CMJ USA Blog

As the Israel-Hamas War wages on, CMJ Israel continues to find ways to do life and ministry amidst the strife, turmoil, and lack.

The Prophets were expecting another redemption and a time when Torah would be written on hearts rather than stone. Jesus initiates the new covenant of Jeremiah 31:31 at his last Passover seder with his disciples.

Jewish Media Review - April 2024

Joy is coming Resurrection Sunday. But let us sit with Jesus’ death and remember the heavy cost of that joy. How precious and expensive is our healing, our forgiveness, our joy.

Sabbath keeping can be a touchy subject in the Christian world. It’s in the 10 Commandments, yet many say that the Sabbath is fulfilled in Christ so we Christians don’t have to keep the Sabbath.

Jewish Media Review - March 2024

A round of applause for Warner Bros and the BBC for producing the heart-wrenching movie One Life, very appropriately released at a time when Jews are once again being wickedly harassed and abused in the wake of Israel’s defensive response to the murderous Hamas invasion of October 7.

The Israel-Hamas War is only the latest chapter in an ancient conflict.

Jewish Media Review - February 2024

Prayerfully consider serving the young people of Jerusalem at the Anglican International School

A lecture by Dr. Richard Harvey 

Antisemitism is spiking around the world. It is imperative that Christians speak up on behalf of our Jewish neighbors. Education is a first step in preparing to speak out. Join David Pileggi in Poland as he looks at how hatred drove the Nazis to murder six million Jewish people, including followers of Jesus. He will also look at how Jews arrived in Poland and flourished there for 1,000 years.

Father God, we come to you with heavy hearts, remembering the 6 million Jewish souls murdered during the Holocaust. In the horrors of that history, when so many groups were targeted, we recognize the evil in our world and ask that you equip us to stand against it. Let us not forget this horrific event in our history just as you have not forgotten the Jewish people in your eternal plan. Thank you that you have overcome this evil through your Son, Jesus Messiah who makes atonement for sin and gives us everlasting life. Amen.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we share some recent news reports and essays on antisemitism then and now, starting with a report from CBN on how Israelis are processing the October 7 atrocity.

“Unless the Lord builds the [bridge], those who build it labor in vain.” Please pardon this paraphrase of Psalm 127:1. By saying bridge instead of house, we refer to our developing Bridge Builder program which will equip and activate church outreach teams to rebuild trust and nurture relationships with the synagogue down the street. In light of nearly 2,000 years of fraught Jewish-Christian relations, this is a daunting task. We must only attempt it covered in prayer.

It’s been more than 100 days since Hamas brutally attacked southern Israel on a Shabbat morning. Our colleagues at CMJ Israel are working hard to minister the love of Yeshua in this tragic time. We are grateful for how you have come alongside to support this crucial work. Here is a sample of how your gifts to Israel War Relief are being used.

Jewish Media Review - January 2024. While mainstream media may report on rising antisemitism when an annual or semi-annual report is released, they don’t always publish the vandalizing of a synagogue or the antisemitic flyers left on the doors of a Jewish neighborhood. However, Jewish media – like The Forward and The Jewish Chronicle – pay attention to those incidents. They also give us a window into what our Jewish neighbors are thinking regarding a wide variety of topics – important at the current moment is the Israel-Hamas War and rising antisemitism.

A Jewish young man comes to faith in Jesus and hears the call to be a pastor through the steady friendship of his Christian neighbors

Is secular history devoid of God? God doesn't always work through might or by power but He still works in history.