UMJC Mourns the Victims of Recent Terror Attacks in Israel

On Erev Shabbat, February 10, near the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, Yaakov Paley, a 6-year-old boy and Shlomo Laderman, a young man who was married only two months ago were killed and several others have been wounded in a car-ramming terror attack. Asher Paley, the 8-year old brother of the boy who died at the scene succumbed to his injuries in the hospital where his father is still receiving treatment. On January 27, two horrific terrorist attacks left 9 innocent people of all ages dead and several injured in Jerusalem following International Holocaust Memorial Day.  

All these events have sent the world’s Jewish community into mourning. The UMJC, on behalf of the international Messianic Jewish congregations and fellowships associated with us, extends our sincerest condolences to the families of those who died and offer our prayers for those who have been injured.

While the world-wide incidents of antisemitism continue to grow around us, the growing number of violent incidents taking place in Israel is of deep concern to us and to others in the Jewish community.

Despite these very difficult and disturbing trends, we continue to pray for shalom, the peace of Hashem, in Jerusalem and in Eretz Yisrael.