Confronting Antisemitism in Our Generation | Embracing Love, Rejecting Hate

As One New Man in Yeshua, you carry a voice of truth that can shape the next generation. Let this soak in, because if you don’t speak, who will?

A Heavy Heart, A Holy Mandate

What do you do when hate appears in your newsfeed and creeps into your community? What happens when you see innocent lives taken—not for what they’ve done, but for who they are? 

These are not abstract questions. 

They’re urgent and personal, with real consequences.

Consider the heartbreaking tragedy in Washington, D.C. involving a young Messianic couple—fellow Believers, members of our spiritual family—struck down in an act of antisemitic violence. 

The gravity of this loss hits like a massive boulder falling into a pond. The ripple effect goes out long after the rock hits the surface. 

Their loss is a reminder: antisemitism is not just a historical stain. It’s a present, surging force. Antisemitism is anti-God, anti-Bible, and anti-Christ.

• “… and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.” —1 John 4:3

What Is Antisemitism?

Antisemitism is hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jewish people. It can be blatant violence or subtle persuasive words or writing. It can appear masked as political critique or disguise itself in online virality.

At its core, antisemitism comes from fear and hate and leads to deadly consequences. 

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the numbers are staggering:

• 2020: 2,024 antisemitic incidents
• 2021: 2,717 (34% increase)
• 2022: 3,697 (36% increase)
• 2023: 8,873 (140% increase)
• 2024: 9,354 and rising

These are not just statistics. They represent shattered families, violated communities, and the consequences of silence.

Antisemitism Doesn’t Begin with Violence

It begins with propaganda.
It begins with misinformation.
It begins when we stop speaking truth.

The horrors of World War II didn’t begin with gas chambers. They began with a lie told so often that it became believable. A lie that was taught and tolerated.

Today, we are seeing the same seeds of deception take root again, especially online and among the next generation.

Why Identity Matters

As the Church, we must understand our heritage and the impact we have now and in the future. Our response to antisemitism must go beyond outrage. It must be spiritual and rooted in our identity as born-again, grafted-in, One New Man Believers. And it must be proactive.

• “Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” —John 3:3 (emphasis added)
• “And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree.” —Romans 11:17 (emphasis added)
• “For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace…” —Ephesians 2:14-16 (emphasis added)

Without knowing our identity, we won’t understand who we belong to. We won’t know what our Father desires to do in and through us in these last days. It’s important to understand how to embrace love, reject hate, and know His will and ways as we prepare for Yeshua’s return. 

Combating Hate with Love and Truth

Here’s how to stand in the gap and confront antisemitism:

1. Educate Yourself and Others

Learn about the Jewish roots of your faith and your spiritual inheritance. Share truth that counters propaganda and speak the name of Yeshua with compassion. Know the Word of God and remember not only what the Bible says about God’s covenant love for Israel, but also the history of the world against the Jewish people. Engage in conversations with truth and love.

2. Speak and Live the Message of the One New Man

Ephesians 2:14–16 reminds us that Yeshua “broke down the wall of separation” between Jew and Gentile. You are grafted into the same olive tree (Romans 11:17). 

The One New Man is not a trend. It is a divine blueprint for reconciliation. When you live this message—by embracing God’s appointed times, honoring Shabbat rest, and keeping covenant—you actively confront the culture of division because you are living in alignment with God’s heart, where there is always reconciliation.

3. Be a Voice of Love in Your Home and Community

Your kitchen table is a pulpit. Your traditions are your testimony. Whether you’re lighting candles for Shabbat or telling the biblical story of Passover—the Last Supper Yeshua had with his disciples, you’re giving your children roots that resist the winds of culture. You’re training them to love truth and reject hate.

4. Confront Lies with Light

Social media may feel like a battlefield, but truth always shines brightest in the darkness. When influencers promote hate or justify evil, respond—not with condemnation, but with conviction. 

Share what’s righteous. Share what’s rooted. Share the gospel of peace.

5. Pray, Intercede, and Stand in Faith

Stand with us and for Israel. Declare that you will be a bridge of love, truth, and reconciliation. That you will not be intimidated by the magnitude of hate, but empowered by the magnitude of God’s love.

What’s at Stake

If we do not stand in the gap, the next generation will inherit confusion, fear, and spiritual blindness. They will forget their reality and repeat history. But if we stand—with truth in our mouths and love in our hands—they will inherit boldness, clarity, and identity.

We are not powerless. In fact, we are positioned. We are invited to the holy mountain. We are called to remember.

A Call to Action

If your heart is heavy, let it be stirred to action. Let it move you toward alignment. Toward truth. Toward love.

• Get into the rhythm of God’s heart—appointed times and feasts, and times of Shabbat rest.
• Teach your children.
• Share what you’ve learned.
• Bless the Jewish people.
• Stand with Israel.
• And above all, let your life speak louder than the lies.

As Isaiah 56:6–7 says:

• “Everyone who keeps Shabbat and does not profane it and holds fast to my covenant—I will bring them to my holy mountain…” (CJB)

Everyone is everyone. And that means you.