Israel ben Betzalel

After much study and review, we have posted a document detailing Messianic Jewish Simcha, also known as Messianic Jewish Conversion:

Messianic Jewish Simcha (Conversion)
http://jerusalemcouncil.org/conversion.html

In short, it recognizes the scriptural definitions of Covenant members, and from a Torah perspective it clearly lays out the identity of a believer in Messiah Yeshua, as being fully Jewish, even according to orthodox halakhic standards, hopefully putting to rest once and for all the 2000 year old dispute over the inclusion of believers from the nations (gentiles).

We have introduced a new page to collect and publish a list of known exclusively kosher certified and organic certified suppliers and distributors for foodstuffs. A list of acceptable kosher hechers and symbols are also provided. Check out the growing list here: http://jerusalemcouncil.org/kosher-organic.html

The Recommended Messianic Reading List is up at http://jerusalemcouncil.org/readinglist.html. Each book contains a summary review by a Messianic reader, and the books will be available for purchase soon through the online bookstore, or available for borrowing from the Messianic Jewish Library System.

Check it out:

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