One of the Hebrew words that is important to us as a congregation is the word קשר – kesher. Kesher means a knot, connection, or link. The modern Hebrew word for communication (tikshoret) is derived from the word Kesher as well. Beth Emanuel is a place for kesher/connection.
We are building a community of faith to help people make better connections. The importance of community in our society is often overlooked, especially since our western society has moved toward an individualistic approach to life and faith. This is contrary to the very foundation of the Tenach and the teachings of Mashiach. HaShem went to great lengths to layout a framework for a faith based community to flourish and thrive in the midst of a godless and pagan world. It is only when we operate within the parameters of that framework that community as described in the Scriptures can be attained.
Beth Emanuel is a place to connect to faith, tradition, and community. We have a shared desire to express our faith through a culturally Messianic Jewish distinctive. We believe it is important to maintain our identity as Jewish and non-Jewish believers in the Messiah of Israel. Providing a community of faith for future generations is foundational to us as reflected in the following Scriptures. “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources. These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead, and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates. (Dev 6:4-9)
Our shared vision is one that is a call to the G-d of Israel as He has revealed Himself through the Tenach, the Brit Chadashah and Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel. Our worship consists of a mixture of traditional and Messianic liturgical pieces as well as contemporary music and also includes Israeli-style dance as an expression of our love for HaShem. We celebrate all the traditional Jewish holidays. Our children become Bar/Bat Mitzvah and study the weekly parshas in our Dor L’Dor Shabbat school classes. Our Aleph Bet Nursery is a place for our younger children and toddlers to connect to one another and learn about Adonai. Teens are able to connect to one another and their faith in our Esh Elohim Youth Group. We are an intergenerational community. We invite you to connect with us.
About Us
We are Jews and non-Jews who have accepted Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah and Savior of Israel and the nations. We believe He sacrificed Himself to atone for our sins. We strive to live a Jewish lifestyle in our homes and congregation based first and foremost on biblical instruction and secondly on the traditions of our ancestors. We have not abandoned our Jewish identity or cultural expression because of our faith in Messiah Yeshua.
We are a body of people from many different ethnic, social and religious backgrounds who have been brought together by our faith in the God of Abraham and are committed to one another. It is our desire to be a spiritual, emotional and social support to one another. We recognize that as a Jewish congregation we are a unique expression of the larger congregation of believers in the Messiah.
Founding of the congregation
Beth Emanuel Synagogue is a Messianic Jewish Synagogue. It was founded in 1980 to provide a community of faith for Jewish and non Jewish people who have come to the realization that the promised Mashiach of the Tenach had come and His Hebrew name is Yeshua. At Beth Emanuel Synagogue we seek to love the L-rd our G-d with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. We have embraced the Messiah and are excited about telling all who will hear that He has come for the Jewish people and for the nations. There is nothing more Jewish to do than to embrace the Messiah promised in the Hebrew Scriptures.
But he was wounded because of our crimes, crushed because of our sins; the disciplining that makes us whole fell on him, and by his bruises [Or: and in fellowship with him] we are healed. We all, like sheep, went astray; we turned, each one, to his own way; yet Adonai laid on him the guilt of all of us. (Tenach Yeshayahu 53:5-6)
“Our Rabbis with one voice accept and affirm the opinion that the prophet is speaking of the Messiah, and we shall ourselves also adhere to the same view.” Rabbi Moses Alschech (1508-1600)
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