People group profile · PG011765
The Spanish Jews of Israel
The Spanish Jews of Israel, numbering about 48,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious group of Ladino-speaking Jews in Israel.
They are an indigenous people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Hebrew.
Fast facts
- Country
- Israel
- Population
- 48,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Hebrew (heb)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Spanish 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Spanish 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
Gospel resources in Hebrew
- Bible available, published 2010
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hebrew)
- The Savior (Hebrew)
Bibles
- 1995 Modern Hebrew · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Spanish Jews
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Jew, Sephardic in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115653) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jews | Turkiye | 20,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spanish Jews | United States | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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