Conveying Our Heritage

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Throughout history the heritage of faith has been conveyed within the family and the congregation. In the New Covenant, the primary expression of spiritual life is the congregation, under godly elders, teaching, exhortation, and discipline. However, the first institution in the Bible is the family and only the family can raise children with an adequate appreciation of our faith and heritage. This guide exists to help families learn how to pass on the heritage of spiritual Messianic Jewish life. It is not an exhaustive or fully adequate guide, but is one that each family should complement with their own creativity. Dr. Daniel Juster, Th.D. is the Director of Tikkun International, a network of congregations and ministries in the United States and abroad. He is the founding president of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, in which he served as president and general secretary. He, along with his wife Patty, has ministered in many countries and has pastored congregations Adat Hatikvah in Chicago, and later, Beth Messiah in suburban Washington, D.C. from 1978-2000. Patty Juster is a graduate of Wheaton College in English literature and recently published two books, Refined by Fire and The Cry. Dan and Patty currently reside mostly in Israel and have four children, three of whom serve in Messianic Jewish ministry with their spouses, and one serves God from heaven.