Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel The holiday of Shavuot commemorates the beginning of the harvest season, the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost morning. The overlap of these three themes on the same day is a marvelous bit of biblical symbolism and prophetic meaning. Two thousand years ago, the early disciples of Yeshua (Jesus) were filled with the Holy Spirit and power. Acts 2:1-4: When the day of Shavuot had fully come, they

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel We often think of faith as something needed for healing, miracles, breakthrough, or the supernatural power of God moving in a visible way. But in Luke 17, Yeshua connects faith to something much more personal, painful, and often overlooked: forgiveness. As an Israeli believer, this teaching is not theoretical for me. After the horrific attack of October 7, when Hamas terrorists massacred, kidnapped, and committed unspeakable acts against my peo

Tiferet Yeshua Congregation Tel Aviv I have been serving in the IDF army reserves with the same men for years. One of the special things that has occurred is that many of my fellow reservists have come to know well what I believe and about our ministry to homeless drug addicts in south Tel Aviv. The week, after the most recent phase of the war broke out, our unit received a large number of quality sandwiches that we did not have a need for. Instead of letting them be thrown a

Harvest of Asher Akko, Israel This is not distant or theoretical. We are living this reality globally, today. And here in Israel we are still in a time of war. There is fear, there is uncertainty, there is pain; and the questions are real: what holds us, and what do we stand on when the world around us is shaking? The world we live in is driven by power – through money, gold, oil, and resources. Nations fight for control. Economies are built on profit, and people build their

Shavei Tzyon | Return to Zion Congregation Haifa, Israel Galilee in springtime overlooking Jezreel Valley and IDF Air Force base - © Photo by Ori Every Tuesday I drive my daughter to her cello lessons half an hour away. In our Haifa music school, “Keshet Tslilim,” we teach almost every instrument—except the cello. So, I take her there myself. The music school sits on the outskirts of a small town, and I wait for my daughter on a covered balcony overlooking the forest. It is

Tents of Mercy Congregation Kiryat Yam, Israel The Israeli Home Front Command tells us how to live physically during wartime. There are rules and regulations laid out to minimize the danger from the thousands of missiles that have been launched in the direction of Israel. In the Haifa-Krayot area where we live, there are often multiple sirens each day, warning of incoming missiles from Iran or Hezbollah in the north. Home Front guidelines answer the following questions: How

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel With wars expanding, global instability increasing, and tensions rising between nations, it is natural to ask whether we are nearing the end of the “last days.” To try and answer this question, we need to step back and ask a more important one: What does the Word of God actually say about the “End Times” or the “Last Days?” Yeshua’s own teaching gives us a clear framework and helps us avoid distraction while keeping our focus on what matters mo

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

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel One of the statements of Yeshua that has echoed throughout history is both simple and profound: “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.” (Mark 3:24). Yeshua spoke these words while responding to accusations that He was casting out demons by the power of Satan. His answer revealed a timeless principle. If a kingdom begins fighting within itself, if its own parts turn against one another, it cannot remain stable for long. Internal divisio

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel With wars expanding, global instability increasing, and tensions rising between nations, this question naturally comes to the surface. To try and answer this question, we need to step back and ask a more important one: What does the Word of God actually say about the “End Times” or the “Last Days”? Yeshua’s own teaching gives us a clear framework and helps us avoid distraction while keeping our focus on what matters most. This is not the first

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel At this time, as Israel has been under war for weeks, I find myself returning again and again to a simple yet profound command from Scripture — a verse many of us know by heart, yet perhaps have not fully understood. What did David truly see when he wrote these words? Was he only speaking about the peace of a city in his day, or did he glimpse something far greater — a revelation of God’s ultimate promise of redemption and restoration? “שְׁאַלו

Conviction, Consequences, and the Courage to See Decisions Through Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel Last week, I sat at my children’s Purim play, which had been scheduled for two weeks earlier but, like so many things in Israel these days, was postponed because of the war with Iran. Then I watched the children take the stage in their costumes and bring to life that timeless story from the Book of Esther. As I watched the familiar drama unfold, I was struck again by how the ent