Who is Yeshua?
Our “Messianic” stream of Jewish faith recognizes the first-century Jewish person, Yeshua of Nazareth,
as the historical figure the Sages of the Talmud call, “Messiah, Son of Joseph, who will be slain” (Sukkah 52a, Sanhedrin 98a). In English, he is most commonly referred to among his non-Jewish adherents by his name out of Greek translation, Jesus. This does not diminish Messiah’s endemic Jewishness any more than using his Arabic name Issa makes him a Bedouin.)
We embrace the content of the Bible and Talmud pointing us to faith in the substitutionary sacrifice made by the Suffering Messiah who would come before the destruction of the 2nd Temple (BIBLE: Daniel 9:25-26 TALMUD: TB Sand. 99a) as the current era’s source of “atonement” — the forgiveness of human sin. Jewish Scripture and commentary are rich and specific on this vital topic.
Download Rabbi Cohen’s acclaimed teaching on Yeshua the Messiah here, in either audio (Part 1, Part 2) or position paper format.
Who is Yeshua – Part 1
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Who is Yeshua – Part 2
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