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Season 2, Episode 4 - Josh and Shari reflect on a recent First Fruits of Zion Podcast in which D. Thomas Lancaster shares that he believes we could be the last generation before Messiah returns.The referenced Podcast Episodes:The Bridge Builders Forum BBF07 - Is the Book of Revelation a Jewish Text?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge-builders-forum/id1758806969?i=1000715261646------------------The Messiah Podcast:Are We Living in the End of Days?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messiah-podcast/id1581639534?i=1000721625415--------------------Find Beth Yeshua at: BethYeshua.org

Season 2, Episode 2 - In this episode we discuss the 2025 Summer UMJC Conference in Boston. We hit some highlights and a (tiny?) bit of controversy. We also discuss how Anusim (Jewish people who immigrated to South and Central America during the Spanish Inquisition) can look for historical records to provide evidence of Jewish ancestry.The link (thank you Matheus!) to the Anusim family research documents: Individuals with Jewish/Portuguese ancestry orthose seeking to find more about it, can contact our organization called ABRADJIN (Brazilian Association of Jewish Descendents from the Inquisition Period). This is the website: https://anussim.org.br/And this is their e-mail:  contato@museudainquisicao.org.brTo see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 2, Episode 1 - It has been 4 months since Josh and Shari have recorded. Sorry. :-) We desire to do much better in the future! In this episode we discuss the screenplay that Shari has been writing for the last year, the rise of virulent anti-Semitism around the world and ... once again ... patrilineal descent from a new well-researched Kesher article.Want to get Kesher delivered to you? Check out their website: https://www.kesherjournal.com/To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1, Episode 20 - Josh and Shari listened to "Feb 14: S3E22 - Inclusions and Distinctions in MJ - part 1" by the Messianticspodcast ... and we have thoughts. Actually, with much love, we respectfully disagree on some major points. For example: we believe that distinction doesn't always mean discrimination.You probably should listen to the Messiantics S3E22 podcast first: ⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠Other helpful references: The main "halacha" webpage for the Messianic Jewish Rabbinic Council.To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 19. Josh and Shari discuss the newest Kesher and the discussion of how to continue Jewish identity for generations to come.To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 18. Josh and Shari discuss what it is like to have to minister at a family funeral and how it can delay your own grieving process. They then delve into Shari's developing screenplay - and do a quick debrief of the UMJC Winter Leadership Conference. To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 17. Josh and Shari sit down with Paul and Carol - who share some of the history of their lives - and how they came to be involved in Messianic Judaism. Our belief is that hearing their stories can help us become a more connected community, and can help the leadership team at Beth Yeshua learn how to better serve our intermarried families. To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 16. You probably didn't know, but Bubbie is a published author. Today, Josh and Shari discuss her most recent book: 20/20 - We See Clearly Now To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 15. Rabbi, Dr. Michael Schiffman is one of the pioneers of Messianic Judaism and is the leader of Chevra - an amazing humanitarian work feeding hungry Jews around the world. Josh and Shari talk with Rabbi Schiffman about a variety of topics: 1. The broad strokes of his history with Messianic Judaism, 2. How the UMJC conference went this past summer, 3. His thoughts on women being ordained as Rabbis, and 4. The overall health of Messianic Judaism. To see and/or support the amazing work of Chevra check out their website: mychevra.org To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Season 1. Episode 14. The yahrzeit of one of the most horrific attacks in Israel's history is here and we are struck by the memory of the attacks. We also debrief on what we heard from Rabbi Gliebe of Congregation Devar Emet about intermarriage and how Messianic Judaism needs to grow in clarity as it addresses identity, theology and community in the future. To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide? Part 5 of 6 - After our tech issues last time we wanted to finish our conversation with Rabbi Gliebe of Congregation Devar Emet about intermarriage and how Messianic Judaism needs to grow in clarity as it addresses identity, theology and community in the future. ⁠Some helpful resources:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Devar Emet's Website⁠ To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide? Part 4 of 6 - Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, and his mother, Shari Rubinstein, have the privilege of talking with Rabbi Gliebe of Congregation Devar Emet about intermarriage and how Messianic Judaism needs to grow in clarity as it addresses identity, theology and community in the future. Some helpful resources: ⁠⁠⁠Devar Emet's Website To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide? Part 3 of 6 - Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, and his mother, Shari Rubinstein, have a long conversation on how intermarriage affects the Jewish identity of both parents and children. They also discuss recent statistics on Intermarriage from the Pew and Barna Research groups. Some helpful resources: ⁠⁠Chabad's article on Matrilineal descent⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The MJRC's article on conversion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠My Jewish Learnings article on Patrilineal descent⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Beth Yeshua Sacramento's Halacha on Jewish Identity (at the bottom of the web page under "Who Does Beth Yeshua Consider Jewish?")⁠⁠ To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide? Part 2 of 6 - Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, and his mother, Shari Rubinstein, begin a deep dive into Jewish identity beginning with the standards of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism - and along the way discuss some of their own journey of identity. Some helpful resources: ⁠Chabad's article on Matrilineal descent⁠ ⁠The MJRC's article on conversion⁠ ⁠My Jewish Learnings article on Patrilineal descent⁠ ⁠Beth Yeshua Sacramento's Halacha on Jewish Identity (at the bottom of the web page under "Who Does Beth Yeshua Consider Jewish?")⁠ To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide? Part 1 of 6 - Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, and his mother, Shari Rubinstein, begin a deep dive into Jewish identity beginning with the standards of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism - and along the way discuss some of their own journey of identity. Some helpful resources: Chabad's article on Matrilineal descent The MJRC's article on conversion My Jewish Learnings article on Patrilineal descent Beth Yeshua Sacramento's Halacha on Jewish Identity (at the bottom of the web page under "Who Does Beth Yeshua Consider Jewish?") To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠ Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, discusses the willingness of Pinchas to die in his pursuit of righteousness.

To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠ Josh and Shari debrief after the 2024 Summer UMJC Conference and talk about two important delegate votes.

Beth Yeshua Elder, Robert Emmert unpacks the scriptures that teach about humility and discusses how humility is a key toward unity for any spiritual community. To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠

Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, comments on Parasha Kukhat and how complaining is destructive to our relationship with God. To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠

To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠Spotify⁠ or ⁠YouTube⁠. For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠ Part 2 of 2: 0. Introduce the structure of our podcast and then … Question of the day! If you were a Messianic super hero - what would your super power be and why? 1. I don’t find my mom’s writing in the latest Kesher unscholarly. It is amazingly detailed and well constructed. 2. There is a hierarchy of value when we study scripture: Word of God, well translated (preponderance of usage should have priority), in context (audience, author, purpose) Word of God, maybe well translated (so looking at the less used translations of words and phrases), not in context. Apocryphal / Talmud / History / Commentary 3. Rabbi as a congregational office is not used in scripture - unless you use it only in it’s most basic meaning as a “teacher.” On the other hand, Elder, Overseer, Deacon etc. are all defined - and they are defined as male. 4. History - just because other people got it wrong, should we? 5. Does it fundamentally “devalue” women to not allow them to be the primary person spiritually accountable before Yeshua for the life of a spiritual community? 6. “Kosher” or “Treif?” We give “hot takes” as to whether or not we would consider this a “kosher” part of Messianic Judaism. For example: Street evangelism (like Jews for Jesus)? Or a female senior leader of a community who is wearing a tallit and a cross necklace on the homepage of their website? Or support for Israel in the war against Hamas and Hezbollah?