Apr 17 2008
Messianic Aliyah Now Possible
Various news sources are trickling in, and several blogs have reported that Supreme Court of Israel on Wednesday, overturned a previous ruling in 1989 which denied the right of return to Israel for Messianic Jews. This means that as of today, Messianic Jews of Jewish descent can immigrate to Israel.
From CBNnews.com: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/359362.aspx
CBNnews.com (2008). Retrieved on April 17, 2008. “Myers told CBN News, “The bottom line is that if your father is Jewish or if any of your grandparents are Jewish from your father’s side - even if you’re a Messianic Jew - you can immigrate to Israel under the law of return or under the law of citizenship if you marry an Israeli citizen.””
Derek Leman’s blog has also reported being contacted by UMJC.net:
“I just received word from Jamie Cowen, the president of the UMJC (umjc.net) that the Israeli Supreme Court has reversed its decision from the late 1980’s which gives Messianic Jews no right of return to Israel.”
“In other words, the Israeli Supreme Court, for the first time, is recognizing that Messianic Jews have a right to make aliyah (citizenship in Israel), which is tantamount to recognizing Messianic Jews as Jews.”
“Furthermore, they ordered the Ministry of Interior (which has a lot of Orthodox Jewish staff who regularly make life difficult for Messianic Jews) to halt all discrimination against Messianic Jews in Israel.”
In our opinion, this calls for a celebration as we enter into Pesach - which is the most appropriate season to remember our deliverance from Egypt, and now finally, from the Exile.