Christians for Israel International

When the people of Israel gathered in Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah, hearing the words of the Law brought them to tears. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year — the moment when Jews feel closest to God. It is the Day of Atonement — “For on this day, He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God” (Leviticus 16:30). For nearly twenty-six hours, from a few minutes before sunset on 9 Tishrei until after nightfall on 10 Tishrei, faithful Jews “afflict their souls”: abstaining from food and drink, refraining from washing or anointing the body, avoiding leather footwear, and abstaining from marital relations.

The Jewish people have always been the subject of false accusations and slander. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Rosh Hashanah - A New Year. A day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:23 Read more about this important Jewish Feast.

A large number of Western states are rallying to impose sanctions on trade in products from “illegal Israeli settlements”. Listen to the Weekly Update

The Scriptures are full of promises that in the last days the Lord will in His mercy bring His people, who will have been scattered among the nations, home to the mountains of Israel. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Three separate international deals moved forward this week, on three separate fronts, and in each case Israel was either excluded from the room or overruled inside it. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Events this past week underline yet again how public perception of the conflict between Israel and its neighbors is largely shaped by media framing. Listen to the Weekly Update:

How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave. 📜Lamentations 1:1 Yesterday was Tisha B’Av, a national day of mourning among the Jewish people. On this day there is mourning, prayer, fasting and singing from the book of Lamentations. In addition, the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem is commemorated.

On Monday the Knesset passed, 63-52, a new Basic Law declaring Torah study a "foundational value" of the Jewish people and the State of Israel — the first time any value beyond human dignity and liberty has been given this quasi-constitutional status. A companion bill passed 58-54 temporarily bars the arrest or prosecution of Haredi men evading conscription, converting years of de facto mass non-enlistment into something close to statutory protection.