Prayers

Pray for the Nations. Jeri: “Hi, we’re so glad you’ve joined us. I’m Jeri.” Craig: “I’m Craig.” Jeri: “And today, in our short prayer video we will be highlighting the Pakistani people. Did you know that there’s about 125,000 Pakistanis living in New York Metro? The largest concentration of them live in a place called…

The Satmar Jeri: “Hi, I’m Jeri, and this is Craig, and today, we’re going to be praying for the Satmar Jews here in New York City. The Satmars are the largest Hasidic group in the whole world, and 60,000 of the followers live right here in Williamsburg, New York City.”“And I was really surprised to…

Jeri: “Hi, today, we’ll be praying for the people of Afghanistan who have made New York City their home. In fact, it’s possible that if you have visited New York you may have passed their coffee or bagel carts on the street corner.”“Anyways, the men work extremely long hours and only take breaks to pray…

The KurdsJeri: “Hi, today, we’re going to be interviewing my dear friend Rukaya who is Kurdish, and she was born in Syria.”“And I understand that the Kurdish people are known by another name.” Rukaya: “Our nickname is the children of the mountains, because all the parts of Kurdistan have mountains.” Jeri: “And you were raised…

Prayer for unreached people groups of metro NYC.The Lubavitch. Jeri: “Hi, I’m Jeri, and this is Craig, my husband, and today, we’re going to be focusing on the Lubavitch Jews right here in New York City, and Craig’s going to be starting off by sharing a few facts about them.” Craig: “Well, there’s about 20,000…

The Bobov Craig: “Hi, today, we’re going to be speaking about the Bobov Jewish people here in New York City. They’re located in Borough Park between 49th Street and 13th and 15th Avenues primarily. They came to New York in the late 1940s after being reduced to about 300 people after the Holocaust.”“Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam…