Messianic Judaism Explained by Real Messianics

Messianic Daniel Juster and theologian Peter Hocken say:

The Messianic Jewish movement proper comprises those Jews who have come to faith in Jesus of Nazareth – whom they normally call Yeshua – as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world - who hold this faith specifically as Jews, and who refuse assimilation into Gentile Christianity. That is to say, Messianic Jews challenge the received Christian and Jewish consensus that when Jews come to faith in Jesus they cease to be Jews and become Christians instead. They claim the same status in the Church that the first generation of Jewish believers in Jesus enjoyed, who expressed their faith precisely as Jews and whose faith in Yeshua in no way denied or compromised their status as part of the chosen people.

For more, see The Messianic Jewish Movement An Introduction.

The Messianic Jewish Alliance of America says: “Messianic Judaism is a Biblically based movement of people who, as committed Jews, believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Jewish Messiah of Israel of whom the Jewish Law and Prophets spoke.”  For more, see https://mjaa.org/messianic-movement/

The Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC) “envisions Messianic Judaism as a movement of Jewish congregations and groups committed to Yeshua the Messiah that embrace the covenantal responsibility of Jewish life and identity rooted in Torah, expressed in tradition, and renewed and applied in the context of the New Covenant. Messianic Jewish groups may also include those from non-Jewish backgrounds who have a confirmed call to participate fully in the life and destiny of the Jewish people. We are committed to embodying this definition in our constituent congregations and in our shared institutions.” https://www.umjc.org/defining-messianic-judaism

Jewish Voice says: Messianic Judaism is the name given to New Covenant faith in Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah by those who are of Jewish heritage. It also invites into fellowship Gentiles who are called to embrace an expression of faith in Yeshua in a Jewish communal context. For more, see https://www.jewishvoice.org/learn/messianic-judaism

And don’t forget Jews For Jesus: https://jewsforjesus.org/learn/what-are-messianic-jews