Thirteen principles of faith We believers in the Messiah and His Torah are unique among other observant Jews in that we look to the Torah and Messiah and Messiah’s disciples for guidance and doctrine and theology. The rabbis of Judaism play also a role in our lives than in the lives of other Jews. Rabbinic rulings come after Messiah’s and the disciples’ halacha, their interpretation of how to live a Godly life according to the commandments. We look at some of Judaism’s guiding principles and how we Messiah-believers relate to them. Moshe ben Maimon, better known as his Greek name, Maimonides or by his acronym Rambam (Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon), formulated what became the basic statements of faith among many observant Jews. We hold that there are three principles that each Believer should follow concerning their belief system: 1. Know what you believe. 2. Know why you believe it (be able to accurately cite Scripture [...]
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This week’s parashah, Emor, is known as Torat Cohanim, the teaching for / of the Cohanim. Whereas the previous sections of the Torah focused on the holiness code for all the people, this section reads as a manual for the priests, instructing them on attaining holiness through their own set of symbolic obligations, duties, and maintenance. In ...
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