Episodes

On October 7, 2023, Rachel Goldberg’s life changed forever when she learned that her 23 year old son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin had been kidnapped by Hamas and was held hostage in Gaza. Last month, Rachel and her husband Jon were invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention. This week, Hersh and five other Israeli hostages were executed by Hamas terrorists, and Hersh’s body was recovered and buried in Jerusalem. In his memory and as a comfort to the Goldberg-Polin family and all the hostage...

Israel Unfiltered is a new, important, and compelling series produced by Bridges for Peace, to educate Christians about the truth regarding Israel, how to stand up and to advocate for Israel, especially in the wake of the October 7 massacre last year. They have gathered a stunning group of experts to tell their stories and offer insights that make the reality in Israel that much more personal. Rev. Peter Fast, Ilse Strauss, and Rev. Nathan Williams are among the top leaders and visionaries behin...

The war against Hamas in Gaza is now more than ten months old. Since October 7, 2023 when terrorists massacred 1200 people, raping, sexually mutilating, burning alive, killing parents in front of their children and children in front of their parents, and kidnapping more than 250 of whom 115 are still hostages. Eventually Hamas will be defeated and there needs to be a plan to bring actual long term peace for Gaza and Israel. Our panel of Christian leaders Marziyeh Amirizadeh, John Enarson, and Dr...

Ashlee Bond is one of Israel's incredible Olympic athletes, competing in Tokyo with the equestrian team for the first time in 2021, and again in Paris in 2024. Uniquely, she's also Israel's first Christian Olympic athlete, making her and her story all the more remarkable. Listen about her faith, about representing Israel and the threats she and other athletes received, and the security protocol needed to keep them safe. There are inspiring stories and she's inspiring herself, an ardent Zionist a...

Did you ever hear about Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Biblical month of Av? Throughout history, numerous calamities have befallen the Jewish people on this date including the destruction of BOTH Temples in Jerusalem, the Inquisition, the Final Solution, and most recently the forced withdrawal of all Jewish communities from Gaza in 2005. Since then, a group of righteous Christians have begun to observe this day of national mourning and fasting along with the Jewish people, to pray, to show sol...

Last month the Genesis 123 Foundation hosted an unprecedented and historic event, the Global Prayer for Israel. Thousands of Jews and Christians prayed together all over the world. We share this inspiring and meaningful hour of prayer for the IDF, for the soldiers and their success and their safety, and for their families, especially the hundreds of new widows and orphans. We pray that this will inspire your own prayers and those of others, because combat is still hot, terrorist threats are stil...

Last month the Genesis 123 Foundation hosted an unprecedented and historic event, the Global Prayer for Israel. Thousands of Jews and Christians prayed together all over the world. We share this inspiring and meaningful hour of prayer for the hostages to inspire your own prayers and those of others, because there are still 124 hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, more than 240 days later. Please listen, be inspired, and join us in prayer until they are all free, and thei...

Oriel Moran is usually behind the camera producing video content for the Genesis 123 Foundation. Recently, she joined a group we hosted to visit the Gaza border, to bear witness for herself about the massacre that took place on October 7. She produced her own video commentary for her vlog “Oriel in Israel” that was so good, today we’re going to “watch” it through her eyes. Today we experience it with her, through her eyes. And for the full experience, please see the video at the Genesis 123 Foun...

Tucker Carlson’s recent episode of his “Uncensored” program with notoriously anti-Israel Palestinian Arab Christian, Rev. Munther Isaac has been described as a modern antisemitic blood libel. His 43-minute diatribe with Rev. Isaac was the definition of antisemitism by delegitimizing Israel, demonization of Israel, and applying double standards to Israel that nobody does or would apply to anyone else. With so many outright lies, half-truths, sweeping generalizations and more, it’s necessary to se...

The event was unprecedented and inspiring on many levels. The Global Prayer for Israel spanned six hours, all over the world, with Jews and Christians coming together in prayer: for the hostages safe return and their families; for the IDF success and safety, and the families of the soldiers and new widows and orphans; and for God to change our enemies hearts. This is just a sample of some of the important teachings, personal testimonies, and inspiring prayers. Please pray along with us and share...

Nothing could have prepared us for the nightmarish horrors of Oct 7th. The Jewish people and State of Israel were brutally attacked by barbarians bent on murder, rape, and destruction. We witnessed unspeakable horrors we thought were relics of our tortured past in exile. Nothing will ever be the same. Dark clouds have descended upon us, and our faith is being severely tested. We are battling homicidal Islamic maniacs, while facing seething antisemitism on American campuses and throughout western...

With the war against Hamas in its seventh month, Hezbollah firing rockets at Israel several times a day, the Houthis hijacking international shipping from Yemen, and much more, Marziyeh (Marzi) Amirizadeh has written a provocative article reminding the world that the root of these problems is the Islamic regime in Iran, that it is the head of the octopus whose tentacles are serving as a convenient distraction for the bigger problem. Like the five stones that King David took to fight Goliath, tar...

