The Shofar Newsletter
THE SHOFAR Newsletter of Bet Yeshurun Messianic Assembly
Good News for the Assembly of Bet Yeshurun
No. 1803 / July 5, 2026
2026 Gatherings (services start promptly at 3:00 pm; doors open an hour earlier. )
7/6 Sabbath
7/11 Praise & Worship
7/13 Sabbath
7/18 Praise & Worship
7/19 * Chodesh (Celebrating the 5th month of the Divine Year)
7/20 Sabbath
7/21 Pentecost (Celebrating the Feast of New Wine) **
7/25 Praise & Worship
7/27 Sabbath
8/1 Praise & Worship
8/3 Sabbath
* A Holy Day like Sabbaths (a day of no work)
** See Announcement for time and location
2026 Schedule for Reading the Bible in One-Year
Nevi’im; Yirmeyahu (Exultation of Yah) Jeremiah’s Prophecy
7/4 - Chapters 33 – 36 7/5 - Chapters 37 – 40 7/6 - Chapters 41 – 44
7/7 - Chapters 45 – 48 7/8 - Chapters 49 – 52
Nevi’im; Yechezqel (Strength of El) Ezekiel’s Prophecy
7/9 - Chapters 1 – 4 7/10 - Chapters 5 – 8 7/11 - Chapters 9 – 12
7/12 - Chapters 13 – 16 7/13 - Chapters 17 – 20 7/14 - Chapters 21 – 24
7/15 - Chapters 25 – 28 7/16 - Chapters 29 – 32 7/17 - Chapters 33 – 36
7/18 - Chapters 37 – 40 7/19 - Chapters 41 – 44 7/20 - Chapters 45 – 48
Nevi’im; Dani’El (Judgment of El) Daniel’s Prophecy
7/21 - Chapters 1 – 4 7/22 - Chapters 5 – 8 7/23 - Chapters 9 – 12
Nevi’im; Hoshea (Salvation) Hosea’s Prophecy Yo’El (Yah is El) Joel’s Prophecy
7/24 - Chapters 1 – 7 7/25 - Chapters 8 – 14 7/26 - Chapters 1 – 3
Nevi’im; Amosh (Burden) Amos’ Prophecy Obadyah (Yah’s Servant) Prophecy
7/27 - Chapters 1 – 5 7/28 - Chapters 6 – 9 7/28 - Chapter 1
Nevi’im; Yonah (Dove) Jonah’s Prophecy Mikah (Who is like Yah) Prophecy
7/29 - Chapters 1 – 4 7/30 - Chapters 1 – 7
Nevi’im; Nachum (Comfort) Nahum’s ProphecyHabbakuk (Embrace) Prophecy
7/31 - Chapters 1 – 3 8/1 - Chapters 1 – 3
Nevi’im; Zephaniah (Ya’s Treasure) Prophecy Chaggai (Festive) Haggai’s Prophecy
Interested in joining Bet Yeshurun Assembly? Please contact Pastor ObadiYah by email, telephone, mail, or in person at a gathering of Yahushuah’s Body.
What's In A Name?
(Jeremiah 16:21; KVV) I will cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name [is] The LORD (YAHUAH).
At Bet Yeshurun Assembly (BYA), we understand and say “YAHUAH” whenever those words “The LORD” appear in a Bible verse. This article also examines other Scripture passages regarding a Name that HIS Servants praise daily! (Psalm 113:1-3) Praise, O’ ye Servants of YAHUAH, praise the Name of YAHUAH. Blessed be the Name of YAHUAH from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same YAHUAH’s Name [is] to be praised. (Ps. 9:2) I will be glad and rejoice in Thee. I sing praise to Thy Name. (Jer. 10:6)As [there is] none like unto Thee, O’ YAHUAH; Thou [art] great and Thy Name [is] great in might.
