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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mountain Jews of United States

The Mountain Jews of United States, numbering approximately 10,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Mountain Jewish diaspora community descended from Persian Jewish populations of the eastern Caucasus that preserves its Judeo-Tat language, Jewish traditions, and distinct Caucasian heritage They are an Diaspora people, with Jewish as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Tat is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Tat (jdt)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 10,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050377
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

60%
%
Judeo-Tat Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Tat:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Judeo-Tat:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Mountain Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Mountain Jews of United States

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.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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

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3 people groups

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

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