nickidewbear's definitions

Yeshu

Variant of "Yeshua" or "Yushke" used in Hebrew- or Yiddish-speaking and other Jewish communities. Sometimes derogatory, "Yeshu" is usually just used by Non-Messianic Jews who just don't know better.

The derogatory use of "Yeshu" is an acronym to refer specifically to the Messianic Jewish (Christian) and historical figure Yeshua in terms of "Yemach shemo uv'zichrono"-- literally, "May his name and memory be wiped out."

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011

Messianic Jew

An Ethnically-Patrilineal and/or -Matrilineal Jew who believes that the historical Jesus of Nazareth (Yeshua HaNotzri) is the Messiah and that the New Testament is a part of TaNaKH(i.e., Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, Hadashah-- literally "New" or "News").

A Messianic Jew does not necessarily keep all 613 mitzvot in the Torah, may not hold the Talmud as part of the Jewish Bible, and may be a member of a church as opposed to a Messianic shul or synagogue. Also called "Jews for Jesus", Messianic Jews are often targeted for persecution by Antimissionaries such as the Antimissionary organization Jews for Judaism.

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011

Jews For Jesus

Messianic Jews, Jewish Christians, etc.

The term comes from a Messianic Jewish organization founded by the late Moishe (ne Martin, 1932-2010) and Celia Starr Rosen. Called "Jews for Jesus", the organization is a 501(c)3 Messianic Jewish ministry which is often targeted for vile persecution by groups such as the Antimissionary organization Jews for Judaism.

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011

Antimissionary

Also "Counter Missionary", "Antimissionary" denotes an individual Non-Messianic Jew or gentile (i.e., a Jew or gentile who is not a Christian) who will delibarately go out of his or her way to persecute Christians-- in particular, Jewish Christians.

An infamous Antimissionary organization is Jews for Judaism, supported by websites such as JewFAQ.

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011

Ax

How OJ Simpson might say "Ask". On his part, it would be a pun intended... or maybe not.

"Can I ax you a question?" (Pray that OJ Simpson never "ax"s you this.)

by Nickidewbear August 23, 2011

Tikvah

Hebrew "Hope".

The Hebrew national anthem is "Tikvateinu" ("Our Hope") or "HaTikvah" ("The Hope").

by Nickidewbear August 23, 2011

Košice

In unofficial competition with Bratslavia to be the capital city of Slovakia (as Baltimore competes with Washington, D.C.), Košice is a major-enough city to get some notice even outside of Slovakia. Like Suwałki in Poland Russia, Košice was the capital city of its own district in Austria Hungary.

Families in the Košice Jewish community included the Yoshua Rusnak Family, whose patriarch helped lead the Zionist Conference there in 1913. Sadly, the family lost many members during the Holocaust when the Nazis invaded then-Kassa, Hungary.

by Nickidewbear August 25, 2011