Messianic Jewish Congress

06/22/2026

Special Service with Very Important Message starting at 1hr 22 mins 12 seconds, having to do our prayerful seeking of God for the future of Beth El of Manhattan, now in its 33rd year: having survived "9/11," Covid19, countless crises & threats --- and having received countless 11th hour and providential/near-miraculous answers to prayer and provisions. We are nearing danger of being forced to close. We invite you to join us in prayer as we seek God for "if" and "how" forward. And if you feel so led, in as generous financial support as you are able. We are seeking God's will with all our hearts. We will publish our forward services if and as we have them. May Heaven lead you and us all. Humbled and humbly as God grants grace for it. - Rabbi Bruce

06/21/2026

🥳 Happy Father's Day! 🎈And ... due to Father's Day, the Saturday 20 June Service of Congregation Beth El of Manhattan is set to stream at 10am EDT Monday 22 June. Shalom.

06/19/2026

🎗️ Just a little reminder you are always welcome to join Congregation Beth El of Manhattan for their In-Person services at 106 E. 86th Street & Park Avenue, from 10am-11:30am. Or view the streamed recording later in the day. Shabbat Shalom! 🕯️🕯️

06/13/2026

A lovely and accurate sample of our synagogue worshipping God in the context of many of our core messages and values. May it be for upbuilding, and shalom! Shabbat shalom to all!

06/12/2026

🎗️ Hi, Members & Friends of Beth El of Manhattan. Just a reminder - No In-Person service at PAUMC (86th St. & Park Avenue) tomorrow. Virtual Service will be re-streaming at 10am EDT on our Facebook and You Tube Channels. Have a great weekend! 🏖️

06/07/2026

Weekly Torah Portion: Shelakh. Sermon Title: "The Eshkol: Symbol of 10 No and 2 Yes."

06/06/2026

You are always welcome to visit with Congregation Beth El of Manhattan! Shabbat services with traditional liturgies, modern musical worship, Torah Service, and new, original Sermon every week. L'hitra'ot and Shabbat Shalom!

05/31/2026

Parasha: Be'ha'alotecha & Naso. Sermon Title: "Hearing: You Can't 'Shema' (Obey) Until You 'Shema' (Hear)'

05/29/2026

Hello, friends of The MJC! 🙂 As Shabbat approaches, we hope you know you are always welcome to join Beth El of Manhattan for In-Person Services every Saturday morning in our sanctuary at 106 E. 86th Street at 10am - or later for the recorded service on the "Congregation Beth El of Manhattan" YouTube Channel or page Video. Shabbat shalom!

05/21/2026

🧺🍇 🥦🥕 Happy Shavuot Holiday! 🍑🫜🍆🧺

As Shavu’ot 5786 begins at sundown Thursday, May 21, 2026 - why not reacquaint yourself with the actual Biblical meaning of the holiday, and the path by which it was morphed across time into an entirely different focus (the Mount Sinai giving of the Torah, or “Matan Torah" – a meaning Jewish scholarly leaders freely admit, it is given NOWHERE in the entire Bible. It is actually the holiday of the “Bikkurim” (First-Fruits). 🙂

A clear history & explanation for this substitution on this can be found on our webpage (bethelnyc.org) at the following link. Enjoy!

https://www.bethelnyc.org/rabbis-blog/hag-symptomatic-shavuot-invites-a-question

“Nowhere in The Bible is any link made between Sinai and Shavuot .” – Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, The Jewish Holidays  Harper Row 1985 Cambridge p.69  As the annual Shavuot  holiday begins again shortly, I offer into the mix a simple question: why d