Joseph Bell was born Jewish and raised in Conservative Judaism in his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston). At the age of 29, through a friend’s loving encouragement, Joe finally relented to read the New Testament. He then recognized how very Jewish the New Testament is. Through a miraculous work of the Lord, Joe asked Yeshua to come into his life. Joe committed his life to Jesus and immediately dove into serving the Lord. Jews for Jesus invited him to study theology with Dr. L...
Jul 26, 2025
Shmuel, currently the Director of Lech L'cha Discipleship Ministry, served as the Associate Pastor of Adonai Roi (The Lord is My Shepherd) Congregation before joining the team of Lech L'cha. Shmuel was born in Tel Aviv to Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel fromIndia. He attended a Messianic Congregation for much of his childhood,and became serious about his own faith when he was 15 and, at a youth camp, decided to give his life to the Lord. After graduating from high school, he served as a ...
Jul 19, 2025
David Brickner, currently the Executive Chairman to the Board of Jews for Jesus, became executive director of Jews for Jesus in 1996 and was the first to succeed our founding executive director, Moishe Rosen. Under his leadership, Jews for Jesus advanced internationally with missionaries in 12 countries, the largest number being in Israel. David comes from five generations of Jewish followers of Messiah Jesus. Though he turned his back on his upbringing in high school, David had a unique encount...
Jul 12, 2025
I previously aired an older interview, so here is my most recent interview with Rabbi John! Rabbi John and his wife Becky have been members of Beth Messiah in Houston,Texas since 1994. John became the worship leader and youth pastor in 1995 and served in that role for 23 years. After that he transitioned to a role as a teaching elder before becoming the congregational leader in 2021. John and Becky have four grown children and one grandchild. John received his education from Houston Baptist Univ...
Jul 05, 2025
Shaya was born and raised in Washington State, became a believer as a young child and chose to be water baptized at age 11. She became interested in the Jewish roots of her faith during her undergraduate studies and then became further acquainted with them while in grad school at Eastman School, when she was invited to join a Messianic Passover seder. Shortly after that, Shaya felt God called her to become a part of the local Messianic congregation in Rochester, where she has been for over 12 ye...
Jun 28, 2025
Jesse & Irina Kauffman are the founders of Single 2 Married — a Spirit-filled, biblically grounded mentorship community helping singles prepare for marriage through healing, identity, and purpose. Jesse shares powerful wisdom from years of singleness, discipleship, and meeting Irina at age 40. Irina brings prophetic insight and a passion for restoration, helping women walk in strength and dignity — inside and out. Together, they guide others to discover their identity in Messiah and align wi...
Jun 21, 2025
Mordechai “Moti” Vaknin was born in 1984 in Haifa, Israel, as the only child of an Orthodox Moroccan Jewish family. Growing up in a vibrant cultural and spiritual environment, Moti developed a deep appreciation for his heritage. As a young adult, he pursued radio broadcasting and served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2003 to 2006, gaining valuable life experience and discipline. In 2007, Moti traveled to the United States to follow his dream of becoming a photographer. While taking classes at...
Jun 14, 2025
Ted Pearce is my returning guest. In this show he shares that his metaquest/virtual reality tour of Israel app is now live! Ted Pearce lived his teenage years in Beaumont Texas as an atheist. It was not until he decided to read the Bible, to find contradiction within it, did God reveal Himself mightily to Ted. A radically core shaking experience by the Holy Spirit in 1990 brought Ted to become a believer and he has been a worshipper for the Lord ever since. Ted had already been playing professio...
Jun 07, 2025
Today I talked with Kristin Glazner and Judith Benhamou and they shared their plans for this summer‘s Jewish messianic vacation Bible school. Cristin Glasner is a Middle School Science Teacher that has been serving in education for 26 years. Along with a love for teaching Science she has a great love for Yeshua and his word. She has been serving in children’s Ministry for 20 years, the last 3 years at Shema Yisrael. She is passionate about sharing with her students how much God loves them and ho...
