Published on: 18.12.2025 As we begin a new year, I find it appropriate to go to the very beginning of the Bible and consider the original mandate that God gave mankind when He created the heavens and the earth. When God created men, He blessed them and commissioned them, saying: “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it… (Genesis 1:28)  These are four simple commands that God gave to humanity back then in the Garden of Eden, and they are still relevant for us to

Published on: 17.12.2025 [This Bible teaching is adapted from Prof. McDermott’s message at the ICEJ’s Feast of Tabernacles 2025.]   There is much debate today concerning the New Perspective on Paul as it relates to Israel. The Apostle Paul is not always easy to comprehend. Even his fellow Apostle, Peter, wrote that Paul is sometimes “hard to understand,” and many twist his words “to their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). Twenty centuries later, perhaps the most debated aspect

Published on: 15.12.2025 By Nick Hansen, ICEJ-Denmark National Director As we approach Christmas, I am reminded once again that the story we celebrate is not only the story of a miraculous birth – it is also a story of movement, displacement and ultimately homecoming. In the beauty and simplicity of the Nativity, God Almighty enters into human history. He comes to dwell among us, not in power or spectacle, but in vulnerability and humility. The Gospel of John opens with the b

Published on: 15.12.2025 On 7 October 2023, the people of Israel awoke to a nightmare. At daybreak on Simchat Torah , over 6,000 armed terrorists used the cover of withering rocket fire to infiltrate the Gaza border fence and invade southern Israel. In a wave of atrocities, they killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage back into Gaza. The Hamas onslaught ignited a major conflict that forced Israel to defend itself on seven fronts from Iranian-backed Islamist militias. After t

Published on: 21.11.2025 by David Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman While the military battle over Gaza has quieted down in recent weeks, the diplomatic battle over its future has heated up. On Monday, The UN Security Council adopted a resolution approving US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for rebuilding Gaza, which left many on the Israeli Right complaining that it opened the door to a Palestinian state. The next day, Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Moh

Published on: 5.12.2025 By: Staff Writers This year, the ICEJ Aid Department focused on projects in three categories: Aliyah & Integration, Israel in Crisis, and a Future and Hope. This campaign brought support, funding, care, and prayer, to hundreds of people and dozens of communities throughout Israel as the ICEJ funded 726 Aliyah flights, 16 new bomb shelters, 473 Computer kits, and transported 250,000 food parcels and 105 tons of humanitarian equipment in 2025 while inves

Published on: 18.11.2025 By: Nick Hansen For decades, Israel could count on a wide and diverse foundation of international support — political, religious and civic. It was a base built not only on shared democratic values and post-Holocaust solidarity, but also on biblical conviction. Yet today, that foundation is shifting. From Washington to Berlin, from church pews to television studios, some of Israel’s oldest allies are growing silent — or turning away. Jewish children wh

Published on: 4.12.2025 This year, the ICEJ Aid Department focused on projects in three categories: Aliyah & Integration, Israel in Crisis, and a Future and Hope. This campaign brought support, funding, care, and prayer, to hundreds of people and dozens of communities throughout Israel as the ICEJ funded 726 Aliyah flights, 16 new bomb shelters, 473 Computer kits, 250,000 food parcels and 105 tons of humanitarian equipment in 2025 while investing in Gaza Envelope rebuilding p

Published on: 12.11.2025 By: Dr. Jürgen Bühler, ICEJ President  This year’s Feast theme came from Zechariah 8:23, that “ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man…”  It is the last, climactic verse of this chapter, in which God makes ten declarations  about Israel’s future restoration, each starting: “Thus says the Lord”. During this year’s Feast, the Gaza war halted and the last living hostages came home. In parallel, US President Donal

Rabbis and pastors discuss Israel with U.S. Representative Max Miller (R-Ohio), January 31, 2024. (Photo: Israel Allies Foundation) by Dr. Susan Michael Even a casual observer of history cannot help but notice the astonishing relationship that has developed between Jews and Christians over the past 80 years. None of this would have happened without the birth of the modern state of Israel in 1948. Since then, several pivotal moments have strengthened Jewish-Christian relations

Published on: 12.11.2025 By: Howard Flower, ICEJ Aliyah Director In September, 86 Russian-speaking Jews from across Europe gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania for an intensive Aliyah seminar organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel, the ICEJ’s long-time partner. The location carried profound significance. This city, once known as the “Jerusalem of the North,” was home to the great Gaon of Vilna, who revolutionised Jewish thought about returning to Zion. Nearly three centuries lat

Published on: 12.11.2025 By: Maxine Carlill  The delightful festival of Hanukkah takes place for eight days during December, with candles glowing on windowsills or even outdoors.   Donuts called “sufganiyot” are cooked in oil – a fun way to remember “the miracle of the oil”. Following the Maccabean defeat of the Seleucid Greeks, a day’s worth of oil in the Menorah lasted for the eight days needed to rededicate the Temple.    A central aspect of Hanukkah is celebrating this re

Published on: 16.10.2025 At the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem’s annual Israeli Guest Night and Roll Call of the Nations, a highlight of the Feast of Tabernacles celebration, the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, attended as the guest of honour and delivered the keynote address. This significant event brought together Christian pilgrims from over 70 nations, together with Israeli guests, in a show of solidarity with Israel. During his speech, Presiden

Published on: 15.10.2025 By David Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has just completed a very successful Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem right as Israel welcomed home the last 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The timing seemed to be orchestrated from heaven, as so many of our Feast pilgrims have been faithfully praying with us online for two whole years for the release of the remaining h

Published on: 10.10.2025 By Staff writers Social media influencer Hanaya Naftali began Feast Day four’s session with the wonderful news that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas for the release of the Israeli hostages. He shared on Current Affairs and emphasised that we should be ready to know why we are standing with Israel. He stressed how grateful Israelis are for Christian support, “When everybody took a stance against Israel, you took a stand for Israel”, sai

Published on: 10.10.2025 Since our Feast pilgrims ascended to Jerusalem on Monday evening, they have been tremendously blessed by this year’s celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. The 1,500 attendees from some 70 nations have enjoyed inspiring Feast speakers and dynamic worship sessions, and shared Communion together in the Garden Tomb. But the highlights for many came at the Israeli Guest Night on Wednesday evening and the popular Jerusalem March on Thursday. Our traditio

Published on: 11.10.2025 By: Detri McGhee & Jon Simmons The last morning session of the Feast was dedicated to praying for Israel and the nations. Vasco Vreshtulla, Julia Campos, Jonathan Parsons, and Naomi Ammon led the beautiful worship during the morning. ICEJ President Dr. Jürgen Bühler welcomed the delegates and exclaimed with joy that we have come here to seek the Lord’s favour. The reports are that the Israeli hostages will be released no later than Simcha Torah, exact

Published on: 11.9.2025 A fresh mandate for pilgrimage to Zion  By David R. Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman “In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” (Zechariah 8:23)  1982 Feast of Tabernacles celebration. Back in 1980, the pioneers of our first Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles were inspired by the prophetic passage

Published on: 19.9.2025 Throughout Israel’s long two-year war with Hamas, accusations of “genocide” have been loosely tossed at Israel from many sources, including United Nations officials and prominent world leaders. One recent example was the resolution of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), which turned out to be a shameful, secretive attempt by a small clique of antisemites within the organisation to dupe the world on false academic pretences. This

Published on: 17.9.2025 This year marks 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea — a defining moment in Church history. While its theological achievements are often celebrated, Nicaea also marked the beginning of a systemic detachment from Christianity’s Jewish roots.  This summer, the ICEJ has held a special 100-day observance of prayer and teachings on Nicaea’s positive impact and its misstep towards the Jews. The four transcribed excerpts below offer key insights from the we