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AddReply(215246,"You\'re right #10 ","","","07/04/07","I agree with comment #10 & all those who understand the true intent of all our \"very good friends\".  I respect Ruth Matar&, of course, the wonderful Women in Green; but to rely on non-Jews (even if they are sincere) is wrong, because we are a \"NATION THAT DWELLS ALONE\" & DEPEND ON HASEM! THAT MEANS \"ONLY\"! We have have an  \"obligation\" to rely on NO ONE except G-D \nAlmighty, for HE does not take lightly our going to others for help.  This in itself is a great sin!");
AddReply(214449,"#81 Dacon9","Jimmy","Sweetwater TX","07/01/07","Dacon9, You said \"IF THE \'ONE GD\' WANTED A SON HE WOULD\'VE *APPOINTED MOSES\"!  According to The Stone Edition ArtScroll Series Chumash, Devarim 18 15-16 page 1033 \"A prophet from your midst, from your brethren, like me (Moshe), shall Hashem, your G-d, establish for you - to him shall you harken.  According to all that you asked of Hashem, your G-d, in Horeb on the day of the congregation, saying, \"I can no longer hear the voice of Hashem, my G-d, and this great fire I can no longer see, so that i shall not die.\"\" In love Dacon9,  read your own book.  According to what Hashem told Moshe He has already addressed it and Moshe was not the one.");
AddReply(214364,"Lover of Israel","Christian","","06/30/07","All true Christians understand whenever Israel is persecuted, it is an affront against the God of Israel in whom all Christians believe through Jesus. God bless Israel.");
AddReply(214345,"Apostle Paul said Israel feeds us spritually and not the other way around","Evangelical","USA","06/30/07","that\'s why true Christian\'s love Israel and Jews. Romans 11 -- God will bless Israel abundantly forever as He has already covenanted with Israel. :)");
AddReply(212148,"#88 I WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS. DUH!","TRAVIS","USA","06/22/07","");
AddReply(211748,"#92","Richard","Tri-Cities","06/20/07","Thank you for the kind reply. I am well read and studied in the Old Testament and find it just amazing material. Absolutely incredible stuff. But 613 laws to keep...wow. I can\'t keep the few we have all the time.\n\nTwo questions for you: \n1)So why is it that the you don\'t you try and convert people to Judism? \n2)There must be prescribed methods for gentiles to serve the G-d of Abraham. Can you point me in the right direction to study this? If so, I will read up on it.");
AddReply(211736,"forever a friend","richard","manitoba canada","06/20/07","fisrt i would like to offer my most sencere appolgey for the way my country treated your people during and after the 2nd ww i am deeply and grieviosly ashamed.now for a really dumb quetion, is the problem in gaza and the west bank have some thing to do with the falure of israel to drive out these people when god gave you the land so many years ago?");
AddReply(211675,"to #55","Andras Bereny","Kfar Tapuah","06/20/07","You are right, beatiful talkback. Thank you Tzipora!");
AddReply(211655,"Richard#92","NIA","Israel","06/20/07","Yes, you are right : we are to be a light unto the world, but it is not a philosopy at all. We have 613 LAWS, we need to study TORAH and even more to understand what is asked from each of us and be observant more and more for the love of G-d and the love for the gentile and if G-d willing He will protect us and save us from anihilation and  will give us prosperity  the Land of Israel, where our Temple will be built again. There is nothing more true or more profound that the OLD TESTAMENT, OUR TORAH and we certainly don\'t try to convert anyone to Judaism. Some BORN CHRISTIANS  come to the OLD TESTAMENT by themselves and i met them.\nthey say that they really think that the Old Testament is the Truth and they want to discover it and join the Jewish people in his destiny. Respectfully.");
AddReply(211533,"#89 Rabbi","Richard","Tri-Cities, TN","06/20/07","I think you are correct. It is by the way we live people will know we are Christians. \n\nI assume that Jewish folks have a similar philosophy since you are to be a light unto the world. \n\n");
AddReply(211531,"#56 Yitzhak","Ralph","SC","06/20/07","Since we\'re taking a beating from #83 I was reading other posts. You said \"Christians are responsible for more Jewish blood spilt than any other religion\".\n\nIt is a point well taken and you are partly correct. I submit those christians where not Christians at all. Their actions certainly didn\'t follow the teachings of the Old or New Testaments. Europe certainly isn\'t Christian today. For many folks it seems the are christian by family.  This is often confused with Christians who believe and practice what the Bible teaches.\n\nSo, on one hand, your point is very well taken and I can surely understand your point of view. On the other hand, while it may be difficult given the history you described, I\'d encourage you to look for Christians that follow what the Bible actually teaches not what misguided folks do.  Thanks.");
AddReply(211530,"#83 DACON9","Ralph","SC","06/20/07","It appears that DACON9 has some issues. Oh I get the part your rambling on about.  You know, you need not agree with Christians but your response is downright nasty. \n\nWhat I don\'t get is why you would respond to anyone who believes in the G_d of Abraham and believe that the Jews were given Israel and will support Israel when the rest of the world turns their backs. It shouldn\'t be stated like #78 did but isn\'t your response similar to how the world is treating the Jews?\n\nWhen I said \"I didn\'t get it\" I didn\'t expect to be belittled and attacked. I expected a rational, thoughtful answer.\n\nWhy don\'t you try again in a non-threatening manner that would educate us? ");
AddReply(211474,"Rabbi ","Bentzion Kravitz","Los Angeles","06/20/07","There is irrefutable evidence that many evangelicals who support Israel have implemented a new “soft-sell” approach to proselytizing Jews for conversion. \n \nIn the words of Joe Dean, founder of an American Christian-Zionist organization; “By standing with the Jewish people in love and support, we can provoke them to jealousy, as the apostle Paul said, ‘so as to win them to Christ.’ Not by cramming the gospel down their throats, but by showing that our faith produces faithful works. I have told the Jewish agencies that we are not an evangelical group as such, and this is true. We are not actively trying to win Jews to Christ – but by taking this stand, the Jewish people don’t run away from us, and we are able to witness to them indirectly.\n");
AddReply(211426,"To #33","Ya\'aqov Ben-Yehudah","K\'far Tapu\'ah","06/19/07","B\"H I prefer \"goyim\" myself, which goyim mistakenly perceive as derogatory.  The \"C\" word means anointed (Mashiah) in Greek.  By using this word, one is acknowledging that Yashke is the anointed one.  Thus, we use \"X\" instead, just as many Americans use it a a regular old abbreviation (ie. \"X-mas\")");