In a year of experiencing national and intense personal trauma throughout Israel, and the first time since 1948 that Israel finds itself at war while celebrating Passover, Israelis in specific, Jews around the world, and Israel’s Christian allies are all experiencing Passover differently this year. How do we celebrate the Biblical festival of our liberation from Egypt while still at war, with 133 hostages still kidnapped in Gaza, and thousands of dead and injured, and most Israelis traumatized i...

Join Jonathan Feldstein on this latest episode of Inspiration From Zion as he discusses the current mindset and situation in Israel with a panel of others who have lived through this horrible time in Israel's history. Connect with the Genesis 123 Foundation at www.Genesis123.co FB - www.facebook.com/Genesis123Foundation Twitter - @Genesis123F IG - Genesis_123_Foundation Find out how you can be part of Run for Zion and bless Israel with every step at www.RunforZion.com

Israel is the historic and eternal homeland of the Jewish people, yet 75 years after becoming a state, still millions of Jews live overseas, in the diaspora. Why is it imperative that Jews come home now, especially now, in the wake of the war? Is it game over for Jews in the diaspora? What’s holding Jews back from coming home, and what can be done to expedite this? Is it even realistic that most, much less all Jews will come home? Hillel Fuld and Rabbi Hayim Leiter are two critical thinkers with...

John Riley is a veteran journalist and long time host of the Middle East Report. Few journalists outside of Israel have his hand on the pulse of life and events here as much as he does. Wrapping up an intensive trip in which he witnessed and learned a lot, in what he says is his most significant trip ever, we get to experience Israel through his eyes, with his tremendous wealth of knowledge. You can’t see what John has seen, but you can understand it uniquely through his eyes. PLEASE DONATE TO ...

Israel is un the midst of its biggest national trauma in at least 50 years if not ever. Many Israelis have turned to their faith and a deeper connection to God and religious observance. Despite the horrors, many are seeing God’s hand in subtle and more obvious miracles in the war. Rabbis Ari Haber and Netanel Weil are both military rabbis who have done their reserve service since October 7 literally in the trenches. And they see God’s presence often. Join us for an insightful and inspiring conve...

Dr. David Nehring is a friend and asked one day, how I was doing and could he help. I don’t talk openly about my feelings and stresses dealing with the war in Israel, nor do I hide these. This led to an important conversation that was so helpful personally, it was instinctive that we needed to have a wider conversation, to help Israelis struggling with the daily reality of the war, and both Jews and Christians around the world who stand with Israel and who are no less pained by the daily events....

Dr. Rollan Roberts is a Republican candidate for President of the United States. You may have never heard of him, but you want to hear from him. As a Christian, his faith guides his views and policies, and this is especially the case as it relates to supporting Israel and countering antisemitism and threats of Islamic terror. He makes a compelling case as to why he should be elected, noting that relating to Israel and other policies Americans should have a leader who is rooted in principles not ...

Over four months into Israel’s war against Hamas, with threats coming from Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Islamic regime in Iran, Maj. (res) Elliott Chodoff offers insights to the successes, failures, and challenges of the war so far, and implications and projections looking ahead. How will Israel finish in Gaza with Hamas, how and when to deal with the necessity to eliminate Hezbollah’s threats, and what to do – and what not to do – to stop the Iranian regime. Where do Isra...

The US Presidential election is in full swing, and Israel is at war. From a distance, the two may not seem to be so connected. However the nature of the campaign and US support for Israel does risk impacting how Israel is able to carry out the war against Hamas. How will the two remaining Republican candidates use this in their favor, and what are the risks and possibilities for President Biden who also is campaigning within his own party? John Haller and Jonathan Tobin are noted journalists and...

Pastor Jobst Bittner is a pioneering Christian leader, not just as a pastor, but as a German, spearheading German reconciliation with Israel and the Jewish people where German’s today are taking responsibility for the crimes of their parents and grandparents just a few generations ago. In the week in which the world observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and in the wake of the massacre of the largest number of Jews on any one day since the Holocaust, hear how he has taken the lead at ...

Nicole Jansezian is a respected American born journalist in Israel. We took a road trip to communities and sites along the Gaza border where we were able to see and hear the ongoing war against Hamas, witness the aftermath of the death and destruction of the Hamas massacre on October 7, and learn A LOT, both depressing and inspiring. We each made our Top Ten list of the most impressive or significant things we saw and experienced, and what are the needs. It’s an insightful conversation bringing ...

Nicole Jansezian is a respected American born journalist in Israel. We took a road trip to communities and sites along the Gaza border where we were able to see and hear the ongoing war against Hamas, witness the aftermath of the death and destruction of the Hamas massacre on October 7, and learn A LOT, both depressing and inspiring. We each made our Top Ten list of the most impressive or significant things we saw and experienced, and what are the needs. It’s an insightful conversation bringing ...