Messianic Jewish groups?

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I have heard it said a lot that the Jewish people are God’s chosen. What do they practice, the ones that beleive Jesus is the Messiah?

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I have heard it said a lot that the Jewish people are God’s chosen. What do they practice, the ones that beleive Jesus is the Messiah?

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Messianic Jews tend to be ones who follow all the rites and traditions of their fellow Jews (Passover, Feast of Tabernacles, etc.) while including recognition of Yeshua ben David as Yeshua HaMeshiach (Jesus son of David as Jesus the Messiah).

There is the Association of Hebrew Catholics for Jews who have converted to Catholicism; but generally they tend to follow Evangelical theology. One site I enjoy visiting from time to time is El Shaddai Ministries. Right now the pastor (Mark Biltz) is organizing a “Feast of Trumpets” Wave. The Feast of Trumpets is where Jews celebrate the Kingship of our Lord G_D. The goal is to get people around the world blowing a shofar and shouting greetings to our King. Click on the link if you want more info.

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Isn’t the Feast of Trumpets (from what it suggests me) supposed to happen either at Rosh Hashana or at Yom Kippur?
 
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Isn’t the Feast of Trumpets (from what it suggests me) supposed to happen either at Rosh Hashana or at Yom Kippur?
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Rosh HaShana is the Feast of Trumpets. 10 days after that is Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).

As for when it will be this year, the answer is on 1 Tishrei, the same as every year. 😉 In the Gregorian calendar, Rosh HaShana is on 30 Sept, 2008 and Yom Kippur is on 9 Oct. 2008. (Actually, the feast/fast starts at sundown the night before.)

FWIW, Sukkot (the Feast of Tents or Feast of Tabernacles) starts on 14 Oct. 2008. I mention this because last Christmas I read a well-reasoned article showing that Jesus was born at the beginning of the Feast of Tabernacles. “For the Word was made flesh and **tabernacled **among us.”

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I’ve spent some time in fellowship with Messianic Jews, as I’m a Jewish believer in Christ (though I mostly fellowship as part of a Christian Church congregation).

Most are evangelical (more aligned with Protestant theology), as opposed to Catholic - although I was pleased to read of the growing Hebrew Catholic community.

Practices and beliefs within the Messianic Jewish community are varied - ranging from belief in the inerrancy of Old and New Testaments with a desire to celebrate traditional Jewish culture (the Jewish roots of our faith) to those who believe the Law (all 613 commandments) continues, yet recognize Christ as the Messiah.

Blessings,

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Abraham, the original Hebrew, was chosen by God and promised that all nations would be blessed through him. This promise was fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Hence, the children of Abraham (through Isaac, Jacob aka Israel, Judah, David, etc.) were God’s chosen people through which Messiah would come. Gentiles have been grafted in and now all believers in Jesus are one big, happy family.

Practices of those Jews that believe Jesus is Messiah surely vary. I used to go to an Evangelical church where the senior pastor was Jewish. He held to mainline Evangelical/Protestant beliefs (Christmas and Easter were celebrated and church was on Sunday). I have also attended a “Messianic Jewish” congregation where they observe the 7 Feasts of the Torah because they see Jesus in the feasts, not because they are required to (though to them, to not observe the feasts would be to miss the point of them - they pointed to Jesus and should therefore be celebrated with Him in mind). They worship on Saturday (the Sabbath). Everything is centered around Jesus as God’s promised Messiah.

To me, the Bible seems clear that Gentiles have been grafted into the vine and that we are all one in Christ Jesus, whether Jew or Gentile.
 
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