Comments on: Jews for Judaism: Back atcha, J4Js

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:32:22 +0000

I notice you didn’t respond to my link regarding the many ways Jesus did not meet the criteria for the Jewish messiah.

And by the way, it wasn’t just the rabbi’s who said he didn’t. It was the Jews of the time, and since the criteria remain unfullfilled 2,000 years later, I think it’s safe to say that you’re following a false god.

You do deny that you’re a Christian when you call yourself a Christian Jew. You are trying to pretend you are still Jewish when you go around trying to convert other Jews to your cause. You’re doing it here, linking to a J4J site in your name, which I keep editing to delete the link.

And now, we’re done here. Bored now. Liars annoy me.

By: David Brickner

David Brickner — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:08:02 +0000

I never claimed to be representing Judaism Meryl. I am a Christian and don’t deny it. I am a Jewish Christian because I am ethnically Jewish and that doesn’t change when I become a follower of Jesus. Do you remember when in Hannah and her sisters Woody Allen considers converting to Christianity? He comes home with a shopping bag and proceeds to pull out a crucifix, rosary beads…finally a loaf of wonderbread and a jar of mayo. Very funny but so very typical of Jewish misunderstanding of Christianity. The word literally means a follower of Messiah. All the first Christians were ethnic Jews. Just because the rabbi’s rejected Jesus doesn’t mean all the rest of us have to. Maybe the rabbi’s are the svengali’s. As for me, I haven’t stopped eating cornbeef on rye and started eating ham on whitebread. I haven’t given back my circumcision and no one better try and take it back. I’ll sue.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:57:32 +0000

There will be no debate. You will not use my weblog to proselytze. You will not use my weblog to spread your lies. A Jew is more than just what you are from birth, and you know it. To be a Jew religiously, you cannot accept Jesus as the Messiah. That makes you a Christian. You know this, and yet, you lie about it. That makes you a liar. Incivility? No. It's called "telling the truth." You might try it sometime. And by the way, here are all the requirements Jesus needed to have met in order to be the Jewish Messiah. Whoops, he missed a few. Color me unsurprised.

By: David Brickner

David Brickner — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:17:11 +0000

Meryl, is that what you call keeping it civil? A Jew is one who is born of a Jewish mother.
You may believe me to be a bad Jew because I believe in Jesus but you can’t rob me of my heritage, unless ofcourse you have appointed yourself to be the Jewish pope.
Seriously though, if what I am saying is true, that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah promised by our prophets, then the most Jewish thing any Jew could do would be to believe in him. If he isn’t then neither Jews or Gentiles should believe in him. So let the debate continue please.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:22:44 +0000

It isn’t a matter of disagreeing with a viewpoint. “Jews for Jesus” is an organization built on lies, that uses lies to try to persuade Jews to convert to Christianity.

So here’s my answer to that message:

I will give absolutely no tolerance to lying Christians who pretend to be Jews for the purpose of converting Jews to Christianity.

There is no other message of “Jews for Jesus” other than conversion from Judaism. They want me to accept Jesus as the Messiah. That would make me a Christian.

Are you getting my message yet, David? Zero tolerance for lying evangelists. You can put it on a t-shirt.

And keep your Yiddish. I don’t believe you are a Jew, either, and using it won’t persuade me of that.

By: David Brickner

David Brickner — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:42:49 +0000

It seems to me that no one posting on this site has actually had a conversation with someone in a Jews for Jesus t-shirt on the street. If you met someone with us who was not born Jewish they would be wearing a t-shirt that says goyim for Jesus or Not Just Jews for Jesus. You can disagree with our views but how about addressing the message and not just shooting the messenger? How about a bissel tolerance?

By: Jerry Ritcey

Jerry Ritcey — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:11:34 +0000

A few years back, a fellow dressed like a conservative Jewish man asked me “Sir – are you Jewish”? I said “No – sorry.” Although I contemplated adding “Not that there’s anything wrong with that” I did not. He was standing on a street corner in a fairly Jewish part of town, but I didn’t think til afterwards he was a so-called “Jew for Jesus”.

I’m not Jewish, but this post leads me to think that fellow was as about as Jewish as I am.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:52:11 +0000

I’m still waiting for my slick produced New Free DVD ‘Jews For Judaism’

Will Jews For Judaism be going round in Pairs knocking on peoples doors?

Just as I know so I don’t pretend not to be home like the others.
Lol
Aaron

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:31:30 +0000

On one hand they do tend to syphon off the simple minded, on the other hand, if they were 100% successful, that would leave a hole in the Passover Seder for the Four Questions. Simple Minded Son, Wicked Son, The One Who Does not Know How to Ask; take you choice.

By: DeDe

DeDe — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:01:19 +0000

Hey, here’s your friendly neighborhood Jews for Judaism representative checking in. Excellent post. For more info on the campaign and response:

http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/web/byg/NewYork2006.html

And here’s more info on what some people have received in the mail:

http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/web/byg/NYBYG2006/NYBYGMediaCampaignMemo.pdf

For background on this issue, just visit our website or email nybyg@jewsforjudaism.org.