TAKE THE
BONHOEFFER PLEDGE

COMBAT ANTISEMITISM

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil:

God will not hold us guiltless.
Not to speak is to speak.
Not to act is to act.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German pastor, theologian, and peace activist. He wrote profoundly about the Christian faith and the cost of being a disciple of Jesus. The atrocities of the Nazi Regime during WWII, which resulted in unspeakable human suffering, compelled him to participate in a conspiracy that attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Imprisoned during the last two years of his life, Bonhoeffer was executed just weeks before the end of the war.

In the spirit of Bonhoeffer's couragous stand against the Nazis, we invite you—and every follower of Jesus—to take this pledge to demonstrate God's love to your Jewish friends and neighbors by combating the rampant antisemitism that continues to plague our world today.

I PLEDGE

to affirm God's covenant faithfulness to the Jewish people

Read

Jeremiah 31:35-37 & Romans 11:28-29

I PLEDGE

to not hold Jewish people to a higher standard of morality or inflate their immorality

Read

Romans 3

The Road to a Second Kristallnacht by Bret Stephens

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to refuse to entertain conspiracy theories that the Jews are craftily "pulling the strings" behind the scenes to subvert God's will in the world

Read

1 Timothy 4:7

I PLEDGE

to support the right of Jewish self-determination, self-defense, and security within their ancestral homeland

Read

Did Jesus Teach Pacifism?

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to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community when they are attacked, and if possible, I will physically show up to do so

We invite you to sign up for action alerts put out by Generation Zion, an organization we support that aims to gather Christians to stand in unity with the Jewish people against antisemitism.

I PLEDGE

to periodically attend (if I am able) a community event sponsored by a Jewish organization or synagogue

Discover events in your area through the Jewish Federations of North America website.

I PLEDGE

to periodically read a book and/or watch a film about the Jewish people, visit a Holocaust museum, and (if I have the resources) to make a journey to the Holy Land

There are several resources we recommend that you can access on the Kesher Project resource page, but we have listed a few below that we think would be helpful to start with.

By signing this pledge, you agree to receiving periodic updates from the Kesher Project that will encourage you to follow through with your commitment to combat antisemitism and demonstrate God's love for your Jewish friends and neighbors.

YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFO WILL NOT BE SHARED PUBLICLY OR WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. AND DON'T WORRY, WE WON'T SEND YOU EMAILS EVERY DAY.

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