AddReply(211351,"Ein Meridin BKdusha, can not become Christian and stay Jew ","rmp","eretz earth","06/19/07","While for a gentile being a Christian may not be foreign worship based on the 7 Noachide obligation groups it is based on 613 obligations aplicable to Jews. \nTo believe any power (including Satan who is an agent of Hashem)is independent of Hashem is a breach of the 13 principals of Jewish faith.\nAny good person can have a good afterlife if they keep their respective obligations.\nA general principal is \' Ein Meridin B\'Kedusha\' it is possible to increase ones obligations (there are limits as we see w/ Korach a Non Cohein can not deceide to be a Cohein) but one may not discard ones obligations.\nEvery Jew in particular including is very much the son of hashem and those who Bless/back us/jewish Israel will be blessed..");
AddReply(211345,"To Hadassa DeYoung #74","Victor Passenheim","Orlando, FL","06/19/07","I can only point you to Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel who are well familiar with Bridges for Peace whose own assessment was that this was a mistake.  There are lots of facts brought to light there that otherwise would not have seen the light of day.  I think you might also agree that, good men, on occasion, make wrong decisions based on past experiences.  Zeal and vigilance should always be championed, but not when punishing when true friends. \n\nThe only place I\'ve heard the other side about what happened on A7 was the \"Light unto the Nations\" early May broadcast.  Check it out and see what I mean.  Or not...\nI hope this gets published.");
AddReply(211335,"Jew is from Yehudi/ah means to Praise Hashem, why would you not want to say Jew?","rmp","eretz > earth","06/19/07","Jew is from Yehudi from Yehudah the fourth son of Jacob (Israel) the ancestor of King David. Yehudah means to Praise Hashem, why would one not want to say Jew?\nTo say a name that means saviour about a person/faith that has not brought us back to Torah obsernance or a restored holy temple would be untruthful and misleading.");
AddReply(211297,"Muslim want to convert","H","Newcastle","06/19/07","Muslims want to convert you or kill you - so don\'t be mistaken.");
AddReply(211278,"#78 /&77 *YOU SHOULD TREAT JEWS WITH RESPECT TO BE AS WE WANT TO BE, GO AWAY","",".........DACON9","06/19/07","A JEW, ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENTS CANNOT ACCEPT ANYBODY, ANYTHING EXCEPT........\nTHE ONE \'GD OF ISRAEL........\nno son ghosts intermediaries...\n A JEW IS ONLY PERFECTED BY SERVING ONE \'GD\' AND LEARNING TORAH A LITTLE AT A TIME\nBUT A XTIAN THAT INTERFERS IN A JEWS WAY AND INTERJECTS HIS XTIAN WAY CAUSE GREAT SPIRITUAL DAMAGE TO ALL XTIANS .\n\n**IF YOU XTIANS LOVE US SO MUCH WHY DONT YOU LEAVE US...\nI guess your love is conditional love..thats not love...thats deceiving us.... \n\n\n");
AddReply(211272,"#73 Carrie","Ralph","TX","06/19/07","Have you read about the Trinity? And where do you think the name Christians came from? You can\'t make it up as you go along. None of which has anything to do for the Evangelical support of Israel. And we do this without anything in return. We love Israel and the Jewish people and will stand with them.  G-d Bless Israel.");
AddReply(211270,"#78 KEEP YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR LOVE AND IGNORANCE","..............DACON9","","06/19/07","I AM *NOT* struck by your responce.*YOU* do not know the laws of JUDAISM.*YOU* CANNOT  tell a jew what the laws are.WHY are you threatened by JEWS MESSAGE,\'LEAVE US ALONE\'message.JEWS ARE NOT SHOULD NOT BE INTERESTED IN YOUR HERETICAL MESSAGES.YOU should be interested in \'GD OF ISRAEL  message COMMANDMENT #2, \"have no other gods before me\".you HAVE IDOLS and mangods.YOU dont get it and never will get it.\'LEAVE US JEWS ALONE TO PRACTICE AS WE WANT\'\nIF THE \'ONE GD\' WANTED A SON HE WOULD\'VE *APPOINTED MOSES.\nBUT you dont get it and never will.JEWS that accept your heretic are not jews on earthHEAVEN WILL PUNISH THEM AS JEWS *SEVERLY.ANDyou can read all the \'same\' books you want...xtians will never know what they are reading....if they did...they would see clearly and simply\'\'\'\'THERE IS NONE LIKE ME\'\' THERE IS NONE BESIDE ME\'\'\n\'\'ALL THOSE THAT LEARN MY WORDS ARE MY SONS OF ISRAEL\'\'");
AddReply(211240,"dacon9 has the truth!","yashar","Jerusalem","06/19/07","yashar kochacha");
AddReply(211217,"NO Matter What!","Ray","USA","06/19/07","you say or what you believe, there has been & always will be a Christian Remnant that will give up their lives to bless & protect the Jew\'s. This love comes supernaturally from Adonai & is a most cherished & treasured gift.....\nRay\nEzekiel33Graphics.com");
AddReply(211204,"-ism by Another Name","Sam","TX","06/19/07","I\'m struck by the rabid vitrolic response of 65. Perhaps you should brush up on your Christian theology. We do believe in the same G\'d. And should a Jew decide to become a Christian he/she doesn\'t cease being Jewish. It\'s genetic, from the loins of Abraham. You don\'t have to accept the Christian way but you should educate yourself before appearing so bigoted. Should we call this anti-Christianism? My support of Israel comes with no strings attached. No converts required. Maybe you should treat us with the same respect.");
AddReply(211199,"I Don\'t Get it","Ralph","SC","06/19/07","First, while I am a Christian I\'m not driven to convert Jews. I am driven to live a Christian life and do what is right and life the way G-d calls us too. Evangelicals and Jews do not have the same beliefs but we do believe in the same G-d.\n\nWhat has never been clear to me is why do so many Jews feel so threatened by the Christian message? Often their reaction is anger. I certainly don\'t feel threatened by the Jewish beliefs. We believe in the same G-d. We read much of the same text that Jews do. We believe that Israel was given to the Jews. We believe that the Jewish nation was chosen by G-d. We believe in the one true G-d.  \n\nCall me naive, I just don\'t get it. Perhaps the Jews should practice a little \"replacement theory\" of their own in the debate.\n\nAll that being said, I am an avid supporter of the Jewish nation. Let\'s not be so quick to judge one another.");
AddReply(211179,"couldn\'t have said it better myself","Anita","Fort Worth, TX ","06/19/07","Ruth,\nAs a Christian who loves the Jewish people & believes that G-d gave the land to Israel I was thrilled to read your article! \nThank you! ");
