Aaron Abramson

Director, Ministry-at-Large

Aaron Abramson was raised in a Jewish family in Seattle, Washington, where he attended both a conservative synagogue and a messianic congregation. He had his bar mitzvah at age thirteen. In 1990, when he was fifteen years old, he moved with his family to Israel. Uncertain about his own beliefs, he sought spiritual answers to life in an Orthodox Yeshiva. After nearly a year of studies, he failed to find what he was looking for, and left disillusioned with religion altogether. Like other Israelis, when he turned eighteen, he began his military service. After serving for several months in the Israeli army, one of Aaron’s closest friends from Yeshiva was killed in the Middle East Conflict. Aaron resolved to leave Israel when he finished his time in the military and three years later he returned to America with an Israeli friend. He roamed the West Coast “Jack Kerouac” style for nearly a year. Throughout his time on the road, Aaron encountered numerous Christians who shared God’s love with him. He became aware of the reality of God’s hand upon his life, and was challenged by the word of a friend who said, “You need to make up your mind about Jesus. Because if you are not with Him, you are against Him.” Upon his return to Israel, Aaron committed his life to following Y’shua (the Hebrew way to say Jesus). In 1999, Aaron was married to Victoria and started training as a missionary with Jews for Jesus. They now have three children and live in San Francisco. Aaron has a BA (Hons) in Biblical and Intercultural studies from All Nations Christian College in England. He now serves as the Minister-at-Large at the Jews for Jesus International Headquarters.