David Chernoff

David Chernoff

Rabbi David Chernoff (born October 1951) is the Senior Rabbi at "Congregation Beth Yeshua", a Messianic Jewish synagogue located in Philadelphia PA, and is also involved in the leadership of the Messianic Jewish movement on both national and international levels.

Messianic Jewish leadership

Rabbi Chernoff is the President of Kesher Ministries International, and serves on the Executive Committees of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of AmericaCite web|url=http://www.mjaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Spg_About_History_ExCommt|title=MJAA Executive Committee|accessdate=2008-02-04|work=Messianic Jewish Alliance of America] , (of which his brother Joel Chernoff also serves as General Secretary), and was appointed as the chairman of the steering committee to form the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues in 1986.Cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1998/september7/8ta062.html?start=8|title=The Return of the Jewish Church|accessdate=2008-02-04|year=1998|author=Gary Thoma|work=Christianity Today] Cite web|url=http://www.iamcs.org/AboutUs.php|title=IAMCS|accessdate=2008-02-04|work=International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues]

He was also the host of "Messianic Judaism Today", a television program in the 1990s on Sonlight Broadcasting Systems.

Personal life

Rabbi Chernoff is a second-generation Messianic Jew. He has written several books including "Yeshua the Messiah," and "7-Steps to Knowing The God Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." His parents, Martin and Yohanna Chernoff, were pioneers in the Messianic Jewish Movement, who started one of the first Messianic Jewish synagogues in 1970. Yohanna Chernoff actively attends his synagogue, Congregation Beth Yeshua, and has written a book on her experience in the Messianic Movement in "Born a Jew, Die a Jew."

He currently resides near Philadelphia with his wife Debra and their two sons Jonathan and Ari. Daughter Danielle is currently attending Temple University.

References

External links

* [http://www.cby.org Congregation Beth Yeshua]
* [http://www.kesherministries.org/ Kesher Ministries International]


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