AddReply(211167,"Awesome!","les in Scotland","Ayr, Scotland","06/19/07","Mrs Ruth Matar, first I respect your sincere opinion and will pray for you and yours w/ the peace of Jerusalem 122:6 daily. The Only One G-d, [of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob] sent my massiah to die for All sin of mankind on earth and those who refused to listen to G-d he blinded them from truth, temp! I faithfully study the word and and am convinced the Holy Days of the Old Testament are in G-ds schedu.  Evengelical Christians are commanded to go into the world shareing the good news that we have a remission of sin through only one person! He tells us,\"to the Jew first, then the gentile\" I met a Jew once and told him I was a Christian, and he said Hitler was a Christian! We should be judged by our fruits as individuals, not religious sects.  G-d said be ye Holy, not religious! An Arab Moslim believes in beheading a Jew but no christian group would! Thank you, Shalom");
AddReply(211162,"To Victor Passenheim, #60","Hadassa DeYoung","Elon Moreh","06/19/07","Do you recall that the rabbis who initially thought that they may have erred in banning participation in the conference agreed to re-judge the matter and came to the same conclusion even after receiving additional information? ");
AddReply(211134,"Christian misunderstandings","Carrie","Georgia, USA","06/19/07","Unfortunately, most Christians do not have a correct understanding of Bible teaching (both Old and New Testament) in many ways. For one, Jesus is not, and never was, God.  There is only one G-d, and He could never have become a fleshly human being who was killed. Jesus came to as a representative of G-d and His ways.  He never claimed to be G-d, and refused any worship which people offered to him as if he were G-d. The New Testament itself in John 1 v.18 and again in 1 John says that no man has ever seen G-d. Not all Christians worship Jesus, or consider him to be G-d. But, hopefully Christians are watching Eretz Israel carefully, and preparing to meet the Messiah when he comes very soon.");
AddReply(211126,"For the Love of Zion","Ronald Cook","For the Love of Zion","06/18/07","I have been spat upon and beat up and cursed, and had the proverbial rotten tomatoe thrown at me. And I will continue to so despite the vitrol I read hear. there are goyim who love Zion  above their own heartbeat. Right now I weep over the vitrol I read from readers toward those who love her. Baruch Hashem!!!!!I am grateful for my Jewish friends in Israel who do know that there are Biblical Zionist{to use my friend Jeremy Gimpel\'s term) who love Zion and long with her for the rectification. Some gentiles do have a heart.");
AddReply(211120,"I thank so.","Bill","Louisville","06/18/07","Here is one person that thinks we are from the house of Ephraim. WE the two sticks of Ezekiel, must look to our brother Judah, that is the keeper of the law. Keep the law and the Festivels, as every male must appear before three times a year, When we do this the annointed one will make us one flock with one Sheoherd,");
AddReply(211114,"G-D Bless the Evangelical Christians!","Moshe","Brooklyn, NY","06/18/07","Indeed, blessings to all Lovers of Israel!  \n\nThe Jewish People, as well as non-Jews who are familiar with, are obligated to make known the 7 Divine Noahide Laws, which are HaShem\'s direct Commandments to all non-Jewish peoples.  This will speed up the coming of Moshiach and fulfill \"I will bring them to My holy mount, and I will cause them to rejoice in My house of prayer... for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.\" Isaiah 56:7\n\nSome excellent links to above:\n\nhttp://www.noahsons.com/\n\nhttp://www.asknoah.org/HTML/address_to_world.html\n\nhttp://www.yehidoshelolam.org/\n\n \n");
AddReply(211100,"#57 You are right Victor","Lyn","US","06/18/07","Thanks Victor and you are right.  I do need to get over myself. ~smile~ \nI do give to Rabbi Yeckstein(sp?)and he designates where he needs it most.\nI am younger in the Lord and I do have alot to learn.  \nI honestly do not want to convert anyone, I just wanted to help.\n");
AddReply(211040,"Obtain dvd","Gramma","Hillsboro, OR","06/18/07","Please obtain the DVD entitled ISRAEL, APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY  as advertised on Arutz Sheva.   We look forward to the blessed time when the entire world will be ISRAEL.    Much love and many prayers....Gramma");
AddReply(211036,"roman esua christians are who they are","jew","usa","06/18/07","christians are the followers of the church of esua,to you jews... do you want to follow esau? or yaakov,if you dont agree with about christians check it out for yourself,jews stay with TORAH, the G-D of yisrael,and its true they buddy up to jews to try and convert you thats their #1 agenda,convert and get into their RELIGION ORDER,if you dont they will turn on you with HATE,its been done to my family more than once,better listen.or it will happen to you,dont my jewish countrymen remember our past troubles with christians and the roman church?which are one in the same,it can happen again.thats one reason im in exile in a pagan christian nation but will soon be gratefully leaving back to the holy land.");
AddReply(211003,"THE 613 LAWS",".....DACON9","","06/18/07","Not to entertain thoughts of other gods besides Him Ex. 20:3 \n\nTo know that He is one Deut. 6:4 \n\nNot to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see Num. 15:39 \n\n Not to missionize an individual to idol worship Deut. 13:12 \n\nNot to say anything in his defense  Deut. 13:9 \n\nNot to cease hating the missionary Deut. 13:9 \n\nNot to derive benefit from idols and their accessories Deut. 7:26 \n\nNot to make a covenant with idolaters Deut. 7:2 \n\nNot to show favor to them  Deut. 7:2 \n\nNot to let them dwell in our land  Ex. 23:33 \n\nNot to imitate them in customs and clothing  Lev. 20:23 \n\nTo repent and confess wrongdoings Num. 5:7 ");
AddReply(210998,"#43 PRAYS FROM IDOL WORSHIPPERS ARE NOT PRAYERS IN  HEAVEN","..............DACON9","","06/18/07","BUT I WILLPRAY THAT YOU REPENT AND FOLLOW THE 7 NOAHIDE LAWS TO HAVE A SHARE IN THE NEXT WORLD..\n\n#3 WHAT PEOPLE AGREE MEANS NOTHING, THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH G\'D have no other gods before me.since when is daniel pipes the new MOSES?\n#27 YOU ARE 1001% EMET TRUE\n#28 NO XTIANS CAN *EVER UNDERSTAND TANACH.the heavens do not open up to the xtians mind regarding holy judaism except for the 7 noahide laws.\n\n#32 thank you 1001% truth\n#33 JEWS DO NOT SPEAK OF THE HERETIC YOU CALL A god. NOR DO WE WRITE NOR GREET YOUR IDOL WAYS. \n#34 jews do not accept anything of jeus.IF YOU ARE IN FACT A JEW, you would have found your way back according to jewish scripture.NOw you have a choice to go to a torah orthodox rabbi or *think* you  are smarter.\n#35 A TRUE xtians follows ONLY\nTHE 7 NOAHIDE LAWS.\n#37 YOU ARE FORBIDDEN TO TALK ABOUT IDOLS AND mangods.Every JEW THAT YOU DO, CAUSES HARM\nTO XTIANS");
AddReply(210990,"55/56 are correct, also 44,45...a7 should post a good response to this","shuki","","06/18/07","i agree with 55 and 56. i think a7 should publish a counter to ruth matar\'s piece. although she is an admirably dedicated zionist. there is a big difference between her gratitude for the help she rec\'d and embracing the christian \"zionists\".\n  these evangelicals do have an agenda of converting jews, esp jews who are naive. it is a big problem in israel and galut.");
