We do have lots of similarities with the Jews, because we believe in the Bible as a whole, not just New Testaments. In fact, we share common grounds with Moslems too, since Islam has many of its roots in Ishmael, son of Abraham, brother of Ishak (Isaac).
"When I became a Messianic Jew I tried to find the right message," said Elofer. "I found it within the Seventh-day Adventist Church." (Elofer is the president of SDA church in Israel).
BTW, the current Editor of our Sabbath School Quarterlies is Clifford Goldstein, who is a Jew.
http://www.adventistreview.org/2001-1534/story4.html
Yes, you are right. As far as Protestant Denominations go, the SDA are the closest to Messianic Judaism, in their respect to the Sabbath.
I found the testimony by Goldstein very interesting- had read another testimony of his previously onllne somewhere.
It is interesting how he states, "However, in my head I’m Greek." As for myself, I find myself moving in the opposite direction! I'm less comfortable being a "Greek" (Traditional Christian) and more comfortable being a "Hebrew-minded Believer." :-) It could be said that Christianity is based on a "Greek-Roman" mindset, while Messianic Judaism is based on a "Hebrew" mindset.
returning to the previous topic....
The following article from the above site has a "different from traditional SDA view" of what was "nailed to the cross." Namely, ONLY the sacrificial system. It makes sense to me, in that historically, that is what actually happened! It is recorded in Jewish writings how that from around 30 AD, YHVH no longer seemed to accept their sacrifices. For example, on Yom Kippur, each year there was a miracle of a blood-stained cloth (used in the sacrifice of one goat) which turned white, showing that YHVH had forgiven them. It was recorded that this stopped happening around the year when Yeshua would have been crucified.