And why that dynamic is problematic and is holding back the Messianic Jewish community in Israel.
Author - David Lazarus
David is a Jewish Israeli Yeshua (Jesus) believer and has been a teacher/communicator of the Jewish roots of the New Testament for more than 35 years. He has traveled to over 25 nations teaching on the Hebrew Scriptures and Israel. David served on the Steering Committee of Israel’s National Hebrew-Speaking Pastors Conference defining and communicating relevant issues affecting local Messianic congregations in Israel as well as organizing and teaching conferences for Messianic Jewish and Christian leaders around the world.
After serving as a Combat Medic with an IDF Tank Battalion in the First Lebanon War, David went on to earn university degrees in Biblical Studies, Communications and Journalism. Together with his wife Michaella they served as Senior Leaders of the Hebrew-speaking Beit Immanuel Congregation in Jaffa, Israel since 1987.
David and Michaella have four married children and a growing generation of grandchildren.
More articles from David Lazarus
We easily forget that the Nazi killers were people just like us. And that we are all capable of darkness and evil.
A summary of Messianic Jewish musings on the Lord’s Supper in its Jewish context by a small group of Messianic Jews during a year of discussions in Jerusalem
Although the Christian Easter was born out of the Jewish Passover, the two holidays have very little in common. How did we get from the Temple sacrifice to rabbits and chocolate?
Until we acknowledge each other, that each one of us is a part the whole, we will keep fighting one another and hurting ourselves.
What happened when Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu was faced with rising evangelism, and where do Messianic Jews fit in?
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The Jewish State Is Not My Hope
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A tragedy struck two Messianic Jewish families in Israel when the first-born son of a pillar in the Messianic community murdered his wife.
The Jewish people did move around a lot, but that had more to do with Christian mistreatment than divine displeasure.
If we are serious about applying biblical truths to how we live, we must consider the way God communicates to His people.
