At MAFSI we understand the critical eschatological role Israel plays in today's world.
Unadulterated by the politics of politics and religion, we unequivocally stand for the re-establishment of the State of Israel as a Jewish nation with its forever united capital: Jerusalem.
We believe also that the Great Exile has come to its end for all those of Jewish descent and that the time to 'favor Zion' has come.
The sectarian violence that marked Israel in the first century C.E. caused the destruction of the Temple by Roman General Titus, and eventually the Great Exile. The time of the Roman invasion of Jerusalem was also marked by the excommunication of the Nazarene sect from Judaism at large. Yeshua and Paul were Pharisees themselves and the practices of the Nazarenes did not diametrically conflict with that of their contemporary Judaism; the edict of excommunication was therefore more political than religious. This edict still finds its place today in the Jewish community at large and even in the Israeli Supreme Court. As was proven in the first century C.E., there will never be a totally safe Israel as long as one Jew suffers for following the faith of his fathers. With G_d looking down on our people with favor through the rebirth of Israel, the Great Exile is coming to an end and so must this intolerable, shameful, and bigoted edict against the Jewish followers of the Nazarene.
At MAFSI, we dream of the day when ALL Jews will live in peace and safety in their own land, inclusive of the rich diversity of Jewish culture born through Diaspora.
MISSION STATEMENT:
MAFSI desires to be of service to the Jewish community in the Greater Portland area. Some of the projects we strive to involve ourselves within the local Jewish community are:
· Raising awareness, funds, and help for those in need
· Support projects which promote the preservation of Jewish identity and culture, such as youth clubs, trips to Israel for youth, feasts, etc … · Synagogue and Jewish center maintenance · Fund-raising for bomb-shelters in Israeli schools
· Informing and educating American people and media of the reality on the ground in Israel.
· Promoting education in the schools about Holocaust and History of Jewish Persecution