Category: Jordan Peiser

Fall is fast approaching and, along with fall, the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Whenever this time of year comes around, I think about a tradition I grew up with in the synagogue called Tashlich…

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Summer has been going on for a while now. For those who are parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or even older siblings to a little one who is still in school, we know that this means that you are seeing them around more often…

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While I was at the LCJE conference in Denver, one of the presentations that we heard was by an Israeli missionary who was talking about life in Israel in the aftermath of October 7th. It was heartbreaking to hear…

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Over the last few weeks, I have been doing a lot of traveling. I went to Nebraska to speak at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln, the LCJE missions conference in Colorado, and the New Jersey District Pastor’s Conference. Each event and each day began and ended with prayer and reflection on God’s Word. Why?…

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Last month, I had the privilege of leading a Christ in the Passover at St. James Lutheran Church in Baltimore, MD. The saints gathered there were very welcoming and asked great questions as we enjoyed the experience and learned together…

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As a missionary for the Apple of His Eye, I am a missionary in New Jersey. As of recently, we have been talking about getting a team to work with me here in New Jersey, and part of that process has involved me taking up the task of typing a job description…

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“Sometimes problems can’t be fixed but they need to be heard.” Those words were the words of a pastor friend of mine that were a great comfort to me…

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As a missionary and pastor, I often get asked about my testimony. I was asked to share this story for the Christian Mission Among the Jews newsletter by my good friend and sister in Christ, Cariño Casas. If you have read my testimony before, today’s testimony will provide more context.

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Over the last couple of weeks, we have all heard about the horrendous news coming out of Israel. And there has been a lot of anxiety among the Jewish community throughout the world over threats that have been made against us…

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When Paul remembered all the Philippians did for him, he was filled with joy and thankful to God for them and the work He was doing in their community. He saw them joining together as a church to serve each other, to proclaim the love of Jesus, and to support the ministry of St. Paul…

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