesus in the Old Testament?

Submitted by: Ahava, February 8th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - I asked the site, "Where is Jesus in the Old Testament?The database rephrased my question to "Why don't Jews believe Jesus was the Messiah?" It then provided answers dissecting Isaiah 53 (a major messianic text) and stating messianic prophecies Jesus did not fulfill, such as ushering in world peace and gathering in the Jewish Diaspora. 2 comment(s)

Sacred Names - What are acceptible uses of the Divine Name?

Submitted by: messianicmdg, February 2nd, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Sacred Names - What are acceptible uses of the Divine Name? YHWH? Yahway? Yahweh? Yahuah? God? Adonai? Yeshua? Yahshua? Yahushua? Jesus? Which?

Has "Messianic Judaism" proven ineffective in evangelizing Jews?

Submitted by: josiah, February 1st, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - Despite their founders’ incessant denials and their unceasing attempts to worm these institutions into the mainstream Jewish community, these "synagogues" have almost always been rightly perceived to be Evangelical Christian Churches in the guise of Jewish houses of worship....

Light and Mercy

Submitted by: Shiranng, January 25th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Light and Mercy is an Israeli non-profit organization established with the vision of Jews and non-Jews working side by side…providing relief to terrorist victims wounded soldiers; lone soldiers who left their homes to join the IDF; and the poverty stricken.

Aliyah Ephraim

Submitted by: edah1308, January 23rd, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums - ...having been socialized as Greico-Romans, loving and searching for G-d as Christians, and finally arriving to the beginning of a true walk with Y'shua as engrafted Jews... 2 comment(s)

US Navy Tells Messianic Jewish Chaplain He Must Wear Cross

Submitted by: mvgreco, January 21st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - Observant Jews have applauded the Navy’s decision regarding Michael Hiles, a Messianic Jew who applied to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy. 3 comment(s)

Biblical Hospitality - Is it All About Food?

Submitted by: bfreedom, January 21st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - In this day and age, when we say hospitality, we automatically think of such things as food, drink, lodging and good times. Although this is part of biblical hospitality, it is not the full meaning. The purpose believers gather, primarily is to worship God. The act of worshiping God has a number of elements... 2 comment(s)

Interesting Facts - Nobel Prize

Submitted by: Eliab, January 20th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - How does this effect the world as a whole in light of the siduation in the middle east is best summurized in the statement by Benjamin Netanyahu: "If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel"

Yes, it's anti-Semitism

Submitted by: mvgreco, January 6th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - CRITICIZING Israel doesn't make you anti-Semitic: If it's been said once, it's been said a thousand times. Yet somehow that message doesn't seem to have reached the hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who turned out last week to protest Israel's military operation in Gaza. As their signs and chants made clear, it isn't only the Jewish state's policies they oppose. Their animus goes further.

Some Differences Between Hamas and the Nazi Party

Submitted by: mvgreco, January 4th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums - I find the current situation deeply sorrowful, harrowing. There is one aspect of it that I think needs clarification, a clarification that will help thinking about the situation as a whole, and that is the analogies between Hitler, the Nazis and Hamas.So, as the author of Explaining Hitler, having spent some time studying the subject, I thought I would point out a few differences.–The Hamas founding covenant explicitly calls for the extermination of all Jews.

Onward Messianic soldier? Israeli believers weigh in on Gaza war

Submitted by: mvgreco, December 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - During these times of wars and rumors of wars, one of the hottest debates among believers in Jesus be they Messianic Jews or Gentile Christians is whether or not we should participate in or support the use of armed force against our physical enemies. 1 comment(s)

Prayer Request from Israel for Gaza War

Submitted by: Ahava, December 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums -

I received this prayer request yesterday from a man named Aaron living in Israel..."Thank you all for praying about the situation here in Israel. There are some other areas that need prayer but I need to give you some background so you'll know what's really going on. I urge you to take the time to read this. It'll only take a couple of minutes and it's actually kind of important...

Chapel Mision Hebrew

Submitted by: troy, December 28th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums -

I am a chaplain, and I minister to the christians about their jewish roots. http://uschaplain.mysite.com/index.html

I am Gentile and observe Chanukah! Why?

Submitted by: messianicmdg, December 24th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - I am Gentile and observe Chanukah! Why? First off all there is nothing from Torah, the Prophets and the B'rit Chadashah or in Gentile terms nothing from Old testament to new testament that commands a gentile to observe Chanukah.

Happy Chanukah - The Feast of Dedication!

Submitted by: josiah, December 21st, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Hanukkah (Hebrew: חנוכה‎, Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights...

India steps up security to keep Christians safe at Christmas

Submitted by: Ahava, December 19th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Police in India have stepped up security across India but especially in trouble hotspots Orissa and Karnataka to ensure a peaceful Christmas for Christians. In Bangalore, Karnataka, which recently witnessed a series of attacks on churches and a number of accusations against Christians... 1 comment(s)

What is the role of Mary, the Mother of Jesus?

Submitted by: MissEmma88, December 18th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Jesus is very clear in Luke 4:8 when he says, "You shall do homage to the Lord your God; Him alone shall you adore." Catholics are famous for their devotion and intercessions to Mary, the mother of Jesus. What role or place does Mary server in your life? How do you view her significance in the Gospels?

Messianic Jews Detained at Airport

Submitted by: josiah, December 14th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A Messianic Jewish couple spent more than eight hours in detention at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport Sunday, charged with alleged missionary activities.Jamie Cowen, a US immigration attorney, and his wife, Stacy, in Israel to visit their two daughters, were not freed until they signed a document promising not to engage in missionary activities...

Faith-Healing Parents Let Infant Die Now Face Charges

Submitted by: Ahava, December 11th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - A couple accused of letting their infant daughter die by relying on prayer, rather than medicine, today asked that the charges be dropped, arguing that they infringe on their freedom of religion and their right to raise their children in their own way. 4 comment(s)

Heathen Origins of Christmas

Submitted by: messianicmdg, December 9th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - I am going through all my booklets I have on the topic so you can read my resources. If you want to write an article or book on the topic please feel free to use
as you like.

What Have Others Said about Jesus?

Submitted by: MissEmma88, December 8th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Napoleon said, "I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creation of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men...

Pagan Roots of Christmas Resources

Submitted by: messianicmdg, December 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Pagan Roots of Christmas Resources - I am going through all my booklets I have on the topic so you can read my resources. If you want to write an article or book on the topic please feel free to use as you like.

Should We Celebrate Christmas?

Submitted by: Ahava, December 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Today, Christmas is a very popular holiday. However, as is often the case, what is popular is not always right and what is right is not always popular. Christmas means 'mass for Christ'. The name of the holiday is much newer than the holiday itself. The customs associated with Christmas, in one form or another, have been celebrated for literally thousands of years. 'Christmas' is just a new name for an old holiday. 1 comment(s)

Ben Stein's Expelled

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, November 30th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Ben Stein, comedien and former Nixon speech writer released the movie Expelled: No intelligence allowed.  It received very little cinema play, unlike its foil Religulous by Bill Maher, which has received much media support, and has been savaged by blogs and critics.  Yet, after having watched it, I can understand why.

A TIme to be Thankful

Submitted by: josiah, November 26th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, and is a harvest festival. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members...

Is Messianic Judaism Dying in Israel?

Submitted by: TMC, November 6th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A look at recent discriminatory activity in Israel by Jewish citizens will reveal that they have never been more against the Messianic activities occurring in parts of Israel, reports TheMessianicCenter.com, a social networking website dedicated to uniting the worldwide Messianic community. 3 comment(s)

Signs of the End Times

Submitted by: Ahava, November 5th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

With the current situation in the Middle East and a noticiably high level of natural disasters occuring around the world, these events have many people wondering if the end times signs are falling into place. In Judeo-Christian religions, the End times are often depicted as a time of tribulation that precedes the appearance or return of the Messiah, Yeshua...

Obama Wins - What Might this Mean?

Submitted by: MissEmma88, November 5th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - When the world first heard of Barak not even 2 years ago, the first thing I heard is that he is a guy who came out of nowhere and now many flock to his side. When I heard this, I thought of the anti-christ. If he turns out to not be the antichrist, then his message can be a great thing! 5 comment(s)

Biblical Perspective on the U.S. Elections

Submitted by: josiah, November 4th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - "Today, the American people are not voting for any one man; we're voting to preserve the moral fiber of our nation, for U.S. soldiers on the battlefield, for the persecuted church in faraway lands, for millions of unborn children, and for the memory of the men and women who died so that our ballots might count," the FRC stated. 1 comment(s)

Gerut

Submitted by: nybergjohn, November 3rd, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - 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. 1 comment(s)

Messianic Jews Leaving 'Churches'

Submitted by: Eliab, November 2nd, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Messianic Congregation or Church? Some Israeli believers in Jesus say Messianic congregations have abandoned their Jeiwsh identity. 1 comment(s)

Don King: "I love Israel and the Jewish people"

Submitted by: Ahava, October 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The African American community should learn from the way Jews appreciate their historical struggles, legendary boxing promoter Don King said in Tel Aviv on Monday. Don King, here as a guest of The Peres Center for Peace yesterday, believs African-Americans have a lot to learn from the story of Pessah Seder.

DVD Preview: Inside Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again

Submitted by: Greg, October 26th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Dylan speaks in archived footage from the era “The old stuff’s not gonna save them and uh… I’m not gonna save them. Neither is anybody else gonna save them. They can boogie all night. It’s not gonna work.” 1 comment(s)

A Real Life Ten triber and called out ones community! Come!

Submitted by: Mia, October 21st, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - It is Thursday evening you are getting off from work and you know tomorrow is Preparation day for the Sabbath, You’re short of Challah and you need new candles. There is gefilta fish waiting but, no Zimmer’s at home, no egg noodles, but no worry. 4 comment(s)

Looking closer at the Ephraimite debate

Submitted by: John Diff, October 21st, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Sandy Bloomfield, a Messianic Jewish Believer, offers an interesting, "insider's" view of the religious politics surrounding the Ephraimite debate.

Coffin Fragment Of 'Son Of The High Priest' Found

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 12th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The Bible and other Jewish sources are full of details about the priests and high priests, from the descriptions of their garments as described in the Book of Exodus, to the number of high priests who served in the First and Second Temples. Now archaeology is providing new evidence to show the institution indeed existed: a fragment from the lid of a sarcophagus, bearing the inscription "son of the high priest" in a Second Temple-era script.

New Bible Is a Matter of Time

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 10th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - The "Chronological Study Bible" will be released this fall in the midst of a Bible-publishing boom in the United States. In an industry that now has as much to do with profits as with prophets, Sanford expects his new edition to have wide appeal. 1 comment(s)

The World is a Dangerous Place for Jews

Submitted by: ksas, October 9th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The world has always been a dangerous place in which to be a Jew. The climax of modern era anti-Semitism came during my lifetime in the last century with the Nazi Holocaust, the wholesale effort to kill every Jew, man, woman and child in Europe, with the "Final Solution." It promises to repeat itself if Iran is permitted to obtain nuclear weapons.

Israeli Jews in Acre Subjected to Terrorism on Yom Kippur by Arabs

Submitted by: josiah, October 8th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums -

Serious clashes between the Jews and Arabs of Acre left dozens of wrecked cars, smashed windows, flat tires and uprooted trees on the eve of Yom Kippur, Wednesday. At the end of the riots, three people were lightly wounded, eight people were arrested, the windows of 40 stores had been smashed, and 120 vehicles were damaged...

The Messianic Center Announces Community-Based Online Networking Operations

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 6th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The Messianic Center announces a community-based networking operation to Messianic ministries, congregations, organizations, recording artists, authors, and communities. The Messianic Center offers a platform so that members can make one’s voice heard in a respectful, mature manner.

Shalom Rabbi

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, October 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

A couple of months ago, I had an email conversation with a Rabbi in the North Eastern U.S. about a sermon he wrote for his synagogue on why Jews should not be evangelized.  I sent him an email rejecting his position and lo and behold, he actually responded.  What ensued was a dialogue over a few days on why I could not be Jew. This is the essence of what we believers face from the community...

Jews Blamed for U.S. Financial Crisis

Submitted by: MissEmma88, October 2nd, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - In the wake of the collapse of major investment banks and the government's proposed bailout of financial institutions, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is reporting a dramatic upsurge in the number of anti-Semitic statements being posted to Internet discussion boards devoted to finance and the economy. Hundreds of anti-Semitic posts regarding Lehman Brothers and other institutions affected by the subprime mortgage crisis have been submitted to discussion boards dealing with finance...

Accused of anti-Semitism, Ahmadinejad meets Jews

Submitted by: Ahava, September 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A day after being accused of making anti-Semitic comments at the United Nations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met a fringe group of ultra-religious Jews who seek the dismantling of the state of Israel. "Zionism has greatly weakened and, God willing, it will be destroyed soon and then all Jews, Muslims and Christians can live peacefully with one another," Ahmadinejad said... 1 comment(s)

Rise in Violence Against Messianic Jews and Christians

Submitted by: josiah, September 29th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Violence against Christian evangelical and Messianic Jewish communities in Israel increased significantly during the period between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, according to the US State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

Singer Pat Boone Celebrates Christian-Jewish Fellowship

Submitted by: Ahava, September 29th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Four hundred people, most of them either Jewish or evangelical Christian, gathered in the Loop last night to celebrate a quarter century of their work in the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Shanah Tovah!

Submitted by: TMC, September 29th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Monday evening marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. During this time, Israelis greet one another with the Hebrew greeting 'Shanah Tovah,' which means 'Happy New Year.' In Israel, it's a national celebration but with deep biblical roots. The city is filled with the sights and sounds of the holiday.

Israeli citizenship and non-Jewish faith

Submitted by: MissEmma88, September 26th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The US State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom this year mentions claims by the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ), a legal advocacy group for religious rights that represents mostly evangelical Christians and Messianic Jews, that the Interior Ministry refused to process immigration applications from persons entitled to citizenship under the Law of Return if it was determined such persons held Christian or Messianic Jewish religious beliefs.

*NEW Blog Feature Added to "My Profile!"

Submitted by: TMC, September 24th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Keeping within The Messianic Center's goal of uniting the Messianic community, we are introducing brand new features to strengthen our social networking opporuntities! Recently, TheMessianicCenter.com has upgrade its members' "My Profile" features to include a personal blog. Your personal blog is where you can keep up with your friends.

Be BOLD! Be STRONG!!!

Submitted by: Joseph Vitkus, September 24th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Satan knows the weaknesses of man. He has man's nature down to a science.Greed, sex, alcohol, drugs, gambling, food are the most base weaknesses. So satan uses the modern day media to flaunt his message of "greed is good," sex is great any way that you can get it no matter what form it takes, alcohol is socially acceptable, drugs are the "in thing," gambling is just harmless entertainment, and food is a necessity of life that we should enjoy no matter how much of it we eat.

Ahmadinejad's Speech to the U.N. Put His Anti-Semitism on Full Display

Submitted by: Ahava, September 23rd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said yesterday's speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the United Nations General Assembly "put his anti-Semitism on full display" and shows the true threat that the Iranian regime poses to the West.

Respect for Religious Freedom Declining in Israel

Submitted by: josiah, September 21st, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums -

Respect for religious freedom in Israel has been declining, according to the most recent U.S. State Department report. An increase in "societal abuses and discrimination" against "some evangelical Christian groups as well as Messianic Jews" has contributed to a "slight decline in respect for religious freedom" in Israel, according to the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

A Girl With An Apple

Submitted by: MissEmma88, September 21st, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - This is a true story and you can find out more by Googling Herman Rosenblat.  After surviving the death camps during WWII, he was Bar Mitzvahed at age 75.

New Tablet Reveals Messiah's Resurrection

Submitted by: Ahava, September 11th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - A tablet containing over 80 lines of Hebrew was uncovered. Standing 3ft tall, the tablet dates from right before Yeshua's birth and seems to be stirring up the archeological and Biblical worlds because it may talk of a messiah who will rise form the dead after three day. If this message is confirmed, it will cause a re-evaluation of the popular and scholarly views of the role of Yeshua and his crucifixion, death and resurrection.

Heisman Winner Tim Tebow - Spreading the Word

Submitted by: ksas, September 9th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums -

One of the most notable celebrity-doing-good-for-mankind interviews was the piece ESPN aired on University of Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. Tebow speaks in the interview about wanting to use what he's been given as a platform to further the Kingdom of God...

Mezuzahs on Righteous Gentiles' Homes?

Submitted by: josiah, September 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - I recently came across a couple of posting in a Jewish blog, and wanted to know what other Messianics think about Gentiles placing a Mezuzah on their doorways? "I am not Jewish, I am Catholic. I have been reading about the Mazuzah and the meaning of placing a Mazuzah at one's doorway. Would it be inappropriate or even sacrilegious for a Catholic to place a Mazuzah on his doorway?" 6 comment(s)

Celebrating the Feast of Trumpets: Rosh Hashanah

Submitted by: MissEmma88, September 2nd, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

"These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their seasons. In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, you will have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." (Lev 23:4,24). Notice, it does not say these were the feasts of the Jews or the feasts of the Christians, but the feasts of the Lord. They are to be celebrated in honor of our Lord!

McCain Chooses Palin: What does this mean?

Submitted by: Ahava, September 2nd, 2008 Topic: Kay's Blog - One day after the conclusion of the much-hyped about Democratic national convention, Senator McCain announced his Vice-Presidential running mate in hopes of killing some of Senator's Obama's rolling momentum with the choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Not much has been know about Palin prior to McCain's annoucement, so who exactly is Palin and why did McCain choose her? Palin has the potential to refocus attention on the issue of reform - she is what Obama just pretends to be... 5 comment(s)

A New Service for Messianic Teachings

Submitted by: John Diff, August 25th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - I have discovered a new service called Digital Bema, that is about to be launched. It is an Internet-based, file streaming program that delivers Messianic teachings directly to your computer.

