The Jerusalem Council
A Global Association of Orthodox Jewish Believers in Messiah Yeshua
Giyur
The Jerusalem Council .org Vision
A vision to establish the institutions of yeshivot and battai din to meet the greatest needs of the believing orthodox Jewish community of disciples of Messiah Yeshua worldwide. This vision includes the creation of an Orthodox Jewish Rabbinical Yeshiva, an Orthodox Jewish Beit Din, a global Messianic Knesset, and an online communication and collaboration hub, by providing for rabbinic ordination (smicha), Jewish education, Jewish conversion (giyur), peer review, accountability, and the communication channels needed to support the body of disciples of Messiah Yeshua and all Messianic Jews worldwide.
Tags: acts 15, Beit Din, collaborate, Community, conversion, education, Giyur, HaDerech, identity, Judaism, Messianic Judaism, ordination, smicha, Teaching, yeshiva
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Jewish Conversion
Many people ask how to convert to Judaism through the Jewish sect of HaDerech, also known as The Way, or Messianic Judaism.
Tags: acts 15, baptism, conversion, Giyur, Judaism, Messianic Judaism, mikveh, teshuvah, Torah, Yeshua
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Do I need to be circumcised?
Yes, it is a sign of the Covenant, in that it is a sign as to Who the Messiah is, in that he does not come by human effort, and that He is the “seed of the woman” prophesied in Genesis 3:15.
Tags: acts 15, circumcision, conversion, Gentiles, Giyur, identity, Judaism, Yeshua
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Jewish Conversion: From Abram to Abraham
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Where is Jewish Conversion found? In how Abram became Abraham. We learn from Torah that conversion to Judaism is a confirmation of an already existing reality: that one is already Jewish before they come to convert.
Tags: Abraham, circumcision, commentary, conversion, Gentiles, Giyur, Halacha, Judaism, Paul
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