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A Messianic Commentary: Yeshua’s Brother & Chief Rabbi of the Messianic Jewish Community: James the Just, Ya’akov Hatzaddik, Presents Applications of Torah is unavailable, but you can change that!

When we view Ya‘acov (James) for who he was: a chief rabbi, a Torah scholar, a Bible commentator, and akin to a high court judge, then we can better understand the purpose of his book. One of the main thrusts of Ya‘acov’s teaching is encouraging the practical application of the Torah’s teachings.

Hebrew a Yalkut), collated by his talmidim (disciples) and disseminated to a wider audience in the dispersion. He points out that the purpose of his writings was to instruct the Messianic Jewish community in Israel and beyond it’s borders on how to practically apply Torah in the context of their daily lives in that milieu. Rabbi Friedman states that Ya’akov’s writings were a commentary on the book of Leviticus, specifically chapters 19:1 to the middle of chapter 20 (Parshat Kedoshim). He also examines
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