Take Hold: Embracing Our Divine Inheritance with Israel

Though I rate this book as very good, I was surprised when I received it, for I had not finsihed reading the earlier addition which was so inviting & informative. When I opened this edition it was completely different, yet also very informative. I highly recommend this book to those who desire to learn more about the Messianic Jewish faith. I would still like to read the rest of the orginial story from the first edition. Irene S.

The long awaited sequel to "Torah Rediscovered - Challenging Centuries of Misinterpretation and Neglect". The Berkowitzes have done it again, with their gracious style of teaching and their loving approach, they demonstrate the beauty, symmetry, majesty and graciousness of the Torah, and then show the non-Jewish reader how they have Divine permission to embrace it for themselves, to become full participants in an inheritance with the Jewish people, Land and Scriptures. By the way, "Torah Rediscovered" is currently out of print, but it too is an absolutely must read book... Tremendous reading.

This an essential book for those amoung the church world to see how the Old Testament Sciptures, Covenants, Land, and people are still valid today. For Jews, this can show how Yeshua and his disciples didn't start a new religion or forsake the teachings of the Torah, but that He was the one to whom the Tanakh pointed to. The book deals mainly with Old Testament Law and Prophecy. (Which is good for Christians because when was the last time you studied books like Leviticus or Zechariah?) Towards the end, the book explains how to reconcile seemingly "contradictory" passages from the New Testament and gives a more scripturally cohesive interpretation. It may pop your Christain bubble and challenge your presuppositions, but it shows you a whole new way to read the Bible (as a whole, not divided)!

For those who wonder if the "Old Testament" is alive and well and relevant for modern Believers this is the book. Ariel & Dvorah Berkowitz have done a wonderful job of explaining why Gentiles can not only belong to the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob but also live happily with the teachings found in the Torah. Furthermore they examine a number of New Testament scriptures often used to "prove" the "Law" has been done away with. The authors, by the way, are wonderful people.