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Bagels and Blessings

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Dave Wisotski Interview

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2025/11/29

Here’s the story of a young man who found his Jewish Messiah.Dave Wisotsky is a Jewish believer in Jesus who grew up in a Reform Jewish household in New Jersey. After encountering the Lord in 2023, he left a career in finance in NYC to become an evangelist.Also enjoy music from Jonathan Settel, Ted Pearce, Beckah Shae, Paul Wilbur, Marty and Misha Goetz and John Waller.

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Eric Tokajer Coffee Talk

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2025/11/22

Today's program was like sitting down with a good friend over a cup of coffee and talking about world events and God’s promises. It was wonderful to have Rabbi Eric on Bagels and Blessings again.Rabbi Eric was raised in a traditional Jewish home.While serving in the US Navy, Rabbi Eric was challenged by a believer in Yeshua to study the Scriptures until he found answers within them. While searching the Hebrew Scriptures, Rabbi Eric found belief in Yeshua as the promised Messiah of Israel which

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Ava Batts and Elizabeth Appel

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2025/11/15

Ava Batts was raised in a gentile home and in later years discovered the Jewish roots of her faith. That's when she fell in love with the Jewish Messiah Yeshua! Ava runs the Fig Tree Book Store at our congregation and is very involved in outreach to the homeless, to women's shelters and is often on the streets of Rochester sharing the good news of Yeshua!Elizabeth Appel has been part of the Messianic movement since she was 11 years old. She has worked for Congregation Shema Yisrael since 2011,

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Shiloh Ben Hod

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2025/11/08

I’ve waited a few years to interview this talented young man and finally got to do a phone interview with him last month. He is an anointed worship leader from Israel and his band Solu produces fabulous Messianic worship.Shilo Ben Hod is a native Jewish Israeli born in Jerusalem, and raised in a Messianic family.Shilo grew up in the Israeli culture, and later on at age 18 he was enlisted into the army, where he served for 3 years. During his service, at age 19 Shilo got married to his then 18 year

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Chris Katulka Interview

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2025/11/01

Chris leads Friends of Israel (FOI)’s ministry in the United States and Canada. After graduating from the Institute of Jewish Studies, he received his B.S. in Bible from Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University) and a Master’s of Theology in Old Testament studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. Chris serves as host and teacher ofThe Friends of Israel Todayradio program, contributes an editorial to their bi-monthly publication,Israel My Glory, and teaches at conferences and

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Tuvya Zaretsky Interview

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2025/10/25

Tuvya Zaretsky is one of the founders of the Jews for Jesus ministry, beginning his service in February 1974. He was raised in Northern California in the institutions of American Judaism. And he came to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) in 1970.During his career, Tuvya has provided leadership of Jews for Jesus branches in Chicago, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv. Tuvya is also the founder ofJewishGentileCouples.com, a free counseling service for intercultural couples, operating out of the Jews

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More from Rabbi Jim Appel

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2025/10/19

Today we had another “ask the Rabbi” session! Rabbi Jim explained why Messianic Jews still celebrate Yom Kippor and other Jewish holidays. Rabbi Jim is our Rabbi at Congregation Shema Yisrael in Rochester, New York.

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Rachel Schiller Interview

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2025/10/11

Rachel has worked at several synagogues teaching Hebrew, and interned with the Jerusalem Institute of Justice after college. She founded and currently leads the young professionals group and co leads the drama club at her home congregation, Eitz Chaim Messianic Congregation in Plano, Texas. When she’s not serving at Eitz Chaim she works as a lawyer for the leading travel software and technology company. Rachel also enjoys escaping the city to go hike mountains and explore our National Parks.

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Moose Garrett Interview

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2025/10/04

David “Moose” Garrett and his wife, Kathleen, have served on staﬀ with Jews for Jesus since 1981. David has served in a variety of positions including ministry to young people for over 30 years. He currently serves as Director of the Alumni Ministry. The Garretts have two married daughters, Virginia and Monica, and eight little friends.

