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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.
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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
TORAH HAS SOMETHING VITALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY ABOUT ITSELF. AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ITSELF BEFORE YOM TERUAH 2026 ARRIVES
This coming Sabbath, we will read Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech, which declares to us all: “You are standing today, all of you, before Yehovah your Elohim.”
In the heart of this Reading, Deuteronomy 30:14, Moshe says something that puts a plug into every argument about Torah being too high, too far, too impossible for someone like you or me to keep:
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“For the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it.” |
So, what was the Lawgiver saying here to our 2nd generation Exodus Hebrew cousins about Torah: that is was not far away; not unreachable being hidden somewhere in heaven; or that it was not sequestered somewhere across the sea. He was saying that Torah, in fact, was very near to them; that was in their mouths; and that it was in their hearts.
That is not a motivational statement, beloved. Rather, that is a covenant declaration. Moshe was not encouraging our ancient cousins to try harder in keeping Covenant. He was telling them that the word of Yah — i.e. Torah and Covenant instruction — was designed from the beginning to be accessible to every willing soul. Torah was, in fact, doable and near unto them.
The Apostle quotes Deuteronomy 30.14 directly in his appeal to his Roman student’s faith in Yeshua Messiah:
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“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart — that is, the word of faith that we proclaim. Because if you confess with your mouth that Yeshua is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:8–10) |
Shaul here is not replacing Torah with something easier. He is saying to his readers that the accessibility that Moshe promised in Deuteronomy 30 was now fulfilled in Yeshua. The human manifestation of that Word that is very near to them — that is in their mouth and in their heart — has a Name. And His name is Yeshua.
Torah-living was never meant to be an impossible mountain to scale. It was always meant to be a path that leads to righteousness. And Yeshua is both the path and the One who walks it with you.
That is the word for every believer who has ever heard about Torah observance and thought: that cannot be for me. I am too far. I started too late. My tradition is too different.
No! You are not too far. The word is indeed very near you. And it always was.
Just about 2-weeks remain until Yom Teruah. We are reading Nitzavim-Vayeilech this Shabbat. Come in and explore it with us.
— Rod | The Messianic Torah Observer | 16th Day of the 6th Month | August 30, 2026
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