Press Kit

The phrase “Jews for Jesus,” began as a simple slogan coined by the media in the early 1970s. Soon, it became the rallying cry of a movement, and Jews for Jesus was founded as an organization in 1973 by Dr. Moishe Rosen. Starting as a small cadre of young Jewish believers in Jesus in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, the organization has expanded globally under the leadership of David Brickner, who has served as executive director since 1996.

The non-profit 501(C)3 organization is governed by a sixteen-member U.S. board of directors and an eight-person executive leadership team, with 240 full-time missionary and administrative staff on board, and over 100 trained volunteers.

Jews for Jesus raises awareness of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and faith in Jesus as a viable and thriving expression of Jewish life. The organization raises awareness of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, facilitates Jewish community, and providing spiritual care and local services. Our mission statement is: We relentlessly pursue God’s plan of salvation for the Jewish people.

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Quotes and Soundbites

• All our staff come from diverse Jewish backgrounds, but we have one thing in common: we all believe Yeshua is the Messiah our prophets foretold.
• Most Jewish people have never heard about Jesus or his teachings in the original Jewish context—that’s something we seek to change.
• The word “Christian” simply means “follower of Messiah,” not “Gentile.” We don’t deny being Christians—but just like Jesus and all the first “Christians,” we remain Jewish.
• We reject the stereotype that Jewish people cannot be followers of Yeshua. We believe that not only can both identities be embraced, but they can enhance one another in a beautiful spiritual harmony.
• We want our people to have the opportunity to experience the spiritual richness we have found in being 100% Jewish and 100% Christian.
• We want to have honest conversations with other open-minded Jewish people about issues that deeply affect our people and how these issues relate to Jesus.

For more information or to schedule interviews, contact:
Susan Perlman
susan.perlman@jewsforjesus.org
Call or text: 415-740-5006

For non-media related inquiries, please email:
jfj@jewsforjesus.org
415-864-2600