Two weeks ago we alerted readers to look for rising tensions surrounding Jewish access to the Temple Mount and to expect increasingly violent action on the part of Palestinian militants.Sadly that has proven to be the case.
A Celebration of Jewish Culture: Birth of a Vision
October 9, 2015 As a child growing up in a typical American Jewish family, I did not know much about Jesus, other than He was the god of Christianity. I’d been taught to believe He and His followers did not like Jewish People and that many atrocities had been committed against us Jews in His name.
Should I Convert to Messianic Judaism. By Jonathan Bernis, President and CEO of Jewish Voice I personally don’t believe in a conversion to Messianic Judaism. I believe in a change of heart. Biblically, conversion means “to turn” toward God, but there are many kinds of turnings.
Messianic Jews are Jewish in heritage and believe Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah promised in Old Testament prophecies. Other terms have been used for Jewish People who have placed their faith in Yeshua, such as “completed Jew,” or “fulfilled Jew.
Since the day God called Abram to leave his father’s household and go to a land He would show him, promising this land to him and his descendants as an everlasting possession, the Children of Israel have been a Chosen People inseparably tied to a Chosen Land.
The History of Israel, Part 2: The Birth of Zionism
It wasn’t until Theodor Herzl wrote a book called “the Jewish State” in 1896 that the history of Israel saw the birth of the modern movement known as Zionism. Herzl was a journalist who covered a famous trial that came to be known as the Dreyfus Affair.
By Jack ZimmermanDo you want to know a secret. No, I’m not talking about the Beatles’ song of the same name. I’m talking about a real, honest-to-goodness, bona fide secret. Ready. Okay, here goes: Yeshua’s existence did not begin in Matthew. Shocked. You shouldn’t be.
How the Changing Landscape in the Middle East Will Affect the ChurchBy Jack ZimmermanPicture this: white, sandy beaches; clear blue, sparkling ocean; luxurious hotels; gorgeous sunsets; peace; tranquility. Sounds great, doesn’t it. So where are we. The Caribbean, perhaps. Maybe Hawaii. The Bahamas.
10 Biggest Lies about Yeshua, His Jewishness, and What Some Call ‘Jewish Christianity’
More Jewish people live in America than anywhere else in the world, with the possible exception of Israel. And yet, efforts to reach the Jewish people with the Good News have not been very successful in the U.S.
Why is Support for Israel Waning Among Younger Evangelicals?
When I came to faith in Jesus as a 16-year- old, Jewish, heroin-shooting, LSD- using, hippie rock drummer, my dad was thrilled to see the change in my life, since I was immediately delivered from drugs. “But,” he said, “we’re Jews, and Jews don’t believe in Jesus.
