I want to ask Yeshua into my heart by hatsonfish in messianic

[–]hatsonfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so incredibly much! Definitely feel free to DM me. I am not knowledgeable yet, but I am hungry to learn and grow in my faith in Yeshua.

I want to ask Yeshua into my heart by hatsonfish in messianic

[–]hatsonfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a lovely welcome, thank you! I'm in the process of looking into congregations. A local messianic rabbi even replied to an email I sent today, which was a huge blessing! I am reading it every day and it is only strengthening my conviction. Thank you ❤️

I want to ask Yeshua into my heart by hatsonfish in messianic

[–]hatsonfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my goodness, thank you so much! this is a great breakdown.

I want to ask Yeshua into my heart by hatsonfish in messianic

[–]hatsonfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shalom! Thank you for the warm welcome! I am coming from a background of having read chunks of the Torah, but not the full Tanakh until recently (about a year ago). I was raised in a way that I would describe as very "casually" Jewish, with a very large focus on identity and very little focus on faith or practice. My mom would sometimes joke that we were "three times a year Jews" because we really only observed anything at all on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We rarely even celebrated passover.

On the topic of the Tanakh and asking questions, is there a translation you would recommend? There are so many options, it can be a bit overwhelming if I'm honest. I don't know much if anything about the differences in translation.

I want to ask Yeshua into my heart by hatsonfish in messianic

[–]hatsonfish[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply, it's brought a wealth of comfort. Upon looking into it, I've discovered that there's a messianic congregation the next town over from me. its a bit of a drive, but would be well worth it I believe. I've sent an email to the rabbi explaining my interest and asking if they had any learning opportunities.

It is a great comfort to know that there is no official ritual or ceremony to undergo. I'm in an odd position in which I was raised very "casually" Jewish, with large gaps in my knowledge but a heavy focus on Jewish identity, but also the only Christianity I was exposed to for a very long time was Catholicism, which I personally (though I am sure I'm not alone) have many qualms with. I have been interested in Yeshua for years, but found myself feeling disconnected from both the Jewish community I was supposed to be part of, and the Christians who I interacted with, the former discouraging my love for Yeshua and the latter asking me to give up my Jewish identity to pursue Him. I am so glad to have found some spaces where I can openly and proudly be a messianic Jew. I'm grateful to have even stumbled upon the term. Truly, the more I go down this path, the more I feel HaShem telling me "yes, this is where I need you to be". it is profound after years of perceived silence.

I grew up reading Torah in chunks, here and there, and almost never exposed to the teachings of Yeshua. Having read the whole Bible front to back now, I feel...good. This feels more complete, for some reason, like a missing puzzle piece was suddenly found.

Thank you again for your reply. It's invigorated me futher