2025 Summer Meeting

Rabbis Jeff and Lonnie The 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!

Our Mission Statement

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.