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Welcome to The Messianic Torah Observer, a web-based ministry of QFC. Our mission is to inspire and guide you towards Yeshua-focused Torah Living, a path that promises spiritual fulfillment and a deeper connection with the Creator.

What does Yeshua-Focused Torah Living mean? It is rooted in the profound teachings of our Master, who declared:

“Do not think that I have come to loosen Torah or the Prophets. I have not come to loosen but to fulfill. For truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away, not one Yodh or one stroke will pass from Torah until everything happens. All who loosen, therefore, from one of these small commandments and teach thus to the sons of man, will be called little in the Kingdom of Heaven, but all who do and teach this will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds more than that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-20; AENT)

Over the years, denominationalists have misinterpreted this key to the Kingdom, promoting an anti-Jewish and anti-Torah agenda. This has led many faithful individuals to adopt a lawless lifestyle and belief system. Our Catholic counterparts have similarly strayed from the Creator’s prescribed Way of life. On judgment day, Yeshua will say to such individuals:

“I will profess to them that from everlasting, I have NOT known you. Depart from Me, you workers of iniquity” (Matthew 7:23; AENT).

I don’t know about you, beloved, but I certainly want to make it into the Kingdom. I want to hear our Master say:

“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful…” (Matthew 25:21).

If you share this desire, you must ask yourself: How do we make it into the Kingdom? What must we do today to be called good and faithful servants?

Yeshua-Focused Torah Living holds the key to our entry into the Kingdom of God and to hearing our Messiah declare us as good and faithful servants. This ministry is dedicated to living that exceedingly righteous life that leads us into the Kingdom.

We believe the Hebrew-Messianic-Netzari-Faith to be superior to any Abrahamic Faith in existence today, as it provides truth-seekers with the keys to the Kingdom5. If you’ve been searching for the true path to the Kingdom that Yeshua and His disciples preached and taught, turn your life over to Yehovah today. Believe that Yeshua died for your sins, confess your sins to Yehovah, and ask for His forgiveness. This is a personal journey between you and your Father, with Yeshua interceding on your behalf.

You will need to be water immersed (baptized) soon, but in the meantime, become a disciple of Yeshua Messiah to learn to walk in Yah’s holy and righteous ways. Connect with a local Messianic Congregation that Yehovah directs you to.

Beloved, today is the day of salvation8. Remember, we are always here to assist you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us through the various mediums posted on this site.

 

How to Get the Most out of TMTO

Welcome to The Messianic Torah Observer! While our ministry cannot fully replace the set-apart convocation or fellowship that the writer of Hebrews admonished his readers not to forsake (Hebrews 10:25), we offer a valuable resource for any covenant-keeping Kingdom-seekers. Our content is designed to equip any would-be Netzer with a circumcised heart and spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, maybe a crumpet or two, and settle in for some engaging content that will enhance your walk in Yeshua Messiah. We post new content at least once a week.

First and foremost, we encourage every visitor and subscriber to listen to The Messianic Torah Observer podcast and read our blog posts. We cover a wide range of topics, issues, and subjects relevant to our Faith-walk. If you have a specific topic or issue you wish to read or hear about, make full use of the Podcast and Blog “Index Page.”

Furthermore, if you are committed to walking in a Yeshua-Focused Torah life, make good use of the Observational Hebrew Calendar (updated monthly) that we provide on this platform. It will keep you up to date on the days that our Heavenly Father has set aside for those who are called by His Name to meet with and worship Him.

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the Netsari-Messianic Calendar Update

WE ARE PRESENTLY IN THE 6TH BIBLICAL MONTH OF YHVH’S SACRED CALENDAR 6026. THE MONTH BEGAN AT SUNDOWN ON FR-DAY, 8/14/2026.

THE RABBINIC CALENDAR CALLS THIS 6TH MONTH ELUL AND IT IS SEEN AS A MONTH OF TESHUVAH FOR OUR JEWISH COUSINS. THERE ARE NO MANDATED FEASTS OR SET APART DAYS IN THE 6TH MONTH. 

