Seminah Ceremony
1. Hear the Shema (Click) (This Ceremony will be recorded)
2. Introduction from Rabbi Yosef Ben Marques
A. Christopher John MacDonald Sr
Do you believe in the following Statements of Faith according to Tanack and the Netzarim Scriptures:
B- Laying of the Hands over the Candidate to Rabbinical Ordination
"And he (Moshe) placed his hands upon him (Aaron) and commanded him, in accordance with what YHWH had spoken." Numbers 27:23 (The word “semicha” literally means “laying of the hands.”)
4. Given of Sheminah Certificate
(This Certificate will be send to you signed, seal and scan in PDF)
5. Final Blessing : Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6:22-27)
Num 6:22 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying,23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel, saying to them:
Num 6:24 YAHWEH bless you and keep you;
Num 6:25 YAHWEH cause His face to shine on you, and be gracious to you;
Num 6:26 YAHWEH lift up His face to you, and give you peace.
Num 6:27 So they shall put My name on the sons of Israel, and I Myself will bless them.
Signing of the Smicha Certificate by the Present Rabbi, Rabanih and Roeh
2. Introduction from Rabbi Yosef Ben Marques
- Welcome to this ceremony of Semichah: his first form of ordination )could only be granted under very specific conditions:
- The one granting the semicha had to do so while accompanied by two others. For semicha cannot be conveyed by less than three ”judges.” However only one of these three, namely the person conveying the semicha, had to be ordained himself.
- Both the ordaining rabbi and the one receiving ordination had to be present. But they were not required to be in each other’s presence. Ordination could be granted through an oral or written message.
- Not only could a person be ordained to rule only in a specific area, he could also be ordained to rule only for a specified time period.
- There was no limit on how many people could be ordained at one time. In fact, King David ordained 30,000 people at once! (2 Samuel 6:1)
3. The Sheminah Ceremony
3. The Semichah CeremonyA. Christopher John MacDonald Sr
Do you believe in the following Statements of Faith according to Tanack and the Netzarim Scriptures:
1 – We believe that we are Jews by faith by the promise given to Abraham (Romans 4:9-11;) Galatians 3:29)), and strict observant of the Torah (Joshua 1:8), fulfilling all the commandments and ordinances and decrees given by “YHWH: the one true Elohim“ (a single unit – not Trinity), urging others to comply with them.
2- We believe in the 13 principles of Jewish faith by Maimonides
1. YHWH created and runs the world, only Him, does, and will do all the facts.
2. YHWH, does not live in an eartly bodyl (Isaiah 40:18, 25), and nothing is comparable to Him.
3. The Creator has no body and no form.
4. YHWH is the beginning and eternity (Deuteronomy 33:27).
5. YHWH is worth doing tefilah and no one to ask out of it.
6. All words of our prophets are true.
7. The prophecy of Moshe Rabbeinu is true (Numbers 12: 8) and he was the father of the prophets of all time (Exodus 25:22).
8. The Torah we have is the same that was given to Moshe Rabbeinu (Psalm 119: 18; Numbers 16:28).
9. This Torah will not be changed and there is not other Almighty (Deuteronomy 13: 1).
10. YHWH knows everything the person does and knows all his thoughts (Jeremiah 32:19).
11. YHWH reward well those who fulfill their mitzvot and punishes those who transgress its precepts (Exodus 32:32).
12. The Messiah will come. And although we hope it will happen any day, it could delay his arrival.
13. The dead will be resurrected when the will of the Almighty wants it.
3 – We believe that Yeshua is Mashiach of Israel (Isaiah 11), born of his biological father Yosef, of the lineage of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1-2 / Romans 1:3). Yeshua Ha Mashiach is divine in nature because he is the son of Elohim (Matthew 26:63), but it is not Elohim, knowing that “the fullness of the deity resides physically” in him (Colossians 2:9)(John 1:14).
Yeshua came to heal our wounds and our sins (Exodus 23:20-21 and Isaiah 53:3-12) and meet with our Elohim through him (Romans 10:9-10). He will come at the end of time (Revelation 1:7), and we hope every day for his arrival because he is our priest forever (Hebrews 7:4), and is seated at the right hand of YHWH our Elohim (Hebrews 10:12).
4 – We believe in Ruaj Elohim, the spirit of Elohim, His presence (Genesis 1:2;6:3).
5- We believe that we are “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 15:24; 10: 5-6).
6- We respect other religious, yet we are not ecumenical (2 Corinthians 6: 14-18), or inter-religious.
7- We express love and unconditional support to Israel and to all Jews, and recognize them as the chosen people of God (John 4:22). And We do not proselytize to the Jewish people.
8.-Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality
We believe that Elohim (God) wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of Elohim (God) (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of Elohim (God) within that person.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). We believe that Elohim (God) intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4). We believe that Elohim (God) has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual or lesbian behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, or use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to Elohim (God) (Matt. 15:18-20; 1 Cor. 6:9-10).
9.-Kindness and Love Toward Others
We believe that Elohim (God) offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ) (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11).
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Worldwide Ministry Elohei Kedem.
Do you Christopher John MacDonald Sr believe all the statements read before?
B- Laying of the Hands over the Candidate to Rabbinical Ordination
"And he (Moshe) placed his hands upon him (Aaron) and commanded him, in accordance with what YHWH had spoken." Numbers 27:23 (The word “semicha” literally means “laying of the hands.”)
Christopher John MacDonald Sr
By the power given to us by the Ruah Elohim and in the name of Yeshua Ben David, the Messiah of Israel we Rabanih Belinda Bat Marques-Rondon - Roeh Jackie Rondon - Rabbi Yosef Ben Marques lay our hands over the head of Christopher John MacDonald Sr to post him to the position of a full Netzarim Messianic Rabbi with all authority to perform his ordained calling in this 8th of November 2022 in the name of Yeshua. Be recorded accordingly in the Student Records of Ordination of Worldwide Ministry Elohei Kedem, Inc.
4. Given of Sheminah Certificate
(This Certificate will be send to you signed, seal and scan in PDF)
Rabanih Belinda Bat Marques-Rondon - Roeh Jackie Rondon - Rabbi Yosef Ben Marques
Witnesses of this event on 8 of November 2022
5. Final Blessing : Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6:22-27)
Num 6:22 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying,23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel, saying to them:
Num 6:24 YAHWEH bless you and keep you;
Num 6:25 YAHWEH cause His face to shine on you, and be gracious to you;
Num 6:26 YAHWEH lift up His face to you, and give you peace.
Num 6:27 So they shall put My name on the sons of Israel, and I Myself will bless them.
Signing of the Smicha Certificate by the Present Rabbi, Rabanih and Roeh
This is the End of the Ceremony