“Stop weeping! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed...

…He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Shoresh David Messianic Congregation

Weekly Shabbat Service Times
10:15 AM - Liturgy and Torah Service
11:30 AM - Worship and Message

All services typically streamed via ZOOM. If you would like to join in, please contact us for logon info!

>Week of 04/07 thru 04/13
04/10 - Chavurah - REVI'I - 7PM @ Sq Hill
04/13 - AFTER-service - KOL-ISHA Women's Meeting - 1:30PM @ Shoresh David
04/13 - City Outreach - 6PM @ Oakland

UPCOMING
04/14 - Beginner's Hebrew CLASS w/ R. M. Esper - 12:30PM ONLINE
04/26 - EVENT - Joint Congregational SEDER - 5PM @ DoubleTree - Green Tree, PA
04/28 - EVENT - Resurrection / BIKKURIM (First Fruits) - 10AM @ Shoresh David

Welcome to Shoresh David

There is one God, who has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Every divine action in the world is accomplished by the Father working through the Son and in the power of the Spirit. This God has revealed Himself in creation and in the history of Israel as transmitted in Scripture. (Genesis 1:1; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:4-6)

Shoresh David understands and embraces the prophetic call for REVIVAL, especially within the Messianic Movement! We are a congregation of Jewish and non-Jewish people who worship Messiah Yeshua and are called to discipleship and outreach, all within a Jewish expression. As a local congregation, we look to minister to the Body of Messiah, preaching through action the Brit HaDashah (New Covenant) to Jews and then Gentiles. We also celebrate Shabbat and the Biblical feasts as a community of believers, open to all who wish to do likewise. Shoresh David recognizes the importance of vision for our congregational community, and strives to clarify that vision corporately, individually… and by extension, outwardly to the community around us, to both Jew and Gentile!

 

  • Our Vision

    Community

    One New Man fueling communal covenant relationship
ROOT of David is a Messianic Congregation, embracing a One New Man identity, seeking to provide and foster a lifestyle expression of the Kingdom walk for the people of our faith community. Covenant Relationship is the foundation of all relationship growth in the local community as part of the greater COMMUNITY of believers in Yeshua. Relationship growth for ROOT of David entails greater connection with both the Jewish and Christian community in the Pittsburgh region.

  • Our Vision

    Cooperation

    Generation to Generation model of Kingdom expansion
ROOT of David believes “l’dor v’dor” (ודור לדור - from generation to generation) is an important aspect of not just continuing a tradition. Generational cooperation is important to the unity of the local body and is integral to effective Kingdom advance. Generational connection means reaching out to not only the generation that has been raised in the Kingdom of Yeshua but to those who are still unreached with the Good News of the Messiah.

    Ephesians 4:11-13 -- "He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the
Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers— to equip the kedoshim for the work of service, for building up the body of Messiah. This will continue until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of Ben-Elohim—to mature adulthood, to the measure of the stature of Messiah’s fullness."

  • Our Vision

    Calling

    FIVE-FOLD expression within the Kingdom of Yeshua
Shoresh David embraces a Five-Fold expression of ministry calling on our community. While this means that specific giftings may be how you are called to serve within the congregation, we are committed to providing the equipping of everyone’s anointed gifting in order to serve the greater Kingdom of Yeshua.

  • Our Mission

    REFLECT - A Ruach-Filled Ministry

    ROOT of David/Shoresh David looks to reflect the atmosphere of Heavenly worship that was implied by the presence of ADONAI in the First Temple. Now with Yeshua sending the Holy Spirit to guide us and undergirded by prayer, we look to have the presence of the LIVING G-d to be felt at our services, gatherings and outreaches...manifest through the power of the LORD working in each person! 1 Peter 2:5 -- "you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.

  • Our Mission

    RECONNECT - A Missional Objective

    Root of David reclaims a missional understanding to our Messianic Jewish foundation, meaning that Shoresh David looks to promote the Besora (רהָוֹשׂב - ְּGospel, Good News) through outreach and not just attraction. This entails Shoresh holding onto the firmament of orthodoxy for our faith in Yeshua while understanding how to reach a culture that feels far from the Kingdom of G-d.

    John 4:21–24 -- "... an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is coming—it is here now—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people as His worshipers. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

  • Our Mission

    RESTORE - An Ancient Pathway

    Root of David stands as part of a RESTORATION movement in the BRIDE of Messiah, restoration (Tikkun - תיקון) meaning that we are reclaiming something from the early ROOTs of the church, but are anticipating a greater blessing and anointing. Restoration implies something BETTER!

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Featured Messages

A selection of featured messages can be found here, with more selections of teaching/preaching found on the website “Sermons” page.  For further selection, and a repository of our most current live-steams from Zoom, please click on the SD YouTube Channel button above. 

NAMEDATEPARASHAHTORAH READINGHAFTORAH READINGB'RIT HADASHAH READING(S)
E Family1-6-24SHEMOT (Names)Exodus 1:1-6:1Haftorah: Is 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23B'rit Hadashah: Luke 5:12-39 Acts 7:17-29
Gale Family1-13-24VA'ERA (I Appeared)Exodus 6:2-9:35Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21B'rit Hadashah: Matt 12:1-14 Rom 9:14-24
Hirsh Family1-20-24BO (Go)Exodus 10:1-13:16Haftorah: Jer 46:13-28B'rit Hadashah: Mark 3:7-19 1 Cor 11:20-34
Diane Scott1-27-24BESHALACH (After He Had Let Go)Exodus 13:17-17:16Haftorah: Judges 4:4-5:31B'rit Hadashah: Matt 5; John 6:22-40
Smith Family2-3-24JITRO (Jethro)Exodus 18:1-20:23Haftorah: Is 6:1-7:6; 9:5-6:7B'rit Hadashah: Matt 6:1-8:1; 5:17-32 Heb 12:18-24
Sherry O'Donnell2-10-24MISHPATIM (Rulings)Exodus 21:1-24:18Haftorah: Jer 34:8-22, 33:25-26B'rit Hadashah: Luke 7:1-8:3 Matt 5:38-42
Christine Quinn2-17-24TERUMAH (Contribution)Exodus 25:1-27:19Haftorah: 1 Kings 5:26-6:13B'rit Hadashah: Matt 5:33-37 Heb 9:1-10
Hirsh Family2-24-24TETSAVEH ("You Shall Command")Exodus 27:20-30:10Haftorah: Ezekiel 43:10-27B'rit Hadashah: Mark 4:35-5:43 Heb 13:10-17
Donna Novich3-2-24KI TISA ("When You Elevate [the head]"Exodus 30:11-34:35Haftorah: 1 Kings 18:1-39B'rit Hadashah: 1 Cor. 8:4-13
Cherie Readie3-9-24VAYAKHEL ("He Assembled")Exodus 35:1-38:20Haftorah: 1 Kings 7:40-8:21B'rit Hadashah: Mark 6:14-29 2 Cor 3:7-18
David Johns3-16-24PEKUDEI ("Accounts")Exodus 38:21-40:38Haftorah: 1 Kings 7:51-8:21B'rit Hadashah: John 6:1-7 2 Cor 3:7-18
3-23-24PURIM
Teppers3-30-24TZAV ("Give an Order")Lev 6:8 (1)-8:36Haftorah: Jer 7:21-8:3; 9:22-24B'rit Hadashah: Mark 7:31-8:38 Heb 8:1-6
Simkins Family4-6-24SHEMINI ("Eighth")Lev 9:1-11:47Haftorah: 2 Sam 6:1-7:17B'rit Hadashah: Mark 9:1-13 Acts 10:9-22
Donna Bucko4-13-24TAZRIAH ("She Bears Seed")Lev 12:1-13:39Haftorah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19B'rit Hadashah: Mark 9:14-50 Matt 8:1-4
