Talmidim ~ Duplication And The Rabbi

18 “As Yeshua walked by Lake Kinneret, he saw two brothers who were fishermen — Shim‘on, known as Kefa, and his brother Andrew — throwing their net into the lake. 19 Yeshua said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men!” 20 At once they left their nets and went with him.  21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers — Ya’akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan his brother — in the boat with their father Zavdai, repairing their nets; and he called them. 22 At once they left the boat and their father and went with Yeshua.  23 Yeshua went all over the Galil teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing people from every kind of disease and sickness. 24 Word of him spread throughout all Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill, suffering from various diseases and pains, and those held in the power of demons, and epileptics and paralytics; and he healed them. 25 Huge crowds followed him from the Galil, the Ten Towns, Yerushalayim, Y’hudah, and ‘Ever-HaYarden.”

So, if there was a “prayer” to be said, then the scriptures would be very clear on that subject.  A prayer would seem like a good idea, however, saying a “prayer” and nothing more, releases the one saying the prayer from the responsibility of becoming a Talmid (Disciple).  One would say that a verbal declaration is good enough, whether in one’s own heart or aloud.  The sincerest form of prayer to follow Yeshua is accepted, yet this seems to be, in many cases, the end and beginning of one’s halakhah.  A small simple prayer may be a declaration that one will become a Talmid (Disciple) of Yeshua HaMashiach.

The Talmidim  (Disciples)

• Talmidim would “Yoke” to a Rabbi, submit one’s self to the Rabbi for instruction.
• “be covered with the dust of his feet” because the talmid followed so closely.  This is considered On The Job Training (OJT).
• Followed, learned, imitated, devoted one’s self to study of Torah with instruction from the Rabbi.

“Come after me,” is a verb.  There are many stories where Yeshua is encouraging those to follow him.  Some did not follow him even after the “invitation” because of the condition of their hearts.

Not trusting.

Hebrews 4:2-4 (CJB)

^{2 “}for Good News has also been proclaimed to us, just as it was to them*. But the message they heard didn’t do them any good, because those who heard it did not combine it with trust. ³ For it is we who have trusted who enter the rest.  It is just as he said, “And in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest.”

He swore this even though his works have been in existence since the founding of the universe. ⁴ For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day,

“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

 

*”To them” referring to those who were wandering in the desert for 40 years.

Footnotes:

1. Hebrews 4:3 Psalm 95:11
2. Hebrews 4:4 Genesis 2:2

Hebrews 11:5-6 (CJB)

^{5 “}By trusting, Hanokh was taken away from this life without seeing death — “He was not to be found, because God took him away” — for he has been attested as having been, prior to being taken away, well pleasing to God. ⁶ And without trusting, it is impossible to be well pleasing to God, because whoever approaches him must trust that he does exist and that he becomes a Rewarder to those who seek him out.”

To be selected as a talmid of a leading Rabbi is a great honor.  Wisdom of the Torah and halakhah are transferred to the talmid after years of teaching and on the job training, so that one day the talmid will have his own talmidim.  The word “halakhah” is usually translated “the path that one walks.” The word is derived from the Hebrew root Hei-Lamed-Kaf, meaning to go, to walk or to travel.  Thus duplicating and perpetuating halakhah.  At the heart of halakhah is the unchangeable 613 mitzvot (commandments) that G-d gave to the Jewish people in the Torah (the first five books of the Bible).

Talmid of Yeshua HaMashiach.

Matthew 16:24-27 (CJB)

^{24 “}Then Yeshua told his talmidim, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him say ‘No’ to himself, take up his execution-stake, and keep following me. ²⁵ For whoever wants to save his own life will destroy it, but whoever destroys his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶ What good will it do someone if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or, what can a person give in exchange for his life? ²⁷ For the Son of Man will come in his Father’s glory, with his angels; and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct.“

Matthew 28:18-20 (CJB)

18 “Yeshua came and talked with them*. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim, immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, 20 andteaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age.”*referring to His talmidim.”Come after me,” an invitation to all nations to become talmidim, grounded in the halakhah of Yeshua HaMashiach.

