Messianic Jewish Teachings: David Levine
Teachings from Rabbi David Levine and Beth Israel Messianic Synagogue in Jacksonville, Florida.
Keeping Watch with the Lord
Yom Shabbat Service - 6 Chesvan, 5787 / October 17, 2026
Parshat Noach - Rest
Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5
Sukkot Freedom and God’s Amazing Humility
Yom Shabbat Service -15 Tishrei, 5787 / September 26, 2026
Parshat Sukkot - (on Shabbat)
Torah: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44
Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21
Miracle Message - Short Sermon with Rabbi David
Yom Shabbat Service -22 Tishrei, 5787 / October 3, 2026
Parshat Shmini Atzeret - Eighth day of assembly
Torah: Deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17
Haftarah: 1 Kings 8:54-66
Rethinking Yom Kippur Pt. 2
Yom Shabbat Service -10 Tishrei, 5787 / September 21, 2026
Parshat Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement
Torah: Leviticus 16:1-34; 18:1-18
Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14; Micah 7:18-20
Rethinking Yom Kippur Pt. 1
Yom Shabbat Service -10 Tishrei, 5787 / September 20, 2026
Parshat Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement
Torah: Leviticus 16:1-34; 18:1-18
Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14; Micah 7:18-20
How Gratitude Can Overpower Disappointment
Yom Shabbat Service -8 Tishrei, 5787 / September 19, 2026
Parshat Ha’azinu - Give Ear
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52
Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-37
Kol HaShofar: The Sound That Calls Us Home
Yom Shabbat Service -1 Tishrei, 5786 / September 12, 2026
Parshat Rosh Hashana - Head of the year
Torah: Genesis 21:1-22:24 - Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Jeremiah 31:2-20
Finding Peace and Quiet with Our Kinsmen Redeemer
Yom Shabbat Service -16 Elul, 5786 / August 29, 2026
Parshat Ki Tavo- When you come in
Torah: Deuteronomy 226:1 29:8
Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9
The HaFooch Principle: Overturning the Spell of Insecurity
Yom Shabbat Service -9 Elul, 5786 / August 22, 2026
Parshat Ki Teitzei - When you go out
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10
Some Things Take a Minute
Yom Shabbat Service -11 Av, 5786 / July 25, 2026
Parshat Vaetchanan - I pleaded
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27
Finding Hope and Courage on the Good Path
Yom Shabbat Service -4 Av, 5786 / July 18, 2026
Parshat Devarim.- Words
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27
Somech Nophlim - The Lord Lifts up the Falling
Yom Shabbat Service -26 Tamuz 5786 / July 11, 2026
Parshat Matot/Masei - Tribes/Stages
Torah: Numbers 30:2-36:13
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2
Run To The Tower
Yom Shabbat Service -19 Tamuz 5786 / July 7, 2026
Parshat Pinchas
Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
Shavout and the Holy Spirit
Yom Shabbat Service - 7 Sivan 5786 / May 23, 2026
Parshat Shavout - Weeks
Torah: Deuteronomy 14:44 - 16:17
Haftarah: Habakkuk 2:20 - 3:19
The Power of God’s Blessings
Yom Shabbat Service - 29 Iyar 5786 / May 16, 2026
Parshat Bamidbar - In the Wilderness
Torah: Numbers 1:1 - 4:20
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18-42
Both/And: Why One-Sided Thinking Can Defeat You
Yom Shabbat Service - 22 Iyar 5786 / May 9, 2026
Parshat Bihar/Bechukotai - On the mount/By my regulation
Torah: Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14
The More Excellent Way - Holiness, Love, and the Heart of Torah
Yom Shabbat Service - 15 Iyar 5786 / May 2, 2026
Parshat Emor - Speak
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 24:23
Haftarah: 1 Peter 2:4-10
He’s the Only One who Understands
Yom Shabbat Service - 1 Iyar 5786 / April 18, 2026
Parshat Tazria/Metzora - She conceived/Infected One
Torah: Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
Fire and Crossing the Line
Yom Shabbat Service - 24 Nisan, 5786 / April 11, 2026
Parshat Shmini - Eight
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47
Haftarah: 2 Samuel 6:1 - 7:17
The Narrow Place
Yom Shabbat Service - 17 Nissan, 5786 / April 4, 2026
Parshat Pesach Shabbat
Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14
God Shows Up
