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David and Goliath Ad

JEWS FOR JUDAISM has been Keeping Jews Jewish for 20 years. We are a modern day David fighting Goliath, counteracting the multi-million dollar efforts of deceptive cults and missionaries that target Jews for conversion. JEWS FOR JUDAISM has been Keeping Jews Jewish for 20 years. We are a modern day David fighting Goliath, counteracting the multi-million dollar efforts of deceptive cults and missionaries that target Jews for conversion. Each year these groups spend over $250 million in a world-

david evangelism

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 1 min read

Responding to Missionaries and Cults On Campus and in Israel

Many college students and students "doing their year" in Israel have contacted Jews for Judaism to speak about run-ins they have had with missionaries and cult recruiters. It may have been someone they met on the street, at a cafe,in the library or cafeteria or over the Internet, and often, at college, by a roommate, dorm-mate or new "friend" from class. It is often referred to as "friendship evangelism". A Jewish student is befriended by a warm and outgoing Christian or recruiter. As rapport a

conversion cults

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Cozying up to prospective converts

By: Barry Yeoman Published: 11/15/2007 From JTA: Full Article on JTA FAIRFAX, Va. (JTA) -- The smell of fried latkes permeates Darrin and Sharon Speck’s two-story townhouse in this Washington suburb. It’s the second night of Chanukah, and the couple have gathered some friends and neighbors to celebrate. Three-dimensional Stars of David dangle over the entrance to a living room scattered with chocolate gelt. Small children, including two of their own, crawl around and babble. The only incon

conversion evangelism

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 9 min read

THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT “SOFT-SELL” EVANGELISM

When it comes to salesmanship – which is essentially what evangelism is all about – the “soft-sell” is still a sales pitch. It seeks to disarm us by short-circuiting our natural defensive instincts, and deliberately takes advantage of our popularly held stereotypes about how missionaries work and what they look like. We assume that if someone isn’t carrying a large Bible and preaching endlessly about Jesus and the need to be saved, then that person really isn’t interested in converting us. Takin

evangelism feast of tabernacles

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 4 min read