Rabbi Seth Klayman joins Ezra and Carly as they discuss similarities and differences between a Messianic congregation and a church.
No, they’re not talking about James Bond and how he repeatedly lives through harrowing situations to “die another day.” In this episode of A Jew & A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about the intriguing Jewish mindset on the holiest day of the Jewish year: Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is a solemn day of denying oneself for the sake of focusing on God. This annual holiday is another day of intentional dying to self. Carly and Ezra are in the middle of a three-part series as they talk about Yom Kippur, the second of the Jewish Fall Feasts. Carly, the Gentile of the two, asks Ezra some key questions about this solemn holiday that really isn’t a “feast” at all. What is Yom Kippur? Where do we find this Jewish Feast in the Bible? When is Yom Kippur 2020, and what happens between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Why do you, as a Jewish believer in Jesus, still observe Yom Kippur when you know Jesus came to atone for your sins? Do Christians need to observe Yom Kippur? Did Jesus observe Yom Kippur? What does Jewish observance look like today? If Christians wanted to observe Yom Kippur, how would they do that? What would you say is the main takeaway for a Christian about Yom Kippur? What’s your most memorable Yom Kippur moment? Ezra’s answers contain a whole lot of great information expounding on why this day is so important in Jewish life. Their discussion touches on Hebrews – the ...
Why are we doing this podcast? Partially, it’s because we want to understand and talk about what brings us together. But, it’s also to address the distinctions within the body of Believers we commonly refer to as the Church. Jesus prayed for unity, not uniformity. So, we also want to talk openly about what distinguishes us from one another. We also want to talk about current events, headlines we’re seeing in what really does feel like unprecedented times, and what God’s doing with Israel and the Jewish people around the world. In this first full-length episode of A Jew & A Gentile Discuss, Carly puts Ezra on the hot seat to answer questions relating to common misconceptions and preconceived notions that Christians might have about Jewish people and Messianic Jews. Subjects included in this episode are: Can you be Jewish and believe in Jesus? What do Jewish people think about Jesus? Who do they think He is? Can you bless Israel while agreeing/believing that Jewish people don’t need the Gospel, don’t need Jesus, but have their own way to salvation? Does every Jewish person or Messianic Jew believe the same things Do all Jewish people study and know the Torah? What makes someone Jewish? How is Jewish identity passed on? How does Israel accept someone as eligible for “aliyah” or immigration as a Jew? The Jews are called God’s Chosen People; are they better than everyone else? There are over 600 commandments in the Scriptures: do the Jews have to follow all of them still today? If you have Jewish heritage, is your religion automatically Jewish? Do most Jews live primarily in Europe, Israel and North America? Bonus Question: Did Jesus have a bar mitzvah? Ezra often gives what he jokes are typical Jewish answers ...
Ezra’s on top of his game with his quick wit in this holiday episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss as he interjects funny… ...
