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JEWISH PRAYER and MEDITATION
JEWISH PRAYER and MEDITATION: Connecting with God with Rabbi Michael Skobac is the "third" of a 6-part lecture series called: DEEPENING JEWISH EXPERIENCE: The Spiritual Dimension If you want to deepen your understanding of Judaism, are seeking more from your Jewish experience, or are just curious €” then this seminar is for you! In six stimulating sessions, Rabbi Skobac explores Jewish wisdom and inspirational teachings, discovering their profound relevance to your life. Enjoy! The first value
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SEEKING GOD: Faith & Doubt
SEEKING GOD: Faith and Doubt with Rabbi Michael Skobac is the "sixth" of a 6-part lecture series called: DEEPENING JEWISH EXPERIENCE: The Spiritual Dimension. If you want to deepen your understanding of Judaism, are seeking more from your Jewish experience, or are just curious €” then this seminar is for you! In six stimulating sessions, Rabbi Skobac explores Jewish wisdom and inspirational teachings, discovering their profound relevance to your life. Enjoy!
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Homeland Defense
For the past 21/2 years, our hearts and the hearts of all lovers of Zion have been heavy with concern. The perpetual reign of brutal terror that has taken hundreds of lives, crippled thousands and devastated our spiritual homeland impacts all of us. Against this horrific backdrop of physical violence, we tend to overlook the insidious spiritual threat posed by Christian missionaries. In addition, there is a widely held misconception that missionary activity is illegal in Israel, and therefore no
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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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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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Chapter 25 - A WOMAN ENCOMPASSES A MAN
Continued from Chapter 24 (Jeremiah 31:22) “A woman encompasses a man” Christians offer a tendentious interpretation of the verse: “For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encompasses a man” (Jeremiah 31:22). The noun neqevah (“woman”) does not mean virgin per se and the verse says nothing of conception, pregnancy, or birth. Neqevah is used in the Bible in reference to any woman, virgin or not (Leviticus 27:4-7; Numbers 5:3, 31:15; Deuteronomy 4:16). Any discussion that s
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