Teachings

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Why Messianic Judaism? Shalom. I am Rabbi Tamah Davis-Hart, a Messianic Jewish Rabbi ordained 23 years ago. I base my teachings and commentaries on G-d’s Word from the entire Bible (Old and “New” Testaments, the Prophets, and the Writings) emphasizing both His Grace AND Law. Today I am going to share… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Response to question about Laying on of Hands in the Book of James G-d’s Torah teaches us that there is a time and place for laying on of hands for various reasons. There are several scriptures that speak of this intervention on behalf of others, but I will restrict my response… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Answers to questions I received recently from a man who is seeking the truth of G-d and His Torah: 1.Why is G-d not spelled out or even spoken when the Bible spells it out 2.Do you believe in the five-fold ministry: Prophet, apostle, preacher, teacher, evangelist? 3.Do you believe you are… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Response to email question concerning how Deborah was “allowed” to be in a leadership position. Shalom, Thank you for your interesting question. As a female rabbi, I get this one quite frequently. I hold a doctorate in Theology and Philosophy, a master’s in biblical studies, and I am an Advance Practice… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Heaven and Hell We hear so much about “going to heaven” or ‘going to hell.” Does anyone really understand what is “heaven” or what is “hell”? Are they geographical points somewhere in the universe or is it instead a state of mind? What about all the other references in the Bible… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Message for Shabbat after Simchat Torah and Sh’mini Atzeret This Shabbat I am going to present a teaching on the Zadok calendar and why our congregation follows this calendar versus the current traditional Jewish calendar. This is a perfect time to teach on this subject as we end the observance… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Response to question about the meaning of Deuteronomy 21:1-9 What we have in this narrative is the description of how a murder was to be dealt with when the murderer was unknown. It was incumbent upon the leaders and judges to go out and measure the distance between the murder victim’s… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue LGBTQ Issues and the diverse perspectives of Four Jewish Denominations Along with the degradation continuum of Biblical values in the world, today I want to briefly provide an overview of come of the differences in perspective among four of the several Jewish denominations; Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and finally Messianic. This lesson… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue This article is a continuation of the response to a question about the parable of the wedding feast described in Matthew 22:13, the wicked servant described in Matthew 25:30, and whether the destination for those two individuals and those who are separated to the left and are cursed (Matthew 25:41;46) are… Read more »