Number of Christian Jews in Israel Doubles to 10,000
In Israel, the number of Christian Jews, known as Messianic Jews, has doubled in size to about 10,000 due to recent immigration waves.

Posted: Saturday, April 30 , 2005, 16:40 (BST)




In Israel, the number of Christian Jews, known as Messianic Jews, has doubled in size to about 10,000 due to recent immigration waves, according to Messianic leaders and evangelism opponents.

Eitan Shishkoff, the leader of a Messianic community in Haifa, located about 70 miles north of Jerusalem, says that there are roughly 10,000 members in 80 Messianic congregations around the country.

The population is twice that of 1980?s, when significant numbers of immigrants from the former Soviet Union began entering the country, according to the Jerusalem Post. Shishkoff says that 70 percent of the members in his congregation of 270 are from the Soviet Union.

In Israel, it is illegal for evangelism efforts to involve material benefits for prospective converts, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Yad L?Achim, and "anti-missionary" organisation opposed to "proselytism" since 1950, says that the Russian-speakers are being approached because of their "weak ties to Judaism and poor socioeconomic status," and are being "bought" through material benefits, according to the Post.

Shishkoff denies the allegation. "Maybe a few of our members first came in contact with us through the charity, but 98 percent of them didn?t ? make that 99.9 percent," he said.






Francis Helguero
Christian Today Correspondent

christian jews are a tiny tiny tiny slice of the jewish population.. its like comparing.. southern ukrainian baptists compared to world wide christian numbers..
sooooo small it doesnt amount to any worth of argurement

the proposition is interesting. I guess we all wil know the result only if it will be accepted.

wtf'??
this guy spouts off that there is some bullshit about bush senior.. and vietnam.. so i am calling him on it.. and i get shit on?


Today, 10:33 AM | reply #13
Irnesto
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Reason states is hated is because they stick their nose everywhere. no ned to go to middle east they can deal with their own problems. USA did a good thing in bosnia they stoped muslims and christians and jews form being eliminated by ortodox in yugoslavia so i can say thank you bill clinton if he was still the prez things would be diff bush is just lloking for revenge when his father got ass raped in iraq and north korea and vietnam

so you political and sceluar scholars.. tell me about how bush jr is making up for bush sr folly in vietnam.

Stewart is the funniest guy on TV.

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fiddy



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50 solutions to the middle east conflict :)

republican??????
your nuts.. i am canadian, working in the usa.

i just happen to be informed global citizen

there is no solution... the saddest part about it, our country (conservative republican christians) dont want a solution!!

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0801-28.htm

be afraid.. VERY afraid..