“Days of Awe” Rabbi Russ Resnik

#62 2013 A MESSAGE FROM: TheMessianicWoman For Such a Time as This

Shalom Friends,

I’m writing you from Southern California where I’m ministering at Kehilat Ariel Messianic Congregation.  God’s creation is portrayed in an exquisite manner and it really is a blessing to serve Him here in the San Diego area.  Thank you for your support and prayers as I seek to serve God in my internship.  I am enjoying my learning experience with Rabbi Barney Kasdan as I discover more the Jewish roots of our Bible and faith. Thank you for your continued support and prayers!  
 
Mid-February we celebrated Purim a traditional festival celebrating Israel’s victory in the book of Esther.  In the Bible, Esther (whose Hebrew name was Hadassah) boldly approached King Ahasuerus (Artaxerxes) and revealed that Haman planned to murder the Jewish people who were living in Persia.  No one was allowed to approach the king uninvited and the punishment was execution.  She asked that the Jewish people pray and fast for three days. Miraculously the king received her.  She invited him to a banquet at which she invited him to a second banquet.  There she revealed her Jewish identity and Haman’s plot.  Haman was executed on the very gallows he planned to kill Mordecai, her uncle on. The story retells how God delivered the Jewish people. Ironically, God is not mentioned in the story.  However, His providence is clear throughout the story as He works behind the scenes to redeem the Jewish nation. Today Purim is celebrated by reading the Megilla, the Hebrew scroll of the book of Esther, dressing in costumes, exchanging gifts, and eating triangle shaped fruit filled cookies called Hamantaschen (Haman’s hats).  
 
The second week of February I attended a Messianic conference in Orange County, The Messianic Jewish Alliance of America Southwest Regional Conference (MJAA).  At the conference I was reminded that when things seem most hopeless, God is still sovereign.  He asks us to maintain faith in Him for He is still on the throne.  I was also able to network with many other ministries laboring in the Jewish mission field.  How exciting to see how God has raised up ministries around the world to also bring the message of my people’s Messiah to them.  God is bringing Jewish people into the Kingdom and I am so excited to be a part of it! 
 
I also have an announcement! Our name: “Tamar Ministries Outreach“ has been changed to “TheMessianicWoman.” After much prayer and counsel, I truly felt God directing my ministry to engage Jewish women. Our hope is to effectively establish a biblical perspective of God’s heart for today’s generation! Our vision states: TheMessianicWoman is dedicated to bringing the gospel to the Jewish people, reaching women, “bridging the gap” between Israel and the Nations, and calling all believers to prepare spiritually for Messiah’s return.

Thank you for walking with us! With that being said, please feel free to check out our new fundraising site by clicking here:and visit our website here:


Friends- Thank you for your continued support and prayers for TheMessianicWoman. Please remember to pray for: (1) The Jewish people as they seek redemption, salvation and protection (2) TMW as we plan our direction during this year in San Diego. (3) That there would be spiritual fruit and wisdom gained from this year internship at Kehilat Ariel with the messianic Rabbi and community (4) May the heart of Shafi, a Jewish man I met be opened to the truth of the Messiah and may he come to salvation. Through your prayers and financial support you are partners with me in this exciting work! Please send in your gracious donation by mail to the address at the footer made out to TheMessianicWoman or donate online at: 

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Thank you again for your continuous prayer, support, and partnership!
Please let me know how I can pray for you.

In Yeshua,
 
Director, Tamar Klayman
(TheMessianicWoman is a 501-c3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible)

PASSOVER SEDER TICKETS—on sale today or through office by appointment.

PASSOVER SEDER TICKETS—on sale today or through office by appointment. Tues, Mar 26, 6:30pm, Town & Country Resort, Mission Valley. Adults: $52 / Kids (12 & under) $26. Chicken, Beef, or Vegetarian. Parking included.

KA Pasta Idol Competition continues with signups

There are only 12 days left for the BIG day!  

 Saturday, November 3 at 6:00 pm
 Kehilat Ariel Messianic Synagogue is proud to present our
 Yearly  Fundraiser and  31st  Anniversary  Dinner & Show

 Have you bought your tickets yet??

