Messianic Leaders Post Open Letter of Support for Israel
An Open Letter in Support of Israel and the Global Jewish Community from Leaders in the Messianic Jewish Movement, Jewish Followers of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah
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.
As many as 1,000 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 and are willing to pay the price for being Jewish and having a national Jewish homeland, Israel, 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, Professor 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
Rabbi Dr. Richard Nichol
Founder, Ruach Israel, Boston
Rabbi Ari Waldman
Senior Rabbi, Baruch HaShem Messianic Synagogue, Dallas
Borys Grysenko
Senior Rabbi, Kyiv Jewish Messianic Congregation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Robert Wolff
Majestic Glory Ministries