May 24, 2025
If there was an award for my most frequent guest, it would be Rabbi Ron Goldberg! He is my “Frequent Flyer!” Catch my other podcasts on this site or on iTunes. Here’s a little background: Rabbi Ron was raised Jewish. While in High School, Ron did two things Jewish people are not supposed to do. First, he began sneaking out to church. Second, he read the "forbidden" Jewish New Testament. As a result, Ron met the Jewish Jesus. In 1985 he spent several months in deprogramming where 2 counselors tri...
May 17, 2025
Jacob is the congregational leader of Congregation Rebirth in North Orlando ( Longwood), Florida. He was once living in pursuit of his own desire and Messiah Yeshua revealed His power and grace to him in 2009. He chose to follow Him, and the Lord called him up (Aliyah) to his Jewish heritage, faith, and purpose. With the help of God, while having ministerial leadership since 2010, he achieved a BA in Business from Rollins College in 2018 and, from the IAMCS Yeshiva, a Certificate of Completion f...
May 10, 2025
Daniah came to know the Lord in Rochester, New York under the leadership of Rabbi Jonathan Bernis and eventually, she and her husband Mark were sent out to lead a congregation in Syracuse, New York. The Lord let them on other adventures and they eventually ended up in Texas. Sadly Mark passed away from vascular dementia in January, 2023. The Greenbergs followed God on a seven year mission to fulfill the vision of providing a new Family Bible with the brand new Biblical text, the Tree of Life Ver...
May 03, 2025
Dr. Michael Gabizon is associate professor of Jewish studies at Moody Bible Institute. He has a B.A. in Jewish studies from Moody Bible Institute, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from McMaster University. He was raised in a Messianic Jewish household in Montreal, QC, and has been active in both ministry and academia....
Apr 26, 2025
Shelly has been a believer in Yeshua for many years and has been to Israel four times. She has traveled through Guatemala, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Jordan, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Honduras and spent ten years teaching Science and Mathematics to Yupik, Cupik, and Inupiaq students in three very remote villages of Alaska. Many of her students became strong believers and have gone on to lead others to Yeshua. Currently Shelly lives in Kent, Ohio with her mother and she st...
Apr 19, 2025
Claudia Kiesinger is the National Coordinator for March of Remembrance. She has been part of the March of Life movement since 2007 with her own personal family history as descendant of Nazi perpetrators. She is also the representative of the UN Prayer Watch, a Christian prayer and advocacy initiative at the UN for Israel....
Apr 13, 2025
Macario has been in the Messianic Jewish Faith since he was three years old. He attended Wharton County Junior College and then Texas A&M-Corpus Christi where he led a Bible-Study teaching people about the Torah and how Yeshua lived. Macario received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics. Currently Macario attends Congregation Beth Messiah (CBM) in Houston, Tx where he is one of three Directors for their online services, one of their stage Lighting Techn...
Mar 29, 2025
Debbie Bateman is a wife, mother, and grandmother of 3 amazing boys. She is also a daughter, sister, and an aunt of 18 nieces and nephews. Her heritage is English, Irish, Scottish, Cherokee, German Jewish, Norman French. In addition to serving in L’Chaim Pro Life ministry, she leads Israeli and Messianic Dance in their community and is very involved with her congregation....
Mar 22, 2025
Jeff Marcus was born in Brooklyn and went to Lawrence HS in Long Island. He attended Rider College, and Grad school at Trenton State. Jeff worked in the mental health field and in Special Education. He has been married for 44 years, has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Jeff became a believer 5+ years ago and currently attends Beth Zion Synagogue in Jackson, NJ. He is currently retired and teaches chess to schools and also privately....
Mar 15, 2025
Judith was raised in a Conservative Jewish home, attending Hebrew School at the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh and Adas Israel in Washington, DC. Her father’s escape from Nazi Germany made her a student of the Holocaust, Antisemitism cast a long shadow over her life—shaping how she saw and understood history. Her love for Israel led her to question why the Palestinians hated the Jewish people, leading her on a journey that led her to the foot of the Cross. While she was a doctoral student she accept...
