We are seeing at this time the building of more and more of a community of Jewish people, both in Israel and around the world, with a vision for the restoration of our people. One of the most powerful factors is the growing ability for leaders to discuss in depth the needs of the Jewish people in this age, taking into account the dangers of assimilation and humanism, which lead to a lessening of the uniqueness of our set apart people, and ultimately lead our people away from Hashem.

As we celebrated Chanukah a few weeks ago, evening after evening gazing into the light of the candles, Jewish followers of Yeshua are challenged to not let the light of the Jewish people ever be extinguished. Looking upon the example of the Shamesh (the Servant Candle) and thinking about our Mashiach, Yeshua, we make commitments anew to build and work for the restoration of our people from within. The Jewish people is not them but us. We have a responsibility to be faithful to Hashem in and through our lives inside the Jewish people. This requires us to take our place in both the discussion and the work.