Bukharic Jews of United States (PGID: PG047643)

The Bukharic Jews of United States

The Bukharic Jews of United States, numbering approximately 60,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a historic Jewish ethnoreligious community of Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. They traditionally speak Bukhori (Judeo-Tajik), a Jewish Persian language, and maintain distinctive cultural traditions within Judaism. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Bukharic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Bukharic (bhh)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 60,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047643
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bukharic
Language Family: Indo-European

80%

Bukharic Speakers

Media Resources in Bukharic:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Bukharic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bukharic Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Jew, Bukharan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104244) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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4 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG011735	Bukharic Jews	Israel	94,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Hebrew	Judaism
PG047643	Bukharic Jews	United States	60,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Bukharic	Judaism
PG024256	Bukharic Jews	Kazakhstan	2,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Bukharic	Judaism
PG024337	Bukharic Jews	Kyrgyzstan	550	Unengaged and Unreached	Bukharic	Judaism

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