Messianic Jews

Café Basimta: The Jerusalem café where Shabbat, religious freedom, and evangelism collide - opinion

Secular Israelis began showing up, buying coffee not because they wanted to hear about Jesus, but because they wanted to make a point about religious coercion.

The writers – Jonathan Feldstein (L) and David Nekrutman – outside Café Basimta, not on Shabbat.
A billboard advertising the site jews.com.

Fake rabbi plants billboards across New York City advertising Christian proselytizing website

People attend a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 7, 2025

Jewish woman elected president of Catholic Biblical Association of America - interview

Jewish service members hold a torah scroll while wearing tefillin at the Aleph Institute's Military Symposium in February. 2026

Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia


'Messianic’: A slur, or Jewish birthright? - opinion

Throwing the word “messianic” around reduces complex ideas to caricature and avoids the real questions those ideas raise.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionist Party, addresses his party’s faction in the Knesset last week. He is dismissed as ‘messianic’ not just for his policies, but also a worldview he represents, says the writer.

Messianic and Episcopal communities mourn Capital Jewish Museum shooting victims

A photograph of the couple is now on display at the Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes next to some candles, inviting visitors to prayer.

Flowers are laid out near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

Jews for Jesus remains a deceptive cover to convert Jews - opinion

Jews for Jesus remains as it was established: a poorly veiled and deceptive cover for a full-court effort to convert Jews to Christianity. 

Jesus Christ - detail from Deisis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

'No strings attached': In response to ‘Uncovering Christian missionary efforts’ - opinion

The idea that Israeli soldiers are so weak that they’ll sell their souls for a helmet is an insult to the intelligence of the IDF.  

Thousands of Christian supporters of Israel march in Jerusalem in the annual Feast of Tabernacles parade in 2019

Uncovering Christian missionary efforts: What's the price of support during war?

While some come with the best intentions, other organizations seem to be taking advantage of the war situation to spread the gospel in Israel.

 TRAINING MATERIAL for missionaries on how to convince Jews to accept ‘salvation’ through Jesus

Christians from 10 nations travel on 'hope, healing, service' Israel tour

Since October 7, Christians have contributed over $10 million to an emergency crisis fund facilitated by FIRM for numerous war relief projects.

‘Hope, healing, service’ Israel tour attended by 75 Christians from 10 nations.

Messianic Jew denied Israeli citizenship, accused of missionary work

The Population and Immigration Authority accused a 75-year-old American Messianic Jew, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, of plotting to engage in missionary work in Israel.

Christianity, illustrative

Conspiracy theorists: 3 main signs the end of the world is approaching

Researchers in the field of conspiracy theories speculate the end of the world as three biblical events unfold in the Middle East.

 God's Creation of earth

Reality show ‘Survive the Raft’ features a Messianic ‘rabbi’ who says ‘I’m Jewish, too’

Messianics are sometimes selected to offer the appearance of Jewish inclusion, which happens with some regularity in politics.

Christianity, illustrative

Israel has over 11,000 at-risk children but no foster homes for them

There are currently 3,789 children across Israel living in foster care, but 11,500 children are classified as "at-risk" and live in boarding schools because not enough people will foster.

 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).