“What is the Hebrew Roots movement?”……Answer: The premise of the Hebrew Roots movement is the belief that the Christian Church has veered far from the true teachings and Hebrew concepts of the Bible. The movement maintains that Christianity has been indoctrinated with the culture and beliefs of Greek and Roman philosophy and that ultimately biblical […]
“Was Jesus a Jew?”……One needs only to search the internet today to determine that there is great controversy and disagreement over the question of whether Jesus of Nazareth was actually Jewish. Before we can answer this question adequately, we must first ask another question: who (or what) is a Jew? Even this question has its […]
“What is Messianic Judaism?”……Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, while […]
“What is Israel‘s role in the end times?”……Answer: Every time there is an explosion of conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sure sign of the quickly approaching end times. The problem with this is that it creates a "boy that cried wolf" syndrome. We may eventually tire of the conflict in […]
The Written Law (The Torah) The Written Law consists of the books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh. The term “Bible” is more commonly used by non-Jews, as are the terms “Old Testament” and “New Testament.” The appropriate term for Jews to use for the Hebrew Bible is “Tanakh.” Tanakh is an acronym for Torah, […]
The 613 Mitzvot According to Sefer Hamitzvot of Rambam 248 Positive Mitzvot Mitzvah # P1: Believing in GÔö¼┬íd P2: Unity of GÔö¼┬íd P3: Loving GÔö¼┬íd P4: Fearing GÔö¼┬íd P5: Worshiping GÔö¼┬íd P6: Cleaving to GÔö¼┬íd P7: Taking an oath by GÔö¼┬íd’s Name P8: Walking in GÔö¼┬íd’s ways P9: Sanctifying GÔö¼┬íd’s Name P10: Reading the Shema […]
“What is Zionism / Christian Zionism?”……Answer: Zionism, simply a political movement at its inception, has today become more of an ideology than anything else. By definition, Zionism is an international movement for the return of the Jewish people to Zion, the Land of Israel, while exercising the right to retain authority of government over the […]