Messianic Jewish congregations in Pennsylvania

Ari Yehudah Messianic Congregation
Yardley, PAKehilat Ari Yehudah, also known as Messianic Congregation Lion of Judah, is a Messianic synagogue in Yardley, Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1995 to bring Messianic Judaism and revival to the area, midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Jewish and non-Jewish believers in Messiah Yeshua worship together, and the congregation is a member of the IAMCS. Shabbat service begins Saturdays at 10:30 AM with the Sh'ma and V'ahavta. Worship follows with singing, instruments and Davidic dancing, and all worshipers may join the dance. Children are then dismissed for Shabbat School while the service continues with teaching from the Word. The community also gathers for the feasts, including Purim, Passover, Yom Teruah, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Chanukah. The congregation teaches that Yeshua broke down the m'chitzah, the middle wall of partition, between Jew and non-Jew. In its words, "Together we become the One New Man as spoken of in Ephesians 2." Both the Tanakh and the B'rit Chadashah, it holds, are equal in importance and are taught in their proper Hebraic context. Its vision is to share the good news with Jewish and non-Jewish people. Ari Yehudah also seeks to bring understanding of the Jewish roots of the faith to the greater Body of Messiah. Rabbi Peggy Michalchuk has led the congregation since October 2007.IAMCSMJAA
Beit Simcha
Orefield, PABeit Simcha, whose name means House of Joy, is a Messianic Jewish congregation in Wescosville, in the Lehigh Valley west of Allentown. It gathers every Shabbat at 10:30 in the morning. Rabbi Glenn Blank leads the community. Since Abraham at the door of his tent, the congregation says, its people have welcomed the stranger. It reaches out to Jews who wonder how to believe Yeshua is the Messiah and remain faithful to their Jewish heritage. Gentiles who want to reconnect to the Jewish roots of faith in Messiah Yeshua are welcomed too. The Shabbat service opens with a greeting and a Tallit prayer. Praise and worship follow, along with the Shema and Amidah, then a time of prayer and prophecy. Most weeks Rabbi Glenn gives a message. In the third week of the month, a full Torah service carries the scroll through the congregation. Members then read from the Torah, the Haftorah and the B'rit Hadasha. Children go to Shabbat School, and the service closes with the Aaronic Benediction and the song "Shabbat Shalom." On the first Shabbat afternoon of each month, a havurah meets for fellowship and Torah study. Rabbi Blank also leads an online Bible study and a community Passover Seder with emphasis on Yeshua and His Last Supper. Beit Simcha is affiliated with the Tikkun America network and the International Alliance of Messianic Synagogues & Congregations.Tikkun AmericaIAMCSMJAA
Beth El Gibor
Bethlehem, PABeth El Gibor is a Messianic Jewish congregation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where Jews and Gentiles praise, worship and study together. Shabbat morning services begin at 10:30 and run about two and a half hours. Each service centers on the Torah readings, with a full Torah Service followed by a message from the rabbi. Traditional Hebrew liturgy, repeated in English, sits beside traditional and contemporary music. The shofar is blown. An oneg follows every service. Yeshua, in the congregation's teaching, is the Messiah of Israel and the Nations, fully human and fully God. Jews and Gentiles alike are grafted into the olive tree through faith, and each remains as called. Shabbat is embraced, and the moedim are celebrated at their appointed times. The whole of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, is received as Torah. Beth El Gibor calls itself "a house of prayer to the Jew first and equally to the Gentile." It affirms the physical and spiritual restoration of Israel and holds a dispensational, literal reading of the text. Rabbi Mark Shulman leads the community with Rebbetzin Ranjiena Shulman, who serves equally alongside him. Rabbi Eduardo Arroyo and Rebbetzin Amy Arroyo also serve. Children leave after the Torah Service for Shabbat School in three age groups. Bible study meets Thursdays at 7 p.m., and Biblical Hebrew classes are offered. Beth El Gibor is a member of the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues.IAMCSMJAA
Congregation Beth Yeshua
Media, PACongregation Beth Yeshua is a Messianic congregation in Media, Pennsylvania. Shabbat service meets Saturday mornings at 10:30, both in person and by livestream. On the first Friday of each month, the community also gathers in person at 7:30 in the evening. Sermons are given by Rabbi David Chernoff. The congregation believes Yeshua is the promised Jewish Messiah, whose death provides a permanent kaparah, or atonement, for sin. It understands faith in Yeshua as Jewish from the start. The apostles and the writers of the New Covenant were Jews, and early Messianic synagogues spread across the Roman Empire. Over the centuries, it teaches, the Jewish roots of the faith were lost. Beth Yeshua describes its aim as putting the Messiah "back within His biblical and Jewish context." Music and dance are part of every service. Worship teams rotate each week, offering traditional and original songs with a focus on Messianic praise. Orderly dance accompanies the music. Congregants can learn through Israeli dance workshops, and dance performances mark holidays and special occasions. Every service and the Saturday Shabbat school class includes a Biblically focused message.IAMCSMJAA
