Global Christians Prayer Network for the Peace of Israel

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

Once a year, Jewish tradition teaches that the gates of heaven stand open. 🕍

For 25 hours, Jews fast, pray, and pour out their hearts. And then, as the sun begins to set on Yom Kippur, comes the most intense moment of the entire Jewish year: Neilah.

The word means "closing." The gates are about to shut. This is the last chance.

The ark is opened and stays open for the entire service. The congregation stands. No one sits. The prayers grow more urgent, more desperate, more raw. Voices crack. Tears fall. And then, at the very end, a single long blast of the shofar pierces the silence, and it is over.

For thousands of years, across every corner of the world, Jewish communities have stood in this exact moment together. Different languages, different melodies, different synagogues, but the same trembling hope: that they have been written into the Book of Life for another year.

Have you ever experienced Neilah? What does this moment mean to you? 👇

01/06/2026

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his decision to appoint Shmuel Ben Ezra as Director of the National Security Council (NSC) and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Shmuel Ben Ezra brings with him over thirty years of experience in defending the nation's security. He led the development project for the "Arrow 3" interceptor missile, which won the Israel Defense Prize. In his most recent role at the ISA, he served for four years as the Head of the Technology, Operations, and Cyber Division (equivalent to the rank of Major General).

Ben Ezra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics (summa cm laude), a Master’s degree in Applied Physics, an MBA (summa cm laude), and a Master’s degree in Political Science specializing in national security (summa cm laude). He is also a graduate of the National Security College (with honors).

Shmuel Ben Ezra possesses groundbreaking thinking and a deep familiarity with the worlds of security and technology. He has many years of experience working with government officials in the United States and around the world.

He will assist the Prime Minister in bolstering the security, diplomatic, and economic resilience of the State of Israel, and in advancing it as a global technological superpower.

Photo: Elisha Grossberg

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

He was baptized Christian as a child, but he never forgot — and never fully hid — where he came from. 🕍

Benjamin Disraeli rose from the son of a Jewish writer to become Prime Minister of the British Empire twice, the confidant of Queen Victoria, and one of the most brilliant political minds of the 19th century. In an era when Jews were barred from Parliament until 1858, Disraeli had already been navigating the corridors of power for decades, armed with nothing but his intellect, his audacity, and his pen.

He once told Parliament: "Yes, I am a Jew. And when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the Temple of Solomon." 🔥

His story is not just a Jewish story. It is a story about identity, ambition, and what it costs to belong to a world that was not built for you. What do you think: was Disraeli a trailblazer for Jewish identity, or did he compromise too much to get there? Drop your thoughts below. 👇

29/05/2026