Congregation Shema Yisrael

Introduction From the evening of Israel’s very first Passover (our last night in Egypt), all the way until the destruction of the Second Temple 1,500 years later, literally tens of millions of animals were sacrificed by the people of Israel to Adonai, as demanded by the Torah. That’s a lot of blood! That’s a lot […] Source

The name of this week’s parasha is Tzav, which means “command,” and covers Leviticus chapters 6 through 8.  Aaron and his sons are commanded to keep the burnt offering on the altar hearth throughout the night, and to keep the fire on the altar continuously burning. They are then given commandments on what to offer […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 25:1-13. Source

This week’s parasha is entitled, VaYikra, which means, “and He called.”  It covers Leviticus, Chapter 1:1 – 6:7.  In English, the name is Leviticus, and refers to the rules, regulations and duties that must be followed by the Levitical priesthood, the Levites, to atone for the sins of the people. This parasha describes 5 types […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn discusses 20 ways cult groups (and sometimes sincere Christians) misuse the Bible.  Click Here For The Notes From The Study. Watch Below: Source

Rabbis Loren, Glenn, and Jerry continue their series through the Letter to the Romans with Romans 5.  They compare and contrast Adam with Messiah Yeshua. Source

This week’s  Torah portion is  a double, Vayakhel, which means “And He Assembled”.  And Pekudei, which means “Accounts”, it covers Exodus 35-40:38 Last week, Jerry explained how Moses had to cut out new tablets, to replace the ones he had smashed, and that the Lord would write on them and that Moses was given the […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 24 Part 2. Watch Below: Source

Rabbis Loren, Glenn, and Jerry continue their discussion of the letter to the Romans with Romans 4. They discuss the important truth that we do not earn our salvation and that there is only one way to the Lord through Messiah Yeshua. Source

This week we have a double parasha. Our first parasha is Tetzaveh which means “you shall command” and covers Exodus 27:20 – 30:10. This parasha covers 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 commandment […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 24 Part 1. Watch Below: Source

Rabbis Loren, Glenn, and Jerry continue their series through the Letter to the Romans. This week they covered Romans 3:21-31. Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Terumah which means “contribution” and takes us from Exodus 25-27:19. Adonai said, “Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him… Let them construct a sanctuary for Me.” The subject matter of these chapters, and most of the rest of the […] Source

This week Rabbi Jerry filled in for Rabbi Glenn and continued his series through the Gospel of Matthew. This week Rabbi Jerry covered Matthew 23 and explained the dangers of following bad leaders. Source

This week’s Parasha is entitled Mishpatim meaning “judgments” and covers Exodus chapter 21 verse 1 to chapter 24 verse 18. In last week’s Parasha, after the children of Israel had been led out of institutionalized slavery in Egypt, they received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. In this week’s Parasha, The Nation of Israel receives […] Source

David Brickner, Executive Director of Jews For Jesus, shares from Acts 16 on the importance of Evangelism.  To support Jews For Jesus please Click Here. Source

Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 22. Watch Below: Source

Have you ever received unsolicited advice from your in-laws?  Moses received some good advice from his father-in-law Yitro (Jethro), whose name is the title of this week’s parasha, which covers Exodus chapters 18 through 20.  Jethro, the priest of Midian who was also called Reuel or “friend of God” in Exodus 2, heard about Adonai’s […] Source

Rabbis Loren, Glenn, and Jerry continue their series through the letter to the Romans with Romans 3:1-20. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continues his series in the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 21:23-46. Watch Below: Source

Rabbis Loren, Glenn, and Jerry continue their series through the Letter to the Romans with Romans 2:17-29. They have an important discussion on who is a Jew and what it means to be Jewish in the eyes of Adonai. Source

This week our parasha is Beshalach which means “When He Let go”. Besalach covers Exodus 13:17-17:16 and picks up where Bo left off. In this parasha we see our people doubting the Lord. Every time He demonstrates He is a perfect and holy God. The tests of the Lord expose our sinful, doubting hearts. Our […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 21:18-22. Watch Below: Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 20:29-21:17. Watch Below: Source

Our society is in rebellion against God. And it’s rebelling against His standards for relating to the opposite sex. Sadly, many Christians are more influenced by a sexually degraded world than by God’s standards for sexual expression, and so, within evangelical churches and Messianic synagogues, boundaries are frequently crossed. And when that happens, often nothing […] Source