Why did G-d give His people gifts through which His Ruakh will operate?  How are to identify our gifts?  How are we to operate in those gifts?  Elder Judith Benhamou answers these questions and more in this teaching given on February 17, 2018 Click here to listen to Discovering Your Gifts

What practice of ancient olive farmers gives great understanding and meaning to the analogy of the olive tree written by Rabbi Sha'ul (Paul) in Romans 11?  How is this ancient practice being fulfilled by the Messianic Movement and Christian Zionists today?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on January 27, 2018.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Grafted In - Tu b'Shvat

How did Yeshua communicate to us the importance of forgiving those who have offended or hurt us?  Why is it so important to G-d that we forgive them?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on January 20, 2018.  To learn more from or about Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Forgiveness

How is President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital related to the ancient Jubilee (Yovale) restoration cycle established in Leviticus 25.  What should the fulfillment of this ancient cycle mean to you?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on January 14, 2018.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Jerusalem Jubilee

What did the Prophet Jeremiah mean by the proverb "the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth have been set on edge"?  When did Jeremiah predict this proverb would no longer be used?  What caused the change?  How is this change a great blessing of the B'rit Hadashh (New Covenant)?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions in this teaching from Parashah Vayera, Genesis 18-22, given on November 4, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Have Your Teeth Been Set On Edge

Do you struggle with depression, anxiety or believing you are loved by G-d?  Can you experience victory over these things?  Elizabeth shares how the L-rd brought her out of the darkness of all three in this teaching given on January 6, 2018.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Out of the Darkness

What does the word Torah really mean?  Why should believers in Yeshua consider the New Covenant as Torah?  Who should we look to for help in interpreting Torah?  Why did Yeshua call the Holy Spirit the Counselor?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on December 30, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to The Spirit of the Law

According to the B'rit Hadashah (New Covenant), what significant event actually happened in the life of Yeshua around the time of Chanukkah and Christmas?  Why was this event more of a miracle than His birth?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching giving on December 23, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Immanu El (God With Us)

What is special about the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?  How is the Temple in a defiled state today?  What has to happen before the return of Messiah?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given during Hanukkah on December 16, 2017.  To learn more from or about Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Hanukah - The Defiled Temple

How is the history of Hanukkah applicable to our personal lives today?  Where is G-d's Temple that is in danger of being defiled today?  What spirit is attempting to defile that Temple?  Pastor Tom answers these questions and more in this teaching given on December 9, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Hanukkah