The Jerusalem Council
A Global Association of Orthodox Jewish Believers in Messiah Yeshua
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Is the Torah for Gentiles?
The Torah is a beautiful gift, like a bride for her groom (as Shir HaShirim puts it), and though is meant to be shared with the nations, it requires one to make the covenant commitment to be intimate with her and thus receive all that she offers. We believe that this commitment (conversion out of love for HaShem and his Living Torah, the Mashiach) is one that one must make in order to be intimate with Torah, and is just another step of obedience in one’s walk of discipleship to the Master – the Master himself who models that intimacy with Torah for us, and who desires to live Torah through us every step of The Way.
Tags: Gentiles, Halacha, identity, mitzvot, Noachide
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Lashon Hara
I would like to bring attention to the issue of our speech. It seems there are cases where we openly attack other believers in the Messiah. Be they called Christians, Messianic Jews, Messianic Believers, Believers, we should not make disparaging comments about what they are called, we should not take pot shots as to their faith.
The most common, and perhaps the most serious speech problem is lashon hara, literally, “evil talk.”
Tags: Apologetics, Bava Mezia, deceptive talk, disgusting speech, evil speech, ganevat da'at, gossip, Halacha, hurtful words, lashon hara, measure for measure, mida k'neged mida, mitzvot, motzi shem ra, nivul peh, ona'as devarim, r'chilut, slanderous, Teaching, tongue
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Messianic Jewish Reading List
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
A peer-reviewed summary of recommended references, books, and other reading materials for those interested in Messianic Judaism, HaDerech, and Judaism in general.
Tags: Apologetics, bible, Books, Christianity, commentary, Judaism, mashiach, messiah, midrash, mitzvot, Moedim, moshiach, Mussar, Paul, prayer, Rambam, Talmud, teshuvah, Torah
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