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Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Messianic Jews, who follow Jewish law but believe that Jesus is the Messiah. The major denominations of Judaism reject Messianic Judaism as a form of Judaism.

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George W. Bush Aides Uneasy on 100K-a-Plate Jews for Jesus Speech

A former aide to President George W. Bush has expressed discomfort with the fact that his former boss is scheduled to speak to a Jews for Jesus fundraising event in Dallas, CNN reported on Thursday. Tevi Troy, an Orthodox Jew, worked for Bush as a liaison to the Jewish community and a deputy secretary at…

By Maya Shwayder Nov 14, 2013 | 2 min read
Opinion
Why Jews Should Not Accept Jesus — Whatever George W. Bush Thinks

The dispiriting news that President George W. Bush plans to speak at a fundraiser to a group of ‘Messianic Jews’ led me to reframe and slightly revise an article I wrote several years ago. It not only explains in a short compass why Jews do not accept Jesus as a Messiah or son of God,…

By David Wolpe Nov 11, 2013 | 9 min read
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Not Just Jews Eat Kosher Food in Prison

The tiny population of religious Jews in prison has plenty of company when it comes to keeping kosher behind bars. A number of secular Jews, messianic Jews, Black Hebrew Israelites and, in many cases, people with no Jewish background at all eat a traditional Jewish diet. Jews, according to one estimate, make up just one-sixth…

By Naomi Zeveloff Apr 30, 2012 | 5 min read

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