 All proceeds go toward the ongoing ministry of
Kehilat Ariel in the Jewish Community of San Diego

Show your support by making it a priority to attend this great event!

 This year we will be having a double Pasta and Talent competition American Idol Style!

  We will be transporting you to a little Italian villa, together with Italian Mafia gangsters; crazy Italian grandma’s (who will think everyone is too skinny and needs to be fed more pasta) and romantic live music serenading you at your table;

You will even come out singing in Italian!

YOU will be the judging the pasta that our contestants are working so hard to prepare.  You will be sampling their delicious pasta dishes and voting for your favorites!

 After dinner…

 You’ll be meeting our amazing celebrities,
the Judges of our PASTA IDOL, competition:

SIMON COWBELLO

JENIFFER LO’OBRIGIDA

STEVEN TORTELLINI

Who will judge our very own talented contestants, most of them professional artists!
At the end of their presentations, and after carefully considering the “professional opinion” of the judges…
YOU will be voting to choose the first, second and third place winners!

YOUR MISSION… (is not impossible!) :
Share this event with THE WHOLE WORLD!

 It’s easy!

Watch the funny commercials and paste the links on your Facebook.
Share this with your family, neighbors, co-workers,
anyone who loves Italian food and wants to have fun!

THESE ARE THE LINKS:       

 DON CORNY OLIO:   http://youtu.be/CjIl3fAzmEI

MME. BUTTER RUM:  http://youtu.be/BAl8bBv2nXc

NONA GIUSSEPPINA (Starring Deb Remigio):  http://youtu.be/7Aw_2WtpqVc

COHEN THE BARBARIAN:  http://youtu.be/uTqHlG59uWo

If you’d like to enter the TALENT or the PASTA competition,
e-mail us: patitag@cs.com
we will send you a registration form

Fundraiser Dinner & Show on November 03, at 6:00 pm
Admission $25.00  kids $10.00
For more information or tickets sales call  (858) 490-4355

Or

Click here for TALENT

Click here for PASTA

KA PASTA IDOL flyer

Sukkah building, Sukkot Service, Kehilat Ariel San Diego

The Kehilat Ariel youth building a Sukkah for Sukkot and the Shabbat Service that Saturday. Stop-motion building then music and dancing. Kehilat Ariel is a Messianic Synagogue in San Diego, California.

KA Pasta Idol Competition continues…

KA PASTA IDOL promo Don Corny Olio

Shalom Everyone!

For those of you that don’t know…

This year our fundraiser is going to be a competition American Idol style!

It is going to be a DOUBLE competition:  PASTA and TALENT...

PASTA:  You’ll be able to bring that amazing Pasta dish that everyone loves and win the competition.

TALENT:  Not just singing, but anything you have the talent to do ….and anyone can enter the competition!

We are blessed to have our very own host from the American Idol show:

Brian Sea-Crostini, helping us with the event.

We also have some important celebrities working already on their pasta dishes for they can’t wait to compete in our very own:

KEHILAT ARIEL PASTA IDOL competition!

If you haven’t yet, watch this video and take a look at one of the interviews that Brian Sea-Crostini has done with one of these celebrities:

Please post the video on your facebook page, send it to everyone you know, invite them over.  There is going to be lots of prizes and surprises.     We are doing a BIG  production!!!

WE WILL BE HOLDING TALENT AUDITIONS AFTER THE HIGH HOLIDAYS,

ON OCTOBER 6 and OCTOBER 13

BE THINKING OF WHAT ACT YOU WANT TO PREPARE TO ENTER THE COMPETITION WITH THE TALENT THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

BE ALSO THINKING ABOUT THAT GREAT PASTA RECIPE YOU WANT TO BRING TO THE COMPETITION

MORE DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED AFTER THE HIGH HOLIDAYS!

Don’t forget to watch the commercial, it’s very funny!!

Shalom Everyone!

KA PASTA IDOL promo Don Corny Olio

…and keep watching after the credits, there is a surprise at the end!

HIGH HOLIDAYS

Special Note: All services are free but reservations are required for all Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services for non-members of KA.

Call the KA office to reserve your seats and invite a Jewish friend.

Sept 16, Sunday, 8:00 pm. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service. Usher in the spiritual New Year celebrating the goodness of Messiah! This will be a traditional service including the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) and a message on the importance of the holiday for all believers in Yeshua.

Sept 17, Monday, 10:30 am. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service. We will continue in prayer and meditation at this traditional service.

Sept 17, Monday, 4:00 pm. Tashlich Service at La Jolla Shores. Join us for this beautiful time as we cast bread crumbs into the sea to remind us of the important truths of the High Holiday season, “Thou will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19). We will also have an immersion service for new believers in Messiah. Bring your own dinner (and bread crumbs) and meet us on the grassy area by the main lifeguard tower.

Sept 25, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Service. We will have a special assembly for this holiest day of the biblical calendar. We will enter into the congregational fast starting sundown Tuesday through sundown Wednesday as we pray for our spiritual lives and for our people of Israel.

Special Note: In the spirit of “tzedakah”(helping others), we are suggesting that all worshipers bring to service some package food items or a check donation which will in turn be given to help some needy families through Jewish Family Service. It would be fitting to donate the value of the amount which we would normally would have eaten when not fasting.

Sept 26, Wednesday, 10:30 am Yom Kippur Morning Service. We will continue in prayer and fasting at this traditional service.

Sept 26, Wednesday, 5:30 pm. Neilah Service. The closing service followed by a potluck at 6:30 pm to break the fast. Bring your favorite dish to share with all.

Oct 6, Saturday, 10:30 am. Sukkot Service. Join us for this exciting praise service as we celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be able to have Kiddush in the Sukkah and there will be a great time of Davidic worship and praise. There will also be a special message on the significance of the holy day for all believers in Messiah. Followed by a Youth Hosted Luncheon with donations going to their mitzvah projects.

Oct 8, Monday, 7:00 pm. Simchat Torah Service. This will be a fitting close to the fall Holy Days as we “rejoice in the Torah.” There will be plenty of music and dance as we celebrate God’s gift of the Word. Also a special Adult Bnai Mitzvah participants will be leading the service.

Special Note: All services are free but reservations are required for all Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services for non-members of KA.

Call the KA office to reserve your seats and invite a Jewish friend.

UNION OF MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATIONS

Shalom,

We affirm and acknowledge our Doctrinal Statement and fully agree with Union Of Messianic Jewish Congregations.

Standards for Messianic Jewish congregations and chavurot

We affirm the following:

There is one God, who has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Every divine action in the world is accomplished by the Father working through the Son and in the power of the Spirit. This God has revealed Himself in creation and in the history of Israel as transmitted in Scripture. (Gen. 1:1; I Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:4-6)

God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He created humanity in the divine image to serve as creation’s priest and ruler. God’s intention for creation involves an order of differentiation, interdependence, and mutual blessing. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; Eph. 1:4-6)

Through the exercise of free will, human beings disobeyed God, tarnished the divine image, and abandoned their privileged vocation. As a result, God’s consummating purpose for creation met with initial frustration, and all relationships within creation became subject to violence and disorder. (Gen. 4:8; 6:5-7; Rom. 8:20-22)

God chose Israel, the Jewish people, and entered into an everlasting covenant with them so they might be the firstfruits of a renewed humanity, who would mediate blessing and restoration to all the nations of the world. In gracious love, God gave to Israel the holy Torah as a covenantal way of life, and the holy Land of Israel as an inheritance and pledge of the blessing of the World to Come. (Gen. 12:1-3; Jer. 31:34-36, 35-37; Rom. 11:28-29)

In the fullness of time, the Divine Son became a human being—Yeshua the Messiah, born of a Jewish virgin, a true and perfect Israelite, a fitting representative and one-man embodiment of the entire nation. He lived as a holy tzaddik, fulfilling without blemish the mitzvot of the Torah. He brings to perfection the human expression of the divine image (Isa. 7:14; John 1:14; Gal. 4:4; Heb. 1:1-4; 4:15)