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Rabbi Michael Shorb

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2025/09/27

Rabbi Michael Shorb is a third generation Messianic Jew.Even though he was raised in a believing home, his own personal faith and commitment to the L-rd didn’t come until much later. While in the service,he became friends with abelieverand while visiting his friend’s farm, he heard the friend’s mother, a devout believer, praying for him and calling out his name before the Lord.God began to place people inShorb’slife who would pray for him, minister to him, and eventually he surrendered to the God of

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Rabbi Jim Returns!

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2025/09/20

Rabbi Jim Appel has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Shema Yisrael since 1996 and a Jewish follower of Yeshua since 1977. He is ordained by the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues. Rabbi Jim previously worked for Xerox Corporation in Webster, N.Y., for 24 years as an optical engineer and engineering manager. He holds more than 45 patents in the areas of copier imaging systems and laser printing. Rabbi Jim received a bachelor’s degree in optical engineering from

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Candyce Hyslip Interview

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2025/09/13

Rebbetzin (Rabbi’s wife) Candyce Hyslip is passionate about seeing the revival of our Jewish people manifest through healthy Kingdom relationships. She believes that wholehearted surrender and relational transparencyare key to maturing in our identity in the LORD. Through her teaching, worship, written devotionals, community events, and hospitality she intentionally fosters a safe environment that deepens connection with the LORD and each other. It is within this atmosphere that healing,

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Elias Duran Interview

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2025/09/06

A Gentile believer who loves Yeshua found himself trapped in Israel October 7, 2023. I hope you enjoy this exciting interview!Elias Duran was born in New York City, has been happily Married for 36 years and is the father of three children - a boy and two girls. Elias is a carpenter and floor installer in New York. He loves the Lord and lovesto travel around the world. His favorite place is Israel where he has been seven times. In this interview, Elias shares what happened when he was in Israel

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Gloria Edokpa Interview

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2025/08/30

Gloria is a Messianic Jew living in Texas, but her story begins in Nigeria where she was born and raised. At the age of 12, a neighbor faithfully stopped by her home after school each dayfor 3 years,gettinghertomemorize the New Testament(Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John). Through that simple act of love, she came to faith in the Messiah — a decision that has shaped her life ever since.Today, Gloria is a wife, a mom of three, and a CPA who runs her own accounting firm in Texas. She loves using both

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Kathi Hartog Interview

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2025/08/16

Kathi’s parents were good moral people, but did not take her to church until she was in high school.Having no Biblical foundation other than hymns, Kathi strayed from that good moral standard of her parents and became addicted to pornography (men aren’t the only ones) and a critical spirit. Full of guilt and shame, she joined a Bible Study where these precious older ladies loved her into the kingdom. In 1979, Kathi surrenderedto Yeshua and has been following hard after Him ever since. She has been

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Tevon Varlack Interview

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2025/08/16

Tevon Varlack lives in Houston TX with his wife pastor Omon Varlack. They are newly appointed head pastors at the Church of God of Prophecy in Brazoria TX. Along with writing, Tevon also is a musician. Don't be surprised if you hear a shofar or steelpan or a trumpet ringing out at your local grocery store parking lot, malls, street corner, city parks or wherever! Tevon and his wife are committed to evangelism in the community. They have hosted multiple apartment praise party events and 12 hr worship

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Lynda Sciolino

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2025/08/09

Lynda was born and raised in Rochester, NY in a Catholic family. Not much was discussed about the religion growing up so she never knew Yeshua. What really impacted her relationship with Yeshua in a bad way was the death of her father that sent her in a downward spiral of unbelief. That all changed in 2021 when she met her now husband, Bill, who gave her her very first Bible and he led her to the lord. She began the journey of being a born again Christian and learning to build a relationship with

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Miki Campbell

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2025/08/02

Miki grew up in a Conservative Jewish family. As a child, she remembers once looking in a Catholic Church and being terrified when she saw a crucifix. After college Miki worked as a Physician!s Assistant and became friends with a co-worker’s wife. She noticed that they were different than other people she had met. They were very generous and were always taking in exchange students. Also they talked about God and having a relationship with Him. Eventually, Miki met Jewish believers in Yeshua, read

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Back again - Rabbi Joe Bell!

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2025/07/26

Joseph Bellwas 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 Jesusinvited him to study theology with Dr. Louis

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Shmuel Salway Returns

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2025/07/19

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

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