The G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob gave Dr. Neil Lash the vision for T.A.K. In July of 1976 at a 6:00 AM prayer meeting. As Dr. Lash relates the encounter, “As I began to pray, I experienced the most intense grief that I had ever felt from the kishkas (the inner depths of my being). I asked G-d what this was and He said, ‘This is how I feel about the lost sheep of the House of Israel,’ “Neil replied: “What do you want me to do about it?” G-d’s commission: “I want you to start a Messianic synagogue.”

At that time, Dr. Lash had no knowledge of Messianic Judaism, but he and his wife Jamie, obeyed the voice of the L-rd, began Temple Aron HaKodesh, and served Him there as teaching elders until January, 2006, when Dr. Lash assumed the position of senior rabbi.
Today Temple Aron HaKodesh is one of the world’s largest Messianic synagogues. It began in the heart of G-d, was birthed in prayer, and has born much spiritual fruit since its humble beginnings in 1976. Hundreds of people, both Jews and non-Jews, have met their Messiah at our Temple. Some of them have gone on to become Messianic rabbis and leaders in the worldwide Messianic Jewish community, including in Israel.