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COMING SOON: Jewish Israel Reviews Rabbi Riskin’s Lecture

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 — 1 Comment

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

Statement from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Reaction by Rabbi Sholom Gold

BREAKING NEWS : A response by Rabbi Riskin now on YouTube Earlier today Jewish Israel received an email from Elie Klein of the public relations agency Ruder Finn Israel. The email… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 31, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Rabbi Riskin video “gone viral” among Orthodox Jews and messianic Christians

In our Christmas war post of December 26th we made mention of and posted excerpts from yet another controversial video of Rabbi Riskin. That video is now making the r… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 31, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Joel Bell opens new WBZ missionary center in Sha’ar Binyamin

(For backgound information on Joel and Pamela Bell, please read this earlier report and see relevant links at the end of this post) At the beginning of this month Jewish Israel reported on… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 28, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

No Christmas War in Israel

Bill O’Reilly eat your heart out, because while “the War on Christmas” rages in America, secular Israelis –on a government level – have no problem stepping on Jewish sensitivities in the Jewish State. Official declara… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 26, 2009 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

Messianics use “American Idol” to promote missionary activity in Ethiopia

In mid-October we reported on a scandal involving Kadima Knesset Member Shlomo Molla and a well-known messianic missionary organization. It had been reported that Molla may have pocketed man… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 21, 2009 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Torah Judaism challenged by secular court and Christians in Israel

Well, another Hanukah has gone by, but it seems the forces of Hellenism, Christianity and secularism have forged an unholy alliance against Torah Judaism in the modern state of Isr… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 20, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Tell it to the Vatican: Christianity is not land or shrine bound

When it comes to Vatican negotiations and property issues, Jewish Israel sort of feels like we’ve been there and done that here, here,… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 15, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Missionaries Exploit Chabad

(special thanks, to Jewish Israel member, Shannon) On November 27th Zev Isaacs of the Messianic Prophecy Bible Project sent out a newsletter update featuring his infiltration of a Chabad Yeshiva. This mailing entitled, “Lubavitcher Jews in Israel SECRETLY… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on December 10, 2009 at 9:31pm — 4 Comments

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