A Messianic Jewish ministry is calling on Christians to step out this holiday season and love their Jewish neighbors.

Jonathan Bernis, president and CEO of Jewish Voice Ministries International, told CBN News his “Love Your Jewish Neighbor” campaign was launched after witnessing skyrocketing antisemitism across the globe.

“We’ve been very, very alarmed,” he said. “I personally have been very alarmed with the growth of antisemitism. Before Oct. 7, antisemitism, according to the Anti-Defamation League, was at the highest level since World War II.”

Bernis continued, “But, since Oct. 7, antisemitism has grown another 300%.”

The Messianic Jewish leader said the world is currently witnessing the highest levels of antisemitism since Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), an event in Germany that unfolded Nov. 9-10, 1938, during which Nazis vandalized and torched Jewish schools, homes, synagogues and other locations and killed nearly 100 people.

Bernis fears we’re returning to a similar place today, specifically in the wake of Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and all that has followed. And he believes the causes are predominately twofold.

“There’s so much Palestinian propaganda, Hamas propaganda, Hezbollah propaganda, really generated out of Iran that … promulgates Israel as the perpetrator of evil against the Palestinians,” he said, noting this content makes it appear as though Israel is the aggressor. “And they’ve done a fantastic job of spreading that propaganda around the world on college campuses, including throughout the United States. And it’s actually permeated the culture now.”

This has tragically left some young Americans, in particular, in a place where they’re sympathetic toward Hamas and Hezbollah, Bernis argued.

He said the second cause centers on a spiritual battle that has unfolded throughout human history, with the Jewish people repeatedly being targeted and harmed.

“For us Christians … we know the Scriptures tell us that, ‘We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but principalities and powers, spiritual wickedness in high places,’” Bernis said. “And, so, this is a spiritual issue. We’re fighting against a Satanic effort to destroy the Jewish people, which we’ve seen for over 3,500 years.”

With all of this in mind, Bernis is hoping the “Love Your Jewish Neighbor” campaign will inspire Christians to stand up for the Jewish people. He referenced people like German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Dutch watchmaker Corrie Ten Boom who risked their lives and well-being during the Holocaust to help the Jewish people.

Bonhoeffer ultimately lost his life and Ten Boom, who survived concentration camps, lost her sister and father.

“We need righteous Gentiles,” Bernis said. “We need Christians that will stand up for the Jewish people, that will speak out against anti-Semitism — that will truly love their Jewish neighbor — not just in word, but in deed.”

He’s encouraging people to visit LoveYourJewishNeighbor.com to discover information about how they can stand with the Jewish people, pray, and secure helpful information in the process. The site also features an ad showing “Jews and Christians loving each other and breaking bread together.”

“And that’s what we’re asking people to do,” Bernis said. “Watch the ad and mimic the ad with your Jewish neighbors. Love them.”
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മോസ്കോ: ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വിനോദസഞ്ചാരികളെ ആകർഷിക്കാനായി വമ്പൻ പ്രഖ്യാപനവുമായി റഷ്യ. അടുത്ത വർഷം മുതൽ ഇന്ത്യക്കാർക്ക് വിസയില്ലാതെ റഷ്യ സന്ദർശിക്കാം. വിസ നേടുന്നതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചെലവുകളും മറ്റു തടസങ്ങളും ഒഴിവാക്കി യാത്ര സുഗമമാക്കാൻ ഇതുവഴി സാധിക്കും. നിലവിൽ, ചൈനയിൽ നിന്നും ഇറാനിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള യാത്രക്കാർക്ക് വിസയില്ലാതെ റഷ്യയിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിക്കാൻ വിസ ഫ്രീ ടൂറിസ്റ്റ് എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച് പ്രോഗ്രാമിലൂടെ അനുവാദമുണ്ട്.

വിസ നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങൾ സംബന്ധിച്ച ഉഭയകക്ഷി കരാറിനെക്കുറിച്ച് ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ജൂണിൽ റഷ്യയും ഇന്ത്യയും ചർച്ച നടത്തിയിരുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് വിസ രഹിത ഗ്രൂപ് ടൂറിസ്ററ് എക്സ്ചേഞ്ചുകൾ അവതരിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഇരുരാജ്യങ്ങളും തീരുമാനിച്ചതായി വിവിധ ദേശീയ മാധ്യമങ്ങൾ റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്തിരുന്നു.

