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Saturday, November 10, 2007
The House of Those who Love Torah
The Place's own Alan Reinach has helped start a new congregational ministry, Congregation Beth Ohavey Torah, "The house of those who love Torah."The purpose of this new ministry is
- To provide an authentic worship experience for those Jewish people who have come to embrace Yeshua ha Mashiach, commonly known by Christians as Jesus.
- To provide an opportunity for interfaith couples to worship together without compromise - a Jewish and Christian spouse can worship together in a respectful context that honors both traditions, without either party feeling pressured to convert.
Alan hopes that Jews and Christians can learn from one another and find their own spiritual lives greatly blessed. For example, Christians have much to learn about their own "new testament," a Jewish book, by learning more about Jewish culture, traditions and religion. Jews may find themselves both surprised and pleased to learn that what the Christian New Testament emphasizes is authentically Jewish and consistent with the Hebrew Scriptures.
Alan says many Jews already worship in Seventh-day Adventist churches throughout the Los Angeles area; he would like to develop a sense of community and mishpochah with these brothers and sisters.
The congregation meets on a monthly basis, on Sabbath afternoons, to celebrate the close of Sabbath, the Havdalah service, and to enjoy a social time together, with food, of course.
The meetings are held at the Canoga Park Community Seventh-day Adventist Church , 20550 Roscoe Blvd, Canoga Park , CA.
Next Sabbath, November 17, special guest, Alexander Bolotnikov, director, Shalom Learning Center will be there. And on December 8th there will be Hanukkah celebrations.
If you'd like more information, call Loritha McDuffie at (805) 413-7396 or email Alan Reinach at mrliberty@churchstate.org.
posted by The Place @ 11/10/2007 05:49:00 PM