Congregation Yeshua Ben David
Pittsburgh, PACongregation Yeshua Ben David gathers in Pittsburgh for a Shabbat service every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Established in March 2005, it describes itself as "a Messianic Community of His redemptive love, healing, and reconciliation." Its vision is a Yeshua-centered community of Jewish and Gentile believers called to worship, education and outreach within a Jewish expression. The congregation holds that Yeshua is the promised Messiah of Israel, fully God and fully man. Salvation, it teaches, comes wholly by grace through faith and is not connected with human efforts or mitzvot. Israel's election is irrevocable, and the land belongs to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob forever. Gentile believers are understood as engrafted into the root of Israel without becoming part of the Jewish people. Because Yeshua's fulfillment does not abrogate the Torah, Jewish believers may keep their distinctive biblical and cultural identity. Jeff and Kathy Kipp lead the congregation. Jeff, known to the community as Rabbi Jeff, was born in Brooklyn and came to faith in Yeshua through a fellow Jew. Since 1981 the couple have planted and led three Messianic congregations, and Yeshua Ben David is the third. They moved to Pittsburgh in 1993. Jeff also serves as the local representative for Chosen People Ministries. The community intercedes for Israel, the local Jewish community and the people of Pittsburgh, and it meets in Squirrel Hill.Messianic
Maoz Tzur / Rock of Ages Messianic Congregation
Pittsburgh, PAMaoz Tzur, also known as Rock of Ages, is a Messianic Jewish congregation in Pittsburgh. Jewish and non-Jewish people belong to the community, which celebrates Yeshua "in a biblically Jewish way." Its gatherings take place in space lent by a local church. When offered, a Messianic Jewish Shabbat service is usually held on the first Saturday of the month. Home fellowships meet throughout the Pittsburgh area. The congregation celebrates Yeshua as the Messiah of Israel and the Lord and Savior of all mankind. It affirms the authority of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The New Testament, it believes, fulfills the Hebrew Bible and does not contradict it. God has not rejected His people, the congregation holds. Believers are called to pray for the Jewish people and to bring the good news to them first. Its stated calling is to help Jewish people know the Messiah. Purim, Passover, Tabernacles and other biblical holidays are marked with traditional Jewish songs and foods and a lesson from Scripture. The community also remembers Tisha b'Av, Yom haShoah and Yom haAtzmaut. Concerts, presentations and seminars are offered at its own location or elsewhere. Gatherings can also be followed online. The congregation organizes trips to Israel.Messianic
Shoresh David
Monroeville, PAShoresh David Messianic Congregation gathers in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as a community of Jewish and non-Jewish people who worship Messiah Yeshua. It also goes by ROOT of David. Its calling is discipleship and outreach, "all within a Jewish expression." Shabbat and the biblical feasts are kept together, open to all who wish to do likewise. The congregation holds that God made an everlasting covenant with Israel and gave the Jewish people the Torah and the land of Israel. Torah is understood as the constitution of the Jewish people and of the Messianic Jewish community. For believers from the nations it has a different role, offering spiritual nourishment as a witness to the Messiah. Jew and Gentile are seen as One New Man, following Yeshua together. The Good News goes to Jews and then Gentiles. Its beliefs follow those of TIKKUN America. The community also stresses the work of the Ruach HaKodesh, a five-fold expression of ministry, and a call to revival within the Messianic movement. Shabbat morning opens at 10:15 with a liturgy and Torah service. Worship and a message follow at 11:15, with Shabbat School for children most weeks. An oneg potluck meal comes at 12:30, then teaching or an event at 1:30. Communion is taken monthly in keeping with Rosh Kodesh. A prayer team meets online on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to pray for Israel. Roeh Sam leads the congregation.Tikkun AmericaUMJC

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7 congregations are listed in Pennsylvania. 0 have been verified or claimed by their leaders within the past year.

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Ari Yehudah Messianic Congregation

Beit Simcha

Beth El Gibor

Congregation Beth Yeshua

Congregation Yeshua Ben David

Maoz Tzur / Rock of Ages Messianic Congregation

Shoresh David

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