Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel This week, Tuesday is Memorial Day in Israel. Immediately following is Independence Day. The sharp transition from tragedy to victory is shocking. It is hard to describe the depth of emotional experience for our people in these two days. It feels like a roller-coaster ride. Memorial Day embraces the death of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the land and people of Israel in the face of such murderous and monstrous hatred. Most of th

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel Earlier this week, as the siren of Memorial Day sounded across Israel, everything stopped. Cars pulled over, people stood still, and the weight of remembrance filled the air. In our home, my little girls—six years old and just eighteen months—listened, and I could see the fear in their eyes. They thought it was a warning siren. In that moment, they couldn’t tell the difference. That stayed with me. It made me think again about the trumpet in Sc

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel In Leviticus 23:15-16 and Deuteronomy 16:9-12, God instructed Israel to count off the seven weeks after Passover leading to Pentecost (Shavuot). It is called counting the “Omer” – the wheat ripening unto springtime harvest. It was also during this exact season two thousand years ago that the resurrected Yeshua shared with His disciples for 40 days about the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). Luke, the author of Acts, summarizes for us these 40 days of

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel After exactly 40 days of war with Iran, we have entered into a period of a two week cease-fire. Will it hold? Will Trump and the US succeed in securing a real “deal” with Iran that will last? Here in Israel, for 40 days missiles, threats, and uncertainty became routine. Different from the 12 day war in June of 2025, this time Arab nations across the region—especially in the area of the Persian Gulf -- were increasingly drawn into the tension,

During this season of Passover, our team at Tikkun Global sends a special blessing from Jerusalem to partners and friends around the world. Many of you joined the recent Passover celebration in Dallas with Paul Wilbur and Asher Intrater at UPPERROOM (watch on tikkunglobal.org/passover-2026). We are deeply grateful for your partnership and your prayers during this significant season for Israel and the Middle East. The story of Passover reminds us that God sees the suffering of

Ahavat Yeshua Jerusalem © Esther Denouncing Haman (1888) by Ernest Normand - Public Domain You’ve probably heard that Iran is the modern name for ancient Persia. You may have heard that the start of this battle with Iran coincided remarkably with Purim which is when the Jewish people fought against Haman and all the Jew-haters of the Persian empire. Maybe you’ve also heard that Iran is a Shiite Muslim nation led by a theocracy which implements Sharia law and indiscriminatel

From the Sinful Heart to the New Heart Harvest of Asher Akko, Israel © Gemini Since the fall of humanity, the human heart has tended toward sin, conflict, and death (Genesis 6:5). When people act out of their sinful nature, the result is strife, violence, and destruction. “ What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? ” (James 4:1). The wars and conflicts we see in the world begin in the human heart. Stephen describes

Shavei Tzyon | Return to Zion Congregation Haifa, Israel Our mens' retreat in a bomb shelter the day that the war on Iran began. Shalom, dear friends. So many of you have been reaching out lately, asking how we are doing. You’ve asked what it’s like to live under simultaneous missile fire from Iran and Hezbollah… For decades there have been negotiations with Iran – threats, protests, ups and downs. But now, within several weeks, God is changing things. It feels like an earthq

Through Unity & Prayer Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel Genuine European, Egyptian and Asian thrones rendered by Freepik. Before the Iran war began, Tikkun Global had set apart 40 days of prayer and fasting leading up to Purim (March 2-4). After the horrific massacre of its own people on January 8-10, our hearts burned to stand with the Iranian people against the wicked regime of the Ayatollahs. When all-out aerial bombardments began on February 28, we extended the dedicated