The Messianic Torah Observer

July 30, 2026

The Commandments We Trample Underfoot Eikev the Wilderness Test and the Torah-Grace Question

July 28, 2026

Tu B'Av: The Day Nobody Told You About

<table data-pm-slice="4 4 []" data-en-clipboard="true"> <tbody> <tr> <td data-colwidth="859"> <div draggable="false">Saints, Tu B'Av is one of those days on the Jewish traditional calendar that most of us in the Messianic and Hebrew Roots community have simply walked past without ever realizing it was there. And although it is not one of the mandated Feasts or Moedim of Yehovah, this 15th day of the 5th biblical month bears within it a beautiful redemptive pattern that speaks directly to the redeemed of the Most High. Coming just six days after Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av reminds us that Yah has a way of turning the darkest seasons of judgment, exile, mourning, and loss into seasons of restoration, joy, and Kingdom expectation.</div> <div draggable="false">In this teaching, we examine the historical and spiritual significance of Tu B'Av: the lifting of the wilderness death decree, the restoration of the tribe of Benjamin, the removal of barriers that prevented worship in Yerushalayim, and the touching image of the daughters of Jerusalem dancing in borrowed white garments. And beloved, when viewed through Messianic lenses, these elements point us right back to the work of Yehoshua Messiah: condemnation lifted, covenant restoration granted, access to worship restored, and the Bride clothed in righteousness that is not her own.</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p>

July 24, 2026

Is the Hebrew Roots Movement a False Gospel? Answering the Critics

<div draggable="false" data-pm-slice= "1 1 ["table",{"style":null,"summary":null,"width":"1375px","cellspacing":null,"cellpadding":null,"align":null,"cols":[{"width":516},{"width":859}],"backgroundColor":null,"color":null,"selected":false},"tr",{"style":null,"backgroundColor":null,"textAlign":null,"verticalAlign":null,"color":null},"td",{"style":null,"abbr":null,"nowrap":null,"height":null,"colspan":1,"rowspan":1,"colwidth":[859],"backgroundColor":null,"textAlign":null,"verticalAlign":null,"color":"","inversionType":"smart"}]" data-en-clipboard="true">Beloved, accusations that Torah-honoring believers have embraced a false gospel, fallen from grace, or placed themselves back under the Law are serious and deserve a careful, Word-based response. In this installment of The Messianic Torah Observer, Rod Thomas addresses three common criticisms against the Hebrew Roots and Messianic Torah communities and shows why grace-motivated obedience is not legalism, why Acts 15 does not abolish Torah for Gentile believers, and why Yeshua remains the center and proper interpretive key of the Torah-observant walk.</div>