Yom Shabbat Service - 10 Nissan, 5786 / March 28, 2026
Parshat Tzav - Command
Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24
Clearing the Rubble: Making Way for God’s Work in Our Lives
Yom Shabbat Service - 25 Adar, 5786 / March 14, 2026
Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei - He Assembled/Accountings
Torah: Exodus 35:1-40:38
Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Untangling Our No in an Esther Moment
Yom Shabbat Service - 18 Adar, 5786 / March 7, 2026
Parshat Ki Tisa - When you take
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38
Strong Hearts and Turning Points
Yom Shabbat Service - 4 Adar, 5786 / February 21, 2026
Parshat Terumah - Offering
Torah: Exodus 25:1 - 27:19
Haftarah: 1 Kings 5:26 - 6:13
Ancient Wisdom for Every Age
Yom Shabbat Service - 27 Shevat, 5786 / February 14, 2026
Parshat Mishpatim - Judgement
Torah: Exodus 18:1 - 20:23
Haftarah: 2 Kings 11:17 -12:17
Full of the Spirit and Wisdom
Yom Shabbat Service - 20 Shevat, 5786 / February 7, 2026
Parshat Yitro - Abundance
Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23
Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6
When the Lord Leads You the Long Way
Yom Shabbat Service - 13 Shevat, 5786 / January 31, 2026
Parshat b’Shalach - When he let go
Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16
Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31
Broken Hearts, Hard Hearts, and Learning to Do God’s Will
Yom Shabbat Service - 6 Shevat, 5786 / January 24, 2026
Parshat Bo - Go
Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16
Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28
Five Ways God Reveals Himself in The New Testament
Yom Shabbat Service - 28 Tevet, 5786 / January 17, 2026
Parshat Vaera - I appeared
Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35
Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
From Moses to Messiah - Five Revelations of God
Yom Shabbat Service - 21 Tevet, 5786 / January 10, 2026
Parshat Shemot - Names
Torah: Exodus 1:1-6:1
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
God, God, The Angel
Yom Shabbat Service - 7 Tevet, 5786 / December 27, 2025
Parshat Vayechi - He lived
Torah: Genesis 47:28 - 50:26
Haftarah: 1 Kings 2:1-12
Faithfulness in the Fray
Yom Shabbat Service - 30 Kislev, 5786 / December 20, 2025
Guest Speaker: Eric Painter
Parshat Miketz - At the end
Torah: Genesis 41:1 - 44:17
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7
The God of Hope and Hanukkah
Yom Shabbat Service - 23 Kislev, 5786 / December 13, 2025
Parshat Vayeshev - He settles
Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23
Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8
Faithful in Adversity - Standing with God’s Covenant and People
Yom Shabbat Service - 9 Kislev, 5786 / November 29, 2025
Parshat VaYeitzeh - He went out
Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
Haftarah: Hosea 11:7-14:10
Unstoppable Tenacity and the Resilience of Faith - 2 Kislev, 5786 / November 22, 2025
Yom Shabbat Service - 2 Kislev, 5786 / November 22, 2025
Parshat Toldot - Generations
Torah: Genesis 25:19 - 28:9
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18 - 42
Standing Up for Israel and the Jewish People Part 2
Shabbat Service - Cheshvan 24, 5786 / November 15, 2025
Parshat Chayei Sarah - Sarah’s life
Torah: Genesis 23:1-25:18
Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31
God is Faithful, God is Able - Yom Shabbat Service - Cheshvan 17, 5786 - November 8, 2025
Shabbat Service - Cheshvan 17, 5786 / November 8, 2025
Parshat Vayera - He Appeared
Torah: Genesis 18:1-22:24
Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1-37
Standing Up for Israel and the Jewish People
Shabbat Service - Cheshvan 3, 5786 / November 1, 2025
Parshat Lech-Lecha - Get yourself out
Torah: Genesis 12:1-17:27
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16
Abundant, Overflowing Hearts of Blessing
Shabbat Service - Tishrei 26, 5786 / October 18, 2025
Parshat Bereshit - In the beginning
Torah: Genesis 1:1-6:8
Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10
My Sukkot Heart
My Sukkot Heart - Shabbat Service - Tishrei 19, 5785 / October 11, 2025
Parshat Sukkot - Booths
Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16
