Yahudic Jewish in United Kingdom


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Introduction / History

The word "Yahud" is the Arabic word for Jew. Yahudic Jews are Jews whose ancestors lived in Iraq. They claim they are descendants of the Jews who were deported from Israel by the Babylonians in 538 BC. In the last 80 years almost of these Iraqi Jews moved to Israel or the UK to escape persecution and violence. Approximately 6500 of the Yahudic Jews now live in the UK. Yahudic Jews may speak Judeo-Arabic at home and English outside the family. Since Yehudic Jews are from a different cultural background than other Jews in the UK, a separate outreach may be necessary to begin a church planting movement among them.


Where Are they Located?

Jews in the UK tend to live in large cities especially London.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Jewish parents strongly encourage their children to pursue graduate educations. Jews often find their employment in medicine, law, higher education, science, and finance. Jewish scientists win the Nobel Prize many times above the percentage of the general population. Yahudic Jews tend to be not as educated or wealthy as Ashkenazi Jews who originate from central and Eastern Europe. One of the issues today for Judaism is that many Jews marry outside the faith resulting in children of mixed heritage. Conservative rabbis will only marry a mixed couple if the non-Jewish person is willing to convert to Judaism. Accordingly, to be considered a Jew in most Jewish circles, one must present evidence that he or she was born of a Jewish mother. Judaism is a non-evangelistic religion. The Jews do not seek converts. A Non-Jew or Gentile can become a Jew only through a time of prolonged study and commitment. At the age of 13, the Bar Mitzvah ceremony for a boy (or Bat Mitzvah for a girl) is an important rite of passage, which marks him or her as an adult member of the community. While these ceremonies were more spiritually focused in the past, they have become equally important as social events.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Traditional Jews see Abraham as the father of their faith and Moses as the great lawgiver. The Law or Torah, the Prophets and the Writings make up the Jewish holy Scriptures. Judaism is a moral, fiercely monotheistic religion. One obtains favor with God by obeying the laws found in the Scriptures. The writings of the Rabbis, the Talmud, are seen as an essential guide to knowing and following the commands of God. The two main holy days of the Jews are the Passover which celebrates the Jews leaving Egypt under the leadership of Moses and the Day of Atonement in which Jews fast, pray and confess their sins. The Jewish Shabbat runs from Friday at sunset until sunset on Saturday. Religious Jews use the time to attend synagogue and to spend time with their families. Jews are known their philanthropic work and helping the less fortunate. The Jews living in the UK are diverse population and can classified into at least four major groups. The strictest branch of Judaism is the Orthodox. They believe the Law and Prophets, what Christians call the Old Testament, is the literal, inspired Word of God and still completely binding on their lives today. This branch of Judaism includes the ultra-Orthodox Hasidim, or "pious ones." The liberal or progressive branch of Judaism is called Reformed. They do not believe in the miracles of the Torah and that Judaism must be fully integrated into modern scientific world. The Conservative Jews try to find a moderate, middle path between Orthodoxy and Reformed Judaism. One final part of the Jewish population are non-religious or secular Jews. These Jews do not attend synagogue and may go to work on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. These secular Jews may be atheists, agnostics or deists.


What Are Their Needs?

Yahudic Jews of the UK need to see that their good works can never get them right with God. The only way that God forgives sins is through death and resurrection of His Son Jesus. The Jews who accept their Jesus as Messiah are frequently led into the kingdom of God by Christians who model the love of Christ to them.


Prayer Points

Ask the Lord to send English believers to build friendships with Yahudic Jews and demonstrate God's love to them. Pray that God raises up a Messianic disciple making movement among the Yahudic Jews of the UK. Pray that more and more Yahudic Jews if the UK would be willing to investigate the claims of Jesus Christ. Pray that God would open the spiritual eyes of the Jews as they read and study the Old Testament.


Scripture Prayers for the Jewish, Yahudic in United Kingdom.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Jewish, Yahudic
People Name in Country Jewish, Yahudic
Natural Name Yahudic Jewish
Pronunciation yah-HOO-dik joo
Alternate Names Arab, Judeo-Iraqi; Iraqi Jew; Jewish; Judeo-Iraqi; Judeo-Iraqi Arabs; Yahudic, Arab
Population this Country 6,900
Population all Countries 108,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 15947
ROP3 Code 110925
ROP25 Code 303368
ROP25 Name Jewish
Country United Kingdom
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country United Kingdom
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Religion Subdivision: Judaism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
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Christianity  (Evangelical 0.10 %)
0.50 %
Ethnic Religions
84.50 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
15.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi (6,900 speakers)
Language Code yhd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi (6,900 speakers)
Language Code yhd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi

Primary Language:  Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Arabic Bible Online Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Campus Crusade for Christ
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