How Do the New Tax Laws Impact my Charitable Giving? This is a question many of us are asking our tax advisors this time of year. Jacob’s Hope always advises you to seek specific advice from your financial advisors before making such gifts. However, here are some questions we are hearing. Our responses to them come from conferring with professional advisors in the area of charitable giving. Can I make
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
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