For more than 25 years, we have been happily serving King Messiah in this community. Our goal is to communicate God’s love to everyone.
We enthusiastically embrace a Jewish expression of New Covenant faith that is consistent with the teachings of Yeshua and informed by a rich history of Jewish customs and traditions. We seek to be an approachable congregation that also welcomes non-Jewish individuals who worship the Messiah in a Jewish way. For more than 25 years, we have been happily serving King Messiah in this community. Our goal is to communicate God’s love to everyone. Ultimately, we see ourselves as a bridge for many communities.
Congregation Shaarei Hashamayim is a community-driven messianic Jewish synagogue located in Bellmore, New York. For better understanding and appreciation for our congregation, please read the information below.
Origins of Messianic Judaism
Messianic Judaism began 2,000 years ago, dating to the time of Yeshua Himself, who was, and is, Jewish. He was raised in a Jewish home, ministered to Jewish people in the Land of Israel, and had Jewish disciples and apostles. With the possible exception of Luke, though a good case can be made that he too was Jewish, all writers of the B’rit Chadashah (new covenant or testament) were Jewish. For a time, the faith was strictly Jewish. By the middle of the first century AD, tens of thousands of Jewish people believed that Yeshua was the Messiah (see Acts 2:37-42, 4:4, 21:20).
Messianic Jewish
Being messianic Jewish means expressing our faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We do this in a way that is consistent with the life example and teachings of Yeshua (Jesus), who is the messiah mentioned in the Torah, Prophets and Writings (T’nakh). It also means that our worship is based upon the same practice that was common 2,000 years ago, among the Jewish followers of Yeshua.
Liturgy
Our liturgy reflects a blending of patterns from traditional Judaism, and new covenant teachings. These are essentially bound together according to the purposes of the Lord. Messianic Judaism embraces standard Jewish observance of holy days and traditions, just as Yeshua did in the Second Temple Era. Since that temple was destroyed, we must ask ourselves how these observances should look for followers of Yeshua.
Way of Life
As messianic Jewish, we must interact with rabbinic traditions, Jewish life and practice, as well as diverse forms of expressions within the community. Additionally, we share the joy of the Jewish state establishment in the re-birth of Israel, and understand what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century. All of these are considered within the context of our belief that the new covenant scriptures advance the agenda of God. More importantly, we believe in the outworking of His purposes for Israel and the Jewish people in the diaspora.
Tradition
Our congregation stands in the historic messianic tradition of the first century as a reflection of those ancient fellowships. It goes back to the time of Moshe Rebeynu, and even unto Noah and Adam. Also it stands in the tradition of the first mishpocha in Yehua Moshiach, and rejoices in the glorious presence of the Lord when we’re with others as well as just by ourselves. We find great joy in worship and life of the mishpocha.
Aspiration
Our messianic Jewish congregation prays for the peace of Jerusalem. Moreover, we hope that Yeshua, the Prince of Peace, would soon return and bring in the Kingdom.
Contact our supportive messianic Jewish synagogue in Bellmore, New York, for more details on our engaging Shabbat services.
We enthusiastically embrace a Jewish expression of New Covenant faith that is consistent with the teachings of Yeshua and informed by a rich history of Jewish customs and traditions. We seek to be an approachable congregation that also welcomes non-Jewish individuals who worship the Messiah in a Jewish way.
