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Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 1

This is part 1 of a 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 2 and Part 3 as well. Many people have scratched their heads upon finding out about my intention to convert to Judaism, wondering why I would do such a thing. The puzzled looks come from former Christian friends and family, new non-Christian friends, as well as Jews themselves. I usually give the short answers—because I connect with G-d that way, or because I believe in the G-d of Abraham,

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 6 min read

From "Messianic Jew" to Counter-Missionary - The Story of Julius Ciss

My name is Julius Ciss and I am a "counter-missionary." I work to educate the Jewish community about the problem of deceptive Christian missionaries who target Jews for conversion. I also try to bring those Jews whom they have "converted" back to authentic Judaism. Being a counter-missionary was hardly a goal towards which I had strived; rather, it was almost the inevitable outcome of a series of circumstances in my life. I grew up in a traditional Jewish home. My parents are both Holocaust su

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 20 min read

Jews At Risk - An Interview

Jews at Risk: An Interview with Jews For Judaism Baltimore Executive Director, Ruth Guggenheim By Margie Pensak Appeared in the Where, What, When- December 2010 I first encountered missionaries in the mid-70s, when I was a student living in Manhattan. I used to see Jews for Jesus members sporting bright yellow T-shirts that proudly advertised their affiliation targeting their prime proselytizing prospects (Jews, of course) in front of Macy’s. During that same period, I also saw hundreds of co

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 9 min read

The Charolite Trilogy

Introduction The purpose of this trilogy is to help you see the Jewish Christian polemic in a new light. Instead of presenting the arguments of Judaism against Christianity, or Christianity’s response to those arguments, the arguments are presented in a different format. The same Jewish Christian polemic is presented as a debate between Christianity and the fictional faith of the Charolites. In the first section of this trilogy introduces Charlie and the development of the Charolite faith. In

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 20 min read

Just Say Know: What "Real Christians" Believe about Jews

Try this: Ask any fundamentalist Christian why his/her spiritual forebears launched the Inquisition, the Crusades, or the Holocaust. 10 out of 10 will retort, "Those weren't real Christians. Real Christians love the Jews and wouldn't do that." So, what then, do "real Christians" believe about Jews? written by Mark W. Sanders As a former fundamentalist minister, I know the answers intimately. I spent years living by one imperative: Preach the Gospel (personal salvation through faith in Christ)

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 6 min read

Nose-to-Nose in Toronto

Until the sign appeared, none of the people at the butcher shop, or the kosher pizza parlor knew who the new tenant in the Main Exchange Mall in suburban Toronto was going to be. It caught the local director of headquarters of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth completely by surprise. But when the 30 foot sign, reading "City of David Messianic Synagogue" was installed, there was no question in anyone's mind - the missionaries had moved into one of Canada's most Jewish neighborhoods. Aet

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Avoiding Spiritual Deception

Today's spiritual consumer encounters a tremendous range of choices and opportunities. A walk down the "Judaism" aisle also reveals a plethora of styles and approaches. Not all options, however, are necessarily wholesome. Therefore, the old watchword, caveat emptor, let the buyer beware, is sound guidance. Interfaith families face unique challenges when it comes to making spiritual choices. Unscrupulous missionary organizations, capitalizing on a possible impulse to blend, offer the illusory pr

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Targeting Israeli Jews: Some Key Players

Deceptive missionary efforts in Israel take a number of creative and ever-changing forms. The following are but a sampling of what is taking place in the Jewish Holy Land, a land that has become the new "Ground Zero" for the Jewish-targeting, international missionary community. Revive Israel Ministries, headed by Keith ("Asher") Intrater, is an organization that provides financial and logistical support to conversionary efforts throughout Israel, and operates a "Messianic Jewish" conversionary

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read