Lost Lambs Prison Ministries
Rabbi Silas ben Y'akov
Rabbi
Silas ben Y’akov (Greg Kauffman) was raised in a Christian home. His father
broke away from the Amish community and married English to his mother Patsy J.
(Martin) Kauffman. Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov grew up on a large dairy farm in
Holmes County Ohio, loves hunting and horseback riding/showing and rescuing
them. Rabbi Silas is the oldest of five children, two brothers and two sisters.
While in Junior High Rabbi Silas accepted Messiah Yeshua and spent many hours
researching over the Old Covenant knowing that somewhere therein laid answers
to many questions. By High School he was serving as an Usher, teaching Jr. High
kids Sunday school in his mother’s church.
While Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov was teaching he also ran into a street preacher, Rev. Francis McNutt, who also traveled to churches to preach. Reverend McNutt had no itinerary; he stated that he traveled to churches based upon wherever he was led. After high School (1972) Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov traveled with Rev. McNutt for many years as they preached in various churches, tent revivals, and streets. Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov then met his wife Irene Bott in April 1982, was later married two years later. Rabbi Silas adopted Irene’s son Greg Jr, they also was blessed with four beautiful daughters. They traveled together in the ministry when he was able to take her along, in 1987 he felt led to quit his job at Residential Support Services, he was a group home manger for six MR/DD guys, plus responsible for staff, from 1982 – 1987.
It was during this time period Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov was a part of getting the Messianic Fellowship put together and his life. It was during lockup at the Wayne County Jail (November 1999) that Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov had his “spiritual” wakeup call from HaShem. His down fall began when his wife Irene passed away in May 1994, her pacemaker at this point was no longer strong enough to sustain her life. As a single parent with four daughters and one son, minus any type of support the slippery slope began. Rabbi Silas slowly began his return to alcohol and drugs once again, neglecting not only himself, but his family responsibilities too. Rabbi Silas was a functioning addict, he was able to place food into the home and run the household, and maintain a job until his fall.
Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov and his long time friend, Lea M Adams was married December 01, 2012. Kids from both relationships have been operating as brothers and sisters for many years, and are now a happy family.
In closing, Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov has been serving HaShem no matter what the circumstances have showed up. He has been there to teach others in the community how to overcome addictions, how to walk Torah and watched the community see him in a different light. How the local cops will drop off kids that need counsel, they have nicked named him “the God Father” of those that feel Untouchable. Are you the “black sheep” of the family, has society thrown you away, feel like no church/synagogue will accept you? Come as Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov will not only share his testimony, but teach Torah and show you how the G-d he serves is the G-d of second chances.
While Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov was teaching he also ran into a street preacher, Rev. Francis McNutt, who also traveled to churches to preach. Reverend McNutt had no itinerary; he stated that he traveled to churches based upon wherever he was led. After high School (1972) Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov traveled with Rev. McNutt for many years as they preached in various churches, tent revivals, and streets. Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov then met his wife Irene Bott in April 1982, was later married two years later. Rabbi Silas adopted Irene’s son Greg Jr, they also was blessed with four beautiful daughters. They traveled together in the ministry when he was able to take her along, in 1987 he felt led to quit his job at Residential Support Services, he was a group home manger for six MR/DD guys, plus responsible for staff, from 1982 – 1987.
It was during this time period Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov was a part of getting the Messianic Fellowship put together and his life. It was during lockup at the Wayne County Jail (November 1999) that Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov had his “spiritual” wakeup call from HaShem. His down fall began when his wife Irene passed away in May 1994, her pacemaker at this point was no longer strong enough to sustain her life. As a single parent with four daughters and one son, minus any type of support the slippery slope began. Rabbi Silas slowly began his return to alcohol and drugs once again, neglecting not only himself, but his family responsibilities too. Rabbi Silas was a functioning addict, he was able to place food into the home and run the household, and maintain a job until his fall.
Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov and his long time friend, Lea M Adams was married December 01, 2012. Kids from both relationships have been operating as brothers and sisters for many years, and are now a happy family.
In closing, Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov has been serving HaShem no matter what the circumstances have showed up. He has been there to teach others in the community how to overcome addictions, how to walk Torah and watched the community see him in a different light. How the local cops will drop off kids that need counsel, they have nicked named him “the God Father” of those that feel Untouchable. Are you the “black sheep” of the family, has society thrown you away, feel like no church/synagogue will accept you? Come as Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov will not only share his testimony, but teach Torah and show you how the G-d he serves is the G-d of second chances.
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Life Verses
These are the commands, laws, and rules the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it. 2 As long as you live, you, your children, and your grandchildren must fear the Lord your God. All of you must obey all his laws and commands that I'm giving you and you will live a long time. 3 Listen, Israel, and are careful to obey these laws. Then things will go well for you and your population will increase in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord God of your ancestors promised you. 4 Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is the only God. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 Take to heart these words that I give you today. 7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up. 8 {Write them down, and} tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deut 6:1-9 (GW) To me this is the HaYasod/foundation of our faith. By the words, “Scripture of Israel,” we are merely suggesting that Israel was the first recipient of the Scriptures from G-d and subsequently, in regard to two-thirds of the Scripture (the Tanahk), the Bible’s most faithful guardian. They are the most ancient guardians and protectors of the Scriptures, and it is extremely difficult to interpret the Scriptures properly without comprehending them as the Israelites would have understood them. I want to point out that G-d did not give the Scriptures (and the covenants) to Israel to be their sole possession. Rather, He revealed His heart, mind, and will to Israel so that it would share His Word with the rest of the world Our Journey – is a fourteen week look into the Yasod/foundations of our faith: 1. Our Foundation 2. The Unified Word of G-d 3. The Scriptures of Israel 4. The Messiah and the Torah 5. Messiah, the Living Torah 6. Our Identity in Messiah 7. The Covenant Connection 8. A Covenant Comparison 9. Shaul/Paul – the Mystery Man 10. Shaul/Paul – the Misunderstood Man 11. The Torah Community 12. The Seasons of Joy 13. Divine Permission 14. Celebrating Our Inheritance |
Personal Mission Statement
Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov has a desire to reach out to those who believe they are “Untouchable,” who like himself are considered the “Black sheep” of society. He wants to remember where he came from, and lead others out from the bondages of this world. There are multitudes of scripture that pertain to regeneration, “whosoever” believes in Him, the Messiah, can have the blessings of Torah. (2 Cor. 5:1-17; Gal. 2:20; 1John 5:4) Rabbi Silas ben Y’akov has hung onto his grandmother Katie Kauffman’s favorite Psalm since childhood, this Psalm helped him though many tough times - Psalm 119 Ps 119:1-176. This celebrated Psalm has several qualities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, specifically by the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Each stanza contains eight verses, and the first letter of each verse states the name to the stanza. Its contents are mainly praises of G-d's Word, exhortations upon examination, prayers for its influence, and the complaints of the wicked for despising it. There are but two verses (Ps 119:122, 132) which do not contain some term or description of God's Word. These terms are of various divisions, but here they are used, for a variety of terms, in order to express better the several aspects in which our relations to the revealed word of G-d are presented. The Psalm does not appear to have any relation to any special occasion or interest of the Jewish Church or nation, but was evidently "intended as a manual of religious thoughts, especially for instructing the young and its unusual artificial structure was probably adopted to aid the memory in retaining the language. My Recovery Link: https://www.facebook.com/TorahRecovery?ref=hl
My Contact Information: Rabbi_Silas613@yahoo.com, RabbiSilas613@gmail.com Skype: Greg Kauffman |