The Team

Rabbi Jack Zimmerman was born and raised in Brooklyn in a Jewish home. He earned his BA in Radio-TV broadcasting and journalism from Brooklyn College and worked for years in radio and TV. In 1987, his Jewish mother introduced him to Sandie.  She turned out to be a practicing Christian and showed Jack Messianic prophecies in his Jewish Bible that described Yeshua. After wrestling with the gospel, Jack finally embraced Yeshua as his Messiah in 1988. The Zimmermans moved to Phoenix and founded Tree of Life Congregation in 2000. Jack is an ordained rabbi through the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America and also ordained through the Church of the Nazarene. He serves as the staff evangelist for Jewish Voice Ministries International for whom he speaks in churches and at conferences worldwide.

Rebbetzin Sandie Zimmerman was raised in Philadelphia in a practicing Christian home. Growing up, she attended a Bible believing church that professed love for Israel and the Jewish people. In her 20s, she struggled as a single mom, but built a very successful mortgage business. After marrying Jack and leading him to Yeshua, the couple felt called to ministry in 1997. She partnered with him to establish and lead Tree of Life Congregation.

Daniel and Lisa Strecker were both born and raised in the Seattle area. They are high school sweethearts and first met in a high school musical they were both in. Daniel knew the Lord from early childhood and his faith deepened in his early thirties when Lisa and Daniel attended a Messianic Seder that really opened both of their eyes to the Hebraic foundations of their faith.

Lisa was raised a Mormon; the Lord used Daniel to lead her out of that and she came to faith in Yeshua at the age of nineteen. They have been in the Messianic movement for the last twenty-five years and have led many junior high and high school groups at Calvary Chapel and TOL. Lisa’s background is in theater; she ran a children’s performing group, gave voice lessons, and lead worship at TOL for many years.

Daniel has a degree in Business and Administration and has been the administrator for the last ten years at TOL. His background has been in finance and management for both Coca-Cola and a hiring manager for Microsoft.

Daniel and Lisa love serving at TOL and are excited to see what Adonai is continuing to do here.

Steve Hosler grew up in Pennsylvania, a minister’s son, and accepted the Lord as a young child. Throughout his life, he’s been active in a number of churches, holding various leadership positions as Board Member, Adult Sunday School Teacher, Treasurer, and Organist. As the years went by, however, the modern expression of Christianity left him wanting. It wasn’t until God brought a Messianic Jew (who would later become his wife) into Steve’s life and introduced him to Messianic Judaism, that he became energized in his faith again. It was, in a word, life-changing! Understanding the Scriptures in it’s Jewish context awakened a hunger for a deeper relationship with the God of Israel, His people, and the Hebrew language. Jewish texts and prayers have deepened his knowledge of Scripture and love for Israel’s Messiah.

Steve holds a BA in Mathematics and an MBA in Financial Economics. Today, Steve and Juli live a fulfilling Messianic Jewish lifestyle in Peoria, AZ

Juli Burkhart-Hosler, originally from New York born to Jewish parents, has been in the Messianic movement

since the early 90s, having met her Messiah, Yeshua, as a teenager. She was one of the founding members of Beth Emunah Messianic Synagogue in Southern California serving alongside Rabbi Emeritus Murray Silberling. An anointed dancer and choreographer, she began their noted Dance Ministry, whose reputation quickly spread across the Messianic globe, and helped develop Dance leaders whose impact is still strong today. Her influence and legacy can be felt through her many decades of service as a conference speaker, Torah

Service Director, Bible facilitator, worship & dance leader, and in nearly every area of congregational life and leadership. Juli‘s signature ministry passion is inspiring others through creative collaborations. In whatever venue of congregational life, she loves to engage others toward a deeper understanding of Yeshua and love for G-d through Torah and the Jewish heritage.

A professional Fulfillment Life Coach, Juli enjoys a semi-retired life with Steve just outside Phoenix, AZ.