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Is there a way to prevent someone from becoming involved?

Is there a way to prevent someone from becoming involved?

An effective program of prevention has five components: Affiliate: become part of the Jewish community, by taking classes, joining a synagogue or attending events at the Jewish Community Center. Take advantage of the resources in your community and strengthen your bond with your past and your people; Jewish education and lifestyle experiences: one who knows his/her faith in a dynamic and living way will rarely be attracted to the cheap substitute offered by the missionaries; Open communication:


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Gradjewate (Fast Facts:Jews for Jesus program)

Gradjewate (Fast Facts:Jews for Jesus program)

As the Jewish community continues to lag behind in utilizing cyber-space and virtual marketing techniques, rest-assured the missionaries haven't! Recently launched, and making the rounds on the internet, "GRADJEWATE," is Jews for Jesus' most recent effort to reach Jewish youth for conversion. Where are they at?  ON THE WEB, which is a powerful venue of identifying with and engaging Jewish teens and college students.


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Cleveland Federation Advisory Statement

Cleveland Federation Advisory Statement

MEDIA ADVISORY JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON AUGUST 19, 2003 Don't be fooled by the "Messianic" or "Jews for Jesus" movement Statement by the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland's Community Relations Committee in response to targeted proselytizing campaign in Cleveland. An organization known as "Jews for Jesus" has started a campaign in Cleveland to convert Jews to Christianity. Their efforts deliberately attempt to mislead people into believing they


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Meeting The Challenge - Hebrew Christians and the Jewish Community

Meeting The Challenge - Hebrew Christians and the Jewish Community

Meeting The Challenge: Hebrew Christians and the Jewish Community Originally prepared by The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Task Force on Missionaries and Cults 1. Introduction It has been over 2000 years since the final break between Judaism and Christianity. The early Jewish leadership perceived the increasing danger of confusion between classical Judaism and the "new" Jewish Christian views. At the same time, Christianity was undergoing its own changes, such as developme


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

The Jewish Community and The Non-believer

The Jewish Community and The Non-believer

What is the connection between the Jewish community and the non-believer? The Apostate and the Jewish Community The concept of a multi-religions Jewish people is incongruous with the unparalleled historical continuity and social cohesion of the Jewish-religio-national community. In both a secular and religious sense, the Jewish people are a religiously based community, united with their brethren throughout the world by virtue of religion. This is so even for the avowed secular Jew who recogniz


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz