We mourn with the Jewish people and Pittsburgh for the senseless loss of life last week at the Tree of Life synagogue. The tragic shooting is shocking, but not surprising. This event rocks the global Jewish community because everyone feels the pain when one (or many) experiences tragedy. We know God’s people are targeted by the enemy. We just don’t know where or when these atrocities will
Jews (Russian) Nation of Israel – 0.15% Evangelical In 1948 Israel became a nation. From that point on, Jews from countries in Europe, the Middle East, and around the world, have migrated to Israel. From 1948-1992, over 2 million people immigrated to Israel. One of these major migrants are the Russian Jews. There are now approximately 449,000 Russian Jews living in Israel. The remaining 265,000 reside in Russia
For Jews who follow Messiah Jesus there is increasing prejudice, harassment, and violence due to the Orthodox religious community’s leadership in government. Also just a week ago a Messianic congregation’s newly remodeled congregational building in Ashdod was the target of vandalism by two members of an Orthodox community with the perpetrators’ actions recorded by a security camera. Another example is in granting Israeli citizenship. In addition increasingly