Hanukkah is historically one of the most joyous times of the Jewish calendar.

But this year, the celebration has been marred by a horrific act of anti-Semitism.

Fifteen people, including a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, and a child are among the dead from the mass

shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday. But the massacre at Bondi Beach is not an isolated

event, though certainly unique in its severity and horror. Globally, anti-Semitism is up dramatically

since the October 2003 Hamas attack on Israel.

From 2021 to now, anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S.

have risen from around 2,700 in 2021 to more than 9,300 last year.

Less dramatic increases were reported in other countries,

but still, the rise in anti-Semitism has been significant just about every year. Less dramatic increases were reported in other countries, but still, the rise in anti-Semitism

has been significant just about everywhere. And according to my guest today, even among Christians

whose Savior came to this earth as a Jew, hostility toward the Jewish people is on the rise.

My guest is Ron Cantor, a Jewish believer in Jesus, and the president of Shulano TV, a Hebrew

language TV channel based in Tel Aviv that's reaching Israelis with the gospel.

Why are Jews so consistently hated by other people, and how should Christians respond to

this evil around them? Stay tuned. My live discussion with

Ron Cantor is next. I'm so glad you've joined us for what I believe is an extremely important discussion.

Many of you, I know, were horrified by the bloodshed in Australia over the weekend.

It's hard to even put into words how horrific that was.

Fifteen innocent people mowed down simply because they were Jewish. This violent

hatred is epidemic right now, and I believe it's our responsibility as Christians to oppose

it as strongly as possible. And so I'm so glad to have my friend Ron Cantor with me tonight.

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