Mar 08, 2025
Robert (Bob) came to faith as a young man of 17 after viewing the movie “A Thief in the Night” and has never looked back. He was often told that he had to have Jewish blood in his background because of his stance on scriptures (not Jewish as far as he knows). He found the Messianic movement in 2004 when Shoresh David opened a community in Lakeland Florida. He joined soon after and has loved learning about the Feasts of the Lord. Robert is presently making plans to record a new CD called “No Othe...
Mar 01, 2025
Michelle Teeter grew up in a home where her faithful mother took her to church. In God’s world there are no accidents. Almost 45 years ago many questions and many desires were put on her heart which led her to Messianic Judaism . Michelle‘s love of the arts was the inspiration for creating jewelry and items with a Hebraic flavor and Jewish heart. “Inscribed on My Heart” was born with the idea of starting conversations. Michelle and Dave have been married 40 years, have four beautiful daughters a...
Feb 22, 2025
Adrianne Prosser is serving the ministry of Operation Exodus USA as the Outreach Development Director. Adrianne responded to the Lord’s call to work with Operation Exodus USA by joining their team of Intercessors in 2009 and volunteering. She has never looked back; her heart is to raise awareness for Operation Exodus USA and its purpose to assist Jewish people making Aliyah....
Feb 15, 2025
Lydia Carlson is a Messianic believer, born in Israel. She was raised as a Catholic and married a Messianic Jew. Publicly, she declared that his people are her people. Lydia is a massage therapist of 30 yrs and now retired, living in Florida with her husband Harrison, who is also retired. The Carlsons are on a mission from God to share the Good News of Yeshua HaMashiach, who's returning to Jerusalem soon and very soon!...
Feb 08, 2025
Tov and his parents came to faith in 1973 through the witness of several Christian families, making Tov a second-generation Jewish believer in Jesus. He’s authored hundreds of articles and over thirty books. Tov is a husband and a father to two young people who love Messiah. Tov and his wife and have been through intense poverty, unemployment and have overcome many challenges. Beginning in 2022, Tov has been an academic Research Fellow with the Institute of Midrashic Studies of the New Testament...
Feb 01, 2025
David Simon is an educator whose goal is to bring the Bible and its stories to life for his readers. He grew up in a Jewish family where his parents and teachers shared the importance of living a life that honors God. David’s interest in spiritual matters led him to pursue an education. He earned a master’s degree in history and religion. David lives in North Carolina and shares his love for God throughout the United States and beyond. He is the author of five books: Spring: Connecting with God;...
Jan 26, 2025
John McKee (B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary) is the editor of Messianic Apologetics, a division of Outreach Israel Ministries. He is a 2009 recipient of the Zondervan Biblical Languages Award for Greek. He is the author of numerous books and commentaries, dealing with a wide range of topics that are important for today’s Messianic people. Since 2014, John has been a member in good standing at Eitz Chaim Messianic Congregation of Plano, TX, where he teaches the ann...
Jan 18, 2025
Natalia was born and grew up in Central Russia east of Moscow. Her father was a Colonel and her mom is a math teacher. Natalia’s Jewish grandmother on her mother's side, Havah, had to hide the fact that they were Jewish because her whole family was murdered in 1918. When Natalya was 13, she found out that she was born with a heart defect, and needed a heart surgery urgently. Right before surgery, God sent her the same dream with John 3:16 in it 3 times. She had never read the Bible before, but b...
Jan 11, 2025
Growing up in the suburbs of a small town on the east coast of the United States, Carmen Patches was led to a relationship with the Messiah, Jesus/Yeshua, at a crisis pregnancy center at the age of seventeen. She soon married and proceeded to have eleven children to teach and train up. Carmen has written a children's series about God's redemptive plan of salvation based on the feast days found in Leviticus 23 in rhyme. This book series has started with the creation story with the book BIG HOORAY...
Dec 29, 2024
