The book of Ruth is often read as a charming story with little connection to the fears and threats facing modern Jewish life. But Ruth’s story is much more challenging, gritty, and relevant than people often realize. It’s bluntly honest about the dangers faced by women in the ancient world, which may be all too familiar to women today.
Read MoreI wish you could have been with us. Maybe this report will help you feel what we felt. I spent the last three weeks away from the Sydney branch getting to, working in, and returning from Poland. The team of veteran missionaries from Israel, Ukraine, Budapest and Germany along with me was phenomenal.
Read MoreThe New Testament throughout shows that Jesus is indeed the “Mighty God” who has come among us as a human being. Jesus does things only God can do, such as forgive sins and command nature to obey him.
Read MoreUnfortunately, one of the most common phrases a Jewish person can hear is this: “The Jews killed Jesus.” Such condemnations have plagued the Jewish people for the last two thousand years, acting as the fuel behind countless antisemitic atrocities throughout history. And it has to stop.
Read MoreYom HaAtzma’ut, or Israeli Independence Day, is commemorated each year on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyyar.
Read MoreThe hostility of people warring against one another is obvious, but as believers, we also are keenly aware that Satan, the father of lies and the merchant of death, is at war against everything and everyone that God loves, including cities throughout Ukraine and Israel.
Read MoreMore than 10 years ago, Adam, a 40-something-year-old Jewish man from the neighborhood, dropped by our Sydney shop and bought some books…Praise God, Adam surprised us in late January by announcing that he believes Jesus was the Messiah. The Lord had shown him a vision, making the truth of the gospel as clear as crystal to Adam. He wanted us to know of his new faith, and we wanted you to know, with many thanks, because your prayers and support make stories like Adam’s possible.
Read MoreYeshua fulfilled dozens of messianic prophecies over the course of his life. He was born in Bethlehem, came from the line of David, healed the sick and blind, raised the dead, and even arrived at exactly the right point in history. Many of the prophecies that he fulfilled happened during Passover, giving this already significant holiday an even deeper meaning to anyone who wishes to investigate for themselves.
Read MorePassover and Easter differ greatly from each other in foods, rituals, and traditions. But, the seasonal overlap between these two holidays is no accident.
Read MoreHere are four ways we can reimagine our Passover celebration in order to see it with a fresh perspective and deepen our understanding.
Read MoreEnjoy these notes from our last week’s Bible Study on Messianic Prophecy
Read MoreEvery couple of days we hear from our teams in Belarus, Moscow, Kyiv or Odessa. And each time they are reporting more opportunities for sharing the Gospel of Yeshua.
Read MorePurim is not complete without the reading of the story of Esther. She is one of the few, true heroines of the Tanach. But her story isn’t exactly as pretty as her face. It’s gritty and (unfortunately) relatable to readers who may have rocky histories of their own.
Read MoreThere are 19 Jews for Jesus mission staff and their families who serve in Kyiv and Odessa and have been on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreI was born into a secular Jewish family. We loosely practiced some of the Jewish traditions and attended synagogue sometimes. But I didn't feel a spiritual connection to my religion. And as a young adult, I sought spiritual meaning in other places...
Read MoreIs it true that messianic Jews celebrate all the holidays, even Christian ones? If so, why be Jewish after all?
Read MoreRecently a friend and ministry partner told me, “One thing I love about Jews for Jesus is that you have stayed true to your calling to Jewish evangelism.” I told him that passion for the lost is one of our core values, and God has used it to protect us from drifting.
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Historians agree, Jesus was a first-century teacher of Judaism, a rabbi. But then what kind of Judaism did Jesus teach?
Faith is not blind belief that you cling to without evidence. Faith is active trust in what you have reasoned to be true.
Read MoreRedemption starts with Passover, which becomes the pattern for all Biblical history and God’s ultimate plan for the world.
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