When it comes to antisemitism, the last 30 days have been ugly.

Justin Kron of the Kesher Project put together the following assessment of the last 30 days:

• Kanye West—an artist with a following of nearly 30 million people, more than double the global Jewish population—released a song and music video titled “Heil Hitler.” 
• Mosab Abu Toha, who denied that hostages were abducted on October 7th, won a Pulitzer Prize.
• A student at Temple University recorded himself ordering bar service with a sign that reads "F*** the Jews," which went viral on social media. After being publicly chastised by Dave Portnoy, the bar owner, somebody created a fund to help the student cover any legal fees he might incur in defending his "free speech."

• The premiere of Bring the Family Home, featuring Jewish rapper KoshaDillz and his efforts to encourage peaceful dialogue with anti-Israel protestors, is canceled by the host theater in Chicago just 3 hours beforehand due to "safety concerns." Thankfully, another theater quickly stepped up to the plate, allowing people to attend the premiere. 
• Tom Fletcher, the UN's under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, during a BBC interview, stated that "14,000 babies [in Gaza] will die in the next 48 hours unless we can reach them," which was entirely untrue. Nevertheless, multiple mainstream media outlets and social influencers, including former news anchor Katie Couric, quickly parroted the lie to millions around the world.

• Two days later, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, both Jewish followers of Jesus who were planning to get engaged the following week, were maliciously gunned down by a pro-Hamas terrorist from Chicago while they were walking out of an event at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., for the ‘crime’ of being Zionists. Many then took to social media to defend the shooter's actions as justified resistance.

• Just last weekend, during a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, Mohamed Sabry Soliman used a "makeshift flamethrower" and launched Molotov cocktails that burned twelve victims.

Again, all of this (and more) has happened in just the past month. Yet many in our country act like antisemitism isn’t a serious issue and that people like me are just being dramatic about it.

But Justin Kron reminds us it is a serious issue, and as followers of Jesus—a Jewish Messiah—and people called to love our neighbors, we must not remain silent. Let us not pretend that antisemitism is someone else's problem. The Church must stand up. Not only in our prayers but in our pulpits, classrooms, and daily conversations. We must teach our children, disciple our congregations, and challenge our culture to confront this evil.

One way you can step up is by getting the word out about the upcoming release of OCTOBER 7: BEARING WITNESS TO THE MASSACRE this September. I’ve seen the trailer—and it might just leave you breathless. Learn more at october7film.com.

The good news? Romans 12:2 assures us we can “overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21) and truly make a difference. Why not start today?

Thanks to Justin Kron and the Kesher project for their tireless work. Visit kesherproject.com