Dr. Gregory Silverman Returns!

Greg’s father was a Russian-Polish Jew and his mother is Italian-American.  Greg remembers accepting Yeshua while visiting his grandmother’s church at eight years of age. 

As a teenager and college student, Greg attended a wide variety of churches.  He also gained proficiency in gospel music during these years.  Greg graduated from college at the University of Massachusetts with a B.A. in both Vocal Jazz & Gospel Music as well as Psychology.

In 2001, while studying classical choral conducting for a Master’s degree at Temple University, Greg was invited by a friend to visit Congregation Beth Yeshua, one of the flagship Messianic synagogues in the United States.  From the moment he arrived, he felt spiritually as though he had “come home.” 

Greg ministered full-time at Congregation Beth Yeshua from 2004-2010.  In Summer of 2010, the Silverman family moved out west to Tucson, Arizona. Greg had been accepted with full scholarship into the prestigious University of Arizona doctoral program in Choral Conducting.  Dr. Greg Silverman completed the doctoral degree in December 2013.  He served as a Music Professor and Choral Conductor at Eastern University.  Dr. Greg presently is the President of his own ministry as well as the Director of Worship Arts at Desert Hope Lutheran Church in Tucson (www.deserthope.org).  As part of his work in Silverman Ministries, Inc., Dr. Greg offers worship concerts, recordings, and training for other worship leaders and artists.  Visit https://gregsilverman.com/about/ministry to learn more about Silverman Ministries, Inc.

Lisa Nesbitt Interview

Lisa and her husband Scott are the head of the musical group "The Nesbitts."  With ancestral origins from Scotland and Ireland nearly a millennia ago, The Nesbitts and their music ultimately migrated to America and settled in the Hills of Tennessee where, today, their Old World heritage continues to shape their songs.

Fronted by Scott Nesbitt on lead vocals and guitar, Lisa Nesbitt on tambourine and vocals, Megan Nesbitt on bass, guitar, and vocals, Sarah Nesbitt on violin and vocals, and Mikel Nesbitt on drums/percussion.

The Nesbitts’ debut album "Sweet Surrender" weaves a tapestry of musical influences that include Americana, Country Gospel, Scottish-Irish Roots and Messianic Mountain Soul to give the listener a rich and authentic worship experience.  

In this interview Lisa shares her faith journey and her love for the Jewish people.

Amy-Jill (AJ) Levine

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine was raised in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Massachusetts.  She grew up with an appreciation for many aspects of the Christian tradition, though she was raised in a Jewish home.She completed her undergraduate work at Smith College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and held honors in both religion and English She earned her doctorate at Duke University.

She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies.

Her publications include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006), the edited collection, The Historical Jesus in Context (Princeton University Press, 2006), and the 14-volume Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings (Continuum).  Dr. Levine has also written Jesus for Everyone:  Not Just Christians.

Dr. Levine does not yet profess a belief in Yeshua, but holds Him in high esteem and encourages others to do so.  

Paul and Arlene Samuels

Paul Leon Samuels is the son of Jewish refugees from the Russian pogroms under the Czar. Born in South Bronx, he is a proud first-generation American. The pain and challenges of his early life have given birth to his creative writing through poetry and books, as well as public speaking. He has traveled the world with World Vision, Mercy Ships, Messianic Jewish Alliance, and Youth With A Mission. Paul is a co-facilitator for peer-to-peer support groups, affiliated with the national Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. Arlene Bridges Samuels pioneered Christian outreach for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). After nine years she retired and later worked part-time with International Christian Embassy Jerusalem USA. Arlene is now an author at The Blogs-Times of Israel and writes a weekly column at CBN ISRAEL. She has often traveled to Israel, including being invited three times by Israel’ s Government Press Office to their annual Christian Media Summit. Read more of her articles on her CBN Israel blog. They are the joint authors of "Mental Health Meltdown," illuminating the voices of bipolar and other mental illnesses.

Joshua Pearsaul Interview

Joshua Pearsaul is the worship leader at Congregation Zion’s Sake Messianic Synagogue. At 28, he has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Master’s of Science in Management. He has performed in choirs, musicals, operas, jazz bands, and various congregational worship settings. Joshua has released his own music on various streaming platforms, and looks to create much more in the days to come. He has a passion for leading and mentoring teams and individuals about life, music, God, band dynamics, and worship. His Joshua’s zeal to accomplish the Lord’s will for his life in Yeshua is his driving force.

BJ Harris Returns

BJ Harris was born in New York, but grew up in the south where he experienced much antisemitism. In college, he began doing drugs and writing music, taking up guitar as an alternative to going to classes. At 19 he accidentally found himself a teenage atheist in Israel, which had a profound affect on his life. In his senior year in college BJ had an encounter with the Spirit of the God he did not believe in, which turned him into a seeker of the supernatural, where he wandered through many experiences before a dramatic encounter with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ended a 10 year journey seeking the way the truth, and the life!  BJ had the honor and privilege to lead Baht Rivka Whitten to the Lord many years ago. 

Ron Neumann Interview

Ron Neumann was born into a Jewish Home in NYC. His father was a Holocaust survivor, and his grandmother was murdered at the Auschwitz death camp. Ron served in Vietnam and received the combat infantryman’s badge. Later a co-worker at Sears led Ron to the Lord. He also attended Bible college and later formed a successful insurance company. 

During that time Ron also served as a voluntary missionary with Jews for Jesus. In 2017 the Lord led Ron to form the Jewish followers of Jesus ministry of which he serves as the Director of this exciting Evangelistic ministry. The primary focus of this ministry is to lead as many Jewish people to the Lord as possible. The ministryconducts many outreaches at the numerous art festivals in Florida and rents a booth at a Large Flea Market in Melbourne Florida Many Jewish and non-Jewish people have come to the Lord through this exciting ministry

Ron and his wife Linda currently live in Melbourne FL and in Israel.  They were evacuated by the state of Florida about eight days after the war began on October 7th 2023 

The ministry has just released a 4 1/2 minute professionally produced documentary that can be used to witness to Jewish people which includes an invitation to be saved.

Watch and share this movie

https://youtu.be/5d8K1oYd3pA

Please Visit his website  at  jfoj.org.