Press Kit

The phrase “Jews for Jesus,” began as a simple slogan coined by the media in the early 1970s. Soon, it became the rallying cry of a movement, and Jews for Jesus was founded as an organization in 1973 by Dr. Moishe Rosen. Starting as a small cadre of young Jewish believers in Jesus in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, the organization has expanded globally under the leadership of David Brickner, who has served as executive director since 1996.

The non-profit 501(C)3 organization is governed by a sixteen-member U.S. board of directors and an eight-person executive leadership team, with 240 full-time missionary and administrative staff on board, and over 100 trained volunteers.

Jews for Jesus raises awareness of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and faith in Jesus as a viable and thriving expression of Jewish life. The organization raises awareness of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, facilitates Jewish community, and providing spiritual care and local services. Our mission statement is: We relentlessly pursue God’s plan of salvation for the Jewish people.