Congregation Shema Yisrael

This week’s Parasha is entitled Tazria, meaning “she conceives”. It is taken from the book of Leviticus 12:1- 13:59. Why would Adonai instruct Moses to tell women that during their menstruation, or after conceiving a child, that they are unclean and not allowed to enter the Sanctuary, and that whatever they touch is unclean? Or […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 23 &24. He also discussed the importance of discernment when dealing with insincere people who challenge us, quoting Proverbs: “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him. Answer a fool as his folly deserves, lest he be wise in his own eyes.” Source

Passover is approaching, and once again we will recite The Hallel. Of the psalms that make up The Hallel, I’ve really come to enjoy Psalm 114. The parting of the Red Sea, the encounter with God at Mt. Sinai, and the crossing of the Jordan are described pictorially, and almost humorously; “the mountains skipped like […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 22.  But most of the study was spent in Zechariah 12 with a special focus on Zechariah 12:10. In order to give the fullest possible understanding of Zechariah 12, he touched on the circumstances of the death of Josiah (2 Chronicles 35), which is mentioned obliquely in Zechariah 12, […] Source

Keeping God’s Commands; Living Like Yeshua; Loving Like Yeshua; The Characteristics Of True Believers; Loving God, Not The World John wrote this letter to followers of Messiah to encourage them to have fellowship, which is a sharing of values and life, with the Father and the Son; to encourage them have fellowship with the true […] Source

Our parasha this Shabbat is entitled Tzav, meaning “Give the Command!” and covers Leviticus 6-8. It opens by describing the steps for restitution when someone has defrauded another over property. This includes finding lost property and lying about it or having something entrusted to you and lying to the owner saying that it was lost […] Source

The name of this week’s parasha is Vayikra, which means “and he called,” and covers Leviticus 1:1-6:7.  This parasha begins the book of Leviticus and presents instructions for making burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.  Whenever someone brought an animal for a burnt offering from the herd or flock, the […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn studied Isaiah 19, the oracle against Egypt (waters drying up, no rain, famine, leading to desperation, and then God sends them “a savior and a champion”) and the glorious future for the Middle East in the days of Messiah. But to set the stage, he first read and discussed Zechariah 14 […] Source

John Was And Is Very Special; We Should Pay Attention To Everything He Wrote In This Letter; Yeshua Is The Life That Appeared; Encouragement To Have Fellowship With The Father And Son And True Spiritual Leaders Like John; To Have Fellowship This letter was written by John. John is very special. John was, and is, […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Pekudei which means “accounting of.”  It covers Exodus 38:21-40:38. Moses commanded the Levites to write down everything that was used to make the Tabernacle of Testimony. Ithamar, son of Aaron, was in charge of keeping the list. (verse 21). These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle. […] Source

This week Jerry covered the Bible Study for Rabbi Glenn.  He gave a study on Apologetics, focusing on worldviews and the reliability of the Bible manuscripts we have. Click Here For Rabbi Jerry’s Powerpoint Source

This week’s parasha, Vayakhel, means “And He assembled” and covers Exodus 35:1-38:20. It gives an account of how the Tabernacle and its furnishings were constructed. Moses assembled the people of Israel and reminded them to observe the Sabbath. Then he told them to take up a collection of materials to be used in making the […] Source

Evangelism is very important. It’s at the heart of what we, as followers of the Messiah, are all about. Each one of us must be actively involved in evangelism – for quite a few reasons: Our Lord Yeshua was actively involved in evangelism, and we are to be like Him. Matthew 9: Yeshua went through […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 17 And 18 (oracles against Syria & Israel and against Ethiopia).  In session two there was a study of Zechariah 3:1-8 (emphasis on verse 8) and comparison with Isaiah 11 and Jeremiah 23 (Messiah “The Branch”). 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 spans Exodus 30-34. Included in this section of the Torah are the commands to sanctify with sacred oil the tent of meeting, the altar, its tools and Aaron and […] Source

If someone asked you: “What is the essence of your religion?”, what would you answer? Keeping the 10 commandments and being a good person. Not a good answer. Accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Good answer. Being saved by grace through faith. Good answer. Knowing the Gospel, living the Gospel and proclaiming the […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn Isaiah 15-16 which cover the oracle against Moab.  In the second session, he reiterated the importance of being biblically literate, and knowing the major messianic prophecies. Micah 5:2 was covered and Rabbi Glenn discussed Messiah’s birthplace and eternal origins. Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Tetzaveh, which means, “you shall command.”  It covers Exodus 27:20-30:10.  This week’s parasha deals mainly with the vestments, or garments required for the priests and their consecration ceremony. The priests who served at the Tabernacle, and later at the Temple, were required to be descendants of Aaron, and the high […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Isaiah 14 and compared it to Ezekiel 28.  The second session’s Messianic prophecy was on Daniel 9:24-26. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn studied Isaiah 12-13.  The second session was a study of the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 31:31-34 (and bonus study of vss. 35-37, that Israel will NEVER be destroyed). Source

In Exodus 21, Adonai gave Israel laws regarding the humane treatment of Hebrew slaves.  Now, Hebrew slavery consisted of two types: one was if you committed a crime against another and could not pay restitution, in which case you would be sold as a slave.  The other type was if you owed money and were […] Source

If you knew you had less than 24 hours to live, what would do? If I knew I had less than 24 hours to live, I would speak to the most important people in my life and give them my final thoughts and instructions. Yeshua was in that situation. He knew He was about to […] Source

If you knew that you had less than 24 hours to live, what would do? If I knew I had less than 24 hours to live, I would speak to the most important people in my life and give them my final thoughts and instructions. Yeshua was in that situation. He knew He was about […] Source

Our parasha for this Shabbat, spanning Exodus 18-20 is one of the most significant in all the Torah, because it describes Israel’s encounter with God at Mt. Sinai, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. Interesting, that this parasha should be entitled Yitro, the name of Moses’ father-in-law. Yitro (Jethro) comes to Moses with Zipporah […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn reviewed the first half of Isaiah 11, and went on to finish the chapter. In the process he also looked at Jeremiah 23:5-8, which doubled as themessianic prophecy of the week. There was also a short Q/A. Source