Messianic Discrimination - What is the limit?

Submitted by: josiah, August 22nd, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Things are really heating up in Israel as blatant discrimination against Messianic Jews living in the land has risen sharply, following the Bible-burning escapade in Ohr Yehuda by a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews. And one has to wonder, what is the limit to these acts of violence and hate? How far is the Israeli government going to let it go? 1 comment(s)

Malachi 3:3 - The Purifier of Silver

Submitted by: MissEmma88, August 18th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums -

Malachi 3:3 "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled some women in a bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

Letter from recording artist, Aviad Cohen

Submitted by: ksas, August 13th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - You want to know why they loved me as 50 Shekel? Because I was naive, confused, Scripturally ignorant, Zionistic as opposed to a praiser of Yahweh instead of a praiser of Yiddishkeit and Judaism, I was their puppet to keep Jewish children in religious confusion and to continue instilling false pride. But now, I read the Scriptures and see their hypocrisy is not in alignment with the Tanakh... 16 comment(s)

Is the Messianic Movement Growing in Israel?

Submitted by: josiah, August 12th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus, know as Messianic Jews, is getting a lot of attention. It is the opinion of many leaders that the growth is the strongest it's been since Yeshua and some believe that the Messianic movement could be on the verge of a great revival. Leaders feel that that it is the first time where the Israeli society in general is so open to consider who Yeshua is and is considering Him as the Messiah.

The Messianic Center: Suggestion Box

Submitted by: TMC, July 28th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - We want to know what you think! Please provide any constructive feedback on ways to improve The Messianic Center website! 3 comment(s)

Oily Politics

Submitted by: eliahu, July 24th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Its quirky and ironic, that the very oil which the outgoing Bush Presidency has repeatedly asserted as never being part of his motivation for the invasion of Irak, should by near end of his administration become a life afflicting bite on America's collective rump and economic well being.  1 comment(s)

Messianic Jews, A Miracle

Submitted by: Levi, July 24th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus is getting a lot of attention. Many leaders say it's the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival. "This is the first time where we've seen Israeli society in general being so open to consider who Yeshua is... 1 comment(s)

Prayer

Submitted by: Daria, July 22nd, 2008 Topic: Community Forums -

Something that has been on my mind a lot lately is prayer. I think that all of us can say we're not praying as much as we should be. In the persecuted Chinese church, it is common for believers to pray there for several hours at a time.

annas blog

Submitted by: annmichelle, July 22nd, 2008 Topic: - hey guuys sorry i havent been doing this...

Messianic Inmates Discriminated in Ohio Prisons

Submitted by: ksas, July 20th, 2008 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - It was recently reported that Messianic Jews in an Ohio prison claim to be receiving unfair treatment with concern to their beliefs. Messianic inmates in a Mansfield, Ohio prison feel discriminated against after being denied Kosher meals due to financial reasons.

Israeli-Hezbollah Prisoner Swap Complete

Submitted by: josiah, July 16th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The Israeli-Hezbollah prisoner swap was completed today at the Israeli border. Hezbollah returned the bodies of 2 Israeli Defense Soliders that went missing in the 2006 Lebanese War. The fate of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser remained unknown until this morning, when the Red Cross carried two black coffins across the border into Israel. 4 comment(s)

Shocking info about use of Yahshua and Yahuah names

Submitted by: messianicmdg, July 14th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Shocking info about use of Yahshua and Yahuah names:  Ok folks I am just about to take a 360 here, check out this audio for yourself: click here. Click folder HaShem, then double click on the Listen here first. Listen to the mp3s and then go back and read the pdf files.

Michaela's Blog

Submitted by: microse, July 7th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums 3 comment(s)

Anna's blog

Submitted by: annmichelle, July 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums 1 comment(s)

2008 Messiah Conference

Submitted by: Levi, July 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums 2 comment(s)

The Process of Salvation

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, July 3rd, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - You may have been told that you are saved, the Scriptures actually teach that salvation is a process which we "work out" (Phil. 2:12) with two primary phases. The first of these phases takes place now, but the second phase does not take place until the resurrection.

Anna's blog

Submitted by: annmichelle, June 30th, 2008 Topic: 1 comment(s)

Michaela's Blog

Submitted by: microse, June 30th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums 2 comment(s)

Anna's Blog

Submitted by: annmichelle, June 30th, 2008 Topic: 2 comment(s)

How to Upload a Video?

Submitted by: Ahava, June 30th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Can someone please help walk me through uploading a video to this website? I think it's so amazing that TMC is offering its members the ability to upload our personal videos to share with our community, and I just want to make sure I'm doing the process correctly! Thanks!
8 comment(s)

Lakeland Outpouring

Submitted by: ElShaddai, June 27th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - What do you think about the Lakeland Outpouring in Florida?  We went to it last month and have been watching it every night on GodTV.com and the healings are miraculous.  This is being seen all over the world "live".  Never has this been done before.  I am Messianic and my dad's grandmother was a Sefardic from Spain.  21 comment(s)

Shavuot (Pentecost)

Submitted by: Eliyahu, June 25th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - It is interesting to note that the Old and New covenant were both cut on the same day "Shavuot." On Mount Sinai the Law was written on stone tables, Moses came down the mountain, there was a fight between the worshipers and the Levites and about 3,000 fell. On Shavuot the same day 1,500 years later the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) fell on the 120 in the upper room and the Body of Messiah (Assembly) was born. That day the law was written on the hearts of men (not on stone tablets) and about 3,000 were saved.

Two-House Doctrine Debate

Submitted by: TMC, June 24th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

Replacement Theology teaches that the Church has replaced the Jews as God's chosen people. This theology is obviously heretical, stands in direct opposition to the entire Messianic movement, and should be discarded. I applaud The Messianic Center for taking steps to thwart the promotion of this false doctrine.

Check out this event: Introducing Hebrew Inspirational Artist Yahaloma

Submitted by: messianicmdg, June 22nd, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums

Defending the Book of Hebrews

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 20th, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - The Book of Hebrews has in recent years and months, come under attack in some quarters of the Messianic movement.  In response to these attacks we have recently published a new free booklet from the Worldwide Nazarene Assembly of Elohim "In Defense of the Book of Hebrews." 1 comment(s)

Yahowah יחוח and the messiah Yaho-oshu-wah

Submitted by: messianicmdg, June 17th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums -

2 Thess. 2:3-11 Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed. ( Just who is this person) who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called (gd) or that is worshipped; so that he as (gd) sitteth in the temple(or church), shewing himself that he is gd) Just who is sitting in the churches of today? 

Some Thoughts on What is Torah

Submitted by: bfreedom, June 12th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The summer months are upon us and time to enjoy God’s creation. While studying the topic biblical hospitality it came as no surprise it starts with an understanding of what is the Torah.

Senator McCain on US-Israel Partnership

Submitted by: TMC, June 11th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - If Hamas/Hizbullah succeeds here, they are going to succeed everywhere, not only in the Middle East, but everywhere. Israel isn't the only enemy.

Muslim World Population Reaches a High

Submitted by: Ahava, June 11th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - According to recent statistics, Muslim have surpassed Catholicism for the very first time in history as the world's largest religion. 6 comment(s)

Statement on Two-House Doctrine

Submitted by: TMC, June 10th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The Messianic Center promotes and encourages open discussions on many topics in an intelligent and respectful manner; however, The Messianic Center does not and will not circulate or endorse any...

Messianic Kosher

Submitted by: Ahava, June 9th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Torah Kosher is simply following the Bible’s instructions, as understood by the simple meaning, regarding dietary observance.

Understanding Paul

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 8th, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Paul is almost certainly the most misunderstood author in the Scriptures. In order to grasp the confusion surrounding the understanding of Paul, let us examine five verses as they appear in the King James Version.

Promoting the Messianic Movement

Submitted by: John Diff, June 5th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - This is one of the very few times that I have seen the Messianic community attempt to garner public attention through activism. With this in mind my questions are: What other promotional tactics do you think the Messianic movement should use to get our messages out? How do you think the public will respond to such activism?

Hamas claims Jews planned the Holocaust

Submitted by: Ahava, June 5th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Hamas is now claiming that prominent Jewish leaders made the decisision to plan and execute the Holocaust to get rid of handicapped Jews, and coined the term "Holocaust" to describe these murders. 1 comment(s)

Social Networking: A New Opportunity for Messianic Jews

Submitted by: MissEmma88, June 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Social networking websites continue to appeal to niche markets that share common beliefs. The recently launched website, TheMessianicCenter.com, is the latest example of Web 2.0 techniques being used to reach an audience, Messianic Jews, that some would categorize as small compared to large Christian community sites such as GodTube.com, or MyChurch.org. 1 comment(s)

Hebraic Roots Commentaries

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 4th, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - This in-depth commentary series which explores and understands the books of the NT with many important insights from: * Jewish Hermeneutics * The original Hebrew and Aramaic Text * The Dead Sea Scrolls * Josephus * The Targums * The Mishna, Talmuds, Midrashim, Zohar etc. * The Gospel according to the Hebrews and other Nazarene literary remains.

The Hebrew and Aramaic NT Origin

Submitted by: eliahu, June 1st, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - The Middle East, through all of its political turmoil, has in fact been dominated by a single master from the earliest ages until the present day. The Semitic tongue has been that single master. Aramaic dominated the three great Empires, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian. It endured until the seventh century, when under the Islamic nation it was displaced by a cognate Semitic language, Arabic.

Great Messianic Books

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 1st, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums -

Great Messianic books available from Take Hold Books like: The Original Hebrew Text of Hebrews (In Hebrew and English in Parallel Columns), and Sacred Name, Messianic editions of the Books of Enoch and Jasher freshly translated from Hebrew and Aramaic sources.

The Great Torah Debate

Submitted by: JamesTrimm, June 1st, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Can you answer the strong Christian claim that the Torah has been
abolished? Do you know about Dispensationalism and why Christians believe the Torah is not for today? On November 10th and 17th of 2004 Messianic Jews and Christians gathered together in Arlington Texas for: The Great Torah Debate: Is the Torah for Today?

Wow 22 Messianic Friendship Networks on Ning!

Submitted by: messianicmdg, May 31st, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums

Jewish Revival Representatives

Submitted by: Rabbi DF Eukel, May 30th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - GOD tv's leaders, Rory and Wendy Alec, have sensitive hearts, heads and hands for Israel as evidenced by broadcasting "The Call" in conjunction with the  60th anniversary of the State of Israel's celebration. Additionally, GOD tv's resources support the rising river of revival in Lakeland, Florida to broadcast globally. 1 comment(s)

Israeli Jews Burned New Testament Bibles

Submitted by: ksas, May 27th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - A group of Ethopian Jews in the Israeli town of Ohr Yehuda received Bible from Messianic Jews that include the New Testament. When the Deputy Mayor of Ohr Yehuda found out the New Testament was passed out, he encourage the collection and burning of these Bible. 1 comment(s)

Unite the Messianic Community, what would you do?

Submitted by: TMC, May 27th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - How would you go about building unity in the Messianic Community? What resources would you utilize? 38 comment(s)

Bible Quiz: Cancelled Because of Messianic Finalist?

Submitted by: Ahava, May 26th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Every year to highlight the celebration of Israel's independence, the International Bible Quiz takes place for Jewish teenagers. This year, a damper was put on the festive event when two rabbis demanded the cancellation of the quiz. The reason? Bat-El Levi, a 17-year old finalist from Israel, was a Messianic Jew.

Bush's Trip to Israel: What do you think?

Submitted by: MissEmma88, May 15th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - U.S. President Bush wrapped uphis visit to the Holy Land to help celebrate it's 60th anniversary. While visiting, he made quite an impression on his Middle East political campaign and made his message loud and clear: America will stand with Israel. 4 comment(s)

My Jewish Friend...

Submitted by: MissEmma88, May 13th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - needs some advice! I have a friend who is a practicing Conservative Jew and we're friends when we're at school. I'm not sure exactly what to say to make things ok...does anyone have any suggestions? 1 comment(s)

May 14th: Israeli's 60th Anniversary

Submitted by: josiah, May 12th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The Israeli Declaration of Independence was made on May 14th, 1948, and was the official creation of the the first Jewish state, the State of Israel. Israel's Indepence is marked annually by the Jewish holiday "Yom Ha'atzmaut," meaning "Independence Day" in Hebrew. 4 comment(s)

The Israeli Declaration of Independence

Submitted by: Ahava, May 12th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Eretz-Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained to statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books.

Holocaust Memorial Day

Submitted by: Ahava, April 30th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Today, May 1st, mark the Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. For a long 2 minutes, a piercing siren could be heard throughout the country as all people stopped what they were doing to stand in silence in remembrance of 6 million Jews who lost their lives to the Nazi regime.

A Look at the Holocaust

Submitted by: josiah, April 30th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The Holocaust was a massive undertaking that lasted for years across several countries, with its own command and control infrastructure. This evidence was well documented by the heavily bureaucratic German government itself because they were proud of their efforts. It was further well documented by the Allied forces who entered Germany.

Messianic Purim

Submitted by: josiah, April 30th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - Purimn celebrates defeat of Haman's plot to destroy the Jews of Persia, one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination, an incident from the biblical Book of Esther.

Messianic Siddur

Submitted by: josiah, April 30th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - A siddur is a Jewish prayer book that has a set order of daily prayers. The siddur outlines the Shabbat services. The siddur, however, does not include services from special occasions, such as the feast days. These can be found in the Jewish Machzor.

Senator Obama divorcing Rev. Wright

Submitted by: TMC, April 29th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Senator Barack Obama is now "divorcing" himself from his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who has publicly made anit-Semtic and anit-American remarks. Senator Obama, front-runner for the Democrats, is attempting to wash his hands clean of Rev. Wright's statements and position. 1 comment(s)

Messianic Liturgy

Submitted by: TMC, April 29th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - What  are the normal parts of a Messianic liturgy? What should be included in the regular weekly Shabbat services? How can someone determine what should and should not be done?

Messianic Terminology

Submitted by: Ahava, April 29th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - For someone who is brand new to the community, the Messianic terminology can often be confusing. Here's a quick reference for common names and definitions used in the Messianic community.

Messianic Eschatology

Submitted by: TMC, April 29th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Messianic eschatology refers to the coming of the Messiah or the Messianic Age . Messianics believe that Yeshua will come a second time to reign over the world in a peaceful Messianic era. When do you think the Messianic Age will arrive? What events need to take place before the Messiah comes again? What will happen to non-believers in the Messianic age? Should the book of Revelations be accepted as truth?

Jewish Sensitivities

Submitted by: josiah, April 29th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Who did Yeshua come to save? Who is the New Covenant speaking to? Where do Jews and Gentiles fits into God's kingdom? Why did God make someone Gentile? Why did God make someone Jewish?

Massive Attacks Predicted on Israel's Independence Day

Submitted by: josiah, April 28th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - May marks the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence, but Maj. General Amos Yadin brings grim news to the cabinent: be prepared for massive terror attacks during the celebration.

Jesus vs. Romans

Submitted by: Ahava, April 28th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - An interesting Jewish article by a man who was bothered that the "righteous" leader called Jesus for never saying a harsh word about the oppressive Romans. Jesus was quick to judge the Jews and correct their faults and missteps, and yet didn't preach against the cruel ways of the Romans. 1 comment(s)

Passover & Unleavened Bread

Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - In the twenty-third chapter of Leviticus, God reveals to Moses that He has specific fixed times called "His appointed times". These eight appointed times not only outline a yearly cycle for the Jewish Nation to follow, but they also stipulate how the Children of Israel were to conduct themselves at these times and how they were to approach a holy God.

Orlando, Fla., theme park recreates Crucifixion

Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - Holy Land Experience aims to simulate Jerusalem of Biblical times

Let's Build It - Messianic Education Videos

Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Community Videos - The Messianic Center creates the opportunity for Messianic Jews to upload and share their videos online. 2 comment(s)

Messianic 101

Submitted by: josiah, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - What exactly is Messianic Judaism? Who are member of the Messianic community? Are Messianic believers Christian? How can someone believe in Jesus and still be Jewish? What do Messianics believe?

How can a Gentile be Messianic?

Submitted by: josiah, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - How can a Gentile be Messianic, if being Messianic encompasses many Jewish customs and traditions? Isn't that forcing a Gentile to become something they're not, Jewish? Are Gentiles who participate in the Messianic community considered to be wannabe-Jews? 7 comment(s)

Root of David

Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - The Root of David refers to Isaiah's prophecy in which the Messiah is to come from King David's lineage. The Gospel of Matthew begin with the description of Yeshua's family tree, "The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham..."

They Have Conspired Against You

Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Conference Webcasts - Interview with author & artist Olivier Melnick discussing his recent book "They Have Conspired Against You."

Did Carter do anyone any good?

Submitted by: josiah, April 24th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums -

Do you think that former U.S. President Carter's attempt at peace and talking with Hamas did anyone any good, as he visited the Middle East this past week in hopes of talking with Hamas leaders in the Gaza about reaching a peace agreement with Israel?

Past Poll Results

Submitted by: TMC, April 24th, 2008 Topic: - A collection of past poll results based on The Messianic Center user opinions.

The Messianic Center Community

Submitted by: ksas, April 23rd, 2008 Topic: About Us - Find other Messianic believers throughout the world. Share information within your own community or congregation and learn how to share with the world-wide Messianic community.

Messianic Jews win Court Case for Immigration

Submitted by: TMC, April 18th, 2008 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - A court ruling in Israel is a step in the right direction for Messianic Jews living in the land. The Supreme Court of Israel ruled on Wednesday that being a Messianic Jews cannot legally prevent members of the Jewish community from immigrating to Israel and achieving citizenship, only if the father is of Jewish descent.

Day of Atonement

Submitted by: josiah, April 15th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur, is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is centered around repentance and and atonement and involves 24-hour fasting and deep, intensive praying. The feast is observed on Tishrei 10, in accordance to God's command in Leviticus.

Feast of Pentecost

Submitted by: josiah, April 15th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Feast of Pentecost, also known as Shavuot, marks the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai to Moses. Shavuot originally celebrated the first fruits of the harvest, while eventually, it marked the day when Yeshua's disciples received the Holy Spirit.

Feast of Booths

Submitted by: josiah, April 15th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Feasts of Booths, known as Sukkot, is a seven-day feast that remembers when the Israelites dwelled in the desert in tents as they crossed the wilderness with Moses. Most traditional Jews each build a small open-roofed booth-like structure to dwell in for this week-long feast.

Messianic Haggadah

Submitted by: josiah, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Haggadah is a text that contains the order of the Pesach seder, and it means "the telling" or passing along the story of the Israelites flight to freedom from Egypt as told in Exodus from Jewish fathers to their sons as commanded in the Torah.

Feast of Unleavened Bread

Submitted by: TMC, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Feast of Unleavened Bread, Passover or Pesach, is an eight-day holiday that celebrates the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. The seder service on the first two evenings recites the story of Exodus.

Feast of Trumpets

Submitted by: josiah, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Feast of Trumpets, also known as Rosh Hashanah, is a celebration of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the Ten Days of Penitence. The Bible describes that Rosh Hashanah fall on the first day of the seventh month, where the Gregorian calendar's New Year is the first day of January.

Root of Jesse

Submitted by: TMC, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - The Root of Jesse refers to Isaiah's prophecy in which the Messiah is to come from Jesse's family lineage through his son, David, who is to be king in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Matthew begin with the description of Yeshua's family tree, "The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham..."

Messianic Kashrut

Submitted by: Greg, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - Kashrut refers to the Jewish dietary laws, found in description in the Torah. In English, kashrut is commonly known as Kosher and means "fit for consumption."

Messianic Lifestyle

Submitted by: Ahava, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - The Messianic community varies in different styles of observance and beliefs; some observe the laws of Moses, some keep the Kosher dietary laws, and some keep more traditional customs such as wearing tsitsit and a kippot.

Jewish Objections

Submitted by: josiah, April 14th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Judaism and Christianity are considered the two great religions. A highly significant difference between the two religions besides theology is the Christian adherence to the belief that Yeshua of Nazareth was the Messiah of the world.

Biblical Feast Days

Submitted by: TMC, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - Clearly outlined in the Torah by God are His Appointed Times, feast God has designated to be celebrate by all His people. God's feasts indicate to us what His plan is, and how Jesus has made all of this possible for us.

Messianic History

Submitted by: TMC, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - 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

Messianic Marriages

Submitted by: TMC, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - As long at the bride and groom are standing under the Chuppah (canopy), the actual marriage ceremony can take place almost anywhere, in a synagogue, in a home, in a public venue such as a hotel or even on a beach

Messianic Couples

Submitted by: TMC, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums - What does it mean to be a Messianic Couple? Do both partners have to be Jewish? Can neither of the partners be Jewish?

Who is considered to be "Jewish?"

Submitted by: josiah, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Determining who is a Jew is often not an easy task to complete because being Jewish encompasses a nation, a ethnicity, a religion and culture. Who determines who is considered to be a Jew or not? What makes someone Jewish - their religious practices or their blood line?

Israel's Top Friends: Christians Zionists?

Submitted by: Ahava, April 7th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu claimed on Sunday that the Christian Zionist friendship is one of the most important for the state of Israel. At the American Evangelicals conference, Netanyahu said, "This is a friendship of the heart, a friendship of common roots, and a friendship of common civilization."

Pope Benedict's Anti-Semitic Prayer?

Submitted by: josiah, April 4th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The Vatican acknowledges that the Pope revived an old Latin prayer the was notoriously used as an excuse for discrimination and hate against Jews, despite his attempts to alter the prayer...

Durban II: A Call for Anti-Semitism?

Submitted by: Ahava, April 3rd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A full-page newspaper ad signed by 25 prominent religious, legal and political leaders, to be ran in the New York Sun and Washington Times, is a direct call for America to officially announce that it will not participate in the upcoming conference, Durban II, calling for Secretary Condolezza Rice to denounce it for it's anti-semitic implications.

al-Qaida Promises to Attack Jews Everywhere

Submitted by: Ahava, April 3rd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Al-Qaida's second in command, Zawahri, posted an audio tape on the internet that included an English transcript where he vowed to his fellow Muslims to attack and harm Jews in Israel and around the world.

The Ark of the Covenant

Submitted by: josiah, April 2nd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - The Ark of the Covenant was designed by God and created by Moses, and served as a direct connection between God and the Israelites. After the invasion of the Jewish Temple in 586 B.C., the Ark of the Covenant disappeared in history. Where is it now?

Bin Ladin, al Quaida urges Holy War on Israel

Submitted by: Ahava, March 24th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - In a newly release tape , al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged Muslins to seek revenge on Jewish and American targets for Israel's recent military action in the Gaza Strip. Al-Zawahri's tape is following Osama bin Laden's message calling for a "Holy War" to liberate the Palestinian territories in Israel.

Christians Celebrate Holy Week in Israel

Submitted by: josiah, March 21st, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Pilgrims in Israel mark the holiest week in the Christian calendar, Holy Week leading up to the celebration of Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Purim Bomb

Submitted by: josiah, March 20th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums -

A Purim package  labeled "HAPPY PURIM" in Hebrew decorated with smiling faces and colorful letters with the top half wrapped with transparent cellophane containing chocolates was delivered to the apartment of a Messianic leader in Ariel. His 15 yr. old son opened the package which promptly exploded in his face, severely injuring his neck and head.

Israel Prohibits Entry from West Bank, Gaza

Submitted by: Ahava, March 19th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Israel increase national security as the ending of the 40-day mourning period for the assassination of militant Hezbollah leader, Imad Mughniyeh, coincides with the Jewish holiday of Purim.

World Anti-Semitism on the Rise

Submitted by: TMC, March 14th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - According to the Jerusalem Post, anti-Semitism is on the rise internationally. The U.S.A. State Department released a report showing worldwide anti-Semitism has increased over the last decade.

Israel-Palestine's Life-Saving Surgeries

Submitted by: Ahava, March 14th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Despite recent tension and fighting within Israeli borders, three young girls from the Gaza Strip received a miracle, as heart surgeons from both Israel and Palestine collaborated to perform life-saving surgeries for each of them on Wednesday.

Hamas truce with Israel...it it for real?

Submitted by: TMC, March 13th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Today, Gaza's Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, offered a 'tahdia', which in Arabic means a loosely defined period of calm that falls short of a formal cease-fire. Is this good enough?

How are orthodox-Jews any better?

Submitted by: josiah, March 6th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Sometimes the orthodox-Jews are no better then their Arab enemies. For claiming to be people of God and holy, how can they turn around and persecute the Messianic Jews living in the land? Where's the freedom of religion?

8 Students Killed by Palestinian in East Jerusalem

Submitted by: Ahava, March 6th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A Palestianan militant went into a Yeshiva earlier today and began shooting. He killed 8 Jewish students and wounded 9 more before being shot down.

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What is a Mezuzah?

Submitted by: Eliyahu, February 20th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Learn what is a Mezuzah, why it is used and some traditions around it. The word Mezuzah is derived from the Hebrew word for doorpost, the mezuzah is commonly thought to be the object that contains a small piece of parchment...

Persecution in Israel Continues

Submitted by: TMC, February 19th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - February 2006 a few Arad Messianic believers were formally charged with assaulting the ultra-orthodox. After attending a court hearing for these false charges 'hurled' by the ultra-orthodox, anew trial date was set for March 13th 2006. Meanwhile, the Ultra Orthodox that were charged for their involvement in the burning of the chess club in Arad were released.

Persecution in Israel

Submitted by: TMC, February 19th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - On December 24 2005, a group of about five hundred Orthodox Jews entered the Messianic congregation in Beer Sheva.  “They were welcomed [and invited] to stay and attend the service,” Howard Bass, the congregational leader later stated in an email report, but before long, “they… started to move around, dance, sing and overturn chairs and tables.”

International Debut at the MJAA Causing Quite a Buzz!

Submitted by: TMC, February 17th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - With the international debut of TheMessianicCenter.com this weekend at the MJAA Southwest Conference in Irvine, CA, this universial website has created quite a buzz in the Messianic community!

Visa opportunities in Israel

Submitted by: messianic101, February 16th, 2008 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - Visa opportunities in Israel Messianic legal analysis...How can Christian Zionists gain long-term status in Israel, which only officially accepts Jewish immigrants? It may be easier than you think.

Messianic Revocation of citizenship - Urgent call for amendment

Submitted by: messianic101, February 16th, 2008 Topic: Legal Issues Forum - Revocation of citizenship - Urgent call for amendment Messianic legal analysis A new campaign by Israel's Ministry of Interior to revoke the citizenship of believers highlights an urgent need for reform. By Michael Decker

Messianic Art & Giftware

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Hands of Mercy: Reaching Out Through Love

Submitted by: TMC, February 15th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - "Hands of Mercy" is actively involved in touching people...the most damaged in Israel....touching their lives with Healing and Hope in the face of enormous loss!

Recommended Links

Submitted by: TMC, February 15th, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Recommended Messianic links.

Recommended Books

Submitted by: TMC, February 15th, 2008 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Recommended books for Messianic reading.

Oh, the Controversy....

Submitted by: vknipper, February 15th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - At first, we were a little apprehensive, but then we learned that they were just preparing for what they were going to say on their video for the site!  Here is a photo of Paul and Tony with us at our table. 1 comment(s)

Hanukkah

Submitted by: TMC, February 13th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE.

The Messianic Center

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Replacement Theology

Submitted by: TMC, February 11th, 2008 Topic: Education Forums - Overall, do most Christian churches in the U.S. teach "Replacement Theology?"  Give us your definition of replacement theology and what it means to you.

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Travel Videos - Online Travel & Dance Videos

Submitted by: TMC, February 9th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - The Messianic Center is the best place to upload your Messianic travel and dance videos online.

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About The Messianic Center

Submitted by: TMC, February 8th, 2008 Topic: Community Forums - TheMessianicCenter.com is a community-based, networking web site, dedicated to uniting the world-wide Messianic community by providing a forum to discuss, educate, share and unite others through our member-driven content

The Feast of Sukkot

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Celebrating Pesach

Submitted by: TMC, February 8th, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - Pesach, or Passover, is one of the most commonly observed Jewish holidays, with over 80% of Jews attending a Pesach Seder. Pesach Pesach begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan.

Israel During the Summit

Submitted by: TMC, February 5th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - Just this past fall, I was in Israel for almost two weeks around my college Thanksgiving break, visiting the sites and enjoying the people and foods.

Snow Storm in Jerusalem

Submitted by: TMC, January 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums - A snow storm has blanketed Jerusalem on Wednesday and is expected to continue through Thursday.

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Is The Nativity Scene a Legend?

Submitted by: josiah, January 1st, 2008 Topic: Hillel Forums - The Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday that the Christmas story of the Three Wise Men was nothing but a 'legend'.

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Submitted by: TMC, December 3rd, 2007 Topic: Marketplace Forums - Share your personal traveling to various locations around the world, including hotels, attractions and restaurants...all submitted by travelers like you! Upload your vacation photos while connecting Messianics around the world.

Traveling in Israel

Submitted by: Ahava, December 3rd, 2007 Topic: Israel Forums - Travel is a great area to share your personal experiences while traveling to various locations around the world, including hotels, attractions and restaurants!