Messianic Jewish Teachings: David Levine David Levine

Great explanation of theTorah

I appreciate this podcast so much for the accurate teaching, thank you!

I do find myself fast-forwarding through some of the jokes (sorry Rabbi, love you!) and trying to get to the “meat” of the message.

More importantly, I have skipped a few episodes once I saw that the focus of the entire episode was extolling the virtues of keeping “ethnicities” separate, aka Jews and Gentiles, and saying something like the Lord “loves the separate ethnicities”, which I think is inaccurate and divisive, and also something that is addressed in the “New Testament” letters.

I think there may be a realization that Rabbi David may yet come to about this. Just like he and his gentile wife are “one” in the eyes of the Lord, so the people of the Lord are one, though they come from different “flocks”. Christ’s family tree has many gentiles as well, so I really don’t see the point of trying to create an ethnic division as a faith selling point. Is Christ’s body divided? I think not, I just strongly sense something is off about that message.

Rather, let each one be fully convinced as Paul said - which makes it a personal issue for each believer between them and the valors, rather than dividing believers into ethnic groups.

Other than that, I really enjoy this podcast, thank you! Shalom.

After years of faithful listening, and honest desire to continue learning, I happened upon episode 391.

As a theologian, a biblical translator, and modern day Samaritan it was deeply disturbing to listen to this episode. Jesus lived amongst the ethnically mixed, the so-called weakened ones. He spoke their language and clearly recognized a strength and decency significant enough to bring him comfort.

I sense a separatist agenda in the teachings of the Rabbi lately. It’s clear the world of men has crept into this guy’s heart. Truly disappointed. The blind leading the blind.