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Messianics launch asinine crusade to close Yad l’Achim

Honestly, this should have been a Purim Post and will best go down with a good shot of whiskey.

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Added by Jewish Israel on March 9, 2010 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Catholic father baptizes Jewish daughter and defies court order

Joseph Reyes and Rebecca Shapiro Reyes of Chicago are embroiled in a highly charged and visible divorce and custody battle which has opened the ultimate interfaith can of worms. The media spotlig

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Added by Jewish Israel on March 3, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

CUFI’s Robert Stearns warns of Evangelical shift to the Left

In response to Rev. Robert Stearns’ scheduled appearance as a panelist at the 7^th Annual Jerusalem Conference, Jewish Israel recently

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 21, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Yad l‘Achim Considers Suing Messianic Attorney Calev Myers

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 19, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Ambassador Oren cautions against messianics and proselytizing

Following an address at a church in Irvine California in which he thanked Christians for their support, Israel’s Am

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 18, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Tovia Singer Authors Response to Christian Missionaries

Rabbi Tovia Singer’s new book “Let’s Get Biblical!” is hot off the presses.

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 16, 2010 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

Missionary Stearns to participate in 7th Annual Jerusalem Conference

The Seventh Annual Jerusalem Conference – which takes place February 15-17^th - “

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Jewish Israel gives presentation at Jerusalem Rabbinic Conference

On February 11th, Jewish Israel participated in a rabbinic conference held in Jerusalem on the topic of “Activities of Christian organizations and Evangelicals in Israel”.

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 14, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

COMING SOON: Jewish Israel Reviews Rabbi Riskin’s Lecture

Last week Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of Efrat gave lectures in both English and Hebrew in Jerusalem and Efrat respectively on the topic of

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Added by Jewish Israel on February 9, 2010 at 10:29am — No Comments

Knesset Christian Caucus MKs attend missionary-sponsored conference in Rome

When in Rome… Knesset MKs representing the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus attended a conference held in Rome from January 27 -29th which was dedicated to “Advancing United Judeo-Christian S… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on February 3, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

“messianic Jew” convicted of murdering doctor

Christian fundamentalist Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist described as a “messianic Jew”, was convicted last Friday of first-degree premeditated murder. The victim, Dr. George R.Tiller, was the medical director of a clinic which performed late term abortions. He… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on February 1, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

New Testament Codes Stricken From “Jesus Guns”

What would have made for brilliant satire turned out to be a real news story. Last week ABC News covered, or rather uncovered secret (or not so sec… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 25, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Bed, Breakfast, and Jesus for Israeli Backpackers

According to a recent study conducted by the University of Haifa's Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage and Recreation, some 2000 Israeli backpackers are being hosted a… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 21, 2010 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

The ugly side of interfaith beautification politics

Two years ago this writer expressed great reservations over the significant role the Ohr Torah Stone's Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding &… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 18, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf joins the Jewish Israel Team

Jewish Israel is pleased to announce that Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf has joined the Jewish Israel board as an academic and religious advisor. Dr. Woolf is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tal… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 17, 2010 at 5:12pm — 2 Comments

Pat Robertson’s “satanic verses” cause media tremors

When it comes to commenting on both man-made and natural disasters, televangelist Pat Robertson takes the golden globe for impropriety. Following last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, Robertson remar… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 17, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Not waiting for Armageddon

"With Orthodox Judaism, deep down inside," says Ray Sanders, the director of Christian Friends of Israel, "there's no love, there's no hope. There's no future." ---… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 10, 2010 at 8:37pm — 3 Comments

Post by JI member Zahava Pasternak

Excluding my very very short stay with a nonJewish Messianic congregation in North Carolina, I would like to share with JI why it is that I have joined their site and am active in cou… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 10, 2010 at 11:20am — No Comments

Shannon Orand receives conversion to Judaism in Israel

Jewish Israel would like to wish a heartfelt Mazal Tov to JI member Shannon Orand upon her conversion to Judaism which she received in Israel earlier this week. Welcome to the Jewish people, Rachel (Shannon’s Hebrew name)! Members of the Beit Din were Chief Rabbi Dov Lior of Hevron, Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of Safed… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 7, 2010 at 1:00pm — 7 Comments

Daniel Ayalon: Israel’s Ambassador for Christendom

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is sponsoring a bid to upgrade the status of evangelicals in Israel and recognize them as a sovereign group or an independent church. The Interior Ministry is opposing the mov… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on January 3, 2010 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments