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Story www.ShuvahYisrael.com
Email Canarsie66@aol.com
Sex Male
Location Merrick, NY, US
Age I Joined 29
Why I joined Married a non-Jewish woman... They convinced me that it would be good to investigate combining my Jewish heritage with her Christian background. After the initial contacts with missionaries, it seemed clear that the "Old Testament" prophecies really did point to Jesus as the messiah.
Age I Left 35
Why I left I was actually studying to become a "Messianic Rabbi". In their "yeshiva" classes, they stressed that messianic leaders should be well versed in the "other streams" of Judaism. They wanted us to be able to communicate with educated Jews. However, once I started reading some of the normative Jewish books, I too became educated, and realized that belief in Jesus was a sham.
What I was Messianic, MJAA, UMJC, Jews for Jesus, Chosen People Ministries, Nazarene Church, Messianic Jew, Hebrew-Christian, Believer
What I am now Baal Teshuvah Chabad-loving Jew
Recommended reading www.virtualyeshiva.com/counter-index.html, www.messiahtruth.com, www.outreachjudaism.org, www.meaningfullife.com, www.beingjewish.com/