We are excited to have speakers who will present new ideas, alter old paradigms
and cast vision. It is up to us to interact with those ideas and blaze a new path,
utilizing what came before and inspiring our Messianic movement into the future.
Speakers
Dr. Jacob Rosenberg
Jacob (Jake) came to the Lord through an encounter with God inside a model of the human heart at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia at the age of 5. He was fortunate to learn much about Yeshua and the Bible as a “ministry kid” growing up in a Messianic Jewish home (his father was a congregational leader). However, his faith did not always affect his decisions and he started towards a goal to make a million dollars by the time he was 20. While working at some of the largest companies in the world, his Dad encouraged him to pray to see if his life decisions were the same as God’s plan for his life. He challenged God to stop him if he could… He lost his job that same week and then found himself back in school studying religion and theology, leading to a BA in Religion, a Masters of Divinity, and a PhD in Historical Theology.
Along the way, God has blessed him with an incredible wife, Heather, wonderful children, and a life he could not have dreamed of while living in that tiny little kingdom of his own design. God changed his heart and then gave Jacob the desires of the heart; something he could not have prayed for but God was gracious enough to give. Now he leads a vibrant, growing congregation in Chicago.
He earned his PhD in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School writing on Jewish missions in the United States between 1880-1920. While at Trinity, Jake was a Field Education Mentor and recipient of two awards, The Leaders in Ministry Scholarship and The James Fox Memorial Award. Jacob Rosenberg holds a license with the IAMCS. In addition, Jake is the head of the Theology Committee for the Union of Messianic Congregations.
Professor Z.
Professor Z is a Jewish believer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has a Ph.D. in Jewish History and Chocolate Chip Cookie Baking. Her roots are in Eastern Europe since her Jewish parents emigrated from there to South America, but her fascination has been with the Jewish communities of Medieval Spain.
Professor Z concentrated her Master’s research on the Tortosa Disputation, where the Pope and the King of Aragon pitted a Jewish believer against a group of rabbis to convince them from the Talmud that the Messiah had already come.
If you catch her in the right mood and proffer some chocolate, you might even be able to get her to play her castanets!
Prof. Z has a BA in Judaic Studies, a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies and another Masters in Medieval Jewish History (specializing in Spain). She also holds a third Master’s (of Philosophy) degree in Medieval Jewish History. She is currently a Professor at the Charles Feinberg Center for Messianic Jewish Studies Seminary in New York City and teaches courses in Biblical Hebrew, Exegesis, Jewish History, and Jewish Ethics (Pirkei Avot).
Worship
Joshua Aaron
Joshua Aaron is an award-winning, Messianic Jewish singer and Integrity Music songwriter. He resides near the Sea of Galilee with his wife Jeannie and four children (Emma, Josh “Shuki”, Max, and Levi) and continues to maintain citizenship in both Israel and the United States of America. His 2012 album release “You Are Holy“ won Joshua two Independent Music Awards for his original songs, “Hoshiana“ and “You Are Holy“; and Joshua’s recent album entitled “Every Tribe” reached #1 on iTunes for “world” genre and #1 on Amazon in three categories: International, Praise & Worship and Christian Contemporary Music upon its release in December 2016.
Whether leading 3 million in Krakow, Poland in worship to “Gadol Elohai” (‘How Great is Our God’ in Hebrew) or through his worship songs on youtube (with well over 18 million views!), you’ll always find Joshua praising the God of Israel and passionately singing of the soon return of the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua.