http://messianicjudaismquest.com Building the Future of Messianic Judaism Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:21:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I saw a movie a few weeks ago in which one of the major characters was confronted with a difficult choice. An elderly man presented him with a stark reality: the choice of a meaningful life or that of a happy one. Now its clear that for many people these are ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/a-meaningful-life-versus-a-happy-one/ I just came across the following article written by Daniel Lancaster of FFOZ. The full article is below, but Lancaster  makes a statement that I believe is incorrect: "Whether you realize it or not, it is the Holocaust that is responsible for the birth of the modern [tag-tec]state of Israel[/tag-tec] ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/the-holocaust-and-the-state-of-israel/ An interesting post on the perspectives of Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok on the subject of [tag-tec]Messianic Judaism[/tag-tec]. He visited the Messianic Jewish Alliance Conference in 1998, and I believe also visited an annual conference of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations. <a href="http://chesedoutreach.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/reform-rabbi-dan-cohn-sherbok-on-messianic-judaism/">Reform Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok On Messianic Judaism</a><p>Dan Cohn-Sherbok is a ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/reform-rabbi-dan-cohn-sherbok-on-messianic-judaism/ The idea of the “[tag-tec]Ten Lost[/tag-tec]” tribes of Israel is popular within a variety of corners in the [tag-tec]Messianic[/tag-tec] and “Hebraic” movements, for a variety of reasons. Part of it may lie in the ability of such a view to provide an relatively “easy” resolution to questions of identity ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/the-ten-lost-tribes/ The Sefirot and Trinitarian Thought The growth of the [tag-tec]Kabbalah[/tag-tec] was not received warmly by many pundits. Part of this opposition was based upon similarities between the doctrine of the [tag-tec]Sefirot[/tag-tec] and the trinitarian formulation of Christian thought. Part of this similarity was based on the Kabbalistic idea of ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/the-sefirot-and-trinitarian-thought/ A common challenge familiar to many [tag-tec]Messianic Jewish[/tag-tec] communities is how to successfully integrate Jewish tradition in their congregations. Many congregations approach this subject with a great deal of apprehension because they fear that incorporating “rabbinic tradition” is theologically problematic. This trepidation is partially predicated upon the notion that the ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/misunderstanding-rabbi-eliezar-and-the-carob-tree/ The following is part of a new series of posts that I will be making. They are edited versions of actual email dialogs that occurred between myself, and individuals inquiring about [tag-tec] Messianic Judaism [/tag-tec] or hoping to visit the chaverah I am a part of. For the most part, ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/messianic-jewish-beliefs-a-email-exchange-part-1/ What Distinguishes Judaism? According to Rabbi Hartman, the Torah provides the Jewish community with a historical memory of a living G-d who selected the Jewish people from among the nations through whom which He would be sanctified in history. Furthermore according to Rabbi Hartman, the essential question in Judaism ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/the-four-paths-of-messianic-judaismthe-way-of-insulation-dualism-rejection-or-integration/ The challenge of instilling Jewish identity is something that the contemporary Jewish community is quite aware of in the United States as well as all over the world. That challenge is only intensified in communities that characterize themselves as Messianic. The idea of reaching out to individuals on the fringes of ... http://messianicjudaismquest.com/the-challenge-of-instilling-jewish-identity/ Just came across an interesting resource for literature from the [tag-tec]Second Temple Period[/tag-tec]. http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/ For those interested in Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, and more.Share This http://messianicjudaismquest.com/resource-for-writings-from-the-second-temple-period/