The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Wise People

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Wise People

What are the seven habits of highly effective wise people? Let's find out. In the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), a compilation of Jewish ideas compiled in the second century, it states: There are seven things that characterize a boor and seven that characterize a wise man... 1. "A wise man does not speak before one who is greater than him in wisdom or age, 2. He doesnot interrupt his fellow's words. 3. He does not hasten to answer. 4. His questions are on the subject and his answers
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Evangelicals and Israel:

Evangelicals and Israel:

A Knight in Shining Armour or Trojan Horse? Rabbi Michael Skobac, Jews for Judaism’s Education Director, clarified the nature of the “double-edged sword” relationship the Jewish community has with the Christian right today. In a world that has grown increasingly hostile towards Jews and Israel, evangelical Christians have emerged as the solitary supportive group. This group, which represents 25-40% of the American population, and 10% in Canada, is itself a very diverse group. The PEW forum on
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
HELP! My Friends Want to Convert me

HELP! My Friends Want to Convert me

“Jesus Camp,” this year’s Academy Award-nominated documentary, underscores an alarming trend. Christian youth, eager and well-trained, are determined to proselytize their friends. This bold, new effort is affecting Jewish students, and parents are turning to Jews for Judaism for help. Here are three recent, real life scenarios: • When a mother noticed that her son was crying himself to sleep for several weeks, she knew something was terribly wrong. Finally, he confided that a girl in his class
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The New Testament and its Inconsistencies

The New Testament and its Inconsistencies

The New Testament, which contains 27 books, can be best described as a document dedicated to spreading stories about Jesus and his mission. Sometimes referred to as The Letters of Paul, he was responsible for 17 of the 27 books. What are the inconsistencies of the New Testament? Let's find out in this post. The NT also attempts to “prove” that the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanach) actually predict Jesus’ coming, messiahship, and yes, even divinity. Written mostly in the late 1st Century, they speak in
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Paul – The Father of a New Religion

Paul – The Father of a New Religion

Paul is said to be the Father of a New religion. What did Paul establish as the main tenets of Christian faith? How did Christianity evolve to what it is today? Pagan religions of the time, such as those associated with the Roman predecessors, the Greeks, were steeped in mythology and superstition. Their manufacture of religious icons and heroes included the likes of Dionysus, whom they believed was the “Son of God.” They also attributed miraculous qualities to these figures such as virgin birt
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Christianity did not develop in a vacuum.

Christianity did not develop in a vacuum.

Christianity did not develop in a vacuum. Nor did it simply come into existence with the death of Jesus and his alleged resurrection (more on that later). When the apostle Paul (who lived Saul of Tarshish and true founder of Christianity) took his gospel message of Jesus to the Jews, they were not interested. When those efforts failed, he tried to convert Romans. By the end of the 1st Century it is estimated that 10% of the Roman Empire had already converted to some form of Judaism. Roman polit
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Why Jews and Christians Deplore the Tactics of “Hebrew-Christian” Missionaries

Why Jews and Christians Deplore the Tactics of “Hebrew-Christian” Missionaries

Many missionaries are sincere and open about their aims, and we certainly respect the rights of individuals and organizations to proclaim their heartfelt beliefs. But why do Jews and Christians deplore the tactics of Hebrew Christian missionaries? The Christian missionaries we refer to in this pamphlet, however, are proselytizing primarily to Jewish people, and are declaring that they are the repository of authentic Judaism . . . These missionaries (Jews for Jesus, Messianic Jews and a host of
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Manufacturing Verses

Manufacturing Verses

"and Jesus came and resided in a city called Nazareth that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, 'He shall be called a Nazarene.'" Matthew 2:23 The gist of this proof-text is to support the claim (erroneous at that) of the Messiah hailing from the Galilean city of Nazareth. There are two details of significance here: • There is no requirement found anywhere in Tanach that the Messiah needs to come from Nazareth • The verse Matthew cites appears nowhere in Tanach Christia
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz