Congregation Shema Yisrael

The name of this week’s double parasha is Vayakhel-Pekudei: Vayakhel means “and he assembled,” and Pekudei means “amount.”  It covers Exodus 35:1-40:38 and describes the importance of the Sabbath; the instructions for constructing the Tabernacle and everything connected with it; and the instructions for setting up the Tabernacle. Chapter 35 opens with Moses stating the […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continued his study of the Gospel of Matthew and covered Matthew 3:1-4:11. You can watch the live-stream below. Source

This week our parasha is Tetzaveh which means “you shall command” and covers Exodus 27:20 – 30:10. This parashas cover the unique garments, food, and anointing for the priests (Cohanim) as well as the altar of Adonai and the sacrifices. We begin at the end of Exodus 27 with the command from Adonai for the Priesthood to […] Source

Maybe you’ve heard the saying: Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. When facing the coronavirus pandemic, and the economic and social consequences it’s triggering, my advice is: Pray for the best. Have faith to accept the worst. Have Yeshua’s attitude. He knew He was about to be arrested, humiliated, tortured and crucified. In […] Source

The Lord Yeshua is known for teaching in parables. Why did He teach in parables? Several reasons: A parable is a short story that’s easy to understand. It’s used to explain things that are harder to understand, especially spiritual truths. Parables are interesting. They’re easy to remember. Messiah taught in parables to make the truth […] Source

The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Ki Tissa, meaning “When you take or carry out (having to do with the taking of a census)” and covers Exodus 30-34. Included in this section of the Torah is the command to anoint with sacred oil the tent of meeting, the altar and its tools, and Aaron […] Source

Note: We will be streaming live the Bible Study on Facebook.  You can watch on our Facebook page or on the main page of our website. This week Rabbi Glenn continued his study of Matthew with Matthew 1:18-2:23. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Matthew 1:1-17 which contains Yeshua’s ancestry. Source

Shabbat Shalom, this week’s parasha is Terumah, which means, “contributions,” and covers Exodus 25:1-27:19. This passage discusses the building of the tent of meeting. This is where God is going to speak to our people. However, before that happens, the materials to build it must be acquired. God tells Moses to take a contribution from […] Source

Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old. A man owns a house. He likes to collect valuable things. He has a room in his house to store his […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn began the new series going through Matthew’s Gospel.  Click Here For The Series Outline.  Click Here For Notes On The Gospel Of Matthew. Source

Shabbat Shalom. What would you say if I told you I had a surefire way to make you rich? That there was a limited time offer available for you and everyone else right now? This morning we will be continuing our series through Yeshua’s parables and looking at three across four verses. In these parables […] Source

The parasha for this week’s Sabbath is entitled Mishpatim, which means “Judgements.” It covers Exodus 21:1 -24:18. These were the first laws Adonai gave his people after the giving of the Ten Commandments, in Exodus 20. These laws give practical application of the Decalogue in daily life. These laws are called “judgments” or rulings. They […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn focused on the difficult passage of Hebrews 6:1-8 (and included the encouragement of vs. 9). He also discussed practical ways to be sure we don’t drift from or abandon the Faith. Source

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to Me […] Source

This week Parasha is Yitro, which means Jethro and covers Exodus chapters 18 1-20:23 Chapter 18 tells us about Jethro, who was a priest of Midian and Moses father-in-law. Jethro comes to meet Moses with Moses wife Zipporah and his two sons.   Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, he bowed down and kissed him.  […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn did a special study on reconciling apparent difficulties in Scripture.  He covered two issues: 1. The curse on Jeconiah (Jeremiah 22), whereas Jeconiah appears in Yeshua’s genealogy (Matt. 1) 2. The apparent arbitrariness of God wanting to kill Moses right after commissioning him to deliver the Jewish people from Egypt. The […] Source

The name of this week’s parasha is Beshalach, which means “when he let go,” and covers Exodus 13:17-17:16.  After Pharaoh finally released the Jewish people, God led them along the Red Sea with a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night.  Moses took Joseph’s bones when Israel left Egypt, fulfilling […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn ended the study of Isaiah by examining some of the ways in which New Testament writers quoted/paraphrased his prophecies. Source

Shabbat Shalom, this week’s Parasha is Bo, which means “go” and covers Exodus 10:1- 13:16. In chapter 10, we find that God has hardened the heart of Pharaoh and his servants so that God can again show His miraculous signs to the people. This is so the Jewish people will know and remember the awesome […] Source

The Lord Yeshua is known for teaching in parables. Why did He teach in parables? Several reasons: A parable is a short story that’s easy to understand. It’s used to explain things that are harder to understand, especially spiritual truths. Parables are interesting. They’re easy to remember. Messiah taught in parables to make the truth […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn began his two-week conclusion with an overview of Isaiah. Source

Shabbat Shalom.  This morning we will be continuing our series on the parables of Messiah Yeshua.  This shabbat we will be looking at two of my favorites in the Gospel of Luke.  The parable of the Two Debtors and the parable of the Rich Fool.  Both parables share a theme in looking at life from […] Source

This week’s parasha is Shemot, which means, “names.”  It covers Exodus 1-6.  The Hebrew title for this parasha comes from the first verse, which begins, “these are the names of the sons of Israel…,” and indeed, this book will follow what happens to the descendants of Jacob. We find in Chapter 1, that the descendants […] Source

Our parasha this Shabbat is entitled Vaera, meaning “…and I appeared” covering Exodus 6-9. God tells Moses that whereas He had appeared to the Patriarchs by the title El Shaddai (‘God Almighty’), He was now revealing Himself to Moses and Israel by His personal name – a name we are no longer certain how to […] Source