An Ethnic
Jew who believes in Jesus (Yeshua) as the Jewish
Messiah (Mashiach/Moshiach). He or she may or
may not be a member of the group Jews for Jesus.
A
Jew For Jesus is also called a Messianic
Jew or Jewish Christian. Among the most controversial Jews For Jesus was a Jewish man who was a Southern Baptist pastor named
Martin Meyer "Moishe" Rosen (1932-2010). The late Moishe Rosen founded the group known as Jews For Jesus. Like individual Jews for Jesus are, the group Jews For Jesus is often a target of every kind of intolerance and persecution imaginable--most often from Anti Semitic and Anti Messianic ("Anti Missionary", "Counter Missionary") individuals and groups; ranging from individuals and groups who are
racist against all Jews, anyway (such as David
Duke and Stormfront, and Malik Zulu Shabbaz and the Pseudo-Jewish
Black Hebrew Israelites), to individuals such as Tracey
Rich of JewFAQ and groups such as the Central Conference of American Rabbis of the Union of Reform Judaism, who have issued multiple responsa against Messianic Jews and Messianic Judaism (e.g., "CCAR RESPONSA 'On Patrilineal Descent, Apostasy, and Synagogue Honors', 5758.
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