With a new leader and revamped strategy, it’s a second coming for Jews for Jesus
Jews for Jesus has shifted a lot of its focus to Israel, where it now has 60 staff members. The organization’s new CEO, Aaron Abramson served in the Israeli army
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Fast Forward New Discovery/Max reality show ‘Survive the Raft’ features a Messianic ‘rabbi’ who says ‘I’m Jewish, too’
The series is meant to show people with diverse perspectives working together
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News A Michigan politician announced her baptism in Messianic Judaism. The rabbi of her synagogue says there’s no such thing.
‘Her beliefs are personal, and she's not going to be bullied into a box or forced to explain herself to a bunch of intolerant, politically motivated hacks,’ Lena Epstein’s political adviser said
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Fast Forward Michigan GOP candidate who was raised Jewish now says she’s a Messianic Jew
Lena Epstein, who is running for chair of the state GOP, said in a video that she has been 'baptized' and is now a 'Jewish Messianic believer of Christ'
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Culture They believe Jesus died for their sins — so why do some Christians observe Yom Kippur?
Last Passover, Jewish Twitter erupted over Christian Seders. Now, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, is joining the Christianity club, and Jwitter is just as upset. Christians observing Yom Kippur isn’t exactly new, but it does seem to be increasingly widespread. This time, the discourse seems to have started in large part…
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Fast Forward Even Messianic Jews Don’t Want Mike Pence’s ‘Rabbi’ — Who Prayed To Jesus
The Messianic “rabbi” who joined Vice President Mike Pence to pray for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was reportedly defrocked 15 years ago by the organization that ordained him, NBC News reported. Loren Jacobs, who called for prayers in the name of Jesus at a Republican campaign rally in Michigan on Monday, was…
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Community Did Jews For Jesus Get Something Right About Jewish Millennials?
A version of this article originally appeared in New Voices. I know, I didn’t think I’d be writing that headline today either. But a Jews for Jesus study may have actually made an interesting insight about Jewish millennials. What am I talking about? Jews for Jesus recently commissioned a study surveying 599 Jews born from…
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Breaking News Jews For Jesus Study Says Jewish Millennials Are Religious — But Not Affiliated
NEW YORK (JTA) — Are Jewish millennials the most religious generation? And do one-fifth of them think Jesus was God in human form? Yes and yes, says a new survey of 599 Jews born from 1984 to 1999. The survey creates a contradictory portrait of Jewish millennials: These young adults describe themselves as religious, and…
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