People group profile · PG000906
The Mountain Jews of the Russian Federation
The Mountain Jews of the Russian Federation, numbering about 11,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a distinct Jewish ethnocultural group indigenous to the eastern Caucasus region, especially Dagestan and Azerbaijan.
They are an indigenous people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Judeo-Tat.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 11,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Judeo-Tat (jdt)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mountain Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mountain Jews
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
95% adherents
Primary language
Judeo-Tat · Indo-European family
83% speak Judeo-Tat
Gospel resources in Judeo-Tat
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tat, Juhuri)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mountain Jews
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Jew, Mountain in other countries
The same people (ROP3 116827) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian Mountain Jews | Israel | 87,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mountain Jews | United States | 10,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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