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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ഡൽഹി: ഇന്ത്യൻ വിദ്യാർഥികളുടെ സ്റ്റഡി പെർമിറ്റ്, വിസ, വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ രേഖകൾ തുടങ്ങിയ അവശ്യ രേഖകൾ വീണ്ടും സമർപ്പിക്കാൻ ആവശ്യം അറിയിച്ച് കാനഡ. സർക്കാർ വകുപ്പായ ഇമിഗ്രേഷൻ റെഫ്യൂജീസ് ആൻഡ് സിറ്റിസൺഷിപ്പ് കാനഡയാണ് നിർണായക രേഖകൾ സമർപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ആവശ്യവുമായി മുന്നോട്ട് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നത്. കാനഡയിലേക്കുള്ള ഫാസ്റ്റ് ട്രാക്ക് വിസ പദ്ധതി നിർത്തിവെച്ചതിന് പിന്നാലെയാണ് പുതിയ ആവശ്യവുമായി രാജ്യം രംഗത്തെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.

വിദ്യാർഥികൾക്ക് വളരെ വേ​ഗം രേഖകളുടെ പരിശോധന നടത്തുകയും വേ​ഗത്തിൽ അംഗീകരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്ന കാനഡയുടെ മറ്റൊരു പദ്ധതിയായിരുന്നു എസ് ഡി എസ്. ഇന്ത്യയിൽ നിന്നും ചൈനയിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള വിദ്യാർഥികളെ മുന്നിൽ കണ്ടാണ് എസ് ഡി എസ് രൂപികരിച്ചിരുന്നത്. എന്നാൽ കുറച്ച് ദിവസങ്ങൾക്ക് മുൻപാണ് ഈ പദ്ധതി അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുന്നതായി കാനഡ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചത്. ഇതും കാനഡയിലെ ഇന്ത്യൻ വിദ്യാർഥികൾക്ക് മറ്റൊരു വെല്ലുവിളിയായി മാറി. കാനഡയിലേക്കുള്ള വിദേശ വിദ്യാർഥികളുടെ ഒഴുക്ക് നിയന്ത്രിക്കാനാണ് രേഖകൾ സമർപ്പിക്കാൻ ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടത്. നിലവിൽ വിദ്യാർഥികൾക്കുള്ള സാമ്പത്തിക സഹായത്തിനുള്ള മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളും കർശനമാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. നാല് ലക്ഷത്തിലേറെ ഇന്ത്യൻ വിദ്യാർഥികൾ പഠിക്കുന്ന കാനഡയിൽ കടുത്ത ആശങ്ക സൃഷ്ടിക്കുകയാണ് പുതിയ മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾ.

Indian students studying in Canada have reported receiving emails XXX asking them to resubmit crucial documents such as study permits, visas as well as educational records, including marks and attendance.
The request from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), a government department that deals with foreign students, caused widespread panic among international students, many of whom hold visas with up to two years validity.
IRCC tightening its policies.
The development comes as IRCC tightens its policies to regulate the influx of international students, introducing stricter financial requirements and exploring potential caps on student admissions.
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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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