The core values of Yachad BeYeshua are love for Yeshua, love for our fellow Jews, and love for the Church. The theme of our 2023 Toronto conference was the second of these core values, ahavat Yisrael, as seen in light of the first, love for Yeshua.
The diverse traditions represented in Yachad BeYeshua are but a small spectrum of the wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints that are present among Jews throughout the world. Yet, we are called to love and value all Jews, across that vast spectrum. The place to start is with one another.
In these three days we sought to put this love into practice in common prayer, study, personal sharing, meals, and just plain fun. Each of the days began with a liturgical service representative of one of our three caucuses, and we sought to daven (pray) together a form of the traditional Jewish afternoon (Minchah) and/or evening (Ma’ariv) service. In our main sessions we will seek to learn from one another how to better live out ‘ahavat Yisrael in our daily lives.
The Main Session from each morning was recorded for those unable to attend in person:
On Day 1 of the 2023 Yachad BeYeshua Conference, the Main Session is opened by Lee Spitzer, and Rachel Wolf introduces the day's topic, "Ahavat Israel: Relationship & Presence (Being)". We also hear personal experiences from Sr. Eliana Kurylo, Greg Stone, and Richard Harvey.
June 2023 Day 1 Yachad BeYeshua Conference
On Day 2 of the 2023 Yachad BeYeshua Conference, the Main Session is opened by Svetlana Panich, and Lee Spitzer introduces the day's topic, "Ahavat Israel: Mercy & Justice (Doing)". We also hear personal experiences from Br. Gilbert Bloomer, Marty Solomon, and Jordan Blanchard.
June 2023 Day 2 Yachad BeYeshua Conference
On Day 3 of the 2023 Yachad BeYeshua Conference, the Main Session is opened by Mark Kinzer, and Antoine Levy introduces the day's topic, "Culture & Study (Learning)". We also hear personal experiences from David Rudolph, Abi Doukhan, and Svetlana Panich. Due to some technical difficulties, there is only audio available for this presentation.
June 2023 Day 3 Yachad BeYeshua Conference