1995

Carols and Candlelight Services: How They Helped Two Jews Find Jesus—Part One

An excerpt from "Then I Met Messiah" The following excerpts come from two testimony booklets. If you can't wait to see how a story ends, please do not read these two pages! If you enjoy tasty appetizers and are willing to send away for one or both stories, read on! The winter I was sixteen, my high school chorus had a major role in our school's Christmas program. In grade school, I had always felt drawn to Christmas carols, but my parents would never allow me to participate in Christmas programs. Now, having taken the music class, I had to sing in the concert or fail…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1995_12/carols1- 1995/12/01

Good-bye and Hello…

In 1980, Jhan and Melissa Moskowitz left San Francisco to continue our work in Chicago. It was a big step for the Moskowitz's but little did I know it would lead to a big step for me as well. You see, Melissa had been the editor of our Newsletter. I was a bit taken aback when Moishe Rosen called me into his office and said, "I need you to edit the Newsletter." In fact, I was scared. I liked to write and had enjoyed assisting Melissa occasionally, but take over completely? "I don't think I want full responsibility," I began, but Moishe looked me in the eye and announced,…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1995_11/goodbye- 1995/11/01

1992

Defeating the Goliaths in Our Lives

Though we may think of ourselves as peace-loving people, once we commit our lives to Jesus we enter a war zone. The fight is between good and evil—between God and Satan, the temporary prince of this world. We who belong to Messiah Y'shua must not only declare our allegiance; but be ready to defend ourselves and others from attack. The battle, though not fought with physical weapons, is just as real as a military war and victory requires battle strategy. Knowing that, we can learn from David's tactics against Goliath (1 Samuel, chapter 17). David was young and…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1992_10/goliaths- 1992/12/01

Focused Prayer, Our Secret Weapon

Encouraging the Ephesian believers concerning their walk of faith, Paul wrote: "…we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12). Paul described Satan as the wily enemy and believers as God's soldiers who must fight to protect their position. Paul taught that victory in this spiritual warfare requires believers to counter the spiritual weapons of the enemy with spiritual defenses—the whole…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1992_07/focusedprayer- 1992/07/01

1991

Who is minding the store?

Yankel, a poor immigrant, came to the Land of Opportunity in search of freedom and a better life. With a mere handful of coins he bought a few basic necessities. Peddling soap, pins, needles and matches door-to-door, he managed to feed himself and make a small profit. Tirelessly he continued to buy and sell until he acquired enough to open a small store. He married, and his wife toiled endlessly alongside him, leaving the store only long enough to prepare their meals in the sparse back-room apartment or to snatch a few hours of sleep. Then God blessed them with a son. As…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1991_01/minding_store- 1991/01/01

1989

Hospital Miracle

We first met Ann in Los Angeles in 1960. Over the years we befriended her and several members of her family, most of whom were Jewish believers in Y'shua, and Moishe ministered to them. Ann's first husband Sid died, and later she remarried. Her second husband Jack, though always respectful about the faith, was himself an unashamed infidel. We saw them from time to time when we were in town. Then recently Moishe heard that Ann was keeping a death watch over Jack as he lay dying of cancer. When Moishe called the hospital, Jack was conscious but unable to talk because he…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1989_07/hospital- 1989/07/01

Of Borscht, Beets and Blueberries

If you like soup and enjoy sweet and sour, you'll probably like borscht. You don't have to be Jewish (or Russian) to like it, any more than you have to be Jewish to love Jesus. Come to think of it, some Jewish people don't like borscht. One is my Jewish daughter Lyn. She doesn't like it because the most common variety is made from beets. Lyn hates beets. She hated them from infancy, even before she could say the word, but that's another story. Fortunately for beet haters like Lyn, borscht can also be made from coarsely shredded cabbage and even spinach. Bottled borscht…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1989_07/borscht2- 1989/07/01

1985

Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of His Saints

Hanna Wago: March 13, 1895 to March 11, 1985 Two days short of her 90th birthday "Mother Wago," a dear saint of God, was called to her eternal reward. Although she was born a Gentile (of German parents in Russia), her love and zeal for Jewish people often exceeded that of many of Abraham's physical seed. She was married in 1933 to Oscar Wago, a Jewish believer and missionary to the Jews. Together they served under the American Board of Missions to the Jews in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After her husband's death in 1940, Mrs. Wago moved to Denver, Colorado, where she…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/1985_05/10_PreciousSight- 1985/05/01

1983

Baptism—Pagan or Jewish?

BINST GEVOREN A GOY! "You've become a Gentile!" We Jewish believers in Jesus the Messiah often encounter this accusation from non-believing family and friends after we've been baptized. They see baptism as the mystical key to an irreversible and dreaded change that severs the one who is baptized from his or her heritage and loyalties; and they hope that a person who has not yet been baptized may still change his mind about being a believer. Those who think this way have the sequence of cause and effect reversed. Baptism does not produce commitment; a person's…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/2_10/baptism- 1983/07/01

A Covenant with God

"You're going to stick that baby with a needle?" My voice must have betrayed my initial shock and dismay. This was my week-old grandson we were discussing! I listened to the softspoken young man as he competently and calmly described the brief ceremony he was about to conduct. He assured me the needle would be carefully sterilized, and after a split-second pin prick to draw just one drop of blood, I would have the honor of placing anti-bacterial ointment and a band-aid on my new grandson's tiny heel. I was not at all sure I could handle it. Then I reminded myself that my…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/2_8/covenant- 1983/03/01

1981

How Big Is Your God?

From the time I was old enough to understand anything, I believed in God. He was a big omniscient Jewish Grandfather in the sky who could fix everything and make it right if He chose. I knew He was there because I often heard my mother talking to Him in Yiddish. If someone was hurt, or sick, or if she'd had a particularly bad day, I'd hear her saying, "Oy, Gott!" Sometimes it sounded more like a complaint than a prayer, but I knew she was appealing to Him for some kind of action. From this I surmised two things: one could appeal to God in times of trouble; and one spoke…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/1_8/big- 1981/07/01

1978

Then I Met Messiah

It was New Year's Eve, 1951. As I reached for a drinking glass in the shelf-lined pantry of our cold-water flat, I glanced out of the tiny window at the midnight sky. The light of one star in the southwest dazzled me with its brilliance. It beamed bigger and brighter than any star I had ever seen, and I thought, "Maybe the Christmas star over Bethlehem looked like that." Then I realized that I, a Jew, halfway believed something I had always been taught was untrue. My twin brother and I were born prematurely to Jewish parents in Boston, Massachusetts. We each weighed less…[ Full Article ]

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/answers/lifestories/ceil- 1978/01/01