Our Community of Reference

One of the most important factors in building a Messianic Judaism is to understand who is our community of reference.

In understanding and embracing the Jewish community and Judaism as our community of reference, our "home base", we are making a huge leap from our Hebrew Christian past to begin to fully grasp our Messianic Judaism future.

My synagogue is in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles, a distinctly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood with at least 11 Orthodox synagogues within walking distance of my shul. These communities are our community, our community of reference and the ones that we are in relation.

My synagogue is next to a Lutheran church and our facilities are used by a Foursquare Church on Sundays. Though these are good communities and led by good people, they are not our community of reference. They are Christian churches seeking to be a home for all people of the world and primarily oriented to non-Jews. We are united in our belief in Yeshua, yet we are distinct religious communities.

To build a Messianic Judaism we must orient ourselves to being a part of the Jewish world and seek to be living, breathing Jewish faith communities that glorify our G-d by honoring G-d's Torah and truly giving glory to Yeshua, our righteous Messiah.

May we be the builders of our Messianic Judaism future!




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