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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.

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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

 

ON AUGUST 26, 2026, A GLACIER COLLAPSED IN THE HIMALAYAS

 

The ice, rock, and water that had been locked into the mountain for centuries gave way in a single moment — and the wall of debris that rushed down the Bhote Koshi river system swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district with devastating force. Tragically, entire settlements along the river path were buried under dozens of feet of water. Bridges, roads, and hydropower infrastructure were destroyed across a corridor that extended sixty-two miles downriver. Communities that had stood for generations were gone in minutes.

As of this morning, August 31, 919 people are confirmed dead. More than 4,700 are missing, among them at least 85 Americans and hundreds of foreign tourists, trekkers, and pilgrims who had come to walk the paths of the Himalayas. The Bhote Koshi River is rising again today. Consequently, Nepal is on high alert for a second surge.

The Question Yeshua Already Answered

And I cannot read this without hearing Yeshua’s voice.

Not because the people of Nepal’s Rasuwa district deserved this. Let me say that plainly and without equivocation. Yeshua Himself addressed exactly this kind of spiritual reaction to tragedy: the impulse to look at catastrophic, sudden, indiscriminate death and conclude that the victims must have done something to earn it.

Someone brings Yeshua news of eighteen people who died when the Tower of Siloam fell on them. The Tower of Siloam was a structural pillar of Jerusalem’s water system, no doubt for years. It had stood, served, and without warning, it fell. The Gospel account records that eighteen people were simply there at the time of the collapse. (Luke 13:4–5) And the question circulating in the crowd was: were they worse sinners than everyone else in Jerusalem?

Yeshua’s answer: “Do you think that they were worse sinners than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you.”

The theology of deserved catastrophe is not Torah’s theology. It is not Yeshua’s theology. The glacier fell. The tower fell. The flood came. And the ones who died were not there because their sin was greater than yours or mine.

The Summons to the Living

But Yeshua does not stop at the refutation. He continues: “But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

The calamity is not evidence of the victims’ guilt. It is a summons to the living.

That is the word for this moment. Today is 17th Day of the 6th Month — the seventh day of the traditional month of teshuvah, the season of return. The shofar has been sounding every weekday morning this month. Nepal’s glacier gave way five days ago. The river is rising again today.

Yeshua is asking His question still today.

Not what did they do to deserve this? But what will we do about this? The shofar of calamity and the shofar of this traditional season are sounding at the same time, calling the living to return to Yehovah while He may be found.

Let us pray for Nepal; intercede for the families of the 4,700 missing. And hear the call to teshuvah that Yeshua embedded in every tower that falls and every flood that rises.

Because, beloved, He is still asking.

Rod  |  The Messianic Torah Observer  |  August 31, 2026

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