People group profile · PG047646
The Syrian Jews of the United States
The Syrian Jews of the United States, numbering about 90,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious group who inhabited Syria from early times or fled to Syria after the expulsion of Jews from Spain at the end of the 15th century.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Levantine Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 90,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Levantine Arabic (apc)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Syrian Jews are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Syrian Jews
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Levantine Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Levantine Arabic
Gospel resources in Levantine Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sabeel Media · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Syrian Jews
- 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.
- 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.
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