JEWISH VOICE BLOG

December 18, 2018

It’s one of the most controversial topics of world politics. And one of the most important. The Middle East conflict: So complicated, who can understand it all? Jewish Voice Ministries International is pleased to announce the latest book by Rabbi Jonathan Bernis: Finally, there’s an easy-to-understand overview that sorts out the complexities of issues in the Middle East. A Lasting Peace offers you a simple overview of the history, key players and why the matter is relevant to you, now m...

December 14, 2018

A few months ago, we told you about a “double-header” Medical Outreach we had planned for new locations in Ethiopia. We recently returned from these two back-to-back Clinics. We want to thank you for your prayers and support to send our medical and support teams to these places that so desperately need medical help and the Good News of Yeshua (Jesus). Because of you, we were able to conduct a five-day Clinic in Alamata, which is about 250 miles north of the capital city of Addis Ababa. We ...

December 14, 2018

Each week throughout the year, Jewish people around the world read a designated Scripture passage from the Torah, which comprises the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. This weekly “Torah portion,” or parashah, is read in synagogues and congregations and meditated upon by individuals. Reading, studying and praying through the weekly Torah portion is a wonderful way for Believers to take part in this global Jewish practice each week. Last week’s Torah portion was Genesis chapters 41 throu...

December 14, 2018

Memorial Service December 14, 2018 I want to begin by apologizing to all my friends, co-workers and esteemed leaders for not being there in person for such an important gathering….but due to health reasons, I was not able to make the long journey. I’ve asked our dear brother Ezra to officially represent me as well as our Jewish Voice U.S. leadership and staff. Gerald was my dear friend and I, like all of you, feel a great sense of loss. From the day we first met here in Addis Ababa over...

December 14, 2018

You will come from your place in the far north... You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. - Ezekiel 38:15-16 While the world focused on Hamas’ antics along Israel’s southern border with Gaza for the last few years, Israel has listened and watched as a different enemy has encroached on its northern border. The terror group Hezbollah calls itself the Party of God and claims that its Iranian-trained “resistance” forces – which outnumber the Lebanese mi...

December 10, 2018

It is with great sadness tempered with grace and hope that we share with you this report. At about 5pm Sunday, December 9, Ethiopian time, our beloved brother, Gerald Gotzen went home to be with the Lord. He was in Ethiopia returning to Addis Ababa from a meeting in Hosanna when the car he was riding in collided with a truck. It is our understanding he died on route to the hospital. His body was then transported to Addis Ababa. Just 10 weeks ago, on September 22, his beloved wife, Elly, passe...

December 07, 2018

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, responded to a newly proposed Palestinian UN resolution this past week. He said, “Israel and the United States will continue to mobilize the countries of the world into a united front against the terrorism that Hamas engages in on behalf of Iran.” And he added, “A terrorist organization going to the UN for assistance is like a serial killer asking the police” for help. The UN Debate Supporting Hamas’ Call to Destroy Israel That pro...

December 06, 2018

Capernaum was home base to Yeshua (Jesus). Much of His ministry took place in this seaside village on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. In Capernaum… … Yeshua astounded people in the synagogue as He taught with authority, unlike any Torah scholar they’d ever heard (Mark 1:21‒22). … Four men lowered their paralyzed friend through a roof to present him to Yeshua for healing. Yeshua displayed His authority by both forgiving the man’s sins and healing him (Matthew 9:1‒8). … Levi ...

December 05, 2018

Your support this Chanukah season will make miracles happen! Chanukah – the Jewish Festival of Lights – is almost here. A joyous season for Jewish people everywhere, Chanukah is the time we celebrate God miraculously making one day’s supply of lamp oil last for eight days, so the Temple in Jerusalem could be rededicated. It was indeed a miracle. Of course, few people in today’s world believe in miracles. Everything, they assume, can be explained by science. Certainly, we here at Jewi...

December 03, 2018

Messianic Jews are Jewish people who believe Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah. Some of them celebrate Christmas, but ‒ for a number of reasons ‒ some do not. Most Messianic Jews do not have a cultural connection to Christmas For most Jewish Believers in Yeshua, Christmas was not a part of their family traditions. They grew up in homes that observed the Jewish holidays rather than Christmas and Easter. And, after coming to faith in Yeshua, some Messianic Jews do not feel the need to begin cele...