Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
- Who is Yeshua?
- What is the Torah?
- Why do you observe many Jewish traditions?
- Are you Messianic Jews?
- Is it OK for non-Jews to attend Beth Immanuel?
- Why do you meet on Saturday instead of Sunday?
- Do you use the Sacred Name of God?
- When do you take communion?
- Why don't you pass an offering plate?
- Do you have a dress code?
- What is your leadership structure?
or Who is your pastor?
or Do you have a rabbi?
Prayer Service
- Why do you use liturgy?
- What is a Siddur?
- Where do these prayers come from?
- Why do you pray some prayers in Hebrew?
- Why do you face east when you pray?
- What is the Shema?
- What is the Amidah?
- Why do people cover their eyes and mouths during certain prayers?
- Why do people bow at certain points during the prayers?
Torah Service
- What is the Torah?
- Why do you have a Scripture reading ceremony?
- Why are the Scriptures read in Hebrew?
- How are the people selected to read?
- Why are people called with Hebrew names?
- How is the section of Scripture selected?
- Why is the Torah carried around the congregation?
- Why do people touch the scroll? (Do you worship the scroll?)
- Why is the scroll lifted in the air after it is read?
- Why do people stand when the Torah scroll is lifted up?
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