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A little wit from wise King Solomon: Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything. …and a warning He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 10:19 and 5:10) A […] Source

The name of this week’s double parasha is Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: Achrei Mot means “after the death” and Kedoshim means “holy ones.” This double parasha covers Leviticus 16:1-20:27, and opens with instructions for Aaron regarding the Most Holy Place – after his sons Nadab and Abihu were put to death because they presented unauthorized offerings before […] Source

Watch The Study Below: This week Rabbi Glenn continues the study of Matthew with Part 5 of The Sermon on The Mount, Matthew 6:1-18. Source

The Lord Yeshua is known for teaching in parables. He taught using parables for 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. They cause you to think, reflect, meditate, ponder about […] Source

Lepers and the ‘Leper Messiah’ The parashas this Shabbat are Tazria and Metzora, meaning “when she gives birth” and “concerning lepers”, covering Leviticus 12-15. The larger theme is separation – distinguishing clean from unclean. It’s a bit ironic that this parasha occurs while we find ourselves in a time of mandated isolation, not just of […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued the study of Matthew with Matthew 5:21-48.  This is the fourth part of his series on the Sermon of The Mount. Watch The Study On Facebook: Source

The parasha for this Sabbath is entitle Shemini, meaning (Eighth) and it is from the Book of Leviticus 9:1-11:47. Looking back on last week’s parashah, we saw that the people were summoned by Moses and the sacrifices were brought to the altar and burned before the Lord. The tabernacle and its utensils were all anointed […] Source

The Sheep, The Sheep Pen, The Gate, The Gatekeeper, The Good Shepherd And The Bad Shepherds John 10 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, […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continues the study of Matthew with Matthew 5:21-32.   Watch Online Below: Source

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. (Daniel 12:2) Despite the disdain for messianic Jews, especially among Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews, we have something more in common with them, than with the rest of the Jewish community combined: namely, a firm […] Source

The Rabbi from Tarsus was one of the greatest men who ever lived. God powerfully used him and his team to do many great things. They proclaimed the good news, started Yeshua-following communities in the Roman empire, taught Messiah’s Community, and defended the faith from those who were a danger to it. Paul and his […] Source

Do you believe that God is marching on? That His Truth is marching on? These last few weeks there has been a song I keep playing on repeat, the Battle Hymn of The Republic. Written during the Civil War it has endured as a popular song to inspire Americans for over a hundred years. If […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued his study of Matthew with Matthew 5:13-20. Watch The Bible Study Below: Source

Passover begins Wednesday night. Before then, those of us who want a more traditional experience of Passover will get rid of the yeast in our homes. Our family will do that. Then, starting Wednesday night, we will eat matzah for seven days. We eat unleavened bread to remind ourselves of Israel’s hasty departure from Egypt. […] Source

Every year as the members and friends of Congregation Shema Yisrael gather to celebrate Passover, we recite the following words from the Haggadah: “This is the bread of affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt; let all those who are hungry enter and eat of it. All who are in distress, come […] Source

Shabbat Shalom. This year will be a weird Passover. Usually at this time I am helping Shema prepare for our Seder and sharing Messiah In The Passover throughout Metro Detroit. This year we are in the process of preparing for our first digital Seder like many others around the world. Covid-19 may be changing our […] Source

This week’s Torah portion is called Tzav.  It covers Leviticus, Chapter 6:8 – Chapter 8:36.  Tzav means, “command.” This Torah portion is the culmination, the fulfillment, of the instructions that God gave Moses 6 Torah portions ago, in Parasha Tetzaveh, regarding the priestly ordination. Leviticus, Chapters 6 and 7 are an extension of the explanation […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued the study of the Gospel of Matthew with Matthew 5:1-12, the Beatitudes. Over the next six weeks Rabbi Glenn will be teaching on Messiah Yeshua’s Sermon on the Mount. Watch The Bible Study Below: Source

Shabbat Shalom. This week we continue our walk through The Parables of Yeshua with the Parable of The Friend at Midnight and the Parable of The Good Samaritan. Clearly, we find ourselves in interesting and unusual times. Forced to physically distance ourselves from one another, while at the same time creating emotional connections through the […] Source

This week’s Parasha is called Vayikra, which means “and he called”.  It Covers Leviticus chapter 1 through chapter 6:7. In these chapters, we will be covering five sacrifices that El Gabor, Mighty God,  required of the Jewish people. The first sacrifice is the burnt offering, followed by a grain offering, peace offering, sin offering, and […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued his study of Matthew with Matthew 4:12-25.  You can watch the study below.  It is divided into two segments due to technical difficulties during the Livestream. Part 1: Part 2: Source

Would you agree that we are occupying what is a very brief, remarkable period of history? We live at the tail end of an amazing 244-year old experiment in human freedom and dignity. For us, the concept of being a servant or a slave is entirely academic. Yet, the New Covenant Scriptures were written at […] Source

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