Messianic Judaism 

Messianic Judaism is a modern movement with an ancient past. All the first followers of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah were Messianic Jews. In recent years, more and more Jewish people are believing that the Messiah has come. At the same time, more and more Christians are exploring the Jewish roots of their faith.

"Messianic congregations are a recent phenomenon on the pages of ecclesiastical history, but they have a heritage that extends back to the earliest period of the New Covenant faith. . . . Messianic congregations are part of the ecclesia [a Greek word meaning "called out ones," referring to the gathering together of believers in the Messiah]. However, they refer to themselves as congregations or synagogues to reflect and communicate the Jewishness of the Messianic faith to a people [the Jews] who have mistakenly come to associate belief in Jesus the Messiah with anti-Semitism." (Excerpted from Return of the Remnant: The Rebirth of Messianic Judaism)

When a Jew becomes a follower of Yeshua, he does not cease being a Jew. Yeshua said that he did not come to do away with the Law, but to fulfill it (see Matthew 5:17-19). In addition, James and the elders of the congregation in Jerusalem told the apostle Paul that tens of thousands of Jewish people had believed in Yeshua and were zealously keeping the Law (Acts 21:20). Thus, the early Jewish believers (approx. 30 years after Yeshua's death and resurrection) were still keeping the Law. For more detailed information, see They Loved the Torah .

Yeshua observed the biblical holidays during his earthly life. In addition, the apostle Paul exhorted the Corinthian Christians to celebrate the seder (1 Corinthians 5:8). The biblical feasts were given to teach, in a practical way, more about the nature of G-d and his plan for mankind. For example, Passover is rich in the symbolism of the Messiah's death, burial, and resurrection. One of Yeshua's last earthly acts was the celebration of the Passover. Gathering his disciples in a small room in Jerusalem, he led them in the annual seder dinner. For more detailed information, see God's Appointed Times: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Celebrating the Biblical Holidays , The Messianic Passover Haggadah , and more. These materials provide a first-hand experience of the Jewish Passover, as Yeshua and his followers celebrated it.  As a Messianic Jewish Congregation, we recognize that Yeshua's last supper was a Passover seder at which time he instituted what is known as communion, or the Lord's Supper as such, we observe this practice during our annual community Passover Seder.