Congregation Shema Yisrael

This week Rabbi Glenn begins Revelation 7 with a discussion of the 144,000. Source

Rabbi Loren is joined by Rabbi Glenn for a verse by verse discussion of Proverbs 29. Source

This week’s Torah portion is titled Re’eh or in English, “See”. Parasha Re’eh begins with an appeal from Moses, beginning in verse 26. He said, “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse – the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn concluded the study of Revelation 6 and took some questions. Source

“If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep His covenant of love with you, as He promised to your ancestors.” This is how our Parasha, entitled Eikev begins and, like last week’s portion, affirms that obedience and faith in God equal the fulfillment […] Source

What would we do without rhetorical questions? It’s been said that a good question is half the answer. The right question at just the right moment has framed more than a few climactic movie scenes. For example, that tense exchange between Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men is touched off by […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn reviewed Revelation 5 and covered Revelation 6:1-11. There was also a few minutes for Q&A. Source

Shabbat Shalom, this week is a very special Sabbath, Shabbat Nachamu, the Sabbath of comfort or consolation.  Shabbat Nachamu follows after Tisha B’Av, the day we mourn and remember the destruction of both Temples and other tragic events in Jewish history.  This shabbat is named after the Haftorah portion for this week found in Isaiah […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn did a brief review of the introduction material for the book of Revelation and then proceeded to review Revelation 4. After the break He proceeded to study Revelation 5 in its entirety. Source

Some time after this, Yeshua crossed to the far shore (going to the Eastern side) of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people (not just a crowd, but a very large crowd) followed Him because they saw the signs He had performed by healing the sick. […] Source

Our parasha this Shabbat is entitled, D’varim. It covers Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22. D’varim means “words” or “matters”. D’varim is also the Hebrew name of this 5th and final book of the Torah, since the opening verse begins: These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness… Did you know […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn studied Revelation chapter 4, comparing John’s description of the throne room with that of Ezekiel’s, and discussed the greater clarity in John’s vision as being consistent with the greater access the believer has to God in the New Covenant. Source

John 5:31-47: Four Witnesses That Validate The Claims Of Yeshua God the Father had used Yeshua to heal a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. Yeshua told him to pick up his mat and walk. Healing a man on the Sabbath and then telling him to carry a mat was, according to the […] Source

This week we have a double Torah portion with Mattot meaning “tribes,” Numbers 30:2-32:42, and Masei meaning “journeys of,” Numbers 33:1-36:13. Chapter 30 contains Adonai’s instructions regarding the making of vows to the Lord or the making of a binding obligation; in other words, a promise that cannot be broken.  Both men and women were […] Source

The following notes are for the 2015 Vacation Bible School Adult Bible Study on Proverbs:   (so far we’ve considered the ears, the heart, the tongue and the hand. And now…) Be Wise – Have Feet that Walk With the Wise Your choice of partnerships/friendships/associations carries consequences! Memory verse: He who walks with wise men […] Source

The following notes are from the 2015 Vacation Bible School (VBS) Adult Bible Study on Proverbs. Proverbs: Be wise – have a tongue that speaks in a God-honoring way! 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Words are powerful. They can bring […] Source

The notes for this study will be published later today. Source

Today’s Parasha is titled Pinchas or Phinehas and encompasses Numbers 25:10-30:1. It begins in the aftermath of Israel indulging in the worship of Ba’al at Peor as well as sexual immorality with Moabite women. Our people had been lingering in the land of Sheeteem across the river Jordan from Jericho. The last parasha ended with […] Source

Across history, various rabbis have been known for their particular teaching; notable perhaps for emphasis on a particular aspect of Torah or focus on a specific attribute God’s nature, or a unique interpretation on an historical event. Disciples are supposed to be able to articulate their rabbi’s particular teaching. More than that; their lives are […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn concluded Revelation 3 by covering Revelation 3:14-22 – Yeshua’s message to the (arrogant, self-sufficient, and wretched) church at Laodicea. Source

Across history, various rabbis have been known for their particular teaching, notable perhaps for emphasis on a particular aspect of Torah or focus on a specific attribute God’s nature or a unique interpretation on an historical event. Disciples are supposed to be able to articulate their rabbi’s particular teaching. More than that their lives are […] Source

This week our parasha is “Balak,” named after the wicked King of Moab and covers Numbers 22:2 – 25:9.  In this parasha we learn that no one can stop the will of God and that the Lord can sometimes use the most unlikely and unwilling of people to accomplish His will. Numbers 22 begins with Balak […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covers Revelation 3:7-13 (Yeshua’s message to the believers in Philadelphia). Source

God the Father had used Yeshua to heal a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. Yeshua told him to pick up his mat and walk. Healing a man on the Sabbath and then telling him to carry a mat was, according to the understanding of the Jewish leaders, a violation of the […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled, Chukat, which means “decree of” and covers Numbers 19:1-22:1.  This portion has one of the most interesting and intriguing passages in the Torah, the sacrifice of the red heifer in Numbers, Chapter 19.  In past parashas, our speakers have focused on the deaths of Miriam and Aaron in Chapter 20 […] Source