Tag Archives: Opening the Gates

On Confidence, Community, and non-Jews in MJ

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Derek Leman

One of several books I am reading is Gary Tobin’s Opening the Gates, a call for mainstream Jewish denominations and organizations to engage in proactive conversion. His call is for synagogues to welcome rather than turn away the numerous non-Jews … Continue reading →

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Opening the Gates, Chapter 1 Summary

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Derek Leman

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 →

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