“Kosher Jesus” – A Book Review

“Kosher Jesus” – A Book Review

In his new, highly controversial book, Kosher Jesus, Shmuley Boteach sets the stage by describing the strong overtures of Christian love towards Israel and the Jewish people. Boteach views this development as a positive step in the Jewish – Christian relationship; however, Boteach points out, there is still a sticking point between Jews and Christians, and that is Jesus. [1] Boteach’s book presents a solution [2] that he believes will allow both Jews and Christians to overcome the barrier that
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The Double-Edged Evangelical Embrace

The Double-Edged Evangelical Embrace

Obviously, not all missionaries wear “Jews for Jesus” T-shirts, distribute religious tracts or wave the New Testament.  Most evangelism is far more subtle.  Many groups seeking to missionize Jews will insist that they have no such agenda, and instead they choose a more indirect route. What is the double-edged evangelical embrace? Find out here. Two guiding principles drive their evangelism.  Firstly, they assume that Jewish people resist the Christian message because Jews have been turned off a
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Genesis 49:10

Genesis 49:10

“The staff shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet  until Shiloh arrives, and his will be an  assembly of nations.” – Genesis 49:10 Missionaries quote this verse in an effort to prove the  alleged messiah-ship of Jesus. The missionary argues that this verse predicts  that the tribe of Judah will  not lose political power until the coming of the Messiah (Shiloh).  Since the tribe of Judah  no longer possesses any political power, the Messiah must have already arrived.
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Why Don’t Jews See Jesus in The Scriptures?

Why Don’t Jews See Jesus in The Scriptures?

Many Christians have a very difficult time understanding how it is possible for Jewish people to study their Bible and fail to see it pointing to Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. Is it possible, as the Greek Testament claims, that Satan has blinded the Jews who now have a veil covering their eyes? (II Corinthians 3:14-15, 4:3-4; Romans 11:7, 25) Or is it possible that Christians have been seeing a mirage? There are many passages where the Bible clearly speaks about the Messiah who would one day com
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 3

Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 3

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 2 and Part 4 as well. Rambsel and Jeffrey's "codes methodology" produces illogical and contradictory results and is, therefore, not valid
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Zalman Kravitz
Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 4

Jesus Codes - Uses and Abuses - Part 4

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 2, and Part 3 as well. Statistically Verifiable Torah Codes Doron Witztum, a Biblical scholar living in Jerusalem, is a world-renowned C
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
7 Answers-to Religious Coercion

7 Answers-to Religious Coercion

This pamphlet is part of a series on applying critical thinking to life-challenges. For example, you may encounter religious coercion by cults, zealous self-help movements, and deceptive missionaries. At first, their arguments may sound confusing or convincing. However, as with any argument, it is essential to step back, look both ways, and hear both sides. King Solomon put it this way, “the first to bring an argument sounds right, until someone comes and examines him” (Proverbs 18:17). This
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Missionary Impossible: Spiritual Insight and Special Rosh Hashanah Message

Missionary Impossible: Spiritual Insight and Special Rosh Hashanah Message

It hurts to hear people say it is too difficult to be Jewish. Some missionaries go so far as to claim that it is “impossible” to keep the Torah. My experience and the experience of generations before me is that the Torah is a precious gift with ancient wisdom that transcends time and circumstance. In this week’s Torah portion of Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20), there is a passage which puts Judaism’s detractors in their place. God declares that the commands of the Torah are not out of reac
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz