What Real Noaḥides Can Teach Ben Shapiro
Gentiles simply aren’t buying Ben Shapiro’s claim that Noaḥides can engage in Christian practices.
Ellen W. Horowitz is an artist and author who served as the former content and research director for JewishIsrael.com, an organization exploring the challenges and complexities of Israel’s alliances with fundamentalist, evangelical and messianic Christian groups.
Gentiles simply aren’t buying Ben Shapiro’s claim that Noaḥides can engage in Christian practices.
In addition to a necessary strategic re-evaluation, these accords should be subject to an ethical review.
Regardless of how one feels about Netanyahu’s ongoing trial, the last thing Israel needs is Trump interfering in our internal political & legal matters.
I don’t expect the nations to understand the depth of our pain from October 7 but we Jews need to contextualize it within our own unique worldview.
Israel’s youth seem ready to leave behind the mindset that’s been tormenting our older generations & preventing us from securing our material & spiritual independence.
The argument today that Israel needs all the friends we can get, including evangelicals on a Jesus-centered mission, may or may not be valid. What’s unacceptable is the lack of transparency on the part of Jews who stridently defend groups like HaYovel.
Is ‘religious freedom’ the new idol worship? In an age of absolute ‘tolerance’ with no red lines, will it be forbidden for Jews to say ‘no’ in our own land?
The Jewish leaders & organizations benefitting from Christian Zionists can no longer claim ignorance.
The recent incident at Ein Keshatot shows that attempts to resist missionary activities in Israel are hamstrung by so many otherwise proud Jews cooperating with Evangelical Christians.
What’s the correct response to odd behavior at the Ḥanukah party? How vigilant should we be to protect our communities from missionary activity?
Israeli political leaders, media personalities & even rabbis are giving a platform to Christian missionaries for fear of losing evangelical support.
Our rabbis would do well to take their minds off of Rome and look to Jerusalem – where Hebrew-speaking Christian missionaries have been making dangerous inroads into local Jewish communities.