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Category Archives: Interfaith
To Convert or Not to Convert
A reader wrote in and suggested that I discuss some reasons Gentile Messiah-followers should not convert to Judaism. They suggested I have made my journey sound too normative and I could give people the idea that every Gentile who loves … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Interfaith, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Conversion
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Haggadah for the Birth of Messiah
Calling on all Apple computer people . . . I have a little problem. I typed my Hagaddah into Mellel so I could mix Hebrew and English. Mellel does not have an option to save to PDF. Any ideas? …………………………. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Holidays, Interfaith, Intermarried, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Yeshua
Tagged Birth of Messiah, Haggadah
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More About Christmas and the Haggadah
I wrote yesterday explaining what I see as some of the issues involved for intermarried families and the question of whether or not to celebrate Christmas. I think it is a tough issue and a tough decision for intermarried families. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Holidays, Interfaith, Intermarried, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Yeshua
Tagged Christmas, Nimrod, Ninurta, Tammuz
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Should Intermarried Families Celebrate Christmas?
Messianic Judaism brings together many intermarried families with many different backgrounds and stories. In December, there is an issue which touches the core of what it means to struggle with two heritages, two cultures, under one roof. Yesterday, in a … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Interfaith, Intermarried, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Christmas, Hanukkah, Jewish
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Searching for Rebekah
Ah, the Rebekah story. Abraham has his servant put his hand under his thigh and swear (it wasn’t his thigh that the servant was to take hold of — get it?). Rashi has an interesting note about that if you … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Faith, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Genesis, Rebekah
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Jews and Christians Together . . . in Holy Matrimony
Rich Nichol, the Director of the Rabbinical Ordination Institute at MJTI (mjti.com) says, “For final redemption to occur, the Church and the Jewish people must come together as never before.” Stuart Dauermann, the Senior Scholar at MJTI just released a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Gentiles, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged David Rudolph, Ellen Quarry, MJTI
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Finding Out Who We Are and Vision for Tomorrow
The discussion the past few weeks about Messianic Judaism, Jews and Gentiles, and the future, has been great. Obviously it would be fun to get together in a big room, those of us conversing here and also many others who … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Gentiles, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
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Opening the Gates, Chapter 1 Summary
Knowing that I am doing some soul-searching and thinking about the theological and practical issues of Messianic Judaism as a mixed community of Jews and Gentiles, David Rudolph, Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at MJTI (mjti.com), encouraged me to … Continue reading
Formulas of Intermarriage
If you are Jewish, have you ever thought about what it would be like to be married to a Christian? If you are Christian, have you thought about what it would be like to be married to a Jew? Of … Continue reading
Stuart Dauermann on the Good News in Ezekiel
I have a new job (see announcement above, “Career Shift and Other News”). My new responsibilities include overseeing publications for the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (at this time, we have our old, simple site at mjti.org, but a new one … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Gentiles, Gospel, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, Messianic Jewish, Stuart Dauermann
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Live Blogging #2: UMJC Rabbi’s Retreat
I guess it’s not exactly live blogging when you don’t have an internet connection in the conference room. But at least I can give you some on the scene notes from this meeting in beautiful Palm Springs, California. Our topic … Continue reading
Live Blogging: UMJC Rabbi’s Rereat
I am in Palm Springs, California. Out the back window of my hotel room is the San Jacinto mountain range. An 8,500′ peak rises, blocking the horizon. I may have the chance to take a tram up the mountain this … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Christian, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Judaism, Messianic Jewish, Travel Journal
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Meeting a Half-Jew in Douglasville, Georgia
I had already paid my check at the restaurant in Douglasville, Goergia, about half an hour west of Atlanta. I had time on my hands and I was spending it learning the ta’amei hamikra, the “Signs of Reading” or accent … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, Messianic Jewish
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The Strange Logic of Half-Jewish.net
I introduced a rather troubling letter to Messianic Jews found on half-jewish.net in a post earlier this week. As promised, I am going to say more about a few of the issues in the letter. For starters, I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, Messianic Jewish, Theology
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Half-Truth on HalfJewish.net?
I was recently made aware of a website known as half-jewish.net, the home page for the Half-Jewish Network. I like the idea of the site and I expected to find some useful material. I’m sure it is a site that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, Messianic Jewish, Theology
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