4-20-24METZORA ("Person Afflicted with Tzara'at")Lev 14:1-15:33Haftorah: 2 Kings 7:3-20B'rit Hadashah: Luke 9:51-10:42 Rom 6:9-23
4-27-24FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
Gale Family5-4-24ACHAREI MOT ("After the Death")Lev 16:1-18:30Haftorah: Amos 9:7-15B'rit Hadashah: John 7:1-52 Heb 9:11-28
E Family5-11-24KEDOSHIM ("Holy People")Lev 19:1-20:27Haftorah Ez 20:2-20; 22:1-19B'rit Hadashah: John 7:53-10:21 1 Peter 1:13-16
Hirsh Family5-18-24EMOR ("Speak")Lev 21:1-24:23Haftorah: Ez 44:15-31B'rit Hadashah: Luke 11:1-12; 59 1 Peter 2:4-10
Diane Scott5-25-24B'HAR ("On the Mount")Lev 25:1-26:2Haftorah: Jer 32:6-27B'rit Hadashah: Luke 13:1-33; 4:16-21 John 10:22-42
Smith Family6-1-24Parashah 33: B'CHUKOTAI (By My Regulations)Lev 26:3-27:34Haftorah: Jer 16:19;17:14B'rit Hadashah: Luke 14:1-15; 15:32 2 Cor 6:14-18
6-8-24Parashah 34: B'MIDBAR (In the Desert)Num 1:1-4:20Haftorah: Hosea 2:1-22B'rit Hadashah: Luke 16:1-17; 10 1 Cor 12:12-20
Christine Quinn6-15-24Parashah 35: NASSO (Take)Num 4:21-7:89Haftorah: Judges 13:2-25B'rit Hadashah: John 11:1-54 Acts 21:17-26
Tom Knight6-22-24Parashah 36: B'HA'ALOTKHA (When You Set Up)Num 8:1-12;16Haftorah: Zec 2:14-4:7B'rit Hadashah: Luke 17:11, 18:24 1 Cor 10:6-13
Donna Novich6-29-24Parashah 37: SHELACH L'CHA (Send For Yourself)Num 13:1-15; 41Haftorah: Joshua 2:1-24B'rit Hadashah: Mark 10:1-45 Heb 3:7-19
Cherie Readie7-6-24Parashah 38: KORACH (Korah)Num 16:1-18:32Haftorah: Sam 11:14-12:22 Is 66:1-24B'rit Hadashah: Luke18:35-19:28 Rom 13:1-7
David Johns7-13-24Parashah 39: CHUKAT (Regulation)Num 19:1-22:1Haftorah: Judges 11:1-33B'rit Hadashah: Matt 21:1-17 John 3:10-21
Teppers7-20-24Parashah 40: BALAK (Balak)Num 22:2-25:9Haftorah: Micah 5:6-6:8B'rit Hadashah:Mark 11:12-26 1Cor 1:20-31
Simkins Family7-27-24Parashah 41: PINCHAS (Phinehas)Num 25:10-30:1Haftorah: Kings 18:46-19:21B'rit Hadashah: Mark 11:27-12:37 John 2:13-22
Donna Bucko8-3-24Parashah 42: MATOT (Tribes)Num 30:(2)1-32:42Haftorah: Jer 1:1-2:3B'rit Hadashah: Matt 23:1-39 Phil 3:12-16
Parashah 43: MASSEI (Stages)Num 33:1-36:13Haftorah: Jer 2:4-28; 3:4B'rit Hadashah: Matt 24:1-25;46 James 4:1-12
Jim Mercadante8-10-24Parashah 44: D'VARIM (Words)Deut 1:1-3:22Haftorah: Is 1:1-27B'rit Hadashah: Mark 14:1-16 Acts 9:1-21 1Tim 3:1-7
Gale Family8-17-24Parashah 45: VA'ETCHANAN (I pleaded)Deut 3:23-7:11Haftorah: Is 40:1-26B'rit Hadashah: Luke 22:13-38 Mark 12:28-34
E Family8-24-24Parashah 46:EKEV (Because)Deut 7:12-11:25Haftorah: Is 49:14-51:3B'rit Hadashah: John 13:31-15:27 Rom 8:31-39
Hirsh Family8-31-24Parashah 47: RE'EH (See)Deut 11:26-16:17Haftorah: Is 54:11-55:5B'rit Hadashah: John 16:1-17:26 1John 4:1-6
Diane Scott9-7-24Parashah 48: SHOFTIM (Judges)Deut 16:18-21:9Haftorah: Is 51:12-52:12B'rit Hadashah: Matt 26:47-27:10 John 1:19-27
