What is the full meaning of the "circumcised in the manner prescribed by Moses" in Acts 15:1?  What is the Oral Torah?  What was the purpose of the four prohibitions in the letter sent to the Gentile believers in Yeshua in Acts 15?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on July 24, 2021 the 15th day of Av, 5781. To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Part 8 Life of the Rock 

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Part 8 Life of the Rock

Have you ever wondered why we mourn and grieve? Do you know the stages of grief? What happens if we choose not to grieve? Did you know that grieving is actually healthy? Are you aware that the Bible can help us navigate the terrain of grief so that grieving can bring healing and an improve our relationship with God and others? Pastor Tom answers these questions and more in this teaching given on July 17, 2021, the 8th day of Av, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.org.Click here to listen to Good Grief: In the World. Not of the World.

Good Grief: In the World, Not of the World.

Why did the authorities command Peter to stop telling people about Yeshua?  What did G-d tell Peter to do? What does G-d want us to learn from the accounts of the changes in Peter's character?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on July3, 2021 the 23rd day of Tammuz, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Part 6 Life of the Rock

Part 6 Life of the Rock

What is ritual purity in the Torah and why is it important to understand?   What was the greatest thing G-d used Peter to do?  What was the most important thing the Messianic Jewish apostles did for new believers?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on July 10, 2021, the 1st day of Av 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Part7 Life of the Rock 

Part 7 Life of the Rock

Why did the religious leaders try to stop Yeshua's disciples from sharing the Good News and praying for people's healing?  What is the difference between submitting to authority and obeying authority?  How was the opposition that Yeshua's followers faced in the 1st century similar to what we are experiencing in the US for the past few years?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on June 26, 2021 the 16th day of Tammuz, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Part 5 Life of the Rock

Part 5 Life of the Rock

Why were Yeshua's followers, who were not trained theologians, able to teach G-d's Word?  Why was Peter able to offer forgiveness to those who had participated in the murder of Yeshua? Is Yeshua the "prophet like me" that Moses predicted would come?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on June 19, 2021 the 9th of Tammuz, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Part 4 of Life of the Rock

Part 4 Life of the Rock

 What were the two enduring messages taught by Yeshua when He washed His disciples feet? Why did Peter strike one of the people who came to arrest Yeshua with a sword? What caused the amazing change in Peter from the time he denied knowing Yeshua to when he preached a message to a hostile crowd?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on June 12, 2021, the 2nd of Tammuz, 5781. To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Life of the Rock

Part 3 Life of the Rock

Why should believers in Yeshua be forgiving people?  Why did Peter want to build three tabernacles when he saw Yeshua with Moses & Elijah?  What did Yeshua mean when He said "I am the life"?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on June 5, 2021 the 25th day of Sivan, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to Life of the Rock 

Part 2 Life of the Rock

 How was life in Yeshua's time similar to life in America today?  Why did Peter say to Yeshua "Get away from me, sir, because I'm a sinner!"?  Why was it so hard for Yeshua's disciples to accept that He was going to be executed?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on May 29, 2021, the 18th of Sivan, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.org Click here to listen to Life of the Rock

Life of the Rock

 What was the real motivation behind Hamas' recent attack on Israel?  Why has anti-Semitism increased in recent days?  What are the three main sources of anti-Semitism?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on May 22, 2021, the 11th of Sivan, 5781. To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to The Depravity of Anti-Semitism

The Depravity of Anti-Semitism

 Do you understand what you are fearing? Do you know the difference between rational fear and irrational fear? Do you know why we have fear reactions? What should you do when you feel fear? Do you understand how to overcome fear that has control of you? Do you know that fear can be a good choice?  Pastor Tom answers these questions and more in this teaching given on May 15, 2021, the 4th of Sivan, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to What Am I Fearing?

What Am I Fearing?

Is the Jubilee Year a Moad (Appointed Time)?  How are Shavuot and the Jubilee Year connected?  What are some of the revelations and lessons that are in both?  Why would God put the same lessons in these two Moadim (Appointed Times)?  Rabbi Jim answers these questions and more in this teaching given on Shavuot, May 16, 2021 the 5th of Sivan, 5781.  To learn more about or from Congregation Shema Yisrael visit our Facebook page or website at www.shemayisrael.orgClick here to listen to The Fifty Connection

The Fifty Connection

Welcome to the podcast of Shema Yisrael in Rochester, NY. We are a Messianic Jewish Congregation that loves Yeshua. The following are a list of the teachings that have been brought to the congregation during our weekly services at 10 a.m. If you happen to be in the area you should look us up.