AddReply(210982,"WELL DEAR ASSIMILATED ONE","..............DACON9","","06/18/07","YOUR WRITING REVEALS A MOST TELLING OF YOUR BACKGROUND.\nYou come from the \'enlightened\' communities, responsible for tearing apart labeling destroying the core of Judaism.\nYOU ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT BUT.....YOU say we Jews,Israel needs friends.NO WE NEED G\'D AGAIN.YOU say the FEW xtians do want to convert jews,,WHO ARE YOU WILLING TO LOSE TO THESE FEW? G\'D SAYS those that believe in other gods are NOT COMING TO ZION.\nYOU ARE A GOOD STORY TELLER, BUT a poor JEW.I WILL PRAY FOR YOUR TESHUVAH.\n\n\n");
AddReply(210981,"Such Vitrol !!","American","CHELM","06/18/07","I would love to see such determination and emotion expressed in removing the revolting display coming up in Jerusalem.  OR against those such as moslems who wish to kill us.\n\nBut it is MUCH SAFER to take out our anger and fustration on those CHRISTIANS that are the only people we know that WILL NOT FIGHT BACK.\n\nEspecially since we are saddled with leaders in a sham Constitutional Republic (which it isn\'t) that we cannot even elect or demand change of.  The back room pols do that for all you deluded people that do not understand the truth of whom you vote for.  \n\nSo by popular demand;\nCHRISTIANS GO Home\nPERVERTS Welcome to Israel");
AddReply(210975,"Thanks To Ruth For Telling It Like It Is","Yaakov (Jim)","Jacksonville AR","06/18/07","Todah Rabah Ruth!");
AddReply(210970,"To #45","Victor Passenheim","Orlando, FL","06/18/07","Jeff,\n\nThe fact is, the decision was made on misinformation on the facts surrounding this event.  If you would like to know another perspective, listen to the \"Light unto the Nations\" (Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz) broadcast in early May.  Also, nobody of faith would dare insinuate that trust should be put in anyone other than God alone.  That\'s not what Ruth Matar is at all saying in this article.  Anything you and I have, we have because God provided it.  For the most part, Christians who give to Israel do so freely with no strings attached.  And we\'re happy to do so.  And that is how it should be.  Anything else is not true friendship.  Israel does have true Christian allies, but based on the majority of comments, you wouldn\'t think so.  This is precisely the point Mrs. Matar was trying to make.  Gen. 12:3 does not exempt Jews from blessing God\'s means for blessing Israel.");
AddReply(210956,"Why fear?","Jana","Calgary","06/18/07","If Jews are strong in their own Faith, their rabbis and government do not need to protect them from Evangelicals.  Speaking as a Christian, there are no attachments to my support.  God is calling up supporters from among the nations for the Nation whom He loves.");
AddReply(210922,"One Thing Is For Sure ...","Frank","nyc","06/18/07","Any way you look at it you folks lose ... before you disagree just read the comments here ... I have heard it all ... nothing changes.");
AddReply(210897,"To #42","Victor Passenheim","Orlando, FL","06/18/07","I understand how you feel, but get over yourself.  If there were a spinoff to the TV show \"Lost\" it would be called \"Europe\" (LOL).  Anyway, put yourself in their shoes.  Read up on the AWFUL history of the Church with regards to the Jews.  Yes, there have been good moments in history, but few and far between, and way outshadowed by the dark times.  Also, read Romans 9 - 11 (among others) and get some PERSPECTIVE.  Finally, I highly recommend you help out Israel in a tangible way.  There are many things you can do...");
AddReply(210869,"Christianity is Idolatry ...","Yitzhak","Shilo","06/18/07","With Pagan roots. As for their support, we don\'t need their charity, only an unshakable faith in Hashem. \n\nAnother point on the subject of good Christians: crusaders wiped out 2/3 of the jewish population. Virtually EVRY european nation expelled their Jews after staging endless pogroms, and promoting Blood Libels. Oh Yeah, wasn\'t the nazi Germany\'s symbol the iron CROSS? Most of them were Christians by the way. Christians are responsible for more Jewish blood spilt than any other religion. Enough said. ");
AddReply(210865,"We don\'t share the Tanach...","tsipora","jerusalem","06/18/07","they stole it, and called it the old testament and annulled it and replaced it with their pathetic \'new\' testament. What brazen arrogance. The Christians stole our book. The Arabs stole our land. And we, the Jews, humbly take our place among the world\'s three great religions. The Torah is not a religion.");
AddReply(210864,"christians....let me say:Oy....","tiara","","06/18/07","...I do not trust christians....at all...and what I do know is:everywhere r bad or good pple...and I believe there r good pple among christians...but far away from any denominations...");
AddReply(210860,"Ruth2","NIA","ISRAEL","06/18/07","They aim at the Jews who feel lost and are searching for answers, those who have been the prey of the \"relativism\" doctrine, who have lost sense of what really true or not, who have no real knowledge of TORAH. Those who sink in this world, the desappointed ones...the so-called \"weak groups\" in the society and in the Jewish halachah like the women and so on... They know they can\'t delude the stong Jews aware of their jewish identity, the TORAH scholared ones, so they delude the others trying them to prove them that their can beleive in christianity and in yoshua because he was jew and that evangelical christianity recognise their foundation in the Old testament. in another words it is possible to stay JEWISH and be CHRISTIAN at the same time. \"THEY\" know it is not true, but they use it to convert.\nI hope that more and more Jews will learn TORAH and i call them, only GOD will SAVE us.");
AddReply(210856,"To Plas Jaramillo","Hadassa DeYoung","Elon Moreh","06/18/07","Mishpochah means family in Hebrew.");
AddReply(210854,"Ruth","NIA","ISRAEL","06/18/07","Please consider this site\nwww.outreachjudaism.org/response.html#rfn6\nresponds directly to the issues raised by missionaries(evangelical christians)and responds (using texts)to jews for jews.\n\nI don\'t want to say that all Christians want to convert Jews, and i thank those who really support Israel because they believe it is God will but also who can \"read\" in the events.\nNow, having said that, Ruth, those in your articles are the dangerous ones. They are very well organized and they have only one goal and it is CONVERTING JEWS TO CHRISTIANITY . \nYes it is what it is. I have heard them to glorify themselves at AIPAC conference on how many organisation they have developped in the USA, in Jerusalem, how they are becoming stronger and stronger, adressing all this to Islam and trying to prove that their only goal is to help us ISRAEL. Having followed their rising,I know their Method.");
AddReply(210843,"painful friendship to sustain II","Erik Boet","Zwijndrecht","06/18/07","For me it is not a problem, because love, comfort and encouragement is the ultimate goal, not conversion. \nWe are as a newfound Efraim, not Esau. \nWe may still look heathen to you, but we will show ourselves true friends. Don\'t hate us; a lot of Christians are gaining consciousness. Don\'t believe the lies. \nWe are pulled by love. Willing to give money, our holidays and even our lives for the Israël of God.\nWe find ourselves in a huge plan of God in which we both have our role, yet to discover, but are becoming more and more aware of.");
AddReply(210842,"painful friendship to sustain I","Erik Boet","Zwijndrecht","06/18/07","I belong to a minority in Holland that is often ridiculed and made fun of. Sometimes even bluntful hated. Even the more for my radical pro-Israël stand of view.\nEvery day when I watch the news I\'m tormented by the hidden left agenda of the newsmakers towards Israël, although I\'m a christian. Unlike in Israël or America there is no balanced alternative here.\n\nNow I read the hatred of the very people I defend in Holland. Of course using misconceptions and exaggerated exceptions. \nI hope you\'ll understand my pain. \nOf course I (also) talk religion! Isn\'t it the only thing that matters in eternity? You hate me for that? How can you? \nIf I am so \"DEAD WRONG\", where will I end? Shouldn\'t someone warn me?\n\nAnd if I think Messiah already came and fullfilled 85% of prophecy, must I be hated for asking questions? \nMostly we seem deaf for each other anyway.");
AddReply(210827,"no offense intended","A Former Christian","","06/18/07","Mrs. Matar, I am grateful that a Christian family was so kind to your family and saved your life. But please don\'t forget the millions of other christians throughout Europe who were silent or actively supported the Nazis (Catholic church).\n\nMany Christian evangelicals today do support Israel. The danger is, most also want to convert Jews and push for political action in Israel that they feel will herald the Second Coming of Christ. It\'s these aspects that make them extremely dangerous, no matter how friendly they appear.\n\nI am a former Christian. I KNOW what these evangelicals say behind the backs of Jews, and it isn\'t pleasant.");
AddReply(210824,"The #10 comment by Jeff is right on target!","Larry","L.A, California","06/18/07","Our ONE and ONLY Ally is G-d! Anytime we even look to other religious groups, we always get in trouble, whether it is us or those Jews who follow us on the wrong path and get drawn towards these other religions -G-d forbid-! Please, just leave them alone! Aligning ourselves with them ALWAYS leads to all sorts of problems and G-d designs it that way to show us that HE is our ONE AND ONLY Ally!");
AddReply(210822,"Those who curse....","Mark","ZA","06/18/07","\"Those who curse Israel shall be cursed, and those who bless Israel shall be blessed.\"\n\nNazi Germany murdered 6 million jews in the most barbaric, depraved way possible, the depths of which can never be plumbed.Yet they are now prospering, there goes another fine theory.");
AddReply(210817,"The Nature of the Rabbinical Ban","Jeff","","06/18/07","The Rabbinate didn\'t rule against Christians supporting Israel monetarily.  They didn\'t rule to in any way stifle Christian tours coming into Israel.  They didn\'t object at all to Christians congregating in Israel and having Christian speakers and worship.  All they said was that Jews should not participate in their Christian events.  That\'s all.  It\'s human nature to make yourself feel better by trashing the actions of a group (and there are plenty of groups where such trashing is warranted) but please don\'t attack the Israeli Rabbinate for doing things they haven\'t done.");
AddReply(210811,"What did the Rav really say?","Yossi","Jerusalem","06/18/07","For those interested in Rabbi JB Soloveitchicks comments on this issue please refer to the following links - http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/center/conferences/soloveitchik/index.html\n\nhttp://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/cjrelations/resources/articles/soloveitchik/\n");
AddReply(210808,"A Prayer Of Blessing . . . ","Craig Crawford","Laguna Niguel","06/18/07","I pray the LORD will watch over Ruth Matar, her sister, and their households.  I pray He will place a mighty hedge and a wall of protection around them and their families during their times of trouble ... I pray the LORD will withhold no blessings from them, and I pray He will speak to their hearts and answer all those questions they hold so dear.  They are truly the children of Judah, and one day the Lion of Judah WILL bless their faith in God\'s Word and His promises of the Land which He has given to them.  Hang in there!\n\nGrace and Shalom");
AddReply(210806,"So much hate","Lyn","US","06/18/07","Man, all of this hatred and some of the posters talk about christians like they are the devil themselves.  It\'s very disheartening when so many of us only wanted to help. I never realized just how hated we were.\nThere is so much hate in this world. It is really sad.\nSometimes I feel like I will be glad when my life is over so I can just go and be with God. \nI will still pray for Israel and her people and I still wish you all the best.  Take care!");
AddReply(210798,"Dont Play whit...","Carlos","Tegucigalpa","06/18/07","Dont play whit fire Ruth!!!!\nthey are not our friends, they are Bnei Esav");
AddReply(210794,"Equation of Truth","Robert","England","06/18/07","Ruth Matar\'s experience has taught her well. There is no greater friend to us Jews-in exile or in Israel-than a true Christian.\nThe true Jew and the true Christian who labour under the true God for God add up to one.");
AddReply(210789,"Why...","aharon","","06/18/07","Why do we refuse to learn?\nIt was the avera of Melech Uzziah when he trusted in Ben Hadad instead of Hashem, it was the avera of Yehuda HaMaccabee when he trusted in the Romans instead of Hashem, it was the avera of Shimon Bar Kochba when he trusted in the Samaritans instead of Hashem, now it is the avera of Ruth Matar that she trusts in the Christians instead of Hashem. May we be forgiven for our weakness!");
AddReply(210787,"I read this on  an Arutz Article Comment:","American","CHELM","06/18/07","CHRISTIANS! Send your money AND STAY HOME! NOT ISRAEL!\nAnd I also remember how the country was in deep economic trouble with businesses closing when the CHRISTIANS STAYED AWAY!  \n\nBut, yes, we can make friends with the moslems instead.  THEY don\'t want to covert us.");