While few today know the Name of YAHUAH, BYA highly respects it. We also call upon HIM, as did Abram (Abraham), Isaac, and Jacob: (Gen. 12:7-8) YAHUAH appeared to Abram and said, “To thy seed will I give this land.” There he builded an altar unto YAHUAH. And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west and Hai on the east. There he builded an altar unto YAHUAH and called on the Name of YAHUAH. (Gen. 26:24-25) YAHUAH appeared to him (Isaac) the same night and said, “I [am] the Elohim of Abraham thy father. Fear not for I [am] with thee, will bless thee and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.” And he builded an altar there, called on the Name of YAHUAH and pitched his tent there. (Gen. 28:13) YAHUAH stood above it and said, “I [am] YAHUAH Elohim of Abraham thy father, and the Elohim of Isaac.”
The Name of YAHUAH is more than a matter of a combination of sounds. It is an expression of HIS character, authority and reputation. For BYA, it’s also a privilege to recall and declare that distinguished Name: (Exodus 6:1-3) Then YAHUAH said to Moses, “Now shall you see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.” And Elohim spake to Moses and said, “I [am] YAHUAH!” I appeared unto Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty (El Shaddai), but by my Name JEHOVAH (YAHUAH) was I not known to them.”
Although our Father has many titles, HE has just one Name. Note the previous passage has brackets around [the name of]. Those denote words that were added to Scripture and can mislead Believers to think the title of El Shaddai (Almighty God) is a Name. On the contrary, the Name of YAHUAH is unique, sacred, set-apart! (Isaiah 57:15) Thus says the High and Lofty One that inhabits eternity whose Name [is] Holy; “I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble Ruach, to revive the Ruach of the humble and revive the heart of contrite ones.” (Isa. 26:8) Yea, in the Way of Thy judgments, O’ YAHUAH, have we waited for Thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to Thy Name, and to the remembrance of Thee.
Nearly 7,000 KJV verses translate the four Hebrew letters of “yod-hey-vav-hey” as “the LORD.” Yet, hidden from view behind those KJV words is the Name of YAH. Some Bibles show HIS name as Yahweh or Jehovah, but the word "lord" describes an “honorary title bestowed on a ruler, governor, tyrant, husband, manor’s proprietor, nobleman, etc." (Webster's 1828 Dictionary) In those days, people often said, "my Lord" or "Sir" as signs of respect. YAHUAH declares, however, that we know and speak HIS Name: (Isaiah 52:6) Therefore My people shall know My Name. Therefore [they shall know] in that day that I [am] he who does speak. Behold, [it is] I!" (Isaiah 26:13) O’ YAHUAH Elohim, [other] lords beside Thee have had dominion over us: [but] by Thee only will we make mention of Thy Name.
During Messiah’s earthly mission. He reveals and declares the Name. (John 17:1-6) Now, O’ Father, you glorify Me with your own self with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I manifested (made visible) your Name to the men you gave me out of the world. (John 17:26) I declared to them your Name and will declare [it] that the love wherewith You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.
BYA knows the Name YAHUAH, but do you hesitate to speak this Sacred Name because you're unsure of how to pronounce it? Nonetheless, don't get hung up by its spelling or pronounciation. More importantly, speak and call upon the special Name like David in prayer, praise, worship and song. (Psalm 7:17) I will praise YAHUAH according to his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of YAHUAH Most High. (Ps. 8:9) O' YAHUAH, our Lord, how excellent [is] your Name in all the earth!
YAHUAH desires an intimate, close relationship. BYA can achieve that by speaking HIS Name via our spiritual doors (mouths) and spiritual posts (lips): (Acts 4:12) Neither is there Salvation in any other. For there is no other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Romans 10:13-14) For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
Further consider the Covenant is attached to YAH’s Name. That means HE delivers upon that Promise: (Exodus 6:6-8) I [am] YAHUAH and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. (America?) I will rid you of their bondage. I will redeem you with stretched out arm and great judgment. I will take you to me for a people and I will be to you, Elohim. You shall know I [am] YAHUAH Elohim which brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land, which I did swear to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage. I [am] YAHUAH!
Under the Father’s Name (HIS authority) our Messiah also accomplishes that Covenant. Modern religious traditions, however, hide that Name, leading many to miss this Promise! (John 5:22-24) For the Father judges no man, but commits all judgment to the Son: That all [men] should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. Those that honor not the Son, honor not the Father, who sent Him. Verily, verily, I say to you, He that hears My Word and believes on HIM that sent Me, has everlasting Life and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto Life.
