Shalom Restoration Fellowship

Shalom Restoration Fellowship, in Ottawa, calls itself "A Messianic One New Man Congregation." Jews and Gentiles worship Yeshua together here. Every Shabbat morning at 10:00 the community gathers for worship, the Word and prayer, in a service of about two hours. Children's Shabbat School begins at 11:00.

The congregation holds that Yeshua is the promised Messiah of Israel and that Jews and Gentiles are justified only by faith in him. Through Messiah, it teaches, Gentiles are grafted into the commonwealth of Israel. Unity in Yeshua does not erase identity. Jews are not to seek to become Gentiles, and Gentiles are not to seek to become Jews. Torah is understood as fulfilled in Messiah, so believers are not under its obligation. Both Jewish and Gentile believers remain free to keep aspects of Torah and Jewish identity that do not violate Scripture.

Shabbat and the Feasts of the Lord are kept at their appointed times, along with Chanukah and Purim. For Gentile members, observance of days is a matter of personal conscience and is not made a requirement. Communal meals avoid non-kosher food. The fellowship also helps Jewish people make aliyah. Its services draw on elements from both Jewish and Gentile Christian tradition.