Simchat Yeshua

Simchat Yeshua calls itself a Messianic Jewish synagogue and is based in the Hemet and San Jacinto area of Southern California. Rabbi Brian Bileci and his wife, Rebbetzin Magali Bileci, have led the congregation for 16 years.

Discipleship sits at the center of its life. The congregation teaches that Yeshua, though anointed as Messiah, arose as "a wise teaching rabbi" whose students learned by following how he lived and prayed. It draws on the Mishnah's picture of disciples sitting at their teacher's feet to describe what following the Messiah means. Torah, the Prophets and the prophecies of the Messiah are studied together. Its leaders speak of bridging gaps between groups and generations, for Jews and Gentiles alike. The community calls this family life "Mishpocha."

Rabbi Bileci is of Sicilian and Ashkenazi descent and holds a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies with a focus on Jewish studies. He was ordained as a Messianic rabbi through the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America. He and Magali teach so that Jews and Gentiles discover the Jewish roots of their faith. The congregation held a Passover seder for Pesach 5785.