Joel Chernoff
Joel Chernoff (born 1950) is an American Messianic Jewish Singer-songwriter[1] and founding member of the music group Lamb.[2] He is a prominent leader within the Messianic Jewish movement.[3]
Biography[edit]
Chernoff was born in August 1950 and was raised in Cincinnati in the 1950s and 1960s as part of one of the very few Messianic households.[4] He and his younger brother David are the sons of Martin and Yohanna Chernoff, the founders of Cincinnati's Beth Messiah messianic congregation.[4] Together with his family, Joel has an influencal role within the Messianic Jewish movement.[2] He considered himself a “Believer", but it wasn’t until the late 60s revival, known as the Jesus Movement, that Chernoff had a life-changing experience[vague] while he was a student at the University of Cincinnati.[4]
In 1972, the year he graduated from university, Chernoff formed the group Lamb with Rick Coghill. They have been described as a "Christian Simon and Garfunkel",[5] and one of the better known groups from within their movement.[2] Recording on national labels, as well as their own independent imprint, Lamb recorded eight studio albums and two live albums over two decades.[4][6]
Chernoff is currently the General Secretary of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA) and also president of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance (IMJA) (he has served without interruption on the Executive Committee of IMJA since 1972).[3] In 1996, a charitable organization, the MJAA Joseph Project, was founded. Chernoff chairs the Project, which provides food, clothing, and other necessities to poverty-stricken Israelis.[7]
Chernoff's contribution to congregational life within the Messianic movement has evidenced a greater regard for the Charismatic and less emphasis on the use of a more traditional Jewish liturgical content.[8]
Discography[edit]
Lamb albums[edit]
- Lamb (Sparrow Records) (1972)
- Lamb II (Sparrow Records) (1975)
- Lamb III (Sparrow Records) (1976)
- Lamb - Songs for the Flock (Sparrow Records) (1978)
- Lamb Live (Sparrow Records) (1980)
- Lamb - New Mix (Sparrow Records) (1981)
- Year of Jubilee (Music Mill) (1985)
- Dancing in Jerusalem (Music Mill) (1988)
- Dancing in Jerusalem - Live (Music Mill) (1989)
- Seer (Music Mill) (1990)
- Lamb Favorites compilation (Sparrow Records) (1995)
- The Sacrifice (Galilee of the Nations) (2005)
Solo albums[edit]
- The Restoration of Israel (Galilee of the Nations) (1999)
- Come Dance With Me (Galilee of the Nations) (2003)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Havurah". Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yaakov Ariel (2000). Evangelising the Chosen People: Missions to Jews in Amaerica, 1880-2000. Chapel Hill ; London: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-807-84880-7. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Southwest Regional Conference...Celebrating 101 Years of Jewish Revival". Retrieved Mar 25, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Yohanna Chernoff (1996). Born a Jew-Die a Jew: The Story of Martin Chernoff: A Pioneer in Messianic Judiasm. McDougal Publishing Company. ISBN 9781884369391. Search this book on
- ↑ Cusic, Don (2009). "Lamb". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship. ABC-CLIO. pp. 289–290. Retrieved 26 May 2016. Search this book on
- ↑ Mark Allan Powell (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1565636798. Search this book on
- ↑ Reason, Gabriela (Spring 2004). "Signs of the Messiah's Return" (PDF). Kesher Journal. Retrieved Mar 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Competing Trends In Messianic Judaism: The Debate Over Evangelicalism". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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