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News from the field: how ICEJ is helping Israelis in crisis, bringing Jews home through Aliyah, and caring for Holocaust survivors.
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Featured · August 18, 2026
Leave a Legacy for Israel’s Future: The Story of Kfar Aza’s New Music Center
It’s “Make-a Will” month. Read about one women’s choice to leave a legacy for Israel’s future that is blessing an Israeli community.
Featured · August 13, 2026
ICEJ Staff Pack Groceries for 1,000 Israeli Families
ICEJ staff helped 1,000 Israelis while handing each of them bags of groceries at a social welfare distribution site in Rishon LeZion.
Featured · August 6, 2026
Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors Summer 2026 Update
Residents at the ICEJ’s Home for Holocaust Survivors in Haifa endured the escalation in the long, intense war with Iran and Hezbollah this past spring and are now embracing the 2026 summer months, showing their creativity in art and blessings the community in special ways.
Featured · July 23, 2026
Kibbutz Be’eri: Rebuilding a Community, Restoring Hope
The rebuilding of Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel encompasses every aspect of life—restoring people emotionally, physically, economically, and more.
Featured · July 9, 2026
ICEJ Helps More Ethiopian Jews Come Home to Israel
Learn about Aliyah from Ethiopia and how the ICEJ recently helped Ethiopian Jews come home to Israel—including a 92-year-old “dreamer”
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ICEJ Stands with Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in Mourning & Recovery
Earlier this summer, the members of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak received a somber update. The body of Oren Goldin, who belonged to the kibbutz’s emergency team, had just been recovered from Gaza. Goldin fell while defending the kibbutz during ,,,
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Jewish Immigration to Israel: 45 Years of ICEJ Help with Aliyah
For 45 years, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has played an important role in assisting with Jewish immigration to Israel, their ancestral homeland. This process, known as Aliyah, represents both a physical journey and a spiritual homecoming deeply rooted in biblical prophecy.
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US Pastors, Leaders: “You Are Not Alone, Israel”
“Why are you here?” was the question Israelis repeatedly asked us. Our group’s response was always similar: “Because we wanted to see for ourselves what Israel is facing and tell you that you are not alone. There are Christians in the United States that love and support you.”
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ICEJ Donates Horses for Trauma Therapy Farm Near Gaza
Not far from the Gaza border, Kibbutz Urim stands as a testament to Israeli resilience amid the adversity of living for years under the constant threat of terrorism.
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ICEJ Sponsors Flight to Israel for Ukrainian Jewish Students
In early September, 19 Jewish students from various cities across Ukraine arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on an ICEJ-sponsored flight from Moldova to begin their high school studies in Israel.
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Caring for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors in Battered Eshkol Region
An ICEJ team recently visited the Eshkol Community Center and was touched to see the resilience of the locals and staff. The Center’s lobby displays banners honoring those who lost their lives or were taken hostage, and paintings by local residents still hang on the walls from Sukkot 2023, just before the October 7 massacre, as no one has the heart to take them down.
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ICEJ Anticipates Increase in Jewish Immigration to Israel
The summer of 2024 was exciting for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) as we are amid what promises to be a major year of Aliyah—Jewish immigration to Israel.
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ICEJ Donates Paramedic Kits to Sadot Negev Region in Israel
After Rafi’s traumatic experiences that harrowing day, he urgently requested paramedic kits for all 16 communities under his watch in southern Israel, and the Christian Embassy was honored to donate these kits on behalf of our donors.
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ICEJ Renovates Homes, Shelters for Needy Israeli Families
The Christian Embassy has been sponsoring a special work team that is renovating and repairing homes and bomb shelters across Israel. In 2024, the team has completed more than 40 apartments for elderly evacuees from the Gaza border communities.
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ICEJ Funds Flights for French Jews Making Aliyah Despite Conflict
Despite the multifront conflict surrounding Israel at present, Jewish families are still immigrating to their ancient homeland, with some 70 French Jews arriving in Israel in late August alone on Aliyah flights sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
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What Is Aliyah and Is It a Biblical Concept?
Aliyah means “to ascend” or “to go up” in a spiritual sense and originally described the journey the children of Israel made three times a year to Jerusalem for the biblically mandated feasts (“appointments” or “holy days”) of Passover (Pesach), Pentecost (Shavuot), and Tabernacles (Sukkot).
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ICEJ Provides Help Holocaust Survivors Need
Since the atrocities of October 7, the ICEJ has taken key steps to better secure the Haifa Home residents. We have added above-ground bomb shelters, including a new safe room just off the community dining hall.
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