David Schiller – Eitz Chaim Congregation

In the Messianic movement the Christian idea of the “Rapture” is often met with hostility. However, the idea has Jewish roots and much practical significance for our life. So, let’s talk about it.

In Part 25 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at chapter 4 and the theme of arming yourself with the Gospel and the Scriptures so that you may die to sin and live for righteousness.

In Part 24 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at Peter’s statement that the End is Near, and how we should live in light of Messiah’s soon return, and in particular our call to love each other deeply from the heart, for love covers a multitude of sins.

In Part 23 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of how to handle suffering, seeing it as a fiery ordeal by which your faith is proven and refined, as by fire.

In Part 22 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at the themes of Immersion & Resurrection in I Peter 3, focusing on the connections between the waters of Noah and the waters of baptism, and what the Resurrection tells us about the Gospel and the Kingship of Y’Shua.

In Part 21 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at the command for husbands to honor their wives; to walk in self-sacrificial love toward them; to put their needs above your own; and to nourish and cherish them as your greatest earthly treasure.

For Yom Kippur Day, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of the idols of our heart, our idolatry, as the ultimate sin behind the sin. We don’t commit outward sin unless we’ve first created an idol in our heart that competes with the LORD as King of our heart!

For Erev Yom Kippur 2024, Rabbi Schiller looks at Psalm 51, the steps of Repentance, including seeing your sin; confessing your sin; mourning your sin; hating your sin; and turning from your sin, the ultimate motivation of which is abiding in the joy of our salvation in Messiah Y’Shua

For Rosh Hashanah Day, Rabbi Schiller looks at the Parable of the 2 debtors, Simon the Pharisee and the Immoral Woman, in Luke 7, where the immoral woman ends up with her sins forgiven, and not Simon, as she acknowledges the depths of her sin and the costliness of her salvation, and gives all to […]

For Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Schiller looks at the Parable of the 2 sons and the Parable of the Vineyard in Mth 21, focusing on themes of repentance, that we’re tenants, not owners, in God’s vineyard, and that we’re in need of radical grace.

In Part 19 of his series on I Peter, Rabbi Schiller looks at the of Y’Shua, and its forensic, final, and voluntary nature, as well as its results of bringing you to God, that you might die to sins and live for righteousness.