Yeshua died as an atonement for the sins of Israel and of the entire world. He was raised bodily from the dead, as the firstfruits of the resurrection promised to Israel as its glorification. He ascended to heaven and was there enthroned at God’s right hand as Israel’s Messiah, with authority extending to the ends of creation. (Isa. 53:4-6; Ps. 110:1; Matt. 28:18; Mk. 14:61-62; I Cor. 15:3-8; Phil. 2-9-11)

God poured out the Divine Spirit on the community of Yeshua’s followers, so that they might be joined intimately to the Messiah as His Body and become the preliminary representation of the New Covenant fullness promised to Israel. To this early Jewish community God added partners from among the nations, who heard the news of God’s work in Yeshua and responded to the good news with faith. (Isa. 66:20-21; Acts 2:1-21; 10:44-48; 15:8-9; Eph.1:13; 2:11-22)

Messiah’s community is a single community expressed in diverse forms within the Jewish community and among the nations. All are called to a dedicated life of worship, neighborly service, and public testimony to Yeshua. Unity and love throughout the entire community confirm Yeshua’s role, as the One sent by the Father, and God’s purpose in Messiah for Israel and the Nations. (John 17:20-21; Acts 21:20; Gal. 2:7-8)

Spiritual life is grounded in godly family units within the relational framework of congregations, whereby persons are to be encouraged, trained, and disciplined. Families in Messianic Jewish congregations should be strengthened and established in their Jewish calling to covenant life. Messianic Jewish congregations are called to connect in Messianic Jewish associations, where they will find mutual enrichment and accountability. (Matt. 18:15-18; Gal. 6:1-2; Rom. 9:1-5; I Cor.7:17-20)

The Torah is God’s gift to Israel. It serves as the constitution of the Jewish people and thus also of the Messianic Jewish community, which comprises Israel’s eschatological firstfruits. The Torah does not have the same role for Messianic communities from the nations, though it does provide spiritual nourishment as a witness to the Messiah. The Torah also provides universal norms of behavior and practical life teaching for all. The Torah is to be applied anew in every generation, and in this age as is fitting to the New Covenant order. (Matt. 5:17-20; II Tim.3:16-17; I Cor. 7:17-20)

Forgiveness of sins, spiritual renewal, union with Messiah, the empowering and sanctifying presence of the indwelling Ruach Ha Kodesh, and the confident hope of eternal life and a glorious resurrection are now available to all, Jews and Gentiles, who put their faith in Yeshua, the Risen Lord, and in obedience to His word are joined to Him and His Body through immersion and sustained in that union through Messiah’s remembrance meal. Yeshua is the Mediator between God and all creation, and no one can come to the Father except through Him. (Matt. 28:19-20; Lk. 24:46-48; Jn. 14:6; Rom. 6:22, 23; I Cor. 11:23-27)

Messiah Yeshua will return to Jerusalem in glory at the end of this age, to rule forever on David’s throne. He will effect the restoration of Israel in fullness, raise the dead, save all who belong to Him, judge the wicked not written in the Book of Life who are separated from His presence, and accomplish the final Tikkun Olam in which Israel and the nations will be united under Messiah’s rule forever. This restoration will bring everlasting joy for those who belong to Him. They will live forever in an order of mutual blessing and fellowship with God, in a cosmos perfected beyond description. (Isa. 9:4-5/5-6; Rom. 8:18-19; Rev.20:11-15; 21:1-4)

The writings of Tanakh and Brit Hadasha are divinely inspired and fully trustworthy (true), a gift given by God to His people, provided to impart life and to form, nurture, and guide them in the ways of truth. They are of supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (II Tim. 3:16, 17; II Pet. 1:19-21)

The Jewish tradition serves as the living link that connects us as contemporary Jews to our biblical past and provides resources needed to develop a Messianic Jewish way of life and thought. Furthermore, the Christian theological tradition offers riches of insight into the revelation of the Messiah and His will, and Messianic Jews need to draw upon this wealth. (I Thess. 2:15, Rom. 13:7; Jude 3)

Approved unanimously by the delegates, Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, July 19, 2012.

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