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 40 days of war with Iran, we have entered a fragile cease-fire. Everyone wants to know if Trump and the US will succeed in securing a real “deal” with Iran that will last. In Israel, during the 40 days of conflict, daily missile attacks became routine. Unlike the 12-day war in June of 2025; Arab nations in the Persian Gulf region were also drawn into the hostilities, many experiencing direct rocket and drone bombings by Iran. What was ori

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

Tiferet Yeshua Congregation Tel Aviv Ask any Israeli and they will tell you that for decades a war with Iran was the ultimate apocalyptic scenario everyone feared. In Israel’s every war and operation, we knew who the sponsor of terror in the shadows was, but all war analysts and experts predicted that, should it turn into a direct conflict with Iran, Israel would be in big trouble. It is true that Israel and the U.S. initiated this current war, but this battle is actually a c

Tikkun Global Jerusalem, Israel Many people know the shortest verse in the Bible: “Jesus wept.” These words come from the story of Lazarus, when Yeshua stood before the tomb and cried even though He knew Lazarus would soon be raised from the dead. But there is another moment when Yeshua cried that we speak about much less. This moment took place in the Garden of Gethsemane, just hours before the greatest suffering He would endure. In that garden, Yeshua knew exactly what was

Israel continues to face intense attacks as missiles from Iran strike civilian areas across the country. Sirens, shelter runs, and uncertainty have become part of daily life. In these moments, the most immediate need is often very simple: people caring for people. On the second day of the war, March 1st, one of the largest missile impacts occurred in the city of Beit Shemesh , not far from Jerusalem. The attack left nine people dead and more than seventy injured , devastati

Tiferet Yeshua Congregation Tel Aviv Tehran's Azadi Freedom Tower built before the revolution enslaved Iran – © Pixabay The US president wrote on January 14: “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” Two days later, Trump announced that he had called off a military strike against Iran, saying that the Iranian regime’s commitment to “cancel” planned executions was an encouraging step. It’s not clear whether that was a bluff or an