Smith Family9-14-24Parashah 49: KI TETZE (When You Go Out)Deut 21:10-25:19Haftorah: Is 54:1-10B'rit Hadashah: Luke 23:1-25 1Cor 5:1-5
9-21-24Parashah 50: KI'TAVO (When You Enter In)Deut 26:1-29:9Haftorah: Is 60:1-22B'rit Hadashah: Luke 23:26-56 Acts 7:30-36
Christine Quinn9-28-24Parashah 51: NITSAVIM (You Are Standing)Deut 29:10-30:20Haftorah: Is 61:10-63:9B'rit Hadashah: Luke 24:1-12 Rom 10:1-13
Parashah 52: Vayelech (And He Went)Deut. 31:1-30Haftorah: Is 55:6-56:8Brit Hadashah: Rom 7:7-12
10-5-24TASHLICH
10-12-24YOM KIPPUR
10-19-24SUKKOT
10-26-24SIMCHAT TORAH (SHMINI ATZERET)
Cherie Readie11-2-24Parashah 2: NOACH (Noah)Gen 6:9-11:32Haftorah: Is 54:1-55:5B'rit Hadashah: Luke 1:1-80 1 Peter 3:18-22
David Johns11-9-24Parashah 3: LECH LECHA (Get Yourself Out)Gen 12:1-17:27Haftorah: Is 40:27-41:16B'rit Hadasha: Matt 1:1-17 Rom 4:1-25
Teppers11-16-24Parashah 4: VAYERA (He Appeared)Gen 18:1-22:24Haftorah: 2 Kings 4:1-37B'rit Hadashah: Luke 2:1-38 2 Peter 2:4-11
Simkins Family11-23-24Parashah 5: CHAYEI SARAH (Sarah's Life)Gen 23:1-25:18Haftorah: 1 Kings 1:1-31B'rit Hadashah:Matt 2:1-23 1 Cor 15:50-57
Donna Bucko11-30-24Parashah 6: TOLDOT (Generations)Gen 25:19-28:9Haftorah: Malachi 1:1-2:7B'rit Hadashah:Luke 3:1-18 Rom 9:6-13
Jim Mercadante12-7-24Parashah 7: VAYETZE (And He Went Out)Gen 28:10-32:3Haftorah: Hosea 12:13-14:10B'rit Hadashah: Matt 3:13-4:11 John 1:43-51
Gale Family12-14-24Parashah 8: VAYISLACH (And He Sent)Gen 32:4-36:43Haftorah: Obadiah 1:1-21B'rit Hadashah: John 1:19-2:12
E Family12-21-24Parashah 9: VAYESHEV (He Continued Living)Gen 37:1-40-23Haftorah: Amos 2:6-3:8B'rit Hadashah:John 2:13-4:42 Acts 7:9-16
12-28-24FEAST OF DEDICATION
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Join Our Community

Shabbat Service

Our weekly Shabbat Service (Worship and Torah) is held every Shabbat (Saturday) at 10:15 am, with our Oneg at around 1 pm! We welcome anyone and everyone to join the body of Messiah!

Chavurah

Our Chavurah group meets alternating Mondays & Wednesday's in the various homes of people in the Shoresh David Community. We would love to see you there during our Bible Study!

Intercessory Prayer

Join us in prayer every week! "Pray in the Ruach on every occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, keep alert with perseverance and supplication for all the kedoshim." - Ephesians 6:18
  • Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something... Ready to help?

    How YOU can SERVE!

    Some opportunities are open!  Inquire of our protocols to serve in these positions

    --  Cleaning
    --  Nursery

    --  Meal Prep/Oneg
    --  Shabbat School

“All the tithe of the land whether from the seed of the land, or the fruit of the trees, belongs to Adonai, for it is holy to Adonai.” – Leviticus 27:30

Give of your Giftings

“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of the many-sided grace of God.” – 1 Peter 4:10