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Jews for Judaism: The Response to an Urgent Need

Jews for Judaism: The Response to an Urgent Need

The Jewish Response to Missionaries - Counter-Missionary Handbook Foreword For many years I have been familiar with the fine international organization Jews for Judaism. Its founder and West Coast director, Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz, has worked arduously within the Jewish community to offer counseling services and educational material to counter the arguments of missionary claims. The work of Jews for Judaism has had a major impact in disseminating the truths embodied in Jewish tradition. As a sc
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
A Parent’s Cry for Help

A Parent’s Cry for Help

Our oldest son informed us that he was dating a Christian girl.  At the start, we reluctantly accepted the relationship, expecting that it would not last. After all, how could it?  He attended Jewish day school through eighth grade, and continued his Jewish studies through high school. We were active in our synagogue, kept kosher and observed the Shabbat and holidays. What we didn’t appreciate was that his girlfriend was an active member in a Christian campus missionary group. The relationship
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The Right Place At The Right Time: Saving a 14-Year-Old's Life in Israel

The Right Place At The Right Time: Saving a 14-Year-Old's Life in Israel

It was Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2003, and I was approaching the end of a successful three week mission to Israel dedicated to responding to a new wave of missionary activity. In addition to lectures, news interviews and meetings with government officials, my colleagues and I distributed thousands of copies of a new Hebrew version of Jews for Judaism’s Counter-Missionary Handbook “The Jewish Response To Missionaries.” That day I was traveling by car, with my wife Dvora and our son, from the nor
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Critical Thinking and the Talmud

Critical Thinking and the Talmud

By Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz In August 2000, Senator Joe Lieberman was selected as the nominee for Vice President of the United States of American by Al Gore. The entire nation buzzed about Senator Lieberman's selection because his was the first Jewish nominee for the second highest office of the United States. Every Talk Radio show I tuned into that day was covering the Jewish angle of this story. I was listening to one show in particular when a caller named John unleashed a torrent of anti-Semi
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz