An Open Letter in Support of Israel and the Global Jewish Community

As representatives of the global Messianic Jewish movement and in solidarity with the greater Jewish community, we affirm our standing with Israel in defense of our homeland. Our hearts are broken to see this present evil perpetrated against Israel. The current war against Israel has united the people of Israel and we stand united with them. The attack against Israel by the terrorist organization, Hamas, has also stirred up antisemitism around the world. The Messianic Jewish community takes a strong stand against the rise of antisemitism being perpetrated upon Jewish people in many nations.

We are committed to rally support from the larger Christian circles where we have some influence, encouraging our Christian friends to stand with Israel and our Jewish people at this perilous time. In fact, we call upon our Christian friends in this open letter, “Do not remain silent during this critical time of rising antisemitism!” (Isaiah 62:1)

We are committed to provide relief aid to the more than 200,000 displaced Israelis. We are committed to do whatever is in our power for the sake of Ahavat Yisrael.

Numerous IDF soldiers on the front lines are Jewish followers of Yeshua (Jesus) and three have already lost their lives in defense of Israel…more have been injured. We are not merely bystanders. We stand in full solidarity with Israel and are willing to pay the price for being Jewish and having a national Jewish homeland along with our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world.

We do believe in the power of prayer to the Almighty, the G0D of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We are thankful for the hostages who have been released but continue to pray for release of the remaining hostages who are still being held in captivity. We pray comfort and healing for the families of those who were murdered on October 7 and the following days, for the many thousands who have been injured and for all Israel.

We recognize the suffering among the civilians of Gaza who are forced to pay a terrible price for the misdeeds of their Hamas leadership who instigated the war against Israel. We also stand in earnest prayer for their well-being and healing.

We pray for the safety and courage of our people around the world who have become targets of hate crimes against Jews simply because we are Jewish.

 

We pray, as the psalmist prayed, that the Maker of heaven and earth who neither slumbers nor sleeps, keeps watch over Israel.

(Psalm 121:1)

 

Signatories:

Jonathan Bernis
President and CEO of Jewish Voice Ministries International
 

Marty Waldman
President and Executive General Secretary
Toward Jerusalem Council II (TJCII)
 

David Brickner
CEO and Executive Director of Jews for Jesus
 

Jonathan Cahn
Author, President of Hope of the World/Beth Israel
 

David Rudolph, PhD
Director of Messianic Jewish Studies
Professors of New Testament and Jewish Studies
The King’s University
 

Dr. Richard Harvey
President
British Messianic Jewish Alliance
 

Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram
Co-Founders of Maoz Israel Ministries
 

Avner Boskey
Director, Final Frontier Ministries
 

Matheus Zandona Guimaraes
Rabbi of Har Tzion Messianic Synagogue
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
 

Marcelo Miranda Guimaraes
Founder of Teaching From Zion Ministry
Brazil
 

Avi Mizrachi
President of Dugit Outreach Center
Tel Aviv
 

Dr. Jeffrey Seif
Executive Director
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations
 

Paul Wilbur
President/Founder
Wilbur Ministries
 

Dr. Mitch Glaser
President
Chosen People Ministries
 

Nic Lesmeister
Executive Pastor, Gateway Church
Director of Gateway Center for Israel
 

Dr. Sam Nadler
President, Word of Messiah Ministries
 

Benjamin Berger
Spiritual Leader
Congregation of the Lamb on Mount Zion
Israel
 

Kobi and Shani Ferguson
President and CEO, CCO
Maoz Israel
 

Rabbi Dr. Mark Kinzer
President Emeritus, Messianic Jewish Theological Institute
 

Lawrence Hirsch
Executive Director of Celebrate Messiah
Australia
 

Dr. Dan Sered
Chief Operating Officer
Jews for Jesus
 

Benjamin Juster
President
Tikkun America, Inc.
 

Russ Resnik
Rabbinic Counsel
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations
 

Brian Greenaway
Director
Maoz Israel, UK
 

Rabbi Barney Kasdan
President
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations
 

Dr. Michael Brown
Founder and president of AskDrBrown Ministries & FIRE School of Ministry Online
 

Dr. Daniel Juster
Founder Tikkun Ministries
President, Restoration from Zion
 

Hylan Norman Slobodkin
Rabbi Emeritus
Beit Tikvah Messianic Congregation
Seattle, Washington
 

Rabbi Dr. Richard Nichol
Founder Ruach Israel, Boston, Massachusetts
President, Messianic Jewish Theological Institute
 

Rabbi Ari Waldman
Senior Rabbi, Baruch HaShem Messianic Synagogue
Dallas, Texas
 

Borys Grysenko
Senior Rabbi, Kyiv Jewish Messianic Congregation
Kyiv, Ukraine
 

Robert Wolff
Majestic Glory
 

For interviews, please contact Marty Waldman at marty@tjcii.org