RABBI DR. DAVID FRIEDMAN

B'rit Hadasha was pleased to welcome Rabbi Dr. David Friedman to Memphis in the Summer of 2006:

July 14th, 2006
David Pifer Memorial Lectureship
B'rit Hadasha Messianic Jewish Synagogue
Memphis, TN

"They Loved the Torah:
What Yeshua's First Followers Really Thought About the Law"

Addressing this often misunderstood issue, Dr. Friedman answered questions like, "Did Yeshua observe the Law? Did Paul teach his congregations to abandon the Torah? Was Peter persuaded that the Commandments were cancelled?" A Q&A time followed the lecture, with an Oneg (refreshments) afterward. The event was well attended, and the congregation really enjoyed its time with Dr. Friedman. Since the week he spent with the congregation occurred during the time of the Israel-Hezbollah War, "Dr. F." was able to give fresh perspective to the congregation on the political complications of the issue. He was also able to meet with area pastors as well.

July 15th, 2006
Shabbat morning worship service
B'rit Hadasha Messianic Jewish Synagogue
Dr. Friedman brought to us a very rich drash on Parashat Pinchas

ABOUT RABBI DR. DAVID FRIEDMAN

Dr. David Friedman was raised in the U.S. in a Conservative Jewish home and came to faith in Yeshua in 1972. He and his wife have lived in Israel since 1980, and made Aliyah (gained citizenship) three years later. In his Israeli military career he served as a combat soldier, including time in an Anti-terrorism unit, and was a public spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Force. Drawing from his personal and professional dealings with terrorism, he wrote a book entitled “Sudden Terror” (a book on Islamic terrorism from an Israeli perspective).

After earning a Master’s degree in Arabic, Friedman attained his Ph.D. in Judaic Studies. In his academic career he taught high school, served as Academic Dean and Professor of Jewish Studies at Israel College of the Bible in Jerusalem, was an instructor at the College of Judea and Samaria and taught at the Open University in Tel Aviv. Dr. Friedman has also taught at the Netzer David International Yeshiva in Florida. Ordained as a Rabbi by the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, Dr. Friedman also co-leads Kehilat Neveh Tsion in Jerusalem. He is the author of 4 books:

They Loved the Torah
[What Yeshua's first followers really thought about the Law]
Sudden Terror
[an analysis of terrorism from an Israeli perspective]
Who Knows Abba Arika?
[an intro to the Talmud for Messianic Jews]
In My Home
[a short history of Jewry in Poland]

 

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