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A Twisted Thing: An Interfaith Story

A Twisted Thing: An Interfaith Story

Issue of the week #5 Note: The following letter was sent to us by a visitor to our site in response to an earlier "issue". We invite others to share their viewpoints with us. The pasuk (verse) says: A twisted thing cannot be straightened, and that which is missing cannot be numbered. (Koheles 1:15). My story is a different sort of an interfaith story. It does not include struggling with the December dilemma or deciding whether the children should go to church or temple, or Christmas trees and


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

General Missionary FAQS

General Missionary FAQS

This is a list of general Missionary FAQS that you may have. Read on... Q: What is Deceptive Proselytizing? A: Deceptive Proselytizing is an attempt to convert people through devious and false means and methods. Although not all missionaries are deceptive, when you are challenged by any of them, it’s important to use critical thinking and not take their arguments at face value. A person can come to your home, or leave missionary literature at your door. An invitation to an event can be mailed


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

You Are My Witnesses - A Traditional Response to Missionaries

You Are My Witnesses - A Traditional Response to Missionaries

Foreword by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Blumethal's You Are My Witnesses is a lucid summation of the cogent arguments and authentic translations of the Scriptures that were started by Torah Scholars throughout history to refute the claims of missionaries who sought to seduce Jews to renounce their Judaism. Given the strenuous efforts being made by missionaries to attract Jews, who are essentially ignorant of Torah. Rabbi Blumenthal's dissertation is extremely importa


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Double-Edged Sword

Double-Edged Sword

For Jewish communities in Israel and the Diaspora, the past two years have been a horrific nightmare with little end in sight. The ongoing war of terror in the Holy Land has seen unbearable human casualties and crippling economic fallout. This crisis has rippled throughout the world with a frightening rise in anti-Jewish sentiment, intimidation and even outbreaks of violence. The widespread indifference and hostility of governments, media, academia and public opinion has resulted in Jews around


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Can You Make a Christian Out of a Jew?

Can You Make a Christian Out of a Jew?

Brigham Young posed the question: "Can you make a Christian of a Jew?" and then proceeded to answer it. What position of authority did Young have within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enable him to rule on this question? In the Journal of Discourses, a Latter-day Saints publication, Brigham Young declared: I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call Scripture. Let me have the privilege of correcting a sermon, and it is as


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Future Hope - FACING A HOPELESS FUTURE

Future Hope - FACING A HOPELESS FUTURE

Future Hope FACING A HOPELESS FUTUREA Critical Book ReviewBy Gerald Sigal Future Hope:  A Jewish Christian Look at the End of the World By David Brickner. San Francisco:  Purple Pomegranate Productions. 1999. 154 pages. Among evangelical Protestants "end of this world" predictions have been big business for centuries.  It has spawned thousands of denominations, sects, and cults.  It gives hope to millions.  In a sense, it is a continuation of an expectation as old as Christianity itself.


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz