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SUMMARY:CCU for Israel: Behold Israel
DESCRIPTION:Due to the ongoing tensions in the Middle East\, Amir Tsarfati is no longer able to join us on Thursday. Mike Golay will present on his behalf and provide an on-the-ground update from Amir regarding the situation in Israel. \nJoin the Centennial Institute and Colorado Christian University for CCU for Israel\, featuring Mike Golay\, Vice President of Operations for Behold Israel. \nIn the wake of the horrific events of October 7\, 2023\, the Centennial Institute launched the CCU for Israel initiative to demonstrate the University’s firm support for Israel and foster an inter-faith conversation on significant issues of concern\, including the condemnation of antisemitism in all forms. \nTension continues in the Middle East as Israel continues to fight for its right to exist in the Gaza Strip. Many Christians understand Israel’s biblical significance\, but what role does it play in modern times? Amir will examine Israel’s modern and biblical significance\, including its biblical\, historical\, and legal rights to the land. \nCCU for Israel: Mike Golay\nThursday\, March 5\, 2026\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm MT\nFran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall; Anschutz Student Center\nColorado Christian University\n8787 W. Alameda Ave.\nLakewood\, CO 80226 \nThis event has been made possible with generous support from the Richmond American Foundation. \nMEDIA CREDENTIALING: While members of the media are welcome to attend our events\, they are not allowed inside university buildings or facilities for the purpose of reporting unless they have received prior approval in writing from the Communications and Creative Services Department. For more information on how to apply for a media credential\, please email centennial@ccu.edu. \nAbout Mike Golay \n \nPastor Mike Golay is the Vice President of Operations of Behold Israel. Before this\, Mike was the Lead Pastor of Friendship Church in Shakopee\, Minnesota\, for 17 years. Additionally\, he serves as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve. \nPastor Mike lived and worked in Israel for over eight years and has led numerous ministry teams\, including Jesus Film projects in the Galilee region. He is also proficient in Hebrew and has extensive experience with Jewish and Israeli culture. \nAdditionally\, Pastor Mike has a deep passion and knowledge for Bible teaching and Israel’s role in prophecy. He frequently teaches in churches\, conferences\, and Israel tours. He and his wife\, Sharon\, have three children and reside in Minnesota\, USA.
URL:https://centennial.ccu.edu/event/ccu_for_israel_amir_tsarfati/
LOCATION:Fran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall at Anschutz Student Center\, 8787 W. Alameda Ave\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCU for Israel,Issue Forums
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED CCU for Israel: Wars and Reality in the Promised Land
DESCRIPTION:This event has been CANCELLED due to the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.  \nJoin us for a high-level briefing and conversation with a senior Israeli representative on the U.S.-Israel alliance\, exploring how faith and Judeo-Christian values unite our nations and shape our common goals\, as well as addressing the ongoing threats facing Israel and the nation’s response. \nExtra credit chapel is available for CUS students. \nCCU for Israel: Wars and Reality in the Promised Land\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2026\n7:00 pm – 8:15 pm MT\nColorado Christian University\n8787 W. Alameda Ave.\nLakewood\, CO 80226 \nRegistration is required to attend; no walk-ins will be admitted. All attendees will be subject to a security screening. Bags will not be allowed in the venue. \nThis event has been made possible with generous support from the Richmond American Foundation.
URL:https://centennial.ccu.edu/event/ccu-for-israel-wars-and-reality-promised-land/
LOCATION:Colorado Christian University\, 8787 W Alameda Ave\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCU for Israel,Issue Forums
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SUMMARY:CCU for Israel: Osi Sladek
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centennial Institute and Colorado Christian University for CCU for Israel\, featuring Mr. Oscar “Osi” Sladek. \nIn 1939\, Osi Sladek’s childhood was upended as the Nazi Party took control of his home in Slovakia. For years\, Osi and his parents evaded the Holocaust with the help of Christian friends and neighbors before fleeing to Hungary and\, eventually\, hiding in the Tatra Mountains. Hear his amazing story of survival and why it is more important than ever to stand up against antisemitism. \nCCU for Israel: Osi Sladek\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2026\n12:15 pm – 1:15 pm MT\nFran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall; Anschutz Student Center\nColorado Christian University\n8787 W. Alameda Ave.\nLakewood\, CO 80226 \nRegister Now \nThis event has been made possible with generous support from the Richmond American Foundation. \nMEDIA CREDENTIALING: While members of the media are welcome to attend our events\, they are not allowed inside university buildings or facilities for the purpose of reporting unless they have received prior approval in writing from the Communications and Creative Services Department. For more information on how to apply for a media credential\, please email centennial@ccu.edu. \nAbout Oscar “Osi” Sladek \n \nOsi Sladek was born in Czechoslovakia in 1936. In 1939\, his world was turned upside down when the Nazi Party took control of Slovakia and introduced laws that segregated and persecuted the Jewish community. At a time when he should have been a carefree child\, he was torn away from his youth and subjected to intense fear. Osi and his parents survived the Holocaust in hiding: first\, with the help of Christian friends and neighbors\, and then\, Osi’s parents made the difficult decision to smuggle him across the border to Hungary to live with relatives. Eventually\, Osi returned to his Czechoslovakia\, where he and his parents went into hiding in the Tatra Mountain range alongside Jewish Partisans. Osi continues to share his story to inspire the next generation to stand up against antisemitism and hate in our communities today.
URL:https://centennial.ccu.edu/event/ccu-for-israel-osi-sladek/
LOCATION:Fran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall at Anschutz Student Center\, 8787 W. Alameda Ave\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
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SUMMARY:505 Days: Omer Shem Tov's Story of Survival
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centennial Institute and Colorado Christian University for CCU for Israel\, featuring Omer Shem Tov. \nOn October 7\, 2023\, 21-year-old Omer Shem Tov was taken hostage by Hamas forces at the Nova Music Festival. After 505 days in captivity\, Omer finally came home. Since his release\, he has made it his mission to share his story of survival and resilience\, and to tell the world the truth about what is happening in Gaza. \nCCU for Israel\n505 Days: Omer Shem Tov’s Story of Survival\nTuesday\, March 3\, 2026\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm MT\nAnschutz Student Center\nColorado Christian University\n8787 W. Alameda Ave.\nLakewood\, CO 80226 \nAll attendees will be subject to a security screening. Bags will not be allowed in the venue. \nRegister Now \nThis event has been made possible with generous support from the Richmond American Foundation. \nMEDIA CREDENTIALING: While members of the media are welcome to attend our events\, they are not allowed inside university buildings or facilities for the purpose of reporting unless they have received prior approval in writing from the Communications and Creative Services Department. For more information on how to apply for a media credential\, please email centennial@ccu.edu. \nAbout Omer Shem Tov \nOmer Shem Tov is a survivor of the October 7 Nova Music Festival massacre and a former hostage held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 505 days. Abducted during the attack\, he endured prolonged captivity under brutal conditions – fighting not only to survive\, but to remain human. In captivity\, Omer chose faith over fear. Through a deep connection to God\, inner discipline\, and gratitude\, he embraced positivity as an act of resistance – strengths that continue to guide his life. Today\, Omer speaks with honesty and purpose\, blending testimony with reflections on resilience\, responsibility\, and mindset. His message is not only about survival\, but about how to live – choosing light\, meaning\, and life again and again.
URL:https://centennial.ccu.edu/event/505-days-omer-shem-tovs-story-of-survival/
LOCATION:Fran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall at Anschutz Student Center\, 8787 W. Alameda Ave\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCU for Israel,Issue Forums
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SUMMARY:CCU for Israel: Iran's 2025 Playbook - Unraveling the Next Wave of Threats to U.S. Security
DESCRIPTION:Over the last year\, international security concerns have risen\, particularly in the Middle East. What threat does Iran pose in 2025 as it seeks to expand its proxy network? As the Gaza ceasefire agreement is finalized\, what comes next for the region? What must the U.S. and its allies do to counter this growing danger? \nJoin the Centennial Institute and the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) for a conversation with Dr. Matthew Levitt\, one of the nation’s foremost experts in counterterrorism\, Middle Eastern affairs\, and intelligence\, as he shares an inside look at what to expect for national security amidst these rising tensions. \nCCU for Israel: Iran’s 2025 Playbook – Unraveling the Next Wave of Threats to U.S. Security\nWednesday\, March 5\, 2025\n12:00 pm – 1:15 pm MT\nArmstrong Center Parlor\nColorado Christian University\n8787 W. Alameda Ave.\nLakewood\, CO 80226 \nRegister Now \nThis project was supported by grant #24PIBV24CELL\, issued by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The discounted $5.00 per-participant charge for this program has been graciously underwritten by the CELL’s underwriters. \n  \nAbout Dr. Matthew Levitt: \n \nMatthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. From 2005 to early 2007\, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that capacity\, he served both as a senior official within the department’s terrorism and financial intelligence branch and as deputy chief of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis\, one of sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies coordinated under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. During his tenure at Treasury\, Dr. Levitt played a central role in efforts to protect the U.S. financial system from abuse and to deny terrorists\, weapons proliferators\, and other rogue actors the ability to finance threats to U.S. national security. In 2008-2009\, he served as a State Department counterterrorism advisor to the special envoy for Middle East regional security (SEMERS)\, General James L. Jones. \nDr. Levitt has written extensively on terrorism\, countering violent extremism\, illicit finance and sanctions\, the Middle East\, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations\, with articles appearing in peer-reviewed journals\, policy magazines\, and the press\, including the Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, and numerous other publications. He is also a frequent guest on the national and international media\, and the author of several books and monographs\, including Hamas: Politics\, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad (Yale University Press\, 2006)\, Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2008)\, and Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God (Georgetown University Press\, 2013). He is the host of the podcast series\, Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule\, and he created and maintains interactive maps of Hezbollah’s international activities and of Iran’s external operations. \nDr. Levitt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yeshiva University\, as well as a master’s degree in law and diplomacy and a doctorate from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was a graduate research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and has taught at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service\, Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies\, and Hopkins’ Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Levitt is the 2021-22 Andrew H. Siegel Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization.
URL:https://centennial.ccu.edu/event/ccu-for-israel-irans-2025-playbook/
LOCATION:Armstrong Center Parlor\, 8787 W Alameda Ave\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226
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