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.
Messianic Judaism
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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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Fast Forward Should Jews attend a rally against antisemitism hosted by people who try to convert them?
Chosen People Ministries says it is "proclaiming the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus the Messiah to Jewish people around the world"
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Opinion This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future
My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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News Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani
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Fast Forward Calling itself ‘MechaHitler,’ Elon Musk’s AI tool spreads antisemitic conspiracies
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Opinion This German word explains Trump’s authoritarian impulses — and Hitler’s rise to power
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Culture Why is the Department of Homeland Security quoting the Bible on Instagram?
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Sports A Jewish pitcher was tapped to start the MLB All-Star game. In a menschy move, he gave it up.
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