Shomair Yisrael

Shomair Yisrael is a Messianic Jewish congregation in Knoxville, Tennessee, made up of Jewish and non-Jewish people of all ages. Every Saturday, Bible study begins at 9:30 AM and the Shabbat service follows at 10:30, also streamed live. That service brings together praise, worship, a Torah service, a message and communion. Tallit and kippa are optional for men and women alike. Children stay with their parents throughout.

The congregation holds that God entered an everlasting covenant with Israel and gave the Torah as a covenantal way of life. Torah serves as the constitution of the Jewish people and of the Messianic Jewish community. For communities from the nations it does not have the same role, though it offers spiritual nourishment and practical teaching. Yeshua is affirmed as the Divine Son and Israel's Messiah, who died as an atonement for Israel and the whole world. Among its goals are supporting the State of Israel and promoting "the restoration of the Church to its Jewish roots."

Shomair traces its start to July 1997, when Rabbi Michael Weiner prayed with two others at a Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations conference. He founded the congregation with his late wife, Ann, and remains its rabbi. Keith Henschen has served as congregational leader since August 2022. The congregation is under the oversight of Tikkun America. Home groups and Rosh Chodesh gatherings appear on its calendar, along with the High Holidays.