"Many contemporary Jews worship Elohim in a manner based on the commandments and traditions of the Rabbis but have not repented of their hostility towards Elohim. This hostility is in the form of rejection of Elohim's Torah.
The Rabbis, like the Pharisees before them, reject Elohim and his Torah by placing their own Torah above the written Torah of Mosheh. The Torah of Mosheh stipulates that no one is to add to or take away from any part of the Covenant commandments of Yahuwah:
Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of Yahuwah your Elohim that I give you. (Devarim [Deuteronomy] 4:2)
and
See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it. (Devarim [Deuteronomy] 12:32)
Yet, this is precisely what the Pharisees did and this is precisely what the Rabbis have been doing ever since then.
The dispute which Yahusha' (aka Jesus) had with the Sanhedrin was over the "two Torahs." Yahusha' taught (as the true Messiah must do) that the Torah was eternal and that the Torah is the body of instructions which Elohim has given his people. But the Pharisees had a different set of laws, now known as the Oral Torah, which took priority over the written Torah of Mosheh. This is why Yahusha' rebuked the Pharisees:
And why do you break the command of Elohim for the sake of your tradition? For Elohim said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.' But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to Elohim,' he is not to 'honor his father 'with it. Thus you nullify the word of Elohim for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Yeshayahu was right when he prophesied about you: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'" (Matthew 15:3-9)
The Oral Torah, which alleges to be the Torah of Mosheh which he passed down orally (this is impossible because the Oral Torah contradicts the written Torah frequently), is the body of man-made commandments which constitute the tradition of the Jews.
The Oral Torah commands those who follow it to wash the hands in a particular way before eating. But the written Torah of Mosheh says no such thing. Thus, the command to wash hands has been added to Elohim's Word by men, and as such, is an invalid commandment. Moreover, the entire Talmud, which the Jews regard as sacred and which they teach came from Mosheh (but this is certainly not true), contradicts the written Word of Elohim. The Talmud is merely, as Yahusha plainly stated, the teachings and rules of men - it is not the body of requirements of Elohim. The Rabbis regard this Oral Torah as of greater weight than the written Torah of Mosheh. Thus, where there are contradictions between the two, the Word of Elohim is ignored and the man made Oral Torah is obeyed. (For a more detailed discussion of the two Torahs and the Rabbinical traditions and enactments which defy the true Word of Elohim, see Galatians 1:13-24)
This is how the Jews are in rebellion against Elohim and how they are hostile toward Elohim. They obey the commandments of men in the Oral Torah and ignore the commandments of their Elohim - the written Torah! Thus, their zeal for Elohim is misguided and offends the Living One. Consequently, their continuing punishment in the form of slavery, hatred, persecution and conflict makes sense in the light of Elohim's Word - this is what Elohim promised would be the case until they repent and begin obeying His Covenant commandments which were written down by Mosheh.......
The Roots of the Messianic Movement
We have come to understand the prophetic word regarding the falling away of Yah's people and their subsequent end time repentance and regathering. It is with this backdrop that we can understand the Messianic Movement. The prophets describe an end days repentance of the descendants of Israel and their return to the Torah of Mosheh. This is exactly what we can now see in our generation. The Spirit of Elohim is directing those listening to his voice in repentance back to the ancient paths of obedience to Elohim's commandments. This is setting the stage for the appearance of Messiah and the regathering in full (of ALL the descendants of Jacob) back to the Land................ This repentance is the repentance spoken of by the prophets. When his people in the last days repent of their transgressions and rebellion against his Torah, and begin to seek Elohim with all their heart and mind, then he will fulfill his promise to bring Messiah and regather his people back to the promised inheritance of Land in Israel.................... "
http://www.bibletruth.cc/Body_Messianic.htm http://www.yrm.org, eliyah.com
