The Isaiah Projects

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The Isaiah Projects was founded in 2022 by Janet Cain (CEO), David Nekrutman (Executive director), Pastor Donna Taylor, and Marsha Conrad with the mission of educating Christians about the Hebraic origins of Christianity. The organization started out by focusing on three main topics; The first is Shabbat (The Sabbath) as a movement, its fulfillment of Messianic Prophecy and how it can be adopted and incorporated into one's life.{{cite book |last1=Nekrutman |first1=David |title=Your Sabbath Invitation: Partnership in God's Ultimate Celebration |date=2022 |isbn=978-0578262512|url=https://www.yoursabbathinvitation.com/}}{{cite web |last1=McGuigan |first1=Patrick B. |title=Orthodox Jewish Theologian David Nekrutman is chosen -- as an adviser to 'The Chosen' |url=https://www.city-sentinel.com/community/orthodox-jewish-theologian-david-nekrutman-is-chosen----as-an-adviser-to-the/article_00580d06-d87c-11ed-9611-5b4ac4f51732.html |publisher=The Oklahoma City Sentinel |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=11 April 2023}}{{cite web |last1=LAMBERT ADLER |first1=RIVKAH |title='In the future, all of humanity will celebrate Shabbat' |url=https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-700622 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=8 March 2022}} The second is creating written resources about the Hebraic roots of Christianity. And the third is providing food packages and humanitarian aid to those in need.

In March 2022, the organization's first educational resource, Your Sabbath Invitation, was published.

In April 2023, The Isaiah Projects, together with Shmuel Bowman of Operation Lifeshield, spearheaded a fundraising campaign for the purchase of bomb shelters for kindergartens in the northern Israeli town of Shlomi situated on the border with Lebanon.{{cite web |last1=Nekrutman |first1=David |title=The Isaiah Projects Emergency Israel Update |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGTp7SRbgkU |publisher=YouTube |access-date=6 August 2023 |date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Etra |first1=Anne |title=This Jew loves Christian support for Israel |url=https://allisrael.com/this-jew-loves-christian-support-for-israel |publisher=All Israel News |access-date=6 August 2023 |date=15 June 2023}}

In 2023, the organization, together with Pastor Steven Khoury of "Holy Land Missions", led a humanitarian effort to save Dina, a Gazan woman whose husband was murdered over a property dispute. The organization helped to secure safe passage for Dina from Gaza to Bethlehem in the West Bank. When asked about the organization's part in rescuing Dina, CEO Janet Cain replied that care for the widow and the orphan is cemented in biblical scripture. In addition, Executive director, David Nekrutman, stated that "covenant land comes with covenant responsibility" and that helping others is part of the foundations on which he was raised.

{{Further|Gaza war}}

On the morning of October 7, 2023, following the unexpected missile attack by Hamas on Israel and the subsequent reports of a massacre in the southern region and the resulting Gaza war,{{Cite web |date=10 Oct 2023 |title=Hamas Leaves Trail of Terror in Israel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-hamas-deaths-killings.html |website=The New York Times|access-date=20 October 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Amit |title=In war, Israel protest movement morphs high-tech expertise into relief effort |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-war-israel-protest-movement-morphs-high-tech-expertise-into-relief-effort/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}} The Isaiah Projects spearheaded an initiative to relocate and care for the needs of scores of people evacuated from the Gaza area.{{cite web |last1=Feldstein |first1=Jonathan |title=Israel is at war but there are still smiles amid the grief |url=https://allisrael.com/israel-is-at-war-but-there-are-still-smiles-amid-the-grief |publisher=All Israel News |access-date=20 October 2023 |date=19 October 2023}} In cooperation with other Jewish and Christian organizations, members of The Isaiah Projects helped to evacuate nearly 50 families from the farming community of Moshav Mash'en to Jerusalem.{{cite web |last1=STAHL |first1=JULIE |title='Finally We Could Breathe:' Israeli Evacuees Grateful for Jewish, Christian Help Getting to Safety |url=https://www2.cbn.com/news/israel/finally-we-could-breathe-israeli-evacuees-grateful-jewish-christian-help-getting-safety |publisher=CBN News |access-date=27 October 2023 |date=26 October 2023}} The Isaiah Projects, along with members of the "Genesis 123" organization, led by Jonathan Feldstein, helped in recouping boarding expenses for around 60 people who were evacuated from the Gaza area to Jerusalem.{{cite web |last1=Bridges Samuels |first1=Arlene |title=Lights Shining Within the Deepest Darkness of Evil |url=https://cbnisrael.org/2023/11/02/lights-shining-within-the-deepest-darkness-of-evil/ |publisher=CBN News |access-date=3 November 2023 |date=2 November 2023}} In addition to addressing the immediate needs of evacuees from Gaza, The Isaiah Projects, in cooperation with "Bridges for Peace", vowed to provide 50 families with household appliances including sponsoring mental health sessions to those affected.{{cite web |last1=Chabin |first1=Michele |title=Evangelical Christians mobilize to help Israelis touched by war |url=https://religionnews.com/2023/11/06/evangelical-christians-mobilize-to-help-israelis-touched-by-war/ |publisher=Religion News Service |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=6 November 2023}}

{{Further|Iran–Israel war}}

In June 2025, after a preemptive strike by the Israeli Air Force on military and nuclear installation targets in Iran during "Operation Rising Lion" ({{langx|he|עם כלביא}}) and the resulting Iran–Israel war, many Israeli civilian residential centers were hit by retaliatory ballistic missile barrages launched by Iran. These attacks resulted in civilian deaths and injuries and caused major property damages across Israel.{{cite web |last1=BOB |first1=YONAH JEREMY |title=IDF: 80-90% of Iranian missiles intercepted, but 24 Israelis killed in attacks |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-857892 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=19 June 2025 |date=16 June 2025}} After one such attack in the Israeli town of Bat Yam on the morning of June 15th, in an interview on the ground for CBN News "Jerusalem Dateline", The Isaiah Project's executive director, David Nekrutman, called this event an "unprecedented moment in Israeli history" and that together with the Bridges for Peace organization they were there providing assistance to rescue teams on the ground by making sure they are provided with special equipment. Nekrutman also reiterated the "covenantal bond" between Jews and Christians who are working together.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Chris |title=Jewish-Christian Partners Stand with Israel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqoBk0o4LKs |publisher=CBN News |access-date=19 June 2025 |date=17 June 2025}}

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