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In Canarsie in the 60s, every Jewish home had a large white plastic menorah. They were ugly, but seeing all those orange bulbs made me feel safe.

The first time we celebrated Hanukkah and Christmas in our home, even the lights from the tree couldn’t clear up the tension in the room. But we were ...

Here are six recipes from the Jews for Jesus family favorites list to make your Hanukkah a bit brighter this year!

With the recent explosion of antisemitism worldwide, some in the US have been speaking of a “Golden Age” of American Jewry that supposedly lasted from...

My parents and my country both her me to be a good atheist, and I never wanted to defy them. But a single trip to church turned me into a rebel.

Did Jesus tell a Gentile woman that he was only sent to Israel? Was she not offended? A bit of context reveals the important truth behind this story.

To most Jewish people, the phrase “the gospel” sounds like a Gentile thing. But the central idea of Christianity came straight from the Jewish Bible.

With Sukkot falling on October 7 this year, our joy-filled holiday has become a time to remember and mourn. Four of our staff share reflections.

The Jewish heritage of Jesus is a simple fact of history. But Jesus’ Jewishness is vitally important for the world to understand and remember.

What is Jesus’ name in Hebrew? What is the origin of Yeshua, and why was he given this sacred name, before he was born—all as part of God’s plan?

Jewish tradition cites many reasons why we blow the shofar at Rosh Hashanah, and many of those ideas seem to be pointing us to Jesus

It’s a well-known fact that the first followers of Jesus were Jewish. But how has happened with Jewish followers of our Messiah in the ages since?

Jesus’ teaching came right from the Tanakh. But it was unique and startling. The Messiah would bring atonement through a kind of ultimate Yom Kippur.

Though Sam was Jewish and Val was a Gentle Christian, they had almost everything in common. But would Jesus be the dividing line to keep them apart?

A lot of people will say that it doesn’t matter what we believe as long as we basically qualify as “a good person.” Why doesn’t Jesus agree?

When couples delay the hard conversations, conflict doesn’t disappear. But facing them early can lead to real connection and shared meaning.

Since I’m Jewish and believe in Jesus, people sometimes say things to me like, “Your grandfather must be turning over in his grave.” Are they right?

If we trace the roots of the New Testament language, the term “church” actually comes originally from the assembly of God’s people in the Tanakh.

In regards to Torah, was Jesus observant like Orthodox Jews? Was he “the first Reform Jew”?  And how religious do you have to be to follow him?

“I was happily surprised when my Orthodox dad came to my Jews for Jesus talk—then blown away by his reaction when I spoke of the blood of the lamb.”

Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion. His famous Last Supper was a Passover Seder in which he announced the new covenant promised in the Tanakh.

Why doesn’t God always respond when we pray to him for worthy causes, like the release and safe return of the October 7th hostages?

What Jesus said about family sounds very shocking. But it can actually give us new perspective on how to love our closest friends and relatives.

If our anxieties run deep, we need a deep solution. Inner peace was not a goal that Jesus was urging us to achieve, but a gift he was offering.