Congregation Shema Yisrael

This week Rabbi Glenn gave an introduction to the second major section of Isaiah covering Isaiah 40-66. He then covered Isaiah 40:1-11 in detail. Source

Shabbat Shalom, today we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot is a biblical Jewish holiday that doesn’t get as much attention in modern times as other days like Yom Kippur or Passover, but it is very important. Shavuot was a holiday that was required to be attended when the Temple still stood. Shavuot means the […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 38-39 (Hezekiah’s illness and recovery and the delegation from Babylon). This marks the end of the first major division of the book. Source

When was Messiah’s Community at its best? When it first became the religion of the Roman empire? At the beginning of the Protestant Reformation? Today? My answer: Messiah’s Community was it its best when it first started. This morning, let’s consider Acts 2, which describes what Messiah’s Community was like at its beginning. Let’s learn […] Source

The name of this week’s parasha is Bechukotai, which means “in my statutes,” and covers Leviticus 26:3-27:34.  This parasha lists blessings for obeying God’s commandments; penalties for disobeying God’s commandments; and valuations for people, animals and property given to God.  If the Israelis obey Adonai’s commandments, they would be blessed with timely rainfall, abundant food, […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn studied Isaiah 36-37 and compared it with 2 Kings 18. (Sennacherib’s attempted invasion of Jerusalem, Hezekiah’s prayer, and God’s judgment on the Assyrian army) Source

This week’s parasha, Behar, means “on the mountain” and covers Leviticus 25:1-26:2. Here are more laws God gave to establish the new nation of Israel. The people promised to obey the instructions God gave through Moses. This was their part in the covenant God made with them, but they broke that covenant. We read and […] Source

This week Rabbi Loren, Rebbetzin Martha, Rabbi Glenn, and Rebbetzin Alexandra discussed Proverbs 13 together. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 32-35 , which is one literary unit. Source

This week our parasha is Emor which means “Speak” and covers Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23. In this parasha we see God’s plan for redeeming us through the biblical holidays and that Adonai is the source of holiness. We begin in Leviticus 21, which continues the theme of holiness found at the end of the previous […] Source

Click Here For Rabbi Glenn’s PowerPoint One of the most haunting lyrics ever put to song, lamenting the brevity of life, went like this: “It slips away, and all your money won’t another minute buy.” I know I’m giving away my age, when I quote a line from a 70’s song by Kansas; but since […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 30 -31 (the futility of making alliances with Egypt / God’s intent to rescue His people). Since they were already there, the Messianic prophecy they studied was Isaiah 30:20 (cf. John 13:12-14). Source

I think most of us are familiar with Yeshua’s words in Luke chapter twelve: “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). Well, to whom anything is given, something will be required! Our dear brother […] Source

The name of this week’s parasha is Kedoshim, which means “holy ones,” and covers Leviticus 19:1 through 20:27.  This parasha covers commandments regarding societal interactions and worship practices; punishments for disobeying God’s standards regarding worship, family interactions, and sexuality; and exhortations for the Israelis to be holy.  Adonai tells Moses to inform the Israelis to […] Source

Rabbi Glenn this week had a special Bible study on Israel in honor of Israel’s independence day.  Click Here For Rabbi Glenn’s PowerPoint. Source

Our parasha for this week is entitled Achrei Mot, which means, “after the death” and covers Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30.  The title of the parasha refers to the time following the death of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, who offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in Leviticus 10 and were put to death because of […] Source

Eternal Life Is In The Son; We Can Be Confident That We Have Eternal Life; We Can Be Confident Our Prayers Will Be Answered If We Pray According To The Will Of God; Praying For Believers Who Sin; The Sin That Leads To Death; Reasons Why We Don’t Have To Worry About Going To Hell […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 29 as well as Matthew 11:1-6, Isaiah 35 and Matthew 15:1-7, which are related passages. In the second session, we studied Psalm 16:10 which by extension prophesied the resurrection of the Messiah. Source

We Know We Are Born Of God If We Believe That Yeshua Is The Messiah And The Son of God And We If Love Him and Our Brothers And Sisters And Keep God’s Commands; The Three Witnesses That Testify About Yeshua; We Must Believe God’s Testimony About His Son; If We Do, We Have The […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 27-28. In the second session, he reviewed Isaiah 28:16, and then studied Numbers 24:17-19. Source

The Spring Holy-Days: Passover, Unleavened Bread And Firstfruits: What They Mean For Israel; How They Point Us To Messiah; And What They Mean For Us Today The world is very confusing. There’s so much in it that’s good and right, and yet so much that’s dangerous and evil. It’s incredibly beautiful, yet marred by ugliness. […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 25-26. In the second session, he studied Zechariah 14:1-9. Source

Testing The Spirits; Listening To The Leaders Who Teach The Truth; Let Us Love One Another; We Can Know We Have Spiritual Life If The Evidences Of The Spirit Are Evident In Us John wrote to believers, to followers of Messiah, to Christians and Messianic Jews, to encourage them have fellowship with the Father and […] Source

Today’s Parasha is called Metzora which means “Diseased or Leprous One”.  It covers Leviticus 14-15.  Chapter 14 is a continuation of the laws concerning lepers.  If an Israeli was suffering from leprosy, and had undergone teshuvah (chuvah) (repentance), and had apparently been healed, he would first call for the priest to examine him.  If the […] Source

We Are To Believe In The Lord Yeshua And Love Each Other – Like Messiah Loved Us By Laying Down His Life For Us; We Can Know That God Is Living In Us If We Keep His Commands And If The Spirit Is Working In Us Talk is cheap. It’s easy to claim: “I’m a […] Source