Declaring the Father’s holy (set apart) Name places us within the Family of YAHUAH! Indeed, as a peculiar people, BYA seeks sustenance, safety and refuge within HIM from the four corners of the earth: (Isaiah 41:25) “I raised up [one] from the north and he shall come. From the rising of the sun shall he call upon My Name.” (Isaiah 43:5-7) “Fear not! For I [am] with thee. I will bring thy seed from the east and gather thee from the west. I will say to the north, ‘Give up!’ and to the south, ‘Keep not back!’ Bring my sons from far, my daughters from the ends of the earth, every one that is called by My Name. For I created him for My Glory! I formed him! Yea, I made him!’” (Isa. 50:10) “Who among you that fears YAHUAH, that obeys the Voice of HIS Servant, that walks [in] darkness and has no Light? Let him trust in the Name of YAHUAH!” (Jer. 14:7-9)O’ YAHUAH, though our iniquities testify against us, do Thou for Thy name's sake for our backslidings are many. We sin against Thee! O’ the Hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest Thou be as a stranger in the land and as a wayfaring man [that] turneth aside to tarry for a night? Why shouldest Thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man [that] cannot save? Yet Thou, O’ YAHUAH, [art] in the midst of us. We are called by Thy Name! Leave us not!
These prayers are also worthy of a Disciple’s reflection: (Luke 11:1-4) It came to pass as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His Disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his disciples.” And He said to them, "When you pray say, 'Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come! Your Will be done as in Heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread and forgive us our sins. For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'" (Jeremiah 10:23-25)O’ YAHUAH, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps. O’ YAHUAH, correct me, but with judgment; not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing. Pour out Thy Fury on the heathen that know Thee not and on the families that call not on Thy name for they have eaten Jacob, devoured him, consumed him, and made his habitation desolate. (Jer. 15:15-17)O’ YAHUAH, You know! Remember me, visit me and revenge me of my persecutors. Take me not away in thy longsuffering. Know that for thy sake I suffered rebuke. Thy words are found and I eat them. Thy Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart for I am called by Thy name, O’ YAHUAH Elohim of hosts. I sit not in the Assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of Thy Hand.
May all diligently come to seek YAHUAH and to understand the character, the reputation, and the authority of that Name! (Psalm 33:18-22) The eye of YAHUAH [is] upon them who fear Him, upon them who hope in His mercy to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for YAHUAH! He [is] our help and shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him because we trust in His Holy Name. Let your mercy, O YAHUAH, be upon us, according as we hope in you. (Jeremiah 33:2-3)Thus saith YAHUAH the Maker thereof, YAHUAH that formed it, to establish it; YAHUAH [is] HIS Name; “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
To learn more on the Sacred Name, visit (www.messianics.us) for these articles: “YAHUAH, The Sacred Name of Israel's Elohim”; “What is His Name and His Son's Name”; and “Divine Name According to Modern Scholarship.” (Psalm 86:11) Teach me thy Way, O YAHUAH. I will walk in thy Truth. Unite my heart to fear (reverence) thy Name. Shalom, Elder Curt
Announcements
2026 Pentecost (Feast of New Wine) Marshbank Park - Oak Ridge Shelter (2805 Hiller Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48324) on Tuesday, July 21(11:00 am to 6:00 pm). BYA friends and family are invited to join us in an outdoorlunch, which starts at noon. Please bring a dish to share. Also note that alcoholic beverages are not permitted in this municipal location, however, fruit juices are much appreciated. For those wishing to be baptized prior to this Feast, please contact pastor ObadiYah.
Thoughts for Meditation
Isaac Newton, mathematician and physicist in the 17th century - “I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God written by men who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.”
Galileo Galilei (1564 -1642 astronomer) - “When I reflect on so many profoundly marvelous things that persons have grasped, sought, and done, I recognize even more clearly that human intelligence is a work of God, and one of the most excellent.”
Martin Luther - “A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.”