Dear Friends, In discussion with leaders both here in Israel and around the world, we are hearing a wide range of perspectives concerning the political situation in the United States. (Of course, each one is certain his view is correct!) Even in our senior oversight team at Tikkun Global, there are strong differences of opinion.  … Read more »

The Netherlands has decided to take a bold stand for Israel in the United Nations and to oppose all resolutions that do not use the Jewish name for the Temple Mount.  Israel and Israel supporters have long contended that using just the Arabic name for the site, Haram al-Sharif, amounts to a blatant denial of… Read more »

In 1990 I was wrestling with a question.  Are the traditional Jewish prayer books, the Siddur and the Machzor, for the annual Holy Days, adequate for the worship expression of Messianic Jewish congregations?   I understood that these prayer books were based on Scripture and quote much of Scripture in the prayers.  The theology is mostly correct, but from… Read more »

The central figure of the Bible is Yeshua (Jesus). Yeshua is both the Son of God and the son of David. The fact that Yeshua is both divine and human is an essential aspect of who He is and what He does. Romans 1:1-4 – … concerning His Son, Messiah Yeshua our Lord, who was… Read more »

Matthew 24 describes a number of extreme events – some of which have already happened, and some of which will happen soon. Those historical events relate to the terrible AD 70 devastation of Jerusalem at the hands of Roman General Titus. The future events relate to Yeshua’s second coming. This prophetic chapter is therefore like… Read more »

Today I saw a post from a well-known Christian leader in the USA that said this: “The devil has made a strategic mistake and has awakened the Church! Stay tuned!” Considering that this prophetic minister prophesied a Trump victory, and seeing that the initial response to this tweet from others was the assumption that he… Read more »