The Messiah Conference gets under way

The Messiah Conference, the world’s largest annual gathering of Messianic Jews and pro-Israel Christians, is taking place at Messiah University in Pennsylvania. The seven-day event features bestselling author Jonathan Cahn; television host Jonathan Bernis; author and speaker Michael Brown; author and musician Joel Chernoff; and other speakers.

“This gathering comes at a pivotal moment for the Jewish people and Messianic Jews everywhere,” said Joel Chernoff, general secretary and CEO of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America. “We’re witnessing an unprecedented attack on Israel and growing persecution of the Jewish people in the United States and around the world.”

Chernoff will highlighted  Joseph Project International, a humanitarian nonprofit group delivering crucial aid to Israelis, both Jews and Arabs, as the war in Israel threatens to expand and a growing number of Israelis fall into poverty. In the past two decades, the organization has distributed more than 950 40-foot shipping containers of international aid, including food, clothing and medical supplies, valued at more than $170 million, making it the world’s largest importer of humanitarian aid to Israel. Since the war began, Joseph Project International and its partners in Israel have distributed more than $17 million in aid to the most vulnerable families affected by ongoing and intensifying terrorist rocket and drone attacks.

The Messiah Conference, sponsored by the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America, the Young Messianic Jewish Alliance and the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues, will feature more than 60 educational sessions for Messianic leaders, young professionals, teens and children.

Messianic Judaism is a biblically-centered movement of Jewish people who believe Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah of Israel and savior of the world. They believe their Jewish forefathers, the Torah and the biblical prophets prophesied about him.

“It’s crucial that we train every generation in a biblical manner so they’re able to engage the culture with a Judeo-Christian theology and worldview and understand the role of the Jewish people in shaping that,” Chernoff said, noting the reported rise of misinformation and hostility toward Jews among younger generations, including college students.

The Messiah Conference will be livestreamed free of charge and can be viewed HERE.

–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice