The observance of the Feast of Trumpets, often referred to as “Rosh Hashanah,” begins at sundown Sunday, October 2 through Tuesday, October 4, 2016. God describes its observance in Leviticus 23:23-25. It is a day of sounding trumpets in the Temple and throughout the land of Israel.
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Your partnership with The Joshua Fund sponsors more than a dozen distribution centers that provide food on a monthly basis to more than 3,000 families. All of our Centers are directly connected to congregations or like-minded ministries. This gives local believers an opportunity to minister personally to the needy in their area and to be a blessing in their communities.
This vital ministry has made a significant impact on Israeli society. Today they are assisting 450 mothers and babies and have saved at least 1,500 Israeli lives. Just recently this ministry received an award from the Israeli Knesset for “their significant contribution to the protection of mothers and children.”
The Jerusalem Post reports that the number of terrorist attacks in Israel hit a 10-month low in July and also observed that the six attacks in July was “a drastic fall from the 70 seen last October.”
For over 5 years, The Joshua Fund has partnered with a fantastic team of Israelis whose mission and calling is to make disciples who, in turn, will make disciples. This team has been faithfully leading one of the most effective and fruitful ministries in Israel.
Read how your gifts and prayers are reaching out to give the Word of God in Hebrew to the nation of Israel.
The Joshua Fund Founder and Chairman, Joel C. Rosenberg, reminds us of insights the Church can glean from the book of Micah as it relates to the nations surrounding Israel.
Among the greatest joys Lynn and I have experienced in moving to Israel with our sons in August of 2014 has been the opportunity to spend much more personal time with Israelis of all backgrounds, and especially with Israeli pastors and ministry leaders and their families. After all, it’s all about relationships in this country.
Please join The Joshua Fund in asking the Lord to bring His true peace to the Land of Israel and the kingdom of Jordan. We grieve for those Israelis and Jordanians affected by two terrorist attacks this week - one just north of Amman on Monday that killed five Jordanian intelligence officers, and the other in the heart of Tel Aviv yesterday, a mass shooting event that left four Israelis dead and sixteen wounded.
Beginning at sundown Saturday June 11 through Sunday, June 12, 2016 the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost, is celebrated. This holiday is known by several other names, including the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of the Harvest. The celebration became known as Pentecost, which means 50 in Greek because it is observed 50 days after the celebration of Passover.
Almost ten years ago, on June 14, 2006, a small group of us gathered in our home to sign the paperwork and officially begin The Joshua Fund, to bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus. We gathered there with a few trusted friends who had already been praying and serving together in the Epicenter for several years.
Let’s learn, as The Joshua Fund Founder and Chairman, Joel C. Rosenberg, brings clarity to the important issue of the Church’s attitude toward Israel’s neighboring nations.