പ്രധാനമായും ബിസിനസ്, ജോലി ആവശ്യങ്ങൾക്കാണ് ഇന്ത്യക്കാർ റഷ്യ സന്ദർശിക്കുന്നത്. ഇന്ത്യന്‍ വിനോദസഞ്ചാരികള്‍ക്ക് നിലവില്‍ റഷ്യ സന്ദര്‍ശിക്കാന്‍ ഇ-വിസ എടുക്കണം. ഇതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട നടപടിക്രമങ്ങള്‍ പൂര്‍ത്തിയാകുന്നതിന് സാധാരണയായി നാല് ദിവസമെടുക്കും. 2024ൻ്റെ ആദ്യ പകുതിയിൽ 28,500 ഇന്ത്യൻ സഞ്ചാരികൾ മോസ്‌കോ സന്ദർശിച്ചതായി മോസ്‌കോ സിറ്റി ടൂറിസം കമ്മിറ്റി ചെയർമാൻ എവ്‌ജെനി കോസ്‌ലോവ് നേരത്തെ വ്യക്തമാക്കിയിരുന്നു. 2023-ലെ ഇതേ കാലയളവിനെ അപേക്ഷിച്ച് 1.5 മടങ്ങ് അധികം സന്ദര്‍ശകരാണ് ഇത്തവണയെത്തിയത്.

ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പാസ്പോര്‍ട്ട് ഉടമകള്‍ക്ക് നിലവില്‍ 62 രാജ്യങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വിസ ഇല്ലാതെ പ്രവേശിക്കാം.

Indian tourists may soon be able to visit Russia without a visa, with the arrangement potentially starting as early as spring 2025.

In June, Russia and India held consultations regarding a bilateral agreement to ease visa restrictions, aiming to implement visa-free group tourist exchanges, as reported by news agency PTI in May.

And, since August 1, 2023, Indian travellers to Russia have been eligible for e-visas, which are typically issued within four days. According to reports, India ranked among the top five countries for the number of e-visas issued in 2023, with 9,500 e-visas granted to Indian visitors, accounting for 6 per cent of the total.

Most Indians travelling to Russia do so for business and work purposes. In 2023, over 60,000 Indian travellers visited Moscow, marking a 26 per cent increase compared to 2022.

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Kenya — A mother of two young children in Somalia was forced to leave them behind after her husband seriously injured her upon learning that she had left Islam for Christianity, she said.

Thirty-year-old Fatuma (whose surname is being withheld for security reasons), put her trust in Christ on Oct. 15 at an underground church service in an undisclosed village in northwest Somalia’s Mudug Region. She fled her home and children, ages 4 and 6, after her husband beat her on Dec. 8, she said.

“I miss my children, but I cannot go back to my husband because he will kill me,” Fatuma told Morning Star News. “I live in great pain due to my fractured hand and serious scars which have disfigured my face, as well as a stressful life of being absent from my children. I have forgiven my husband and am praying for God to change his life. I am very hurt and need prayers to heal my broken heart.”

She said her mother-in-law first discovered her praying in the name of Issa (Jesus) on Dec. 4 and warned her to stop, telling her, “Islam requires us only to pray in the name of Allah and Muhammad — please stop these kinds of prayers immediately. Let this be your first and last to prayer in such a bad way. This is devilish, and if you do not stop then you will be thrown out of the family.”

Fatuma told Morning Star News that her faith came from God and was growing, that she had found a better life in Christ and decided to continue secretly praying in His name.

When her mother-in-law again found Fatuma praying in Christ’s name two days later, she became furious, telling her, “I had given you a serious warning, but you have deliberately decided to ignore it — my son then will have to divorce you,” Fatuma said.

On Sunday at about 7 p.m., her husband arrived and beat her with sticks before her mother-in-law managed to rescue her, Fatuma said. She has since left the region. A Christian leader in Somalia whose name is withheld for security reasons has given her refuge.

“God promised to give us peace and love,” said another Christian in Somalia, also on condition of anonymity, “so we need to pray for our sister Fatuma for God’s abundant peace at this trying moment.”

Somalia’s constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and prohibits the propagation of any other religion, according to the U.S. State Department. It also requires that laws comply with Sharia (Islamic law) principles, with no exceptions in application for non-Muslims.

The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law, according to mainstream schools of Islamic jurisprudence. An Islamic extremist group in Somalia, al-Shabaab, is allied with al-Qaeda and adheres to the teaching.

Al Shabaab sympathizers also have killed several non-local people in northern Kenya since 2011, when Kenyan forces led an African coalition into Somalia against the rebels in response to terrorist attacks on tourists and others on Kenya’s coast.

Somalia is ranked 2nd on Christian support group Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.
Sources:Christian Post

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