This is the Forward’s coverage of Messianic Jews, who follow Jewish law but believe that Jesus is the Messiah. The major denominations of Judaism reject Messianic Judaism as a form of Judaism.
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Fast Forward Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia
The effort is being led by the Aleph Institute, a Chabad-affiliated organization that endorses Jewish chaplains for the U.S. military.
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Opinion This Israeli dystopian novel is becoming the Jewish state’s reality
'The Third Temple' depicts Israel as a global pariah run by religious fundamentalists
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Culture Disney fixed a Messianic necklace, but there’s still work to do on Jewish representation, says advocate
A Jewish character on 'Mickey Mouse Funhouse' no longer wears a necklace with a Jesus fish
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Fast Forward In Jerusalem and DC, Messianic and Episcopal communities mourn Capital Jewish Museum shooting victims as their own
Inside the evolving faith lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who had attended an Episcopal church in the months before they were gunned down last week
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Culture What is Messianic Judaism?
With origins dating back to the 19th century, Messianic Judaism holds a contentious spot in the religious world
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News ‘He was a mensch’: Slain Messianic Jew remembered as bridge-builder
Yaron Lischinsky was killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington
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Books What if Jews rebuilt the Temple?
Yishai Sarid’s ‘The Third Temple’ imagines a dark future for the Jewish state
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Culture Candace Owens has gone so conspiratorial, she’s now citing forgotten Jewish heretics
The right-wing pundit recently went on a rant about Jacob Frank
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Fast Forward Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media
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