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 ************************************************************************