Subject: FFOZ joins Hebraic Roots Global Network
Date:    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:06:53 +0000
To:      "Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup"<heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>

 

From:    Eddie Chumney
To:      heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: FFOZ joins the Hebraic Roots Global Network


    Dear Mishpachah (family):

     
       I have an absolutely fantastic announcement to share with
our Hebraic Roots of Christianity mishpachah (family) who are members 
of this network. First Fruits of Zion (FFOZ) has joined our network !

       FFOZ is a Messianic Jewish ministry based in Jerusalem, 
Israel and is dedicated to the following:

---     Exposing the living Torah (Yeshua) through the study of the pages
         of the written Torah. 

----   Correctly interpreting the entire, God-breathed Scripture 
         using the foundations of Torah.

----  Discovering and living a Biblically observant Torah lifestyle as
        believers in Messiah Yeshua. 

    As they are able, FFOZ will be providing our network with a 
weekly Messianic Jewish Torah Commentary. 


       A VOICE OF THE BELIEVING REMNANT OF ISRAEL

The First Fruits of Zion Torah Commentary offers readers the
unprecedented richness of a wide range of Torah insights, written by
the believing remnant in Israel. Those capable of pursuing further
research should use this commentary as a springboard to broaden and
deepen personal Torah knowledge. Bear in mind, however, it is not a
substitute for in-depth study of the Torah itself. The commentary
cannot possibly offer a detailed review of every word or nuance of the
sources it draws from, nor a complete survey of conflicting
interpretations. It should provide thought-provoking exhortations and
a wide variety of insights for every disciple of Messiah Yeshua.

The Word of the Lord is going forth from Zion. The collective voice of
these commentaries calls out to all the nations, sharing the wonderful
truths found in the Torah of God. First Fruits of Zion prays that
you will be able to make profitable life applications from these
teaching.

For more information on additional teachings and resources please see
our web site at:  http://www.ffoz.org Please encourage your friends
and family to SUBSCRIBE to this information source.


HOW PLEASANT IT IS FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY

In Psalm 133 it is written:

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren (Jewish and 
non-Jewish believer) to dwell together in unity! ... for there the 
Lord COMMANDED the blessing even life forevermore."


      Hallelujah! The Lord is good and his mercy endures forever. 
Mishpachah (family) can you see the heart of God? The heart of God is 
for Jewish and non-Jewish believers to dwell together as ECHAH (one) 
co-equal and join-heirs in Messiah!  Hebraic Heritage Ministries is 
looking for a very fruitful and God blessed relationship with FFOZ. 

       The ministry of FFOZ has written two books which are very 
fundamental and very critical for believers in Messiah to 
understanding today. As many non-Jewish believers in Messiah are 
seeking to embrace their Hebraic roots, they are beginning to ask these 
questions:

#1) 'What is the Torah and what is the role of the Torah in the 
       life of the non-Jewish believer in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah?".
 
#2) How do we understand the issue of law and grace?

#3) Does embracing our Hebraic roots mean that we are to follow
       Orthodox Rabbinic Judaism?


      FFOZ has answered these questions and many other questions in 
their book, "Torah Rediscovered".  In the book, "Torah Rediscovered"
you will begin to understand the following:

"Torah Rediscovered" will guide you into the life of
grace known by the early followers of Yeshua and found in the Torah.

"Torah Rediscovered" unmasks some of the popular
perversions of the Torah which have guided the thinking of many over
the centuries.

Just as Hilkiah, high priest of ancient Israel,
rediscovered the holy Torah amid the ruins of the Temple, so Ariel and
D'vorah Berkowitz make a logical, biblical, and impassioned plea for
the present-day body of Messiah to rediscover the joy and blessing of
a much neglected and misunderstood book, the Torah.

The Spirit of God is causing many people to
rediscover His ancient words. Today the Torah is increasingly becoming
more than just the children's storybook for some of our favorite Bible
characters. Many believers are beginning to rediscover the Torah as a
book of the covenant given to God's redeemed people, as a document
describing the lifestyle for the holy community, and as the sacred
marriage agreement between God and His people. Indeed, today, more
than 2,500 years since Hilkiah's monumental find, believers from all
parts of the world are making the same rediscovery for their own
personal and corporate lives."

Have you ever wanted to Biblical being to teach and explain what 
Torah is to believer in Messiah who have not yet discovered the 
richness of the Hebraic roots of their faith?

Read this book and rediscover the joy and value we have found in the 
Torah and be able to share it with others!

"Torah Rediscovered" is 200 pages and costs $15.  You can order this 
book from the  Hebraic Roots of Christianity Global network website 
located at:

http://www.hebroots.org/ffoz.html 


                  
                                     TAKE HOLD
    
    As you begin to study the Hebraic roots of your faith and you 
begin to understand what Torah is, the next question that non-Jewish 
believers in Messiah ask is: "What is my role to the land, the people 
and the scriptures of Israel"?

