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Within Messianic Judaism, there are a small number of "Orthodox Messianic Jews", who believe that observance of all or almost all Jewish Halakha does not contradict, or is in harmony with, the Bible and teaching of Jesus. Mainstream Messianic Jews might drive on the Sabbath, may not practice Niddah, cover their heads, or keep Rabbinic Kashrut, whereas Orthodox Messianic Jews will not. An Orthodox Messianic synagogue or congregation is rare; Mikveh Yisrael and Ateret Yeshua are two examples. Much more common than those are Messianic congregations that provide very traditional services, such as Beth Israel Sephardic and Beit Avanim Chaiot, but do not require strict halakhic observance from their members; ... their position on Jewish practice can be considered similar to that of the Traditional Judaism movement. There are a few Orthodox Messianic websites like T.O.M.J. Beis, which may go as far as encouraging the covering of one's head at all times, and men always wearing a Tallit katan under their clothing.
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Messianic Judaism is a biblically based movement of Jewish people who have come to believe in Yeshua as the promised Messiah of Israel. Yeshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus. Yeshua means Salvation. Today, there are tens of thousands of Messianic Jews in the United States alone. Some have estimated the number to be as high as 100,000. Messianic Synagogues are springing up in almost every major city across the country.
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Messianic Judaism does not yet have a universally defined and articulated “Statement of Faith”. Many Messianic leaders came to faith in Yeshua before there was a meaningful Messianic movement. In addition to Messianic Jewish leaders, there are many Messianic ministers who though not Jewish by birth, had an inherent love for the Jewish people. Both brought into the movement the imprint of the denomination from which they came.
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Properly observed, Messianic Judaism has no middle wall of partition (7) separating Jewish believers from Gentile believers. Most Messianic assemblies have a high percentage of Gentiles. Most of these Gentiles love Israel and the Jewish people and have adopted a Jewish expression of their faith in Messiah Yeshua.
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While Messianic Judaism is new in some respects, it is ... ancient. It stands on a foundation going back to biblical times. In the first century CE, there were several different sects within Judaism -- Pharisees, Saduccees and Herodians to name a few. These different Jewish groups were unquestionably part of the larger Jewish community. A great number of Judeans comprised one of these groups -- the Nazarenes. These were followers of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the forerunners of today's Messianic Judaism.
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The place of Jesus in Messianic Judaism is usually clearly defined. Contrary to Judaism, Messianic Judaism asserts that Jesus is the word of God become manifest (John 1:1;14), a belief that is identical with normative Christian doctrine regarding the nature and identity of the son of God. Furthermore, Messianic Judaism generally asserts that the Messiah has a dual aspect as revealed in Scripture [37]. Instead of merely a physical Messiah who would save Israel from occupation and restore the Davidic Kingdom, Jesus first rescued the world from spiritual bondage – paving the way for true understanding and application of the Torah. The Messiah will return again – only this time he will indeed rescue the world from physical oppression and establish his unending Kingdom - again, a belief that is identical to the normative Christian view of the Messiah. George Berkley writes that Messianics "worship not just God but Jesus" or Yeshua whom they hold to be God's promised Messiah.[38]
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