IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE KESHER STAFF

The upcoming Fall/Winter issue of Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism will be the final print edition. This is part of a larger effort to modernize and streamline our operations, ensuring that we use our resources wisely and continue to publish a high quality journal.  If you purchase a digital subscription now, we will send you a copy of the final print edition for free! (Just be sure to send your name and mailing address to admin@mjti.com.)

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Kesher is now hosting regular online discussions with authors of our recent articles.

Session 4

Online Session 4 - Russ Resnik in conversation with four younger Messianic Jewish leaders discussing Jewish continuity within the Messianic Jewish community.
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Session 3

Online Session 3 - Editor Russ Resnik in conversation with Judith Mendelsohn Rood, followed by a lively Q & A session.
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Session 2

Editor Russ Resnik in conversation with Edjan Westerman, zooming in from Amsterdam to discuss his Kesher 41 article, "Presence and Involvement: The Pre-incarnate Messiah in the History of Israel," followed by a lively Q & A session.
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Session 1

Editor Russ Resnik is joined by authors Elliot Klayman, Rich Nichol, and Stuart Dauermann, in a lively discussion based on the Kesher 40 three-part article, "Tomorrow Together."
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Q&A

Editor Russ Resnik is joined by authors Elliot Klayman, Rich Nichol, and Stuart Dauermann, in a lively discussion based on the Kesher 40 three-part article, "Tomorrow Together."
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In This Issue

Does Messianic Judaism Have a Part in Rebuilding the Temple?

Introduction Hashem's wilderness Tabernacle (Mishkan) and later Temple (Mikdash) feature prominently in the Tanakh, and by all accounts the Temple remained a focal point of Yeshua's concern throughout his ministry. Yet Yeshua prophesied the Temple's ruin (Luke 21:6), and its destruction a generation later in CE 70 has been taken by supersessionists to signify the…

The Identity of Jewish Yeshua-Disciples in the State of Israel According to their Written Declarations of Faith

This article focuses on on-line theological texts published on internet web sites belonging to various Messianic congregations and organizations active in Israel. All the texts form part of a "statement of belief," "article of faith" or "vision," the majority being composed in Hebrew, with some in English. These "declarative documents" express an explicit spiritual-ideological identity…