Two years ago, Jared received the tragic news that his dad was shot at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. This is the story of how God carried him through life and helped him face his saddest moment.

As a young man, [Israel] joined the Navy. While there a fellow seaman showed Israel Isaiah 53 in his Hebrew Publication Bible. Israel was surprised. “What is Jesus doing in my bible,” he thought.

Sam was brought up in a Jewish home in New York City. He grew up in the shadow of the Holocaust and could not reconcile a good God who would allow the Holocaust to happen.

Despite having a fun life that took her on international trips with celebrities and musicians, [Jennifer] felt empty. She began to search for a new way of looking at life.

[Brian] was living a normal life until one day the “seek” function on the car radio landed on a Christian talk-radio station. The dialogue captivated him even though he thought some of the content was silly.

​Alan’s perception of Christians was shaped by what he saw on TV. Visiting the Dachau concentration camp left a lasting impression on him. Alan sought to repay the debt he felt he owed to those who suffered and died for being Jewish.

Dan grew up in a religious Jewish home. As a young man he spent a few seasons in Aspen, Colorado learning to ski. It was there that he met a Christian woman with whom he became friends

Born into an occasionally observant Jewish home, Debra was raised to believe that the stories in the Hebrew Scriptures were more or less fairy tales.

Ari grew up in a Reform Jewish home. An early experience formed his view of what it meant to be Jewish, and it stunted any thoughts of God.

Bernard’s sense of Jewishness came from his family’s experiences in the Holocaust and an appreciation of Jewish history and heritage. His family attended synagogue infrequently and Bernard did not take the Hebrew Scriptures seriously.

Vanessa grew up in a Messianic Jewish home, but she struggled with her identity. She was trying to make this faith her own.

Roy grew up in a successful Jewish family, and had everything he wanted materially, but still felt unsatisfied.

Rose grew up during WW2 and faced a lot of hardships, including antisemitism. Despite overcoming great odds, she felt empty.

Ryan grew up in an interfaith home and celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. Early on, Ryan struggled with insecurity and anxiety. Although he believed in God, Ryan was not grounded in either faith.

Ronit grew up in a religious Jewish home. She loved her traditions and going to synagogue. However, she felt that she did not have a deep relationship with God.

Rich’s experiences, as well as his father’s, reinforced that Jesus was not for the Jewish people. That changed when he saw people around him living an authentic Biblical faith that centered on the Messiah of Israel.

[Rich] was introduced to the person of Jesus at an early age, but after talking to his rabbi decided that Jesus could not be the Messiah because He did not establish peace on earth.

Marty grew up in a predominately Jewish neighborhood. As a kid he was told that many Christians were antisemitic. He was always inundated with his friend’s passion for Jesus.

Michael grew up in a traditional, but not very religious Jewish home. He started searching for spiritual truth in his later teen years. He experimented with drugs, read books on Eastern religions and looked for fulfillment in a variety of ways.

Johnny grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family. Early on he viewed the existence of God as a given, and although he had difficult time “talking to God,” he believed all men and women had a way to access God.