From the Editor TODAY, I would like to make two announcements: Rabbi Russell Resnik, who edited this journal since 2018, has stepped down to continue to pursue his interests in writing, counseling and pursuing the good life of relationships with his wife of 52 years, children, grandchildren, and friends, while engaging in hiking and cycling.…

Introduction The Hebrew Bible contains messianic forecasts, which often form the expectation of a coming Messiah who will advance God’s program of redemption and reconciliation. Prophecies contained in the Tanakh support the position that Messiah will be born in Beit-Lechem, from the tribe of Judah,1 from the root of Jesse, and that from King David2…

I’m writing these words shortly after the November 7 Amsterdam Pogrom, a widespread, open attack against Jews in the storied Dutch city. The alleged trigger was a match between Israeli and Dutch soccer teams but in a wider context this attack was only one event in months of mounting antisemitic outrages worldwide since October 7,…

For this issue, Kesher editor Russ Resnik brings together four younger Messianic Jewish leaders to discuss multi-generational continuity in our community — how it is going currently and the prospects looking forward. Kesher: I’m excited to be joining four friends and colleagues, who are leaders in the Messianic Jewish community in different capacities, four influencers…

A few years ago, I represented the Messianic Jewish community as a guest speaker at a Navajo Christian conference. Another guest was the president of the Navajo nation, who opened with this: Hello my friends! My name is Ben Shelly. I am of the Salt People, born for the Deer Springs Clan. My maternal grandfather’s…

  Katherine Pia Glickler Introduction The matter of Jewish identity has been a central concern for the Jewish people ever since God made a covenant with the descendants of Abraham. Throughout the generations, the question of who is a Jew has always required a definitive answer. For nearly two millennia, rabbinic law has dictated that…

  In 2022, the UMJC published the findings of its Dorot study. The purpose of the study was to “investigate how Messianic Jewish congregations could become more relevant” in order to “bring about a more cohesive and mature Messianic Judaism.”1 The study explored perspectives on a wide range of topics across a broad swath of…

On Rosh Hashanah, it is inscribed, and on Yom Kippur, it is sealed — how many shall pass away and how many shall be born, who shall live and who shall die, who in good time, and who by an untimely death, who by water and who by fire, who by sword and who by…