    With the foundation of having a correct Biblical understanding of 
Torah from reading the book, "Torah Rediscovered", non-Jewish 
believers in Messiah ask and need to understand the role of the Torah 
in their lives,  how they need to relate the physical offspring of 
Abraham known as the Jewish people and to the physical nation of 
Israel. 

    The title, "TAKE HOLD" is based from a scripture in Zechariah 
8:23 which says:

"Thus saith the Lord of hosts; in those days, it shall come to pass, 
that ten men shall TAKE HOLD out of all languages of the nations, 
even shall TAKE HOLD of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We 
will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you"

   The book "TAKE HOLD" answers these questions and shows the
profound equality in the relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish
believers in the body of Messiah. The resulting unity brings together His 
holy bride -- the ancient people of the Book and those grafted in 
from among the nations.

   "TAKE HOLD"  shows how Jewish and non-Jewish believers in
Messiah are ONE in Messiah and CO-EQUAL while graciously
explaining the unique ROLE that both Jewish and non-Jewish believers 
have in the body of Messiah. 

   "TAKE HOLD"  shows how non-Jewish believers in Messiah can "take
hold" of their rich Hebraic/Jewish heritage because they are grafted 
into natural Israel (Romans 11) and have divine permission to embrace 
the "roots" of their faith as they are led by the Holy Spirit / Ruach 
HaKodesh of God WITHOUT converting to Judaism.

   As the founder of "Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l", which is a ministry
dedicated to teaching the Hebraic/Jewish roots of Christianity to the
body of Messiah, I HIGHLY recommend these books and regard them as 
MUST reading if you are serious about understanding the roots of your faith
in Messiah and your relationship to the land of Israel, God's chosen
people, the Jews, and God's Holy Word.


   TAKE HOLD is 300 pages and costs $20.  I highly recommend that you 
purchase BOTH books, "Torah Rediscovered" and "Take Hold" together. 
If you buy both books from the Hebraic Roots of Christianity Global 
network website, you can save $5. Both books are being offered for 
$30. 

    If you are not already a subscriber to the FFOZ magazine, you can 
also receive a FREE FFOZ trial issue with your order.


                          ABOUT THE AUTHORS

      Ariel (Rick) Berkowitz (B.S., West Chester State
College and Philadelphia College of the Bible, M. Div. from Biblical
Theological Seminary) pastored in the United States for 15 years
before moving to Israel. Presently on the faculty of an Israeli
Messianic Bible College, Ariel also serves on the First Fruits of Zion
Ministries board of directors. Much of his time is spent writing and
developing weekly studies based on the Torah and Haftarah readings.
Ariel also co-leads Kehilat Neve T'zion, a Messianic Jewish synagogue
in Jerusalem. D'vorah (Michele) has taught and discipled women for the
past 22 years. Currently in Israel, she leads women's groups and
seminars. Together with their four children, Ariel and D'vorah reside
in Jerusalem.


                                     THE FFOZ MAGAZINE

    The ministry of FFOZ also produces a bi-monthly magazine. 
Beginning this fall, FFOZ will be in partnership with non-Jewish 
Hebraic roots ministries who are members of this network and they 
will begin to have a section in their magazine from non-Jewish 
Hebraic roots ministries featuring articles and teachings on 
understanding the Hebraic roots of faith in Messiah.  Psalm 133 is 
being fulfilled! Finally, we are not just singing Psalm 133 but 
beginning as a body of believers in Messiah (both Jew and non-Jew) to 
LIVE it! God has been waiting for this day for over 2000 years!

    Members of our network can request a FREE trial issue of the FFOZ 
magazine. All you need to do is fill out your request at:

    http://www.hebroots.org/ffozfree.html 

    I would also encourage you to get a yearly subscription to the 
magazine. By being a member of this network, you can get a 
subscription to the magazine at a 20% saving. The normal yearly 
subscription cost is $34 USA/Canada and $48 for all other countries. 
By being a member of our network, you can receive a yearly 
subscription to the magazine for $27 USA/Canada and $38 for all 
other countries. To order your subscription to the magazine, please 
go to:

    http://www.hebroots.org/ffozsub.html 



                              SUBMIT YOUR TESTIMONY

      Finally, FFOZ has agreed to select various testimonies of 
non-Jewish believers who have "TAKEN HOLD" and have embraced the 
Hebraic Roots of Christianity and how this has blessed their life and 
walk in the Lord. If you have a testimony to share, please submit it 
to the newsgroup e-mail address (heb_roots_chr@geocities.com) and I 
will forward all testimonies to the ministry of FFOZ.   

      Let us all PRAISE GOD for what HE is doing in our midst! 
HALLELUJAH !!!! The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever !!!!


                                  Eddie Chumney
                                  Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l
 
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