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Prayer is one of the most fundamental tools God gives believers to confront antisemitism. When believers pray against antisemitism, they are standing in agreement with God’s Word—His promises, His covenants, and His redemptive plan for humanity—addressing the issue at its deepest level. Antisemitism has brought centuries of suffering and anguish…

A month after the Hamas massacres in Israel on October 7, 2023, Talia Dror, a student at Cornell University, appeared before a US House of Representatives’ committee to describe Cornell’s anti-Jewish campus climate. “Jewish students received threats,” she said, which included, “If I see another Jew on campus, I will…

Antisemitism, the hatred of Jewish people, not only persists in every generation but also swells and intensifies. For all the modern world’s talk of acceptance, diversity, and religious tolerance, antisemitism ironically remains not only a problem but an escalating and urgent global worry of the twenty-first century—especially after Hamas’ brutal attack on…

Note: This article was originally published on “A Journey through NYC Religions”on June 17, 2024 and has been replicated with permission.  “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending,” proclaimed The Atlantic magazine in its April lead article. Its modern retro cover with English and Yiddish characters shaded…

Throughout history, antisemitism—“the world’s oldest hatred”—has been a relentless force, shifting in form but never in focus, always targeting the Jewish people. Tragically, this hatred has at times emerged from the most unlikely of sources: professing Christians. Yet, to truly follow Jesus is to reject prejudice against God’s covenant people. …

The world is witnessing a resurgence of antisemitism on a scale not seen since the horrors of the twentieth century. Triggered by the events of October 7 in Israel, antisemitic sentiment has erupted globally, manifesting in rallies, threats, assaults, and hate speech, particularly across social media platforms. While this may…

Jesus was born within the Jewish world, lived as Jewish person, and spoke His message to the Jewish community of first-century Israel. Yet, for a good part of two millennia the followers of Jesus in the historical Catholic Church as well as within Protestantism, with some exceptions, have not only…

During Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish community traditionally reads the Akedah, the story of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22. The sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) reminds us of the ram sacrificed in Isaac’s place. The Akedah shows how faith requires risk. When God calls to Abraham, he immediately responds, “Here I am.”…

As we celebrate Purim, we remember God’s deliverance through yet another attempt to destroy the Jewish people. We recall the heroism and bravery of young Esther and the faithfulness of her uncle Mordecai, who incurred the wrath of Haman after refusing to bow down to him. But I wonder how…

Hanukkah memorializes the defeat of Assyrian Greeks by the priestly Maccabean family in 162 BC. It is not recorded in the canon of the Old Testament (which was already completed by this time). Hanukkah is celebrated beginning on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls…

Introduction The Festivals of Israel Commonly known to Christians as Pentecost, Shavuot is one of four spring festivals and one of three “Aliyah” festivals found in the Hebrew Scriptures, when Jewish men were commanded to go up to Jerusalem and worship at the Temple. The festivals of Israel were designed…

During the eight days of Hanukkah a nine-branched candelabra, called a hanukkiah, is lit from right to left (when facing the candelabra). The candles are lit using the middle candle—known by its special designation as the “servant” candle. This servant candle holds spiritual and theological significance for followers of Jesus the Messiah.  Just as the lights…