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Bagels and Blessings

Proclaiming the Jewishness of the Gospel!

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Lisa Hellermann Interview

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2026/02/28

Lisa Hellermann grew up in a Jewish family. After completing college, she worked in Manhattan on her way to a successful future. At this time she started to have questions about God and the meaning of life. Her search for truthoffered absolutely nothing.One day commuting back from work on the Long Island Railroad,Lisa prayed to God and said, “God if you are real I want to see you,” Then she fell asleep on the train andhad a very vivid dream of Jesus. She felt awake in this dream as if she weretruly

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Susan Gibboney Returns!

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2026/02/22

Originally from Montreal Quebec Canada, Susan moved to California, when she was 18 years old. She was raised Catholic, and found Yeshua in 1974 at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa with Chuck Smith and Romaine and Greg Laurie. Shebecame Messianic about 24 years ago through her church Shiloh Messianic Congregation in Crestline. In this interview, Susan shares how the Lord has helped her through the loss of her husband several months ago. The Lord has been her strength and joy and she shares the love of

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Lynn Jordan

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2026/02/14

ApostleLYNN JORDAN is the Founder/CEO of I AMFOUNDation.She studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York as a NISHMA Fellow, attended Columbia University, N.Y.U., studied at a Bible Institute in NYC, teaches Scripture on various platforms, worked as a reporter on several publications and loves to worship.Lynn is the author ofThe Year in Torah (Bible) Portions for Christians, Jews & Everyone Else!

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Repeat- Jonathan Bernis Interview

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2026/02/07

NOTE: this is a repeat of the 2016 interview. I did with Rabbi Jonathan Bernis.Rabbi Jonathan is the founding Rabbi of my home congregation, Congregation Shema Yisrael in Rochester, New York.Jonathan has been a leader in the Messianic Jewish community for more than 30 years. He has authored numerous books and has planted communities all over the world. Rabbi Jonathan currently serves as the President and CEO of Jewish Voice Ministries International (JVMI).Jonathan resides in the Los Angeles area

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Dee Linden Interview

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2026/01/31

Dee grew up in a non- Jewish home and fell in love with the Jewish root of her faith and the Jewish people many years ago. She encountered the Lord many times, from being rescued from a harmful marriage, to being healed of cancer several times, and even when she had an out of body experience. She loves to share her joy of the Lord with anyone who will listen. I know you will enjoy this interview with a very sweet woman who loves the Lord!

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Rabbi Jim Appel Returns Again!

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2026/01/24

Rabbi Jim has been a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus) since 1977. He has served Congregation Shema Yisrael as Elder, Home Group Leader, Prayer Leader, Outreach Coordinator, Youth Group Leader, Special Events Coordinator and Head Usher. Rabbi Jim has been the full time Messianic Rabbi of Shema Yisrael since 1996.Prior to entering full time ministry Rabbi Jim worked for Xerox Corporation in Webster, NY for 24 years as an Optical Engineer and Engineering Manager. He holds more than 45 patents in the

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Pastor Henry Wright

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2026/01/17

Henry W. Wright was the president and founder of Be in Health Global. He was exposed to the power of spiritual healing at an early age when his mother was miraculously cured of terminal cancer and a fatal tumor that was wrapped around her jugular vein. Wright was committed to the belief that human problems are fundamentally spiritual, with associated physical and psychological manifestations. With his pre-med background and insights into the medical as well as the spiritual aspects of disease, he

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Rabbi Eric Carlson Interview

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2026/01/10

Rabbi Eric Carlson is founder and shepherd of Congregation Zion’s Sake, a Messianic Congregation, located in Newport News, Virginia. Eric is a native of Fairview, Pennsylvania and holds a bachelor of Theology degree. He attained the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy, retiring in August 2003 after 22 years of decorated service in the Submarine Force. Responding to God’s call, he founded Congregation Zion’s Sake in May 2000 and entered full time ministry upon retiring from

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Heather Walker is Back!

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2026/01/04

Heather Walker lives in Northern California with her husband who pastors Harei Yeshua and First Baptist Church (FBC) of Paradise. Heather is mother to 6, (grandma) to 5.Heather currently serves at FBC Paradise as Women’s Ministry leader, and office administrator. She loves to talk about textual criticism and apologetics and of course knitting.The Walker family lost their home and all their possessions in the 2018 fires in Paradise California, but never lost their faith.

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Beckah Shae is Back!!

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2025/12/27

Beckah credits her mother, who was raised in a Jewish family, as being a key influence in her spiritual development. In her early 20's she was at an all time low and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and joined a cover band. While there she began to feel an empitness creeping in, she was searching for a home. She searched online for a church then attended the worship service there. Beckah says, "During the worship service, I was crying out to the Lord, 'Make a way out for me. I'm so sorry."In 2010 she

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Return of Paul Liberman

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2025/12/20

Paul Liberman became a believer in the Messiah in 1971. He was instrumental in foundingtwo Messianic Congregations: Beth Messiah Messianic Congregation in Washington, D.C.and Tree of Life in San Diego,CA.He also served as a congregational leader at Beit Asaph in Netanya, Israel, when he residedin the Land for nine years. There, he was the Executive Director of The Joseph Project, Ltd.(humanitarian aid importer), and was elected Chairman of the Messianic Political Action Committee.For five years, he

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Debbie Gertler Interview

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2025/12/13

Yeshua was after Debbie for a very long time, but she just didn’t know it. Her brother’s changed behavior and suggestions put heron a path of researching about Yeshua and trying to understand her brother’s decision to become a believer. It took her a year and 1/2 to read and research the truth in the word. It was so loud and clear to her and she knew that she was on the right path based totally on the word of Adonai.

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Becca Chefran Interview

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2025/12/06

Becca is the granddaughter of Austrian Holocaust survivors. She grew up in Philadelphia, where she attended Congregation Beth Yeshua. It was there, at the end of ninth grade, that she made a defining commitment in her heart to the Lord.Formerly with the musical groupKol Simcha, Becca traveled the world, ministering in Russia and Ukraine alongside Jewish Voice Ministries and later in Israel. Amidst her travels, she also completed her degree in Communications at Temple University.Becca lived in Israel

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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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