Congregation Zera Avraham

Zera Avraham is Hebrew for "Seed of Abraham." We are a Jewish congregation, a synagogue, that honors Yeshua (Jesus) as Israel's Messiah.

Just as Yeshua's first disciples were faithful Jews, loyal to their people and committed to the Jewish way of life, so we seek to honor Yeshua as faithful Jews today.

As a Jewish communal body, Congregation Zera Avraham especially welcomes Jewish people and interfaith couples and their families to share in our congregational life.

Congregation Zera Avraham is a member of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, the oldest association of congregations in the Messianic Jewish movement.

Congregation Zera Avraham is a community of Jews and intermarrieds who believe that Yeshua is Israel's promised Messiah, and who seek to live as loyal members of the Jewish people. We esteem Jewish tradition highly, and find within it the veiled presence of the resurrected Rabbi from Nazareth, whose life is forever bound to that of his people. We are also committed to Jewish continuity, believing that the Most High has entered into an irrevocable covenant with the Jewish people that forever connects the Divine Name to the people of the covenant.

We aspire to live in such a way that the wider Jewish community can recognize and honor its own mysterious bond with the resurrected Rabbi from Nazareth. We also aim to strengthen Jewish identity among those whose Jewish affiliation has become tenuous, so that they, their children, and their grandchildren may fulfill their destiny as members of the people of the covenant.

We are grateful for the multitude of non-Jews who have come to know and worship the God of Israel through the Christian Churches, and especially for those among them who have learned to appreciate the ongoing significance of the Jewish people and its tradition. We seek to be a corporate bridge for them, so that their relationship to the people of Israel might be actualized practically through their relationship with us.