You’ve heard of Messianic Judaism. What exactly is it?

Depending on our background, you could have one of many ideas of what Messianic Judaism actually is. On this website, you’ll find resources and thoughts of Messianic rabbis and leaders from all over the spectrum of Messianic Judaism to answer the questions on your mind!

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Our Organizations:

These two organizations, the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America and the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations are the two main oversight bodies in Messianic Judaism. Click on the logos above to read their statements of faith.

In our words…

Our faith is Biblical Judaism, which is the faith handed down to us by G-D through His chosen people, beginning with G-D’s covenant with Adam, Avraham, the Sinai Covenant and completing it with the Brit Chadashah, or Renewed Covenant. We find it totally consistent to be followers of Judaism and the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua.
Rabbi Eric Tokajer
Pensacola, FL
Messianic Judaism is an expression of faith in Yeshua that combines the lifestyle and heritage of Judaism with the New Covenant teachings of Jesus as the only provision for salvation from sin and God’s New Covenant prophesied in Jeremiah 31.
Rabbi Jonathan Bernis
President, Jewish Voice
To some, the concept of a Jew believing in Yeshua seems to be a contradiction. Many people have a dichotomy set up in their minds. On the one hand, you have Jews and Judaism and on the other hand, Christians and Christianity. But this simple dichotomy is in reality not so simple. If we go back 2000 years we find that Yeshua was a Jew living in a Jewish land among Jewish people. All the apostles were Jewish as well as the writers of the New Covenant and for many years this faith in Yeshua was strictly a Jewish one.
Rabbi David Chernoff
Philadelphia, PA
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Common Questions:

JEWISH background?
How is Messianic Judaism a Form of Judaism?
WHAT ABOUT JESUS/YESHUA?
I’VE HEARD OF GENTILES BEING PART OF MESSIANIC JUDAISM…
HOW IS MESSIANIC JUDAISM DIFFERENT FROM CHRISTIANITY?
christian background?
IS MESSIANIC JUDAISM LEGALISTIC?
WHAT ABOUT HEBREW ROOTS?
CAN GENTILES BE A PART OF MESSIANIC JUDAISM?
WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH?

Our movement is the faith of thousands of Jews who believe in Yeshua as the Messiah, and thousands more Gentiles who have joined themselves to us in our united faith.

find a home

If you are looking for a spiritual home on your faith journey in Messianic Judaism, you can find our congregations here.

more resources

If you’d like to go deeper in your study of Messianic Judaism, you can find resources to do that here.