Congregation Shema Yisrael

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

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