Can an Orthodox Rabbi Respect Billy Graham?

Can an Orthodox Rabbi Respect Billy Graham?

The funeral of “America’s Pastor,” the Reverend Billy Graham, has been described as a continuation of the decades of his evangelical preaching. In his eulogy, son and successor, Franklin Graham restated his father’s message that “Jesus is the only way” to God. His message included a call to “repentance and salvation” saying that there was no better place or time than his father's funeral for a conversion to Christianity. As a Jew, I disagree with Graham’s beliefs in the Messiahship and divinity


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 2

Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 2

This is part 2 of a 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 as well. After doing a lot of research on the internet, I learned about the Messianic movement.  One website in particular was instrumental in my thinking: www.jewsforjesus.com.  Messianics call themselves Hebrew Christians or, more commonly, Messianic Jews.  They observe a lot of modified Jewish rituals and customs in their synagogues, which are often sponsoring Baptist or Pent


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Maimonides - Laws Pertaining to The Messiah

Maimonides - Laws Pertaining to The Messiah

Maimonides   »   Mishneh Torah   »   Sefer Shoftim   »   Melachim uMilchamot In this post we will read about Maimonides, the laws pertaining to the Messiah and find out what really are the laws. Read on to find out. So what are these laws pertaining to the Messiah? Read on! Chapter 11 Halacha 1 In the future, the Messianic king will arise and renew the Davidic dynasty, restoring it to its initial sovereignty. He will build the Temple and gather the dispersed of Israel. Then, in his days, the


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Question of the Week: Palm Reading and Horoscopes

Question of the Week: Palm Reading and Horoscopes

Question of the Week: What is Judaism's take on looking into our future? I've always been under the impression that it is forbidden for us to consult with spiritual 'mediums', but more and more I'm hearing of people who are paying big money to find out what their future may hold. Is it possible to know our destiny? Answer: The Torah forbids looking into the future, not because it isn't possible to do, but because it isn't a good idea. There are indeed ways to divine the future. There are Jew


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Jesus In The Talmud

Jesus In The Talmud

Written by Gil Student Bastard Harlot Died Young Balaam Beginning Conclusion Historians Jesus in Hell The Accusation Insults Against Blessed Mary, Sanhedrin 106a, says Jesus' mother was a whore: "She who was the descendant of princes and governors played the harlot with carpenters." Also in footnote #2 to Shabbat 104b it is stated that in the "uncensored" text of the Talmud it is written that Jesus mother, "Miriam the hairdresser," had sex with many men. "Jesus was a bastard born o


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Jeremiah Chapters 15-16

Jeremiah Chapters 15-16

This weekly Tanach Podcast with Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Blumenthal has been brought to you by Jews for Judaism. We will discuss Jeremiah Chapters 15-16 today. 1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. 2. Judah mourns, and her cities are cut off; they have become blackened to the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem has risen. 3. And their mighty ones have sent their youths for water. They have come upon pits and have found no water; their vessels have returned empty; they


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Zalman Kravitz

Jeremiah Chapter 12

Jeremiah Chapter 12

This weekly Tanach Podcast is a with Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Blumenthal has been brought to you by Jews for Judaism. Today we focus on Jeremiah Chapter 12. 1. So said the Lord to me; Go and buy yourself a linen girdle and put it on your loins, and do not put it in water. 2. And I bought the girdle according to the word of the Lord, and I put [it] on my loins. 3. And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: 4. Take the girdle that you bought and rise, go to Perath and hide it there


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Jeremiah Chapter 11

Jeremiah Chapter 11

This weekly Tanach Podcast is a session on Jeremiah Chapter 11 with Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Blumenthal, brought to you by Jews for Judaism. Jeremiah - Chapter 11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, to say; הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהֹוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר: Hearken to the words of this covenant, and you shall speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. שִׁמְע֕וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את וְדִבַּרְתֶּם֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל־יֹֽשְׁב


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz