“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 […]
The Torah …The Great Isaiah Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the oldest known complete…copy of the Book of Isaiah. "For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." (Isaiah 2:3) The Torah is the WORD OF GOD that was given to Israel and the world through […]
613 commandments From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The tradition that 613 commandments (Hebrew: ├Ä┬¼├Ä┬┐├Ä├û”├Ä├å ├Ä├ù├Ä┬¬├Ä├▓├Ä├▓├Ä┬¼├ö├ç├ä: taryagmitzvot, “613 Mitzvot“) is the number of mitzvot in the Torah, first occurred in the 3rd century CE, when Rabbi Simlai mentioned it in a sermon that is recorded in Talmud Makkot 23b.[1] These principles of Biblical law are sometimes […]