AddReply(210779,"My heart is for the Jewish people","Jan Johnston","Houston","06/18/07","I am not one to be categorized in any group other than I am a believer in Messiah Yeshua. My goal in life is to teach others of the Christian faith to learn the roots of their faith in the Judaic foundations of the Bible. And, to share my enthusiasm about God to Jewish friends. My goal is never to convert a Jewish friend, but to encourage them to seek God with all their heart. I know that from the Jewish perspective, Christians have not represented themselves well. How will you know those who support you? Those who support you will be the ones that no matter what they will give and give because they understand this is by God\'s will. \nMy the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob be glorified forever. ");
AddReply(210774,"Beautifully Said, Ruth","Melekh ben Ya\'aqov","Jerusalem","06/18/07","Sorry to see, based on so many of the other comments, that your words have fallen on deaf ears.");
AddReply(210772,"Christians","Linda","San Antonio USA","06/18/07","I am an Evangelical Christian and I\'m horrified to think there are some who feel the need to convert the Jews. That is not our place or duty.  I apologize to the Jewish people who have come into contact with these \"so-called Christians\".  You have enough to be concerned about without adding this to the mix.  A true Christian will be known by his actions, so guard yourselves against those unworthy to call themselves Christians.  ");
AddReply(210771,"Zionist Evangelicals","Delayahu","Fort Worth, TX","06/18/07","Actually, I found my Jewish roots through Christian Zionist Evangelicals.  I was not searching geneologies, but as I became increasingly interested in the Jewish heritage of my faith in the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, family members revealed aspects of my heritage I had no idea about.  Imagine Christians finding their Jewish heritage (not replacement theology)!  What a blessing to find out that my ancestors were most likely Conversos...Also that Jesus was not a Christian, but a Jew.  Wow!");
AddReply(210770,"#7 there is that hatred word used by those like you","Travis","","06/18/07","Xtians. What if I called you\nXews? ");
AddReply(210760,"Ms. Matar is misinformed II","Charles B. Hall","Bronx, NY, USA","06/18/07","Second, Ms. Matar is incorrect when she says that evangelicals have rejected replacement theology. It would be correct to say that SOME evangelicals have rejected replacement theology; the largest evangelical group in the US, the Southern Baptist Convention, believes that we Jews must be saved by converting us to Christianity and it spends millions to do this. \n");
AddReply(210759,"Ms. Matar is misinformed I","Charles B. Hall","Bronx, NY, USA","06/18/07","First, Ms. Matar did not understand that the purpose for the conference was in fact religious. Meetings to common religious ground with other religions was precisely the kind of thing that Rov Soloveitchik opposed, even when it appeared that Jews might benefit -- remember that he wrote \"Confrontation\" in the context of Vatican II.");
AddReply(210758,"Thank you Mrs. Matar","Joan","Kansas, USA","06/18/07","for your kind words of understanding.  I\'m an evangelical Christian who has contributed to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) for many years.\n   Many of us believe that we are taking some small part in fulfilling this prophecy:\nIsa 49:22  Thus says the L-rd GOD, \"Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations and set up My standard to the peoples; and they will bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.\n  Because we also believe in the G-d of Israel, we try to bless Israel in every way available to us.\n  So thank you dear lady.  It is nice to know that at least there is \"one\" who recognizes that we do not all have \"subversive\" motives.\n\n \n\n\n\n   ");
AddReply(210752,"These people....","Aharon HaLevi","","06/18/07","Are our brothers from Beit Ephraim!");
AddReply(210751,"Sandra said it so perfectly, thank you","Lyn","US","06/18/07","Wow, I have to post again to respond to Sandra who said,\n\n \"They have begun to read the Tanakh and understand where there foundation is from and their love and devotion to us is based on the revelation God has given them of what their responsibility is. But, I believe it is deeper. God has begun to work in the hearts of these people to not only stand along side of us but, to begin to cherish and desire what we practise, and to call us family.\"\n\nThat is exactly how I feel and I know it is from our dear and wonderful G-d!  Isn\'t He just awesome?  I would be nothing without G-d\'s love and I so cherish Him and I truly, from the heart, wish the best for you all.");
AddReply(210748,"Evangelical Deception","Rose ","Philadelphia","06/18/07","Hidden within the Evangelical teaching is a universal doctrine that Israel MUST be evangelized before the kingdom of God is established on earth.  From Mike Evans to John Hagee, none of Israel’s closeset evangelical friends have ever gone on record publicly to renounce this heretical teaching. To do so would be considered theological treason. Dig a little beneath the surface of this BLESS ISRAEL frenzy and you will find that preparations are well underway in Israel to fulfill this false teaching. I challenge the government to pass legislation to outlaw religious aggression and you\'ll see how quickly this passionate love for Israel evaporates into a cold chill. Thank G-d for the sensibility of the Chief Rabbinate.\n(An Afro-Jewish Perspective)");
AddReply(210741,"G-d bless you Ruth","Lyn","US","06/18/07","I thank God that I wasn\'t raised up being taught replacement theology.  I became a christian back in \'94 and no one had to teach me about how I should act toward Israel and the jewish people worldwide.  It came natural and now I know that it came straight from the heart of G-d and that is simply to stand with, support, love and help G-d\'s people.  It is not something I feel obligated to do it is from the heart and with passion. \n\nI remember in high school being taught about the holocaust and it was horrifying.  Over the years and as I grew up, I watched movies like Corrie Ten Boom and The Diary of Ann Frank and everytime I would watch these movies, I would just be shocked.  How could this happen?  How could so many normal looking people turn into vicious hateful murderers?  How could these people kill babies, whole families, just because they were jewish?  It made me feel angry and sad.  How could the whole world stand by, live there lives as if nothing were happening for so long?  I just couldn\'t understand.\n\nThen 911 happened and it was a big wakeup call.  Like many Americans, I began searching out who these people were that committed this atrocity?  It didn\'t take long to see the long roots of hatred that went all around the world and right back to Israel as well. All of a sudden, here is Hitler again alive and well in my time only in a different ideology and group of people.  \n\nWas I going to be like many during the times of the holocaust and just pretend that everything is ok?  No, I will help with my prayer\'s and donate money to help when I can to Rabbi Yeckstein and  others.\n\nG-d said to comfort His people.  He didn\'t say to comfort and then condemn and try to convert them.  Of course, if anyone ask me about my faith in Jesus I would tell them but I would never try to force my beliefs on anyone as I wouldn\'t want that done to me.  We disagree on who the messiah is and I think G-d understands and He will make it right for all of us in the end and I think He expects us to stand together and help one another with no strings attached period.  For us christians, Jesus said the greatest commands was to love the lord G-d with all of our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves and to me that say\'s it all, that we should love one another first and foremost.\n\nOne of the other people mentioned how vast and different christianity is and unfortunately he is right.  A good example of that for me was when the Presbyterian church wanted to divest funds from Israel years ago?  That was crazy and those people don\'t represent me at all.  Then there are some christians who could care less what happens in Israel and I think it is because they just don\'t understand.  Then there are many of us who care for your well-being, happiness and protection and want to help...nothing more.  Shalom and hugs to Ruth!");
AddReply(210734,"I agree","Diana Manwaring","Pulaski, NY, US","06/18/07","I would say that anyone who believes in the Bible should  support Israel, especially at a time like this!  \n\nIsrael is surrounded by enemies, including Syria, Lebanon, Iran, etc....  Hamas has taken over Gaza, Syria is threatening war, and attacks from Lebanon have resumed.  Iran\'s president is bound and determined to eliminate Israel.  In light of all this, I find it hard to understand why anyone would turn their backs on Israel.  Israel needs our support more than ever!  \n\nIsrael is surrounded by enemies and yet she still thrives, and imo, this attests to the fact that God\'s hand of protection is over her.  It is very important that we keep Israel in our prayers!  God bless Israel!");
AddReply(210728,"Daniel said","David","Rhode Island","06/18/07","\"Messiah will be cut off and the Temple will be destroyed.\" So another Temple is to be built, Messiah will appear, and that Temple will be destroyed?");
AddReply(210725,"Question to #12","Plas Jaramillo","Lewisville, USA","06/18/07","Schvach,what does the term \"Mishpochah\" mean. Just so you know my backgound; my mother would always say that my ancestors back in Spain were Jews.She was apparantly a SancheZ converso. I have heard others refer to Geraldo as a \"Mishpocha.\" I would appreciate any information on this matter. Please advise.");
AddReply(210723,"Ms.Matar, you\'re as lost as Olmert","David Daoud","TelAviv, Israel","06/18/07","This was nothing but a gross distortion of the truth.W/e the Christians view Judaism as now,it is an essential tenet of their faith that there is no salvation except through jesus, and that they are to go to the Jew first and the Greek second. Stop trying to kiss up to our spiritual enemies, Ms. Matar, or else you\'re no better than that sell-out Benny Elon.");
AddReply(210707,"True Christian Zionists DO NOT BELIEVE in another Holocaust!","T&M","Ffm","06/18/07","A real Bible believer will not for a moment believe that God has brought ISrael back to see you mass-murdered in your own land. To the contrary, G-d says repeatedly through the T\'nach that when He returns you from exile – for the 3rd and final time it will be to do you good. Your restoration to Eretz Yisrael spells the end of that captivity ergo: your freedom! \n\nFolks who claim to be Zionist and preach  unbiblical stuff (i.e. a \'coming Jacob\'s trouble\'  and \'rapture\' of Christians) and thus paralyze G-d\'s flock! Acc. to T\'nach this time the NATIONS will receive G-d\'s Judgement, NOT Israel! The Shoah was Jabob\'s trouble, past NOT future!\n\nPlease make a difference and choose ONLY those Christians who truly stand with you by doing what Ruth did - live and die WITH you. They are the remnant that HaShem is sending to you. \n\nForget the rest, they are NO Zionist, let alone Bible believers.");
AddReply(210701,"Everybody check out Light unto the Nations","Victor Passenheim","Orlando, FL","06/18/07","Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz did an excellent coverage on this issue.  It was an early May broadcast.  They get to the facts about what happened.  Also, their attitude about it is very healthy and Biblically appropriate.");
AddReply(210697,"That is a very mature perspective, Ruth Matar!","MED","USA","06/18/07","There are many denominations among Evangelical Christians, just as there are various factions among the Jews.\n\nThat being the case, one has to see whether they emphasize the authority of the WRITTEN Scriptures (Tanach), in opposition to the institutional authority of the church or the group they belong to.\n\nEven among the Evangelical Christians, you have one  particular group -- the Christian Zionists.  These are the ones whom Ruth Matar has befriended.  They will NOT convert the Jew.  They consider Palestine as the Jewish homeland; Jerusalem & the Temple Mount as symbols of Judaism. \n\nThese Christian Zionists will go out of their way to support ALL Jews - whether they be secular or conservative; & will voice their support for the whole Land of Israel to belong to the Jews.");
AddReply(210695,"hmmmm.....","Moshe","kentucky","06/18/07","I have to agree only that some christians do give money to Israel, but lets be realistic the ultimate goal of their doctrine IS to convert Jews and replace Torah with jesus. I have christian friends also but learned to stay away from religous discussions. They do claim that their religous foundation is Judiaism but you later find out that they just pick up apart at our beloved Torah by saying their jesus replaces our mitzah.  ");
AddReply(210671,"the majority of comments","Cathy","Tacoma","06/17/07","I am sadden to read the majority of comments are complete distrust of Christians.  People who truly follow the New Testament love Israel and it\'s People. \nYou all sound bitter and hateful towards the one group of people left in this world that support you and believe in your right to exist.\nVery sad.");
AddReply(210665,"methinks Ellen has it distorted","Shalom","ariel","06/17/07","Ellen writes\"Any spiritually inspired endeavors with the Christian community\nshould not take place on a theological level, but rather on a mundane,\nsecular, and humanistic plane.\"\nLike DUH..that\'s Ruth\'s point");
AddReply(210663,"Great article!","J&E Silk","Tamarac","06/17/07","But as far as biting the hand that feeds you, one need look no further than the gay parades in Israel. Your good words are falling on largely deaf ears.");
