Missionary Claims #5

Missionary Claims #5

Claim #5: Christian belief in the trinity of God is compatible with Judaism The foundation of Christian theology includes belief in the bodily incarnation of G-d, that G-d exists as a Trinity, and that Jesus was a mediator between G-d and man. "Hebrew Christian" missionaries claim that this theology is totally compatible with Judaism. The Jewish Response As stated earlier, Judaism maintains that certain beliefs may be permissible for non-Jews, but not for Jews. The Christian theology concerni


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Missionary Claims #4

Missionary Claims #4

Claim #4: Miracles prove the validity of Christianity Some "Hebrew Christians" argue that turning to Jesus changed their lives and that, as a direct result, they have even experienced miracles. The Jewish Response Claims of miracles and of changes in one's life are not unique to any one religion. Converts to cults and to other religions also relate miraculous experiences and events in their lives. The Jewish Bible warns that supposed "miracles" may, in reality, be a test from G-d. A classic e


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HIstorical Timeline

HIstorical Timeline

Timeline of Significant Events and People The following time line is provided a perspective on the events affecting Christianity and Judaism. A general idea of the “whom, when and where” of the development of Christianity – affords us a greater understanding of world events and how the movement evolved. We have provided only the most central figures of Christianity, and of Judaism for this time period. It should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list. B.C.E. 44 Julius Ceasar assassinat


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True Facts

True Facts

Fact: 68% of teens and 85% of college students have been approached by someone who tried to share another religion with them (based on a recent survey of more than 2,000 Jewish students from all denominations) Fact: Missionaries have expanded their efforts to include a covert “peer-to-peer” proselytizing model that targets Jewish high school and college students. Fact: Missionary groups spend more than $250 million annually toward this effort. Jews for Jesus alone has an annual budget of $1


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Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 3

Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 3

This is the last part of the 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 as well. Perhaps, I thought, it really wasn't important that Jesus hadn't fulfilled the main prophecies of the Messiah if he had at least fulfilled some of the others.  I started to go through the prophecies outlined in Matthew, who, as a Jewish writer keenly interested in establishing Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, relied heavily on these prophecies.  But I didn’t get fa


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Which Jewish Translation Of The Bible You Should Read

Which Jewish Translation Of The Bible You Should Read

I'm often asked which Jewish translation of the Bible is the best, or most recommended.  There are three translations of the Jewish Bible that I recommend to people. Judaica Press TanachThis is available for free on Chabad.org at http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm. The Living TorahThis is the Five Books of Moses and the Haftarot, a new translation based on traditional Jewish sources, with notes, introduction, maps, and a great index.  It's by Rabb


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Israel’s God is Real. How Do I Know?

Israel’s God is Real. How Do I Know?

The dialogue goes something like this: Atheist: How do you know that God created the world? Theist:  God told us in the Bible.  (Genesis 1:1, 2:4; Isaiah 45:12). Atheist:  How do you know that those Bible references are true? Theist:  Not only do I believe in the accuracy of the Genesis creation account but scientific findings increasingly support that account. The skeptic asks: “Of the innumerable deities worshiped by humans over the ages, why should we believe that yours is the one that


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Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 2

Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 2

By: Rabbi Daniel Mechanic1 (In consultation with Doron Witztum2 and Harold Gans3) DANIEL MECHANIC is a senior international Codes lecturer and researcher for the Aish Hatorah/Discovery Seminar. He would like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Satinover - a world-renowned author on Codes- for his helpful comments. This article has been split into 4 parts - read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4 as well. 6) In The Signature of God, Grant Jeffrey writes how God encoded "Yeshua" in hundreds of passages throughout the


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