A "Jew for Jesus", "Messianic Jew" or "Hebrew Christian" are all names for Christian sects. They are Evangelical Christians whose mission is to convert Jews to Christianity. I understand that in most of these congregations the majority of the members never were Jews. (The "Rabbi" always has a very Jewish name.) They are supported financially by Southern Baptist Churches, Assmblies of God Churches and other groups as part of their missions programs. Several years ago I had an issue with our local newspaper who listed them as "Jewish Congregations" rather than under "Christian Congregations". They always have big ads several weeks befor Rosh Hashanah offering "Free Tickets for the High Holidays". They tend to prey on seniors, Russian immigrants, college students and others whose knowledge of Judaism is minimal and their pocketbooks slim. Watch out for this in your local papers come the fall.
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