His name is Yeshua. שְׁמוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ Matthew 1:21 — “You shall call his name Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ), for he will save (יוֹשִׁיעַ) his people from their sins.” ⸻ He was Jewish. A Hebrew. A Zionist. An Israeli. הוּא הָיָה יְהוּדִי, עִבְרִי, צִיּוֹנִי, וְיִשְׂרְאֵלִי. Hebrews 7:14 — “For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah.” כִּי גָּלוּי שֶׁהָאָדוֹן שֶׁלָּנוּ מִשֵּׁבֶט יְהוּדָה בָּא. John 4:22 — “Salvation is from the Jews.” הַיְשׁוּעָה מִן הַיְּהוּדִים הִיא. ⸻ He prayed to G‑D. הוּא הִתְפַּלֵּל לַאֱלֹהִים. Luke 5:16 — “But Yeshua often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” וְהוּא הָיָה פּוֹרֵשׁ לְמְקוֹמוֹת שֶׁקֶט וּמִתְפַּלֵּל. ⸻ He said Shema Yisrael twice a day. הוּא אָמַר שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל פַּעֲמַיִם בַּיּוֹם. Mark 12:29 — “Shema Yisrael: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהוָה אֶחָד. — Deuteronomy 6:4 ⸻ He followed our Scriptures, our laws, and our customs. הוּא שָׁמַר אֶת תּוֹרָתֵנוּ וּמִנְהָגֵינוּ. Matthew 5:17 — “I have not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it.” לֹא בָּאתִי לְהָפֵר אֶת הַתּוֹרָה אֶלָּא לְקַיֵּם. ⸻ He spread love, not hate. הוּא פִּרְסֵם אַהֲבָה, לֹא שִׂנְאָה. John 13:34 — “Love one another: as I have loved you.” תֶּאֱהָבוּ זֶה אֶת זֶה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאֲנִי אֲהַבְתִּי אוֹתְכֶם. ⸻ He loved his Jewish people. הוּא אָהַב אֶת עַמּוֹ הַיְּהוּדִי. Matthew 23:37 — “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem… how often I would have gathered your children…” יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם, יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם… כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים רָצִיתִי לֶאֱסֹף אֶת בָּנַיִךְ. ⸻ He would turn his back on anyone desecrating his name to curse our people and land. הוּא הָיָה מַסְבִּיר פָּנָיו מִכָּל מִי שֶׁמְּחַלֵּל אֶת שְׁמוֹ וְשׂוֹנֵא אֶת עַמּוֹ וְאֶת אַרְצוֹ. Matthew 7:23 — “I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.” מֵעוֹלָם לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם; סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי, עוֹשֵׂי הָאָוֶן. Genesis 12:3 — “I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you.” וַאֲבָרְכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר.