1. Introduction: The Forgotten Conversation about Jewish Messiah For many within the Jewish community, the figure of Jesus (Jewish Messiah)—or more accurately, Yeshua—is viewed through the lens of a centuries-old divorce. We are taught that “Jews don’t believe in Jesus,” and to many, he feels like a foreign, Gentile export, a figure fundamentally detached from the life and liturgy of Israel. This disconnect, however, is largely a product of history, specifically the divergence between the Second Temple era and modern rabbinic Judaism. If we peel back the layers of tradition and return to the Tanakh (the Hebrew Scriptures), we discover a “forgotten conversation.” We find that the most essential concepts of the Messianic faith are not Christian inventions, but are deeply rooted in our foundational texts. From the nature of God’s unity to the necessity of a mediator, the evidence suggests that Yeshua is not a departure from the Jewish path, but its ultimate destination. 2. The…    read more