Congregation Shema Yisrael

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. And being […] Source

Have you ever received unsolicited advice from your in-laws? Moses received some good advice from his father-in-law, whose name, Yitro (Jethro), is also the title of this week’s Parasha, which covers Exodus 18:1-20:26. Jethro, a priest of Midian, who was Moses’ father-in-law and who is also called Reuel or “friend of God” in Exodus 2, […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn led a special Bible Study on Tu B’shevat and held a question-and-answer session afterwords. Source

This week’s Torah portion is titled Beshalach which translates as, “in his sending“. This refers to Pharaoh finally freeing the Jewish people after experiencing the hand of God via ten terrible plagues. Our parasha takes us from Exodus 13:17-17:15. The nation of Israel has now departed after 400 years of slavery in Egypt. The Scriptures […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. And being […] Source

This week the Bible Study covered Nehemiah 4. It isn’t uncommon for opposition to come against the work of God. And the opposition follows a familiar pattern. Some will try to twist the law to stop the work. When that fails, the next line of attack is through ridicule and mockery in order to discourage the workers so that they give up […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. Everything Messiah […] Source

What is the condition of your heart?  Is it strengthened by a close relationship with your heavenly Father or is it fortified by an indifference or contempt for His word? This week’s Torah portion is entitled, Parasha Bo, meaning “Go.”  It covers Exodus 10:1-13:16.  Previously, despite the Lord’s many warnings to Pharaoh, all of which […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covered Nehemiah 3 discussing the layout of Jerusalem in Nehemiah’s time. As this great work of rebuilding the walls commenced, everyone had a role to play; all were participating in something of great and lasting value, and their names are forever recorded in Scripture! The study considered the significance of some of the […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. And being […] Source

It was forty-two years ago this week, January 22, 1973, that the Supreme Court handed down the decision we know as “Roe vs. Wade” legalizing abortion-on-demand across all 50 states. Since that time, approximately 56 million babies have been killed while still in their mothers’ wombs. To put it in perspective, that exceeds the number […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn completed Nehemiah 1 and began Nehemiah 2 – Nehemiah’s petition to the king to be allowed to return to and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and how God gave Nehemiah favor with the king. One area highlighted was the role of prayer and fasting and committing things (especially important matters) to […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. And being […] Source

This week’s Parasha is titled “Shemot” which means “Names” and covers Exodus chapter 1 through chapter 6 verse 1. Exodus shows us how God fulfilled His promise to Abraham by making him very fruitful, how Adonai redeemed Israel from Egyptian slavery, and how He provided them with instruction (Torah) for life and worship. Exodus opens […] Source

Rabbi Glenn this week began his study of Nehemiah 1. Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to death, not life, to Hell, not Heaven – to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. And […] Source

Today’s Parasha is entitled Vayechi meaning, “And He Lived” and covers Genesis 47:28–50:26. This parasha concludes the book of Genesis and the lives of Jacob and Joseph. Jacob, now known as Israel is nearing death. He has lived 147 years. When Israel was nearing death he called for Joseph. After Joseph arrived Jacob made him […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. Everything Messiah did, everything He said, every interaction with others that […] Source

If the parasha cycle was ever made into a T.V. Show this would be where the announcer goes “Last Time On…The Bible!”  We continue from last week’s cliffhanger with the resolution of Joseph’s testing of his brothers.  Our parasha this week is called Vayigash which translates to “And He Drew Near” and covers Genesis 44:18-47:27.  […] Source

The parasha for the December 20th Shabbat is entitled, Miketz, which means, “at the end of.”  It covers Genesis Chapters 41:1-44:17. If you remember Rabbi Glenn’s commentary last week, we heard about Joseph and the life he lived as the favorite son of Jacob.  Joseph boasted about his special status by telling his family, including […] Source

When asked, “What is the miracle of Chanukkah?” the traditional response is: “Chanukkah is about a great miracle that took place in Israel when the Jewish people fought against the Syrians who had invaded Jerusalem and desecrated the Temple. The Temple was dedicated to Zeus and unclean pigs were offered there. The Syrians also forbid […] Source

This week the Bible Study covered Ezra 9-10:4, in which the remnant who had returned to Judah (including not a few of the priests and leaders) were confronted with their sin of having married foreign women in violation of the clear command of the Torah. The study compared this passage with Exodus 34, Leviticus 21, and Deuteronomy 7 in order […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. The Most Important Man brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. Everything Messiah did, everything He said, every interaction […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn covers Ezra 8 in the Bible Study. Source

This week’s parasha is Vayishlach, which translates to “and he sent”, and covers Genesis 32:4–36:43.  Our parasha begins with Jacob sending messengers to his brother Esau in the land of Edom, with hopes of reconciling with him before they come together and meet.  The messengers arrive to meet with Esau and are instructed to let […] Source