Hope Of Israel Congregation

What are services like?
What should I expect? We will help you feel comfortable, informed, and updated on upcoming events with our welcome and announcements. After announcements we have a time of greeting one another with a hearty handshake and a “Shabbat Shalom” greeting. Next a call to worship time with scripture reading and the Shema/Sh’ma Yisrael (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). A time of Worship will include singing a variety of contemporary God honoring Messianic music as well a traditional Jewish/Hebrew songs in English and Hebrew. The children will be dismissed on the 1st and 3rd Shabbats for a children’s Torah class. Following the prayer for the children a message will be shared from the scriptures called a drash. The service will conclude after the traditional blessings of The Kiddish and Hamotzi (blessing for the food) and the Birkat Kohanim (priestly blessing from Numbers 6:23-27). After service we have a time of light refreshments and sincere fellowship with a brief Oneg Shabbat (delight in the Sabbath).

What if I'm not a Christian?
Everyone is Welcome! God loves all people and His love constrains our hearts to welcome all people. All visitors, both Jewish, non-Jewish, intermarried, or those searching for truth are welcome to join us to meet new people and learn more about the love and faithfulness of God. Hope of Israel is a place where both Jewish and non-Jewish believers can worship Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah in a Jewish context as "one new man".