(FOR SPECIFICS, SEE OUR CALENDAR FOR THIS MONTH ON THE RESOURCES PAGE.)

THIS COMING SABBATH’S (8/22/2026) READING IS “KI TEITZEI/WHEN YOU GO OUT” AND IT IS CONTAINED IN DEUTERONOMY/DEVARIM 21.10-25.19; ISAIAH 54.1-0; AND GALATIANS 3.11-14. 

 

Note: (1) Rosh Chodesh denotes the New Moon or the start of a new Biblical Month on the Hebrew Calendar. (2) All provided dates are derived from the Observational Calendar. We rely upon the sighting of the renewed moon over the Land of Israel to determine the start of new months as well as when Feasts will occur. Thus, the “Projected” in parentheses next to each calendar event denotes the printed date pending the sighting of the renewed moon. (3) For specifics on each month, we encourage you to reference the calendar we post each month under the Essentials of the Faith menu. (4) The parenthetical (Projected) is to alert that the cited dates are wholly dependent on (A) the maturity of the barley crop and (B) the siting of the renewed moon from the land of Yisra’el at the end of the 12th Biblical Month. See our discussion on “Why I Keep the Torah  (Observational) Calendar and not the Other Popular Messianic Calendars.” 

Updated: 8/16/2026

 

SIXTEEN DAYS...

Our Orthodox cousins say that is what stands between today and the blast of the shofar this coming Yom Teruah (aka the Day of Trumpets). Yom Teruah is the day when the shofar sounds an alarm across the Orthodox Jewish community, and the ten awe-filled days begin.

The Torah portion we are reading this Sabbath is Ki Tavo, “When You Come In.” This is not a quiet, reflective read that one would expect to be suited for a season of gentle introspection as this. It is one of the most sobering, searching, and prophetically charged portions in the annual reading cycle. And it arrives in the middle of the 6th month, traditionally referred to as Elul.

It goes without saying, beloved: the world at large this week is not quiet either.

Nations are quietly positioning themselves for a future showdown against the people of Yehovah as we speak. And Torah is speaking directly to that positioning.

Parashat Ki Tavo opens with the Israelite who has entered the Land bringing his firstfruits offering to the Levitical priest and speaks his testimony aloud for all creation to hear. Arami Oved Avi — “A wandering Aramean was my father.” Thus, the entire arc of covenant history from near perishing to standing on the Land. And the act of speaking it is itself the offering.

This traditional month calls our Jewish cousins to do the same this week. Not to engage in simple performance to imitate a spirit of gratitude. Rather, these are called to testify to their life’s journey out loud before Yehovah. Naming what they’ve done; what Yah’s brought them through; and where Yah has placed them today. That testimony is their Firstfruits offering. So, how do we see ourselves today in this annual traditional scenario?

Ki Tavo does not stop at gratitude. Rather, it moves directly into the Tochacha, which is well known among Torah readers as the list of consequences for failure to keep Covenant in Deuteronomy 28 that the Church Triumphant has quietly set aside because they reject our Jewish cousins and Yah’s Ways. Ki Tavo contains 54-verses of consequence for covenant unfaithfulness. And they will be read aloud in synagogues across the world this coming Sabbath.

The shofar of this 6th month is a prophetic summons. It is saying: account for your life before the Day of Trumpets sounds. For we who are the elect and chosen of Yah through Yeshua Messiah, we acutely know that our Master absorbed the curse of Torah (Galatians 3:13). His atoning sacrifices don’t eliminate the consequences of breaking covenant. But it paid the debt of sin that eternally separates us from our Creator.

And in the Haftarah that is contained in Isaiah 60, the spiritual tone shifts once more. Kumi Ori. Arise, shine, for your light has come. The nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

The world is shaking while the shofar is sounding. And Ki Tavo is asking: when you finally come in — how did you arrive? 🕊️

— Rod | The Messianic Torah Observer |  August 26, 2026

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