One of the greatest dangers facing Christianity and Messianic Judaism is Legalism. What is Legalism? It’s treating obedience to the laws of any religious system as the way to become right with God and then continue to live a righteous life – rather than by having faith in Messiah and living in His Spirit. Legalism […]

This week Rabbi Jerry continues his discussion of God’s infinite and unchanging love through His deep mercy for the distressed, His unearned grace for sinners, and His patient persistence. Through the work of Messiah Yeshua, believers receive the unmerited gift of salvation and forgiveness, demonstrating that God moves toward our suffering rather than away from […]

Judah opens his short, urgent, and intense letter by introducing himself: This letter is from Judah, a slave of Messiah Yeshua and a brother of James. He writes to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Messiah Yeshua, and he prays for […]

Today’s passage is titled, B’Midbar (in the wilderness), and covers Numbers 1:1–4:20.  Numbers 1 starts off with Adonai commanding that a census be taken among the people of Israel.  The purpose of this census, as given in verse 3, is to determine the number of fighting men, ages 20 and above, who can go to […]

Rabbi Jerry discusses God’s love and emphasizes that God’s infinite, unchanging love is an unearned benevolence that serves as the foundation for His relationship with creation. We must base our understanding of God’s love on Scripture and the sacrifice of Messiah Yeshua, rather than on our personal experiences. Click here for Rabbi Jerry’s notes. Watch Below: […]

Judah starts his short, urgent, and intense letter by introducing himself: This letter is from Judah, a slave of Messiah Yeshua and a brother of James. He then tells us who he is writing to: I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe […]

This week we have a double parasha, Behar and Bechukotai, covering Leviticus 25:1–27:34 and ending the book of Leviticus. Our parashas for this week remind us of the importance of keeping our promises to the Lord. We begin in Leviticus 25, which records the Sabbath year and the year of Jubilee. The Lord commanded that […]

This week Rabbi Jerry continues his study on God’s Attributes. He discusses how God’s righteous wrath and perfect justice demand that human sin be met with the consequence of death and eternal punishment. However, out of His immense mercy, the Lord willingly took this punishment upon Himself through Messiah Yeshua’s death on the cross, fully […]

Jude’s real name is Judah. Judah starts his short, urgent and intense letter by introducing himself and letting us know to whom he is writing. This letter is from Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and a brother of James. I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who […]

This week’s Parasha is Emor and covers Leviticus 21-24. Chapter 21 covers the holiness of the priest and the offerings as required by Adonai. It starts with, “and the Lord said to Moses”.  This is a phrase that would be repeated throughout this section of Leviticus. The Lord tells Moses to speak to the priest […]