No Jew Left Behind
BY LARRY HERZEKOW, ISRAEL REPRESENTATIVE, OEUSA
Then my people will know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind. Ezekiel 39:28 NLT
My wife and I made Aliyah in 1996 with four of our six children — ages 1, 3, 5, and 14. Our two oldest — ages 18 and 21 — made last-minute decisions to stay stateside for various personal reasons.
We had heard from the Lord, and we knew He was calling us to Israel. Even though the Lord clearly spoke to us, it was not an easy decision. The decision to go would have been almost impossible without the Lord’s direction. Herein lies the challenge for the typical Jewish person today contemplating Aliyah. Without knowing the Lord, the decision factors come down to finances, safety, and “leaving the comforts of home”.
Just a few years prior to moving to Israel, we had absolutely no desire to even visit Israel, let alone move! Satan does not want Jewish people to move to Israel, and he will do whatever it takes to prevent that from happening; the reason: God’s promise to bring back the Jewish people from the four corners of the earth (Isaiah 11:12)! Satan is trying his best to destroy God’s promises.
All over the United States and around the world, everyone is very concerned about the huge uptick in instances of Jewish hatred, which is at levels never seen before! We believe that Aliyah is just one of many ways that God has turned evil into good.
We believe the focus of our prayers needs to be for God to transform the hearts and minds of Jewish people, so they see Israel as the safe haven that God has promised and is providing for them. This will take much prayer and intercession!
Making Aliyah is never an easy move. But it is one that brings transformation! It brings a richness and a depth of faith in God to a level not previously experienced. In 2024, 31,000 people representing 100 countries made Aliyah! In Israel we will receive with open arms those who make Aliyah! It will not be an easy adjustment, but it will make all of us more resilient and stronger.
GENTILES, ESPECIALLY THE CHURCH, HAVE AN ENORMOUS CALLING FROM GOD TO HELP WITH THE ALIYAH PROCESS.
Gentiles, especially the Church, have an enormous calling from God to help with the Aliyah process. As God’s word says in Isaiah 49:22, “Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.” (KJV) “No Jew Left Behind” is the title of an Orthodox Jewish song. The title should be our goal. Let’s make it happen together!
