Welcome!
We had a blast with you at Eli's Bar Mitzvah!
In case you didn't quite catch it the first time, you can read Eli's Dvar Torah here.
Get in touch with us whenever you need to!
Bar Mitzvah means 'son of the commandment.' Bat Mitzvah means 'daughter of the commandment.' When a Jewish child turns 13, they are called to read from the Torah, signifying their entrance into the adult, Jewish community.
Same thing as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, but with the New Testament woven in. While we recognize our perspective is different, we identify strictly as Jews.
If you'd like to learn more about our flavor of Messianic Judaism, here are some helpful sites:
Helsinki Consultation
Messianic Jewish Theological Institute
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations
Rabbi Mark S. Kinzer, Ph.D.
And here are some books one of our rabbis wrote in between his trips to the Vatican:
Israel's Messiah and the People of God:
A Vision for Messianic Jewish Covenant Fidelity
Postmissionary Messianic Judaism:
Redefining Christian Engagement with the Jewish People
Searching Her Own Mystery:
Nostra Aetate, the Jewish People, and the Identity of the Church
Saturday, July 9 at 10:00 AM
If you're male, please wear (and keep!) one of our nifty head coverings, otherwise known as 'yarmulkas', hand crafted by our official congregational seamstress, Eva Franklin!
Don't take pictures, please.
Turn off your phone, pretty please.
Sit back and enjoy the show!
You get to throw candy at Eli.
Then you get to eat food. And candy.
You mean, 'I've been asked to sing some blessings before and after the Torah readings during the serice'? Don't wrorry, just follow these links for all the help you need:
Blessing Before the Reading - Video
Blessing After the Reading - Video
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