David and Victoria

David Trubek serves as the Executive Director of Chosen People Ministries Japan.

He lives in Tokyo with his wife, Victoria, and their two children—Orel and Emmanuel. Together, they are dedicated to sharing the Gospel with the Jewish and Israeli community in Japan and beyond.

Born in August 1981 in Latvia to a Messianic Jewish family (Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah), David immigrated to Israel with his parents after the fall of the Soviet Union and grew up in Jerusalem, deeply immersed in Jewish tradition, Scripture, and thought. He studied Torah, Talmud, and rabbinical literature at a Jewish educational institution that trains future religious leaders. This background enables him to teach the cultural, linguistic, and historical context of the Bible with depth, precision, and clarity to both Jewish and Christian audiences.

After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, David sensed a clear calling to bring the message of Yeshua (Jesus) to the Jewish people. In 2013, he joined Tiferet Yeshua, a Messianic congregation in Tel Aviv, as an associate pastor. For more than a decade, David and his wife served in full-time ministry, focusing on evangelism, discipleship, and congregational leadership in Israel. Their work contributed significantly to strengthening the believing community in the Tel Aviv region.

The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, stirred David’s heart to begin praying regularly for Japan. Over time, the Lord began connecting him with Japanese believers who traveled to Israel for volunteer work and ministry. Seeing the growing interest in Japanese culture among young Israelis, David initiated “Japanese Culture Evenings” at the Chosen People Ministries center in Israel—outreach events that introduced thousands of Israeli seekers to the Gospel, often for the very first time.

In 2022, David and Victoria established the Japan branch of Chosen People Ministries (CPM Japan), partnering with co-laborer Isaac Uchiyama to create a Jewish outreach center in Tokyo and open a guesthouse, Beit Samurai, which has since welcomed thousands of young people with the love of God a message of the Gospel. They actively minister to the local Jewish and Israeli communities, as well as the many Israeli tourists and students who come to Japan each year. In 2024, the Trubek family relocated to Tokyo to fully dedicate themselves to this mission. CPM Japan remains closely connected to the body of Messiah in Israel through prayer, teaching, and ongoing partnership.

David’s vision is to see Japanese believers and churches raised up as cultural and spiritual bridges to the Jewish people—bringing hope, peace, and the salvation of Yeshua to both Israel and Japan.