Congregation Shema Yisrael

Rabbi Glenn continued the study of the life of David with David’s great psalm in 2 Samuel 22. Source

Many interesting people have lived during the past 6,000 years. My brother-in-law David loves reading biographies, learning about some of those interesting people and the interesting things they have said and done. Of all the people who have lived, I’m most interested in one – Yeshua. There are so many things I like about Him. […] Source

In last week’s Parasha, Rabbi Glenn instructed us on the prophet Balaam and his suggestion on how King Balak could harm the Jewish nation. Balaam’s idea was for the Midianite women to have relations with the Israeli men and introduce them to Baal worship. This would prove successful in that many men of the different […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continued the study this week with 2 Samuel 21, discussing the 3 year famine due to Saul’s terrible injustice against the Gibeonites – cf. Joshua 9. Source

Many interesting people have lived during the past 6,000 years. My brother-in-law David loves reading biographies, learning about some of those interesting people and the interesting things they have said and done. Of all the people who have lived, I’m most interested in one – Yeshua. There are so many things I like about Him. […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Balak, the name of the king of Moab, and spans Numbers 22:2 – 25:9. Most of us know the story of Balaam, and just about every kid who’s ever sat in a Sunday School class remembers about Balaam’s donkey talking to him. But I submit to you that Balak and […] Source

Rabbi Glenn continued the study of the life of David this week with 2 Samuel 20. Source

David Brickner, Executive Director of Jews For Jesus shares a message on the importance of sharing the Gospel from Acts 1 and gives an overview of Jews For Jesus’s historic Behold Your God campaign that just ended in Jerusalem. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn reviewed the defeat of the rebellion and death of Absalom, and went on to study 2 Samuel 19:1 – 20:2. Source

This week’s parasha is entitled, Chukat, which means “decree of” and covers Numbers 19:1 – 22:1.  I think that chapter 19 of this portion, concerning the sacrifice of the red heifer, contains one of the most intriguing and prophetic passages in the Torah. Today, I would like to focus on that chapter. The red heifer was […] Source

This week our parasha is Korach, named after the man who started a rebellion against Moses. Parasha Korach covers Numbers 16:1-18:32.  In this parasha we see what happens when we attempt to force God to obey our desires and thinking and the devastation that it brings. We begin in chapter 16 with Korach or Korah, […] Source

It is the duty of every follower of Messiah to be actively involved in evangelism on a regular basis. Each one of us is responsible to bring the Good News about the one and only Savior to a lost and dying world. Messiah didn’t suggest or recommend that we be involved in evangelism. He commanded […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered 2 Samuel 17:1-19:7 the defeat and death of Absalom. Source

Rabbi Glenn brings a message on how Evangelism is everyone’s calling and some practical tips and suggestions for how to share our faith in our day-to-day lives. Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Shelach Lecha, meaning “send for yourself”, and covers Numbers 13:1 – 15:41. As our passage opens, the Lord instructs Moses to send men ahead to spy out the Promised Land.  As the title of our parasha indicates, these were not men that the Lord chose, but were selected by the people themselves.  Each […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn returned and went over 2 Samuel 15-17. Source

This teaching is based on the work of Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries. David is a friend and is very knowledgeable about end-time Bible prophecy. World Political Signs The Reunification of Europe (see Daniel 2:41-44, 7:8, 24-25, and 9:26): The final world empire that will be in power before Yeshua returns will […] Source

The name of this week’s Parasha is Beha’alotecha, which means “when you set up”, and goes from Numbers 8:1 through 12:16. The meaning of this parasha’s name refers to Adonai giving instructions on setting up the 7 lamps of the golden lampstand, and how to face them and light the area in front of the […] Source

This week Jerry continued his discussion on suffering from last week with Psalm 90. Source

This teaching is based on the work of Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries. David is a friend and is very knowledgeable about end-time Bible prophecy. Even though many Christians and Messianic Jews aren’t interested in end-time prophecy, they should be for the following reasons: A significant part of the Bible is about end-times […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Nasso, meaning “lift up” and it covers Numbers, chapter 4:23 through 7:89. This parasha gives us several subjects to look at, however, we will only be focusing on the priest and the transportation of the Tabernacle and its contents. Only males from the tribe of Levi were permitted to hold […] Source

This week Jerry lead the bible study in a discussion on the many different reasons why we suffer.  He used a handout prepared by Dr. Gene Mayhew from Moody Theological Seminary.  You can find the handout below.  He also looked at Lamentations 3 briefly. Click Here For The Handout   Source

This week we begin the book of Numbers with Parashat Bamidbar which translates to “In The Wilderness”.  This parasha covers Chapter 1 through Chapter 4:20. These chapters contain censuses, encampment instructions, and duties for the special tribe, the Levites. Numbers begins with the Lord commanding Moses to take a census of the tribes of Israel.  […] Source

This week Jerry filled in for Rabbi Glenn and continued the study of 2 Samuel.  He first briefly recapped several previous chapters in 2 Samuel and continued with 2 Samuel 16:15-19:8.  The study this week focused on the relationships in David’s family, human will vs. God’s will, and the need to have discernment when dealing with […] Source

This week’s Parasha is Behar & B’chukotai, a double Parasha covering Chapters 25-27, and brings us to the conclusion of the book of Leviticus. In Chapter 25 the Sabbatical year is discussed as well as the year of Jubilee. In Chapter 26 Adonai outlines the blessings for obedience and punishments for disobedience. This is where we […] Source