ABOUT

Shalom to all our beloved brethren of the faith in Messiah Yeshua, and every human soul. We are T.O.R.A.H. Works Ministries, a platform for Covenant keeping believers to encourage, inspire, and impact each other. Thus, showing the love of our Messiah to all human-kind through our writings, music, and passion for the Way (HaDerech). Yeshua states in Jn.14:6

" I am the Way, the Truth and the Life."

So, if we are part of the House of the Way (Beit HaDerech), then we too must speak in Truth concerning the Way as did our example (Yeshua the living Torah), so that we all may have Life and exemplify that life ourselves as well!

We as believers have become Ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven, but scripture states in 1 Peter 4:17:

"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

We must then be careful to take an attitude of introspection at all times judging our own behavior, conversation, attitudes and actions. Deut. 10:12 says,

"And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul..."

"After this I will return and rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who bear my name," says the Lord, who does these things that have been known for ages.

Acts 15:16-18

ELOISA HERNANDEZ

Eloisa's Website

The Founders

Ephraim and Lisa Hernandez met in Alamosa Colorado in a little church and have been married for 16 years. During those years together they have gone from being Christians striving to know and understand the Word of God, to adherents of Judaism, living as Orthodox Chasidic Jews for 3 years. After moving to New Mexico they discovered a well established Messianic Congregation called the Olive Tree Fellowship lead by Dr. Denis Otero, his wife Sherry and their children.

Now, somewhat of an enigma, they simply consider themselvs People of the Book, striving to be obedient to their Heavenly Father - Avinu Shebashamayim.

"It is our hope, and our continual prayer that our Heavenly Father will soon begin to rally the scattered house of Israel. May we all aspire to unity and brotherly love and have the courage to vocalize the name of the One and only true and living Creator, יהוה Tzabaoth in our lives, our music and our ministries."

B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

Ephraim & Lisa Hernandez

Statement of Faith

Our Board of Directors

As everyone well knows, when one wants to tout the quality and influence of ones nonprofit you boast of the qualifications, status and education of ones Board of Directors. Well, as lovely as all of that is, in my view, the qualifications of a Ministry such as ours needs and depends on more valuable qualities. Not on what men see, but what is seen from heavens point of view. These are virtues, gifts and callings that are endowed from on High. These are the things we will speak about in regard to our wonderful Board of Directors.

Steve Johnson - Steve thrived for many years as a leader in the Christian world. The Almighty, intending to build upon Steve's journey, called him to cross over to Torah observance in 2008. Since that time, Steve with his wife Ann are among the most inspiring couples in the body of believers. Steve is the most well connected, and genuine men of faith you could ask for, and we are blessed everyday that he is apart of the team.

"Long story short." As Steve is so famous for saying. We love the excitement, passion and humor that he brings to our lives and Torah work. Steve and Ann both will come to anyones aid at the drop of a hat, they are always ready to give, to pray and to share Yah's mercy, the gospel and the Torah. The work being done in their lives is POWERFUL and BOLD. These folks truly live by faith and live out their faith through action everyday.

Steve is not afraid of saying what needs to be said when Yah directs him to, he is sharp minded and well versed in the scripture. He studies to show himself approved, rightly dividing the word of truth. He loves humanity and does his best to speak with wisdom, truth and compassion. He is generous with his time and his resources, living with his hands open and looking to and depending on the blessings of heaven daily.

James Birch - James has been a powerful example of caring for others. As we have gotten to know him since 2010, he has lived humbly and with conviction. We chose James to be apart of our team because he put a priority on things most people overlook. Though he had no transportation, he would travel on the train, bus and on foot to care for his two mothers. We saw the love and tenderness with which he cared for them. In many ways he lived like Yeshua, often not knowing where he would be or stay at any given time.

Whenever, Father gave me the opportunity to spend time with him, i always found myself in tears because I had never known another man that lived with his whole heart like myself. He does it with a peace that I hadn't known until I met him. I enjoy time with James because his life causes me to challenge the status quo in myself. He loves the Torah, and sees the world from a more natural perspective. He is native from the New Mexico Pueblo people and his journey is a powerful and unique one.

People practicing a religion often end up in a very judgmental and hypocritical position, and that way misses the mark and example set by Yeshua. James isn't like that, he doesn't judge people by the way they look or dress, he doesn't speak evil of people, and he meets people where they're at, and we love him just the way he is.

The Founders

Now, somewhat of an enigma, they simply consider themselvs People of the Book, striving to be obedient to their Heavenly Father - Avinu Shebashamayim.

B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

Ephraim & Lisa Hernandez