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What We Believe

Who we are:

Bet Ami Congregation is comprised of people from all walks of life, some of which were born Jewish and some who were not. We have come together for the purpose of learning "how to do" The Lord's will in this world.

Our purpose:

Bet Ami is an Educational Fellowship that benefits the local community by teaching the Hebraic perspective of The Holy Scriptures. It is our goal to educate anyone willing to learn, about the wonderful insights that God gave to Moses for the purpose of peaceful living. In doing this, we reject the harmful teachings that portray the Torah of God as no longer relevant and His Laws as no longer applicable.

Our belief:

We believe that the Hebrew Tanakh is the authority for knowing our Creator's will and purposes. We believe that the, so-called, New Testament is the written record of the arrival of the first of the two Talmudic Messiahs; Messiah ben Joseph whose righteous life and death atoned for the sins of His people. We do not believe, in any way, that the New Testament is a freestanding text, nor do we believe that it has lessened the importance of the Tanakh. We do believe that with the joining of the Tanakh and the New Testament, the justification for God forgiving and forgetting the sins of those who repent, is made known to mankind.

What we do:

We continue to look for the "Lost Sheep of the House of Israel" and we feed them so that they might be made whole. We do acts of righteousness in the Name of our God and do our best to turn others toward Him. We look for ways to improve our relationship with others and in doing so; we improve our relationship with Him. In short, we face up to hard but pertinent issues!

Leviticus 25:17

You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.

Rashi, expounding on Vayikra (Leviticus) 25:17 states:

"This verse prohibits committing a verbal wrong, that one should not needlessly hurt his fellow, nor give him inappropriate advice that is self-serving to the advisor."

The vast majority of Torah Commandments are focused on actions. There are 365 negative commandments that forbid some forms of action. There are 248 positive commandments requiring us to take positive actions. Very few of these commandments are directed at thoughts or feelings. No matter who you are, or what you look like, mankind all comes from Adam. Thus, people everywhere deserve the respect that comes with that common beginning. Torah teaches that it is inappropriate behavior that is regarded as sin and that it is appropriate behavior that is rewarded.

Disagree with one another if you must, but remember, let he who is without sin cast the first stone.