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jews for jesus

brooklynpotter
brooklynpotter
edited November -1 in Park Slope
yes, there are now in the building on 8th ave/18th, the one that may or may not have artist studios. a big sign on the door, "jews for jesus"
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  • grosser
    grosser
    are they related to the "lost black tribe of Israel"?
  • grosser
    grosser
    are they related to the "lost black tribe of Israel"?
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    no. are you referring to the black hebrews? that's a whole other thread that am not even going to get into
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    no. are you referring to the black hebrews? that's a whole other thread that am not even going to get into
  • eckroth
    eckroth
    I don't know who they are, but they used to be on the mall in front of WTC all the time in dashikis and had signs that they were the lost black tribe of Israel
  • eckroth
    eckroth
    I don't know who they are, but they used to be on the mall in front of WTC all the time in dashikis and had signs that they were the lost black tribe of Israel
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    what is a dashiki??
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    what is a dashiki??
  • patsy kirk (miele)
    patsy kirk (miele)
    african robe (or long shirt)
  • patsy kirk (miele)
    patsy kirk (miele)
    african robe (or long shirt)
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    I don't get the point of this thread.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    I don't get the point of this thread.
  • danny hellman
    danny hellman
    LongTimeSloper wrote: I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.
  • danny hellman
    danny hellman
    LongTimeSloper wrote: I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.
  • veets
    veets
    Danny Hellman wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.

    Well that is more than a little over-stated.
  • veets
    veets
    Danny Hellman wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.

    Well that is more than a little over-stated.
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    i don't believe they are the same at all.

    i could be wrong, but i think they are people who are "culturally" jewish or ethnically jewish, but believe jesus is the divine son of god. they may follow many jewish traditions and customs but believe the new testament as well as the torah (old testament)

    but i could be wrong...
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    i don't believe they are the same at all.

    i could be wrong, but i think they are people who are "culturally" jewish or ethnically jewish, but believe jesus is the divine son of god. they may follow many jewish traditions and customs but believe the new testament as well as the torah (old testament)

    but i could be wrong...
  • metalnyc
    metalnyc
    xlizellx wrote: i don't believe they are the same at all.

    i could be wrong, but i think they are people who are "culturally" jewish or ethnically jewish, but believe jesus is the divine son of god. they may follow many jewish traditions and customs but believe the new testament as well as the torah (old testament)

    but i could be wrong...
    yeah, christians!
  • metalnyc
    metalnyc
    xlizellx wrote: i don't believe they are the same at all.

    i could be wrong, but i think they are people who are "culturally" jewish or ethnically jewish, but believe jesus is the divine son of god. they may follow many jewish traditions and customs but believe the new testament as well as the torah (old testament)

    but i could be wrong...
    yeah, christians!
  • sir_eccles
    sir_eccles
    Danny Hellman wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.

    Dry rub or wet?
  • sir_eccles
    sir_eccles
    Danny Hellman wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]I don't get the point of this thread.
    Think of it as a place where participants in an angry, torch-wielding mob can meet, plan activities, and exchange BBQ recipes.

    Dry rub or wet?
  • witch-king
    witch-king
  • witch-king
    witch-king
  • veets
    veets
    witch-king wrote: http://jewsforjesus.org/
    I thought that article was ridiculous.
  • veets
    veets
    witch-king wrote: http://jewsforjesus.org/
    I thought that article was ridiculous.
  • goodprospect
    goodprospect
    The problem with Jews for Jesus is that they're deceptive. If you believe that Jesus is the messiah (no matter what religion you were born to) that makes you Christian. They claim to retain their Jewishness while believing in Jesus, which is simply not accepted by any Jewish group/people/organization outside their own. But no one would care about a small, fringe group except that they aggressively missionize, especially looking for Jews, using cartoon-laden pamphlets that misrepresent Judaism. Unfortunately there are a lot of Jews around who don't know much at all about Judaism, including a few who fall for their fallacies. I used to see them a lot in Manhattan, where they had a church center in midtown which may have since closed, and they always had that bright, blank-while-fervent cult members look on their faces that I have always found annoying, especially when they're trying to press litter-making garbage into my hands.
  • goodprospect
    goodprospect
    The problem with Jews for Jesus is that they're deceptive. If you believe that Jesus is the messiah (no matter what religion you were born to) that makes you Christian. They claim to retain their Jewishness while believing in Jesus, which is simply not accepted by any Jewish group/people/organization outside their own. But no one would care about a small, fringe group except that they aggressively missionize, especially looking for Jews, using cartoon-laden pamphlets that misrepresent Judaism. Unfortunately there are a lot of Jews around who don't know much at all about Judaism, including a few who fall for their fallacies. I used to see them a lot in Manhattan, where they had a church center in midtown which may have since closed, and they always had that bright, blank-while-fervent cult members look on their faces that I have always found annoying, especially when they're trying to press litter-making garbage into my hands.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Essentially, they are evangelical Christians who may once have been Jews, or at least born into Jewish families.

    They believe it is their duty to convert other Jews to Christianity.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Essentially, they are evangelical Christians who may once have been Jews, or at least born into Jewish families.

    They believe it is their duty to convert other Jews to Christianity.