Article #85
Subject: Jewish Christian liturgy
Author: Andrew W. Harrell
Posted: 10/17/2011 01:11:14 PM

The Messianic Jewish order of service in Kishinev 1885.: (Op. cit. page 152)



The Cantor says in a loud voice, “Repent the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
(Matt. 3:2)

The Congregation’s response (confession of sins)
Come and let us return unto the Lord (Hos. 6:1-3)

The Lord’s prayer

The Cantor’s prayer:
Bless the Lord, the only (God)!

Congregation:
Blessed be the Lord, the blessed One!

Recitation of Psalm 33:
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye Righteous…

Then, (expanded) Shema Israel: Hear O Israel…

On, weekdays Psalm 103 is recited, on the Sabbath days Psalm 92.

The Cantor is handed the New Testament and says:
Out of Zion shall go forth the Law(Torah), and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem.
(Isaiah 2:3).

The Cantor is handed the Torah scroll and says:
This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel (Deut. 4:44).


The Cantor reads from the law of Moses and the New Testament. The Torah
scroll and the New Testament are returned to their places. He says:
And when it (the ark of the covenant) rested, he said: “Return O Lord, unto
the many thousands of Israel” (Numbers 10:36)

Common prayer for the Czar(leader) of Russia.

Sermon upon God’s Holy Word.

Afterwards, Psalm 40:6 is recited:
“Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust..”

The Sabbath hymn Lekah Dodi

The Aaronic blessing.

If I may add my thoughts on a Christian objection to having a Jewish service
on Yom Kippur here:

"How can one who is a Christian, observe Jewish New Year?” Christianity
teaches that Christ's sacrifice on the Cross was an atonement once and for
all. If Jesus Christ really is at one with Judaism Hep would not want us to
be completely separate from who He is as a Jew in these days of awe and
judgement. The answer is we should celebrate the prayers of Rosh HaShanah,
Succos, Shemini Aterzet but not celebrate Yom Kippur as it was celebrated
before. It should be a day of judgement of God's Kingship in our lives and
the Church liturgy. But it should not be celebrated as a yearly sacrificial
ceremony before.What is the difference between a judgement and a sacrifice?
In a sacrifice we give something up. But,in a judgement we may gain
something. When our souls are established(justified) in a redemptive God what
we lose are our errors and fears. What we gain when we are judged is
knowledge of Christ.