Amishav¹ is an online community of believers from Christian backgrounds — both Catholic and Protestant — who have rediscovered their Hebrew faith heritage and begun walking in a Torah-centered lifestyle. We understand that Yeshua and His apostles (including Paul) never intended to start a new religion, but rather fulfilled the words of the prophets concerning the restoration of Israel and the dynasty of David.

Over twenty years ago, I — Yosef Meir, the founder of this community — was serving as a pastor in a Christian evangelical church in Mexico, affiliated with Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, California, under the leadership of Pastor Chuck Smith. That experience marked the beginning of my restoration process. Pastor Smith’s verse-by-verse teaching style ignited in me a passion for studying the Scriptures in their full context, not merely preparing topical sermons.

As I continued teaching the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, I began exploring its Jewish context more deeply. That pursuit eventually led me to embrace Judaism after discovering my own ancestral connections to the Jewish people. In 2008, I made Aliyah and returned to the Promised Land.

While living in Israel, I launched my YouTube channel, Descubre la Biblia Mundial, produced video teachings, organized biblical tours to the Holy Land, and hosted online lectures exploring the Hebrew roots of Christianity. After more than a decade in Israel, my family and I returned to the Mexican Caribbean, where we began building a Torah study center in the middle of the jungle — inspired by the early faith communities and especially the Qumran community, whose dedication and passion have always deeply moved me.

Each year, when we celebrated the Feasts together in that place, it was a beautiful experience. Yet, familiar questions always arose — particularly regarding which calendar to follow. Some in the community wanted to keep the rabbinic calendar; others leaned toward the Karaite method of observing the moon and barley. Wanting to preserve unity and avoid unnecessary controversy, I chose to continue with the traditional rabbinic reckoning.

That changed late last year when an old Israeli friend and teacher I greatly respect, Avi Ben Mordechai, shared several interviews he had recorded with another Hebrew roots pioneer, Eddie Chumney. Their discussion about restoring the Bride of the Messiah in our generation resonated deeply with me. From there, I began studying other teachings — including those of Ken Johnson and others — about the ancient priestly and Enoch calendars.

However, I quickly realized that many claimed to have the original Zadok or Enoch calendar, yet their versions differed. I wasn’t sure which one to trust until Avi Ben Mordechai told me about your ministry and the research of Robert Villa², whose work synchronizing the Zadok priestly courses provided the missing link — the key that connected the Dead Sea Scrolls calendar to Scripture and restored my confidence in its accuracy.

HalleluYah! This revelation gave me the assurance to embrace the Zadok Priestly Calendar for the first time during Shavuot (Pentecost) 2025 — not realizing at first how profoundly this would align us with the ancient Qumran community and their dedication to covenant timekeeping.

During my time in Israel, I developed a meaningful friendship with Dr. Adolfo Roitman, curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls. I later invited him to visit our jungle community near Cancún to share our vision — to become a 21st-century Tzadokite or Nazarene community, not in the desert but in the tropics, praying for the restoration of all things and keeping the appointed times in harmony with the heavenly order.

We now extend an open invitation to all our brothers and sisters connected to Gospel Worth Dying For: come visit us, fellowship with us, and see firsthand that you are not alone in your desire to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Our Savior is worthy to receive a remnant restored and purified after years of religious confusion.

With love and shalom, Your brother in Hispanoamerica

Yosef Meir

Amishav Founder

www.descubreelevangelio.org

FOOTNOTES

1 Amishav means ‘my people return’

² Robert Villa is part of the Gospel Worth Dying For and Prophecy Vine ministry team (along with Sherry Sanders) devoted to calendar study. His teachings on the Zadok Priestly Calendar is an outgrowth of years of important foundational research done by Gina Sparks and Sara Davis. Both the GWDF and PV ministries have YouTube channels where Robert teaches on the Zadok Priestly Calendar. Here are the links: https://youtube.com/@prophecyvine and https://www.youtube.com/@gospelworthdyingfor