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The Caucasian Mountain Jews of Israel

The Caucasian Mountain Jews of Israel, numbering approximately 87,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a repatriated diaspora community of Russian Jews in Israel. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Tat is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Tat (jdt)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 87,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011736
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

100%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Judeo-Tat
Language Family: Indo-European

73%
%
Judeo-Tat Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Tat:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Judeo-Tat:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Caucasian Mountain 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.

Next steps for the Caucasian Mountain 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

Pray specifically for the Caucasian Mountain Jews of Israel

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Jew, Mountain Across Countries (ROP3 - 116827) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Mountain JewsPG050377Mountain JewsUnited States10,000Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-TatJudaism
Mountain JewsPG000906Mountain JewsRussian Federation11,500Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-TatJudaism
Caucasian Mountain JewsPG011736Caucasian Mountain JewsIsrael87,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-TatJudaism

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