Our History
75 congregations. 8 countries. 45 years. Explore the history of the UMJC.
Welcome to the Union.
The Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations is a network of over 75 congregations in 8 countries. Together, we establish and grow Jewish congregations that honor Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel. The Union provides a venue for mutual support, lively debate, joint activism, and practical leadership development.
What is Messianic Judaism?
Messianic Judaism is a movement of Jewish congregations and groups committed to Yeshua the Messiah that embrace the covenantal responsibility of Jewish life and identity rooted in Torah, expressed in tradition, and renewed and applied in the context of the New Covenant.
We Value:
Unity in Diversity
Community Relationships
Communal Growth
Integrity
Dignity & Inclusion
We Believe:
“In gracious love, God gave to Israel the holy Torah as a covenantal way of life, and the holy Land of Israel as an inheritance and pledge of the blessing of the World to Come.”
Our Team
Staff
Dr. Jeffrey Seif, Executive Director
Rabbi Russell Resnik, Rabbinic Counsel
Tali Snow, Operations Manager
Stephanie Hamman, Ashreinu School Director
Sara Schutz, Communications Assistant
Jennifer Caracelo, Bookkeeper
Executive Committee
Rabbi Barney Kasdan, President
David Tokajer, Vice President
Dr. Jeffrey Seif, Executive Director
Matthew Absolon, Secretary
Rabbi Jude Caracelo, Treasurer
Regional Directors
Louis Levinson, USA Northwest Regional Director
Suzy Linett, Provisional USA West Regional Director
Tony Arroyo, USA Southeast Regional Director
Rabbi Boris Goldin, Regional Director, Russian-speaking communities
Jamie Shapiro, USA Southwest Regional Director
Rabbi Matheus Zandona, Regional Director, Latin America & Spanish/Portuguese Speaking Communities
Scott Moore, USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
Ben Volman, Canada Regional Director
Rabbi Paul Saal, USA Northeast Regional Director
Rabbi Howard Silverman, USA Midwest Regional Director
Committee Chairs
Vadim and MariCarmen Birman, Provisional Teens Committee Co-Chairs
Rabbi Dr. Michael Schiffman, Provisional Credentials Committee Chair
Deborah Pardo-Kaplan, Sisterhood Committee Chair
Tali Snow, Conference Committee Chair
Dr. Patrice Fischer, Provisional Theology Committee Chair
Rabbi Elliot Klayman, Judicial Board of Elders Committee Chair
Daniel Vinokuroff, Young Adults Committee Chair
A. Rubinstein, Educators Committee Chair
Dr. Bruce Stokes, Union of Messianic Believers Committee Chair