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The MJIF is dedicated to helping Jewish believers in Israel get through temporary emergency situations.

Sometimes your check makes the difference between a family remaining in Israel, or having to leave due to financial hardships. Your check can make the difference in a pastor having materials and equipment to minister to the lost, or losing people because there is no one helping him to establish a much needed congregation.

Your check now, no matter the amount, will enable many to get the medical help they would not get otherwise... and your support of God's people in Israel today will supply food, clothing and school supplies to families, and it will let them know they are not alone.

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Chairman:
  Jeffrey P. Lowenthal

Executive Director:
  Dorothy N. Solomon

Advisors:
  MJAA Executive Board




 


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MJIF RECENT VISIT TO ISRAEL

We arrived at Ben Gurion airport in the early evening, picked up our rental car and drove straight to the hotel in Tel Aviv for a good nights rest after a long 14 hour flight.

Early the next morning we enjoyed a delicious Israeli breakfast before heading out for the first of three meetings scheduled for the day.

Right away we were asked to pray for a godly young woman who had been tormented with depressing thoughts since the birth of her new baby (you Mom’s will understand that). The request for prayer reminded me of how much I despise the enemy and his tactics, but actually, it was a good thing because it served to make me more resolute in prayer against his evil plans. The trip was already proving to be heartrending and a blessing at the same time.

God went before us as we met with several busy leaders; breaking bread together, building relationships and praying for needs all over Israel. We had warm fellowship with families, youth groups and single folks, all doing their part to shine the light of Yeshua and help grow the Messianic Jewish community in the country.

As always, there were diverse emergency situations needing immediate attention, but noticeably prevalent on this trip were a number of dear ones with serious dental problems. I witnessed for myself how badly in need of dental work many of them were, and how neglect in this area can cause serious health problems. Dentistry is very expensive in Israel, and so many times it’s the last thing to get attention.

 

There are children’s programs that the MJIF is so happy to help with.One such program furnishes school backpacks with supplies enclosed for thousands of children that otherwise would have nothing to take to school. . . and little is supplied for them in the classroom.

 

We met with Adam, a young worship and praise leader in Jerusalem. He and his wife call their home a “military outpost – and worship center.” Adam and his group of musical worshippers hold concerts all over Israel, playing music and ministering the Word of God to the youth in the Land. Another young family live in a dangerous settlement in the West Bank (it’s cheaper). They have no transportation, so he has to hitch-hike to Jerusalem every day to and from work.

We traveled to Haifa to visit an Ethiopian leader. The Ethiopian Jews are serious about God and sharing Yeshua with all that will listen. The MJIF helped two needy families there. We visited one Russian congregation that distributes clothing and goods to the poor in the community; and another that ministers to Holocaust survivors. . . just to bless them, the leader says.

We drove over to Tiberias and the beautiful Kenneret (Sea of Galilee) where we visited a growing congregation trying to renovate an old building to meet in. Please pray for this faithful group.

Another leader there told us about a small struggling ministry in Arad, located in the Negev Desert near the Dead Sea. We drove to Arad where we met with and assisted several needy families. The MJIF was able to help a precious lady who takes in foster children and young women needing help. She has had up to 15 children at a time, but currently there are four little ones, plus two young women staying with her. Can’t you just imagine how the Father must smile down on this servant of His?

Then on to Be’er Sheva with the heat of the desert pounding down on our little car, but we were feeling the springs of living water flowing in our spirits.

We visited the home of one leader in the community and listened as his wife told pitiful stories of the hardship suffered by a number of believers in the area. Each time I hear of, or saw distressing situations among the Messianic Jewish believers in Israel, I thanked God for the unselfish hearts of MJIF donors.

There are many poignant stories I could share with you, but that’s for a later time.

Look over the other pages of the web site and see what God is doing through you, the MJIF supporters.

In Messiah's joy,

Dotti

“If someone has worldly possessions’ and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how can he love God? Children, let us not love with words and talk, but with actions and in reality!”


1John 3:17-18 - Complete Jewish Bible.


 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

"May they prosper who love you. May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, May peace be within you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good."

 
 

  

Dear Dotti,

Thank you for the fine work you have consistantly done on behalf of the Messianic Jewish Israel Fund. As the 1980s concluded, interest grew in the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America to help Jewish believers in Israel. Yet it wasn’t until you energized the MJIF with your passion that things really got underway. It is not only impressive to see what has taken place, but to see that it has all been achieved on a volunteer basis. A donor’s dollar is really well spent.

My family and I lived in Israel for nine years and we always enjoyed our annual visits with you near Tel Aviv. Apparent to us was the importantance you placed on knowing where the contributions sent to the MJIF could best be utilized. Then you would pay a visit to the people or places we suggested to make a determination for yourself. As well as being interested in the financial needs of the people, you wanted to be sure that recipients were also endeavoring to lead lives honoring the Lord. Your work of helping the Messianic movement in Israel was (is) especially valued.

You have now been doing this work for 16 + years, and I'm convinced you would not have stayed with it if you didn’t enjoy it and feel it was important. Surely, the Messianic believers in Israel feel the sense of support, and it is a great encouragement to those who labor so sacrificially for the Messiah.

There are many worthwhile families, congregations and activities in Israel that are greatly blessed by an unexpected $500 or $5,000 from the MJIF. The workers are generally too poor to travel and do not have any contacts in America from which to seek funding so the MJIF is their agent, so to speak. Thank you for doing this for them.

According to my observation, there are several types of endeavors which receive special attention by your fund. They are fledgling ministries and families in emergency situations. As well, the MJIF aids in job training and schooling that greatly assists the believers in achieving economic independence. Quite often Messianic believers are subject to prejudice in finding or keeping employment, however, this backing by the MJIF allows them to become self-supporting citizens and a bolder witness for the Messiah.

Most Israeli ministries are engaged in assisting other, less fortunate believers. These efforts are often impeded because of lack of cash. It is amazing to see how much can be accomplished by adding just a little bit of fuel to someone’s dedicated efforts, and it is apparent that you and the MJIF help make the flame burn a little brighter for many there.

Among the Messianic Jewish funds outside Israel, the MJIF has carved out a unique place in undergirding the spread of the Good News of Messiah in Israel, where the center of the Biblical drama is being fulfilled. To be so centrally involved must be a source of great satisfaction to you. I can tell you that the MJIF has a reputation of blessing throughout the Body in Israel. This is widespread, even among many you have never met.

Please know of the continuing enthusiastic support of The Messianic Times and the International Messianic Jewish Alliance. It is an honor to partake in your selfless work.

Regards in Messiah,

Paul Liberman
Executive Director,
International Messianic Jewish Alliance


The examples above represent many, many more in each area.

The needs are great all over Israel, but the MJIF gives much more in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Tiberias and Jerusalem simply because there are more people in these areas, thus, more needs.


What is the MJIF?

The Messianic Jewish Israel Fund is an autonomous, humanitarian aid agency of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA). It functions as a vehicle for Messianic believers in the Diaspora and our Christian friends to join hands with Jewish believers in the Land of Israel, helping to provide spiritual and financial support.

The primary purpose of the MJIF is to be a source of aid to assist Messianic Jewish families, individuals, Messianic ministries and congregations in Israel.

Funds given to the MJIF are used to meet basic needs, such as Hebrew Bibles and other literature for spiritual growth; temporary living expenses; emergency aid; and ministry necessities for sharing faith in Messiah. The MJIF also provides small gifts to aid Jewish believers who have made Aliyah (a permanent move) to Israel.

The MJIF is a ministry of love to God’s chosen people. All board members are volunteers and no salaries are paid to anyone working in this ministry.


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