Did Jacob really wrestle with G-d?  What other meaning could the Hebrew of the text have?  What lesson concerning prayer does this alternative meaning hold for us?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given as part of a Bat Mitzvah on December 2, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrae.org Click here to listen to Holding On To God's Promises

Do the B'rit Hadashah (New Covenant) and the Tenakh contradict each other concerning G-d's nature?  Does the B'rit Hadashah teach there is one G-d or three?  What are some of the names the scriptures give to God?  Why do the scriptures give so many names to G-d?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on November 25, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Part 2 of Jewish FAQs

How do you decide what to put your trust in?  Can you trust in things that are untrue?  Why should you trust in the New Covenant?  Pastor Tom answers these questions in this teaching from 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 given on November 11, 2017.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Foundations of Trust

When was Yeshua born?  If Joseph was not Yeshua's father, how did He fulfill the prophesy that said Messiah must be descended from King David?  Did Yeshua also descend from Aaron the Cohane Hagadol (Great High Priest)?  Rabbi Jim answers these and other questions in the teaching given during Sukkot on October 7, 2017.  To learn more from or about Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org. Click here to listen to Sukkot - Born A King And Priest

What happened to Israel when the Torah was lost? Who brought the Torah back into Israel's culture?  What effect did this have on the history of the world?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on Simcha Torah, October 14, 2017.  To learn more from or about Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Simcha Torah - Josiah

How do the different offerings given in Leviticus 1-7 give us direction in how to pray?  What is the deeper meaning of the priestly garments?  Elder Judith answers these questions and more in this teaching given on September 2, 2017.  To learn more from or about Congregation Shema Yisrael please visit our website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Priestly Worship

How did Yeshua fulfill the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) scapegoat sacrifice?  What is the connection between Yom Kipppur and being filled with the Ruakh Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit)?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching from Leviticus 16 given on September 30, 2017. Click here to listen to The Lamb Or The Goat

Why did G-d arrange His calendar so that we have days of introspection between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur every year?  Why did He arrange that there would be ten days to seek Him for the revelation on things we need to change?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions in this teaching on Erev Rosh Hashannah, 2017 in this teaching on secret iniquity given on September 20, 2017. Click here to listen to Erev Rosh Hashannah Secret Iniquity

What does the Torah say about the kind of work that is forbidden on Rosh Hashannah?  Is there a difference in the prohibition concerning work on Yom Kippur and Shabbat?  Rabbi Ruben answers these questions in this teaching given on September 21, 2017 Click here to listen to Rosh Hashannah 2017

What did Yeshua mean when He gave His disciples "authority over all the forces of the evil one"?  How are we to exercise that authority?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on Shabbat T'shuvah, September 23, 2017 Click here to listen to Be Aggressive