2026 Summer Meeting

 

The Council's 2026 Summer Meeting was held May 31st through June 2nd in Orlando.

At this year's meeting, Rabbi Nathan Joiner was elected Vice President and Rabbi Lonnie Bradshaw was elected Treasurer.

The Council engaged in a deep halakhic study on the issues surrounding Messianic Kiddushin and continued our revision of our Shabbat standards.

We again had the pleasure of ordaining two newer members of our Council: Rabbi Jude C. and Rabbi Jennifer C.

Rabbi Jennifer is the second woman to receive rabbinic ordination from the MJRC, and just became the second woman to receive ordination from the UMJC, making her the first woman to receive ordination from both organizations.
Rabbi Jude leads a congregation, already holds ordination from the UMJC, and serves on its Executive Committee.
 
Our Council first ordained a woman, Rabbi Dr. Vered Hillel, in 2018. We understand the witness of Scripture to clearly show that both Hashem and leaders such as Paul approved of women in leadership and appointed them to positions of authority. Salient examples include Deborah the judge, held up by the Sages as an example of a woman serving as a community's spiritual and halakhic guide; Yeshua's female disciples who merited being the first bearers of the Good News; and Priscilla, who was considered able to teach the preacher Apollos a more complete Gospel. You can find our full reasoning in our Standards Manual.

2025 Summer Meeting

Rabbis Jeff and LonnieThe Council's 2025 Summer Meeting was held on May 18th through 20th in Connecticut.

At this year's meeting, Rabbi Adam Landsman was elected President and Rabbi Nathan Joiner was elected Secretary. Thank you to Rabbi Joshua Brumbach for two excellent terms as our President!

We had the pleasure of ordaining two newer members of our Council: Rabbi Jeff Lehrman and Rabbi Lonnie Bradshaw. Both rabbis have been serving as community leaders for some time and have previously recieved UMJC smicha. They have certainly earned MJRC smicha. Mazel tov, Rabbi Jeff and Rabbi Lonnie!

The MJRC Vision of Messianic Judaism

The primary purpose of the Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council (MJRC) is to articulate and promote a cohesive vision for Messianic Judaism rooted in Torah, responsive to Tradition, and faithful to Messiah Yeshua. Such a vision must (1) state how the MJRC sees the relationship between the Messianic Jewish movement and the Jewish people as a whole, the historical churches, and the Jews within those churches. It must also (2) define the Messianic Jewish relationship to the traditions transmitted and embodied by the Jewish people and the Christian church. Finally, a cohesive vision for Messianic Judaism must (3) include reflection on the potential eschatological significance of this movement. The following is an attempt to accomplish these three tasks by painting a portrait of Messianic Judaism not as it is, but as we work, pray, and long for it to be.

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"The MJRC consists of ordained Rabbis and associates who promote a life of faithfulness to God's covenant among Jewish followers of Messiah Yeshua by providing realistic and practical guidelines for Messianic Jewish observance."

 

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Rooted in Torah, instructed by Tradition, faithful to Messiah Yeshua

 

MJRC

The Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council (MJRC) consists of a group of ordained Rabbis and associated leaders who endeavor to promote a life of covenant faithfulness among Jewish followers of Messiah Yeshua. 

Our core mission is to:

  • Promote a cohesive vision for Messianic Judaism
  • Define normative halakha and standards of faith for our communities
  • Serve the professional and personal needs of our members
  • Establish high standards of professional competence, ethical behavior, and halakhic conduct for our rabbis
  • Mediate and adjudicate disputes among our members
  • Facilitate professional placement of our members

 

The Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council (MJRC) was formally established in May 2006. It consists of a group of ordained Messianic Jewish Rabbis and associated leaders who share a common vision for Messianic Judaism rooted in Torah, instructed by Tradition, and faithful to Messiah Yeshua in the twenty-first century.

The MJRC had its beginnings five years earlier. At that time a set of Messianic Jewish leaders from New England invited some of their colleagues from outside the region to join them in working on a common set of halakhic standards for themselves and their congregations.