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Jewish and Mormon Interfaith Fellowship of Arizona

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Psalms 122:6

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The purpose of this site is to encourage interfaith fellowship
and dialogue between Jews and Mormons in Arizona.

Torah, Am Yisrael & Eretz Yisrael

The Lion is the Symbol of Judah	The Ox is the Symbol of Ephraim	The Olive Branch is the Symbol of Manasseh

Most Mormons in the USA identify themselves with the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.

The Northern Tribes, led by Ephraim, must unite with Judah to become "One Nation."

Isaiah 11

[7] ... and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

[12] And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
[13] The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Ezekiel 37

[21] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
[22] And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

Please join us at Rabbi Straus' Torah study at: Temple Emanuel of Tempe (A Reform Congregation) 5801 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, Arizona 85283 The Torah study is every Thursday at 7:15 PM.

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Calendar of Jewish Holidays

We will be planning activies in the coming months. We are also supporting a number of Jewish Charities.

(This a private site which is not endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Neither is it endorsed by any Jewish Temple or organization.)

Here is a newsletter written by Tom Irvine on the Shofar which is a horn made from a ram or other kosher animal. The Shofar is sounded at Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and other special events.

Shema

Shema Yisrael is the daily prayer which comprises Deuteronomy 6:4–9, 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37–41.

Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.

Barukh sheim k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed.
Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.

Listen: Shema.mp3 Courtesy of: Wildolive Sound Files

Shalom Aleichem

In 1916, Simon Bamberger ran for the office of governor of the state of Utah. Bamberger was the first non-Mormon, the first Democrat and the only Jew ever to seek that office. During the campaign, Bamberger visited a remote community in Southern Utah that had been settled by immigrant Norwegian converts to Mormonism. According to historian Leon Watters, the community’s leader, a towering Norwegian, met Bamberger at the train and told him menacingly, "You might yust as vell go right back vere you come from. If you tink ve let any damn Yentile speak in our meeting house, yure mistaken." Bamberger is said to have replied, "As a Jew, I have been called many a bad name, but this is first time in my life I have been called a damned Gentile!" The Norwegian threw his arm around Bamberger and proclaimed, "You a Yew, an Israelite. Hear him men, he’s not a Yentile, he’s a Yew, an Israelite. Velcome my friend; velcome, our next governor." The Norwegian was correct; Bamberger won the election.

Reference

If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. Properly, the Jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he is heard of, has always been heard of. He is as prominent on the planet as any other people... His contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and abstruse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in the world, in all the ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him.

The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished...

All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?

Arizona Organizations

Other Organizations

Children of Israel Foundation

B'nai Shalom - Children of Peace

Study Materials

Book of Mormon, Hebrew Lessons from the Jews

Gentiles and Jews Wikipedia: Mormonism and Judaism