After situating Yeshua’s teaching within the world of Jewish prayer, we now take a closer look at the text itself. In Matthew 6:5–8, Yeshua exposes two distortions of prayer—performance and manipulation—and reveals what true Jewish prayer is meant to be.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, January 17, 2026

A D'rash on Giving.

By Harry Shepler, Director of Finance, at Ruach Israel, January 3, 2026

In this message from our Sermon on the Mount series, we explore Yeshua’s teaching on prayer in Matthew 6 through the lens of Jewish prayer.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, January 1, 2026

How could this be? What can Anatevka teach us about lighting the hanukkiah, the nine-branched menorah lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah?

As the Good Book says...

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, December 20, 2025

Through sorrow and renewal, Isaiah 54 reveals G-d’s faithful love for Israel and His call to each of us: Do not fear, enlarge your tent, and sing for joy.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, October 25, 2025

A message from Matthew 6 on the “Secret Place” — the hidden inner world where our Father sees in secret and forms true integrity. Through the story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, we explore how Yeshua teaches us to give, pray, and fast from the heart, building the Kingdom of Heaven on the inside so we can live it on the outside.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, November 22, 2025

Yeshua’s teaching on tzedakah goes far beyond charity. It’s a call back to covenant faithfulness, hidden mercy, and giving that honors G-d alone. This message traces the theme from Torah to Rambam to Matthew 6.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, November 15, 2025

In this teaching on Matthew 6:1, Rabbi Nathan continues our Sermon on the Mount series, revealing how Yeshua’s words call us to serve with sincerity — seeking God’s honor above human praise — and to say Hineni, “Here I am,” with our lives.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, September 6, 2025

Spending Sukkot with the Disciples.

By Senior Rabbi Nathan Joiner at Ruach Israel, October 11, 2025

Rabbi Rich recollects several Hineni moments that have brought us to this very day...

By Rabbi Rich Nichol at Ruach Israel, September 20, 2025