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SOS Ukraine: video update from Koen Carlier

As Christians for Israel we want to comfort and stand with the Jewish people in good times, but especially in times of need. We assist many Jewish refugees in Ukraine on their way to Israel. In this video our field worker Koen Carlier explains how …

Jewish refugees: “It hurts so incredibly to have to leave them behind”

Bombed apartment buildings, burnt-out cars, a street strewn with smoking debris. It looks like a scene from an old war …

The Dutch Chief Rabbi Jacobs in Ukraine (1)

Monday. The first day of my visit to Ukraine. Mendel Cohen, who was once the rabbi of Mariupol, urged me …

This is only the beginning… – First Home Update

Some time ago we were looking forward to accepting more and more olim from all over the world. Well, now …

The Necessity of Jewish Self-Defence

Tal Hartuv With Hitler’s rise to power, Jews began to find themselves as targets of antisemitic attacks throughout Central and …

Ludmilla’s Testimony

In this video Ludmilla from Ukraine shares her story. She fled from her hometown Charkov because of the war. Despite …

Lessons we need to learn from Purim

Today the Jewish world celebrates the holiday of Purim, which commemorates the failed attempt of the Persian ruler Haman, in …

What to do with all displaced persons?

In the meantime we are in the third week of the war in Ukraine. It seems far from over. In …

Fleeing from the Land of the North to the Promised Land

On Monday February 28 the war in Ukraine has been going on for four days already. We are driving a …

SOS Ukraine: Jeremiah 31:8-9

Christians for Israel has helped over 1,000 Jews across the border of Ukraine in the last week. In these days …

Yes, But… | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #37

Up until now, Paul’s train of thought seems to be logical: God has sent preachers who had proclaimed the good …

On Medicine and Torah

The Bible and the Talmud form the basis of Jewish Law. Jewish Law is broadly speaking, millennials of rabbinic conversations …

Putin as python

Last night I had dream. That does not happen very often. But waking up I could even remember the dream. …

Whither the new global dis-order?

Russia’s ruthless attack on the innocent people of Ukraine has direct and indirect consequences for Israel and the Jewish people. …

Update Ukraine: “I felt like a refugee myself”

In the past nights I experienced something new. In the previous week I thought: I have probably experienced everything by …

Update Ukraine: We Don’t Leave Anyone Behind

Though our night’s rest was very short, when we got up in the morning, we felt good. We were expecting …

Mariupol family risks all just to tell teen daughter in Israel: ‘We are alive’

Vika Korotkova drives out to location with phone reception, reports that city subjected to heavy Russian bombardment and without heat, …

The Good Samaritan | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #36

Still we are pondering the question: How should we as Gentile Christians be able to make the Jewish people envious? …

Laughing Back to Health

In Israeli hospitals there is a good chance that standing next to the doctor or nurse is someone donning a …

The first 150 Ukrainian Jews come home to Israel!

On Sunday, March 6, the first plane carrying 150 Jews from Ukraine arrived in Israel. Our team in Ukraine is …