This Purim, we invite you to join us in giving to some of the neediest of needy Israelis. Together, we really can save at least one Jewish life! Your gift can help spare an unborn baby from abortion because the parents have decided they can’t afford it. ON THE HOLIDAY…...
Do You Know Why Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal Under International Law?
Roughly one percent of Israeli Messianic Jews probably live in settlements, though no formal counting of them exists. For most, the reason may be more financial than theological. Believers working or ministering in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv often find the high cost of decent home ownership in those cities…...
A CALL TO HUMBLE, BOLD PRAYER – NOW!
As you know, President Trump will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington tomorrow, February 15, 2017. Yesterday we participated in a prayer watch at the house of prayer in Jerusalem with which we co-labor, Succat Hallel. There the Holy Spirit revealed to us critical points for prayer about…...
Good News From Israel: 10 Signs of Blessing and Why January 25 2016 is a Jewish Holiday
Good News from Israel: 10 Signs of Blessing It’s great to be in Israel this month! Yes, there are daily knife stabbings (or attempts), mounting threats of another war with Hamas, nearby Islamist killing fields, violent anti-Israel/anti-Semitic acts around the world – and sadly more. Yet, despite the gory…...
From Biblical to Gregorian Calendars: Holy to Happy New Year – or Both?
There’s nothing quite like spending New Year’s Eve and Day in Israel. Offices, shops, schools and even the streets teem with business as usual. Knowing the world’s secular year changes by a digit each January 1, Israeli society nevertheless revolves more around the Biblical than Gregorian calendar. It’s unusually…...
A Messianic Jewish Response to Christians Who Naysay Christmas
This time of year we are often asked if we believe Christians should celebrate Christmas. Surprisingly, those questions usually come from Gentile, not Jewish, believers. They point out the holiday often replaces the Jewish roots of Messiah’s incarnation with folk rites originating or associated with pagan dieties. They are…...