JEWISH VOICE BLOG

May 25, 2018

If you listened to the United Nations – or to most any international media – you ”learned” that when 60,000 Palestinians charged the fence between Israel and Gaza last week, it was part of a peaceful protest. You would then further conclude that Israel had no need nor right to defend her border. Those who were actually there tell a very different story. Even the accounts of Hamas, the terrorist regime behind the border chaos, paint a more accurate picture than the “news” that was reported. ...

May 22, 2018

As you receive this email, our Enfranz, Ethiopia, Medical Outreach is about to begin. There are a number of firsts associated with this trip. It’s our first time in Enfranz; we’ll be camping – which is unusual for our Ethiopia Outreaches; we’ll be housed in two separate campsites. Creating two campsites will ensure that the needs of our very large group of Outreach staff and partners are met most efficiently. Also at the Enfranz Outreach, we’ll introduce the Zehra Kids Program in Ethiopia for...

May 19, 2018

God gave us the Torah, His Word and instruction, on Shavuot in the wilderness. God put His law in our hearts when He gave us the Holy Spirit on Shavuot after Yeshua’s death. May you be filled with the wonder of His Word and the power of His presence this Shavuot. Chag Sameach! • Joyous Holiday! Click here to learn the history and importance of Shavuot. Think you know Shavuot? Take our fun quiz.

May 18, 2018

President Trump kept his promise. The U.S. embassy move – or its first stage – is successfully completed. It was so exciting to be here with our Jewish Voice 2018 Israel Tour as it happened! But not everyone is pleased. Hamas incites 50,000 Gazans Ahead of Monday’s embassy opening, thousands of Gaza residents demonstrated against the move. The activities at the Gaza border quickly turned violent, and demonstrators burned the border gate and nearby electrical and power station...

May 17, 2018

In celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary, CBN Documentaries presents To Life: How Israeli Volunteers Are Changing the World. To Life is an inspiring look at five Israeli organizations dedicated to helping people across the globe. In keeping with the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam (“repairing the world”), Israel has quietly been at the forefront of humanitarian and disaster relief work since the 1950s, when their nation was only a few years old. Since then, the Jewish state has provided...

May 17, 2018

It truly was a miracle! During our recent Medical Clinic in Woliso, Ethiopia, a man brought his teenage daughter for care. She had suffered from seizures throughout her young life. Unfortunately, the medicine that might have helped her is not something we have on hand at our Clinics. So she and her father turned to our prayer tent, where we prayed for them and shared Yeshua (Jesus). Both responded by giving their lives to the Lord! Afterward, they started the long, 28-mile walk bac...

May 16, 2018

Our weeklong Medical Outreaches provide medical aid and spiritual care to thousands of people in rural African Jewish communities. Due to limited health care access in these communities, often our Medical Clinics provide the only opportunity for people to be treated by a medical practitioner all year. For our July Medical Outreach we are returning to our flagship location among the Lemba in Mberengwa, Zimbabwe (July 19–30). This community experiences some of the most severe medical needs we...

May 14, 2018

Shavuot (SHAH-voo-ote) is the last of the Spring Feasts. It was one of three pilgrimage Feasts of the Jewish year when all physically able Jewish men were to bring to Jerusalem the first of their harvest as an offering to the Lord. Along with the harvest offering, Shavuot observance also included a Sabbath in which no work was to be done, a holy gathering of the people and sacrifices. It is also a time when Jewish people commemorate God giving the Torah (TORE-ah) to His people. The Torah cons...

May 14, 2018

The nation no one thought would last celebrates her 70th anniversary On May 14, 1948, the fledgling nation of Israel declared her independence. The United Nations granted the Jewish people a national homeland in the Palestinian region of the Middle East. Israel was encompassed by Arab neighbors determined to see her fall, and governments around the world wondered how the tiny nation-state would fare. Immediately, surrounding Arab countries attacked, confident they’d quickly overpower Israe...

May 11, 2018

Just hours after midnight in Israel this morning, 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces in southern Syria. The Times of Israel was among the first news outlets to report the attack. An army spokesperson said limited damage was caused to Israeli military bases, but there were no reports of Israeli casualties in the attack. Meanwhile, those of us on the Jewish Voice Israel Tour, spending the night in Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee, were treated to an unexpected li...