AddReply(210656,"Right On","L Forrest","New York","06/17/07","Ms. Matar is right on with her assessment of evangelical Christians. I am an evangelical Christian, and share the faith of our Old Testament fathers. There are many in this world today that call themselves Christians and Jews but are not.\nLet us not mistake them for believers. You will know believers by the fruit they bear, not by the name they call themselves. ");
AddReply(210649,"wau !","miro ilias","tel aviv","06/17/07","Nice article ! Thank you very much ! ");
AddReply(210645,"Mishpochah","Schvach","","06/17/07","My mother too is a refugee from \n1930\'s Austria, and like you suffered the horror of Kristallnacht, as did my father and his family in Germany.\nDon\'t kid yourself Ruth. Just read John Hagee\'s \'Jerusalem Countdown\'or Hal Lindsey\'s \'The Late Great Planet Earth\', and you\'ll know exactly what\'s up the evangelical sleeve.\nAlan Dershowitz recently \'debated\' and evangelist on Lou Dobb\'s slot on CNN on the matter of prayer in American public schools. Wouldn\'t you know it,\nat the end the evangelist said \n\'we would be glad to sign him up\', referring to Dershowitz\'s \npresumptive, but non-existent, conversion to Christianity. Knock off the wishful thinking. \nEvangelical belief is a function of Christian religious scripture. Scripture is immutable. They’re not changing their minds!\n");
AddReply(210634,"Foul!  Gross Distortion of the Rav\'s position","ellen","Golan Heights","06/17/07","Ruth,\n\nRead the Rav (tell Isi Leibler to also).\n\nWhile the Rav recognized the validity of \"a Judeo-Hellenistic-Christian\ntradition within the framework of Western civilization\", he noted that\n\"people confuse two concepts when they speak of a common tradition uniting\ntwo faith communities such as the Christian and the Judaic.\" He called it\n\"absurd\" to speak of the \"commensurability of two faith communities which\nare individual entities.\"\n\nWe are not to relate to any other faith community as \"brethren\" even though\n\"separated.\" Any spiritually inspired endeavors with the Christian community\nshould not take place on a theological level, but rather on a mundane,\nsecular, and humanistic plane.");
AddReply(210632,"Be Careful. You\'re falling for their smooth talk ","Jeff","South Carolina","06/17/07","Rarely do we have a scenario like this article states. MOST OF THE TIME their goal \nIS to CONVERT,\n---G-D FORBID---!  So PLEASE don\'t fall for their NICE TALK. As a Jew here in the \"Bible Belt\", I GET THEIR CONVERSION EFFORTS EVERY SINGLE DAY! (I\'m here on business and that was a real mistake! I am NOW trying to get work in southern Florida where I came from and should have stayed, or better, move to Israel.) Remember, the only TRUE ALLY we have is \nG-D, THERE IS NONE OTHER and HE IS TRYING TO SHOW US THIS BY LETTING US KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH -ANY- OTHER ALLY WE SEEK! IN FACT, If we DON\'T have the support of the OTHER religion\'s -conversion seekers-, we\'ll be BETTER OFF! Recall how the arabs are good at this by talking \"peace\" in English  and their TRUE intentions come out like war and killing, in arabic. BOTH are killing, whether spiritually or physically, G-d Forbid!");
AddReply(210611,"as a christian zionist, i want to","terry","vv","06/17/07","tell you;i loveyou israel,but be careful, there are so many different kinds of beliefs/denominations of christianity,you need a score card.we need you to teach us too(it\'s biblical).");
AddReply(210599,"et tu Ruth?","livia","omer","06/17/07","If you believe this then what hope is there for all those who have followed you all these years.  You are totally dead wrong about these people.\nRuth, you are wrong, dear lady.");
AddReply(210590,"Leave the goyim alone by Andras Bereny","Andras Bereny","Kfar Tapuah","06/17/07","That it is difficult to say no to xto-dollars, I understand. Nevertheless we have to do it Ruthy, this is OUR Halacha, it is not a question of what xtians are actually thinking or not thinking in the back of their minds. Don\'t forget that we were comanded to dwell alone as a nation and the whole idea of Hashem giving us Israel is that we can separete ourselves from the goyim here in the Holy Land.\n \nYour involvement with the various father vineyards in particular and the xtian world in general is worrysome and I firmly believe that the rabbis are right in their effort to fence the Torah.\n \nCome back Ruth from this dangerous path, don\'t think xtians will save us. They won\'t. Hashem will.");
AddReply(210567,"WOW!","Louise M. Smith","Brandon,Florida","06/17/07","Excellent article.");
AddReply(210561,"Thank you","sandra","colorado spring","06/17/07","I just wanted to say thank you for your perspective.  I too believe that we must evaluate each person and orginization for its motives.  You can not lump all christians into a group and say they are all attempting to convert us.  There are those who would stand in front of us and take the bullet to protect our freedom to be Jews.  They have begun to read the Tanakh and understand where there foundation is from and their love and devotion to us is based on the revelation God has given them of what their responsibility is. But, I believe it is deeper.  God has begun to work in the hearts of these people to not only stand along side of us but, to begin to cherish and desire what we practise, and to call us family.  I hope people will read your article and take a moment to speak to a Christian until they find the one that they too, will know in their hearts, are here to bless us.");
AddReply(210557,"influence","Pini","Israel","06/17/07","Your foster parents \"never tried to influence me in any way to change my religion.\" From the many stories I have heard, I wonder if this was the rule or if you were lucky to be part of an unusual exception to the rule.  Too many Jewish children have been raised in Christian homes, not even knowing that they really were Jews at all.\n\nAs to the position of Rabbi Soloveichik zt\"l, I agree, BUT my experience has taught me to be VERY VERY careful.");
AddReply(210553,"Evangelicals crucial to Israel\'s survival","wrosencratz","ny","06/17/07","Daniel Pipes said the Evangelicals are Israel\'s 2nd greatest asset after their army.\nUs Zionist Jews and Evangelicals agree on much, including Israel and other matters such as reinstituting a more moral culture.\nThanks for your support.");
AddReply(210551,"Ruth, check the news archives","True Jew","Israel","06/17/07","Many of the participants in the conference have close ties with missionaries. Have you ever considered the fact that the very name Christian denotes someone whose religion is incompatible with Judaism? If these people really want to stand with us and be blessed as those who bless us, they should insist on being called Bnei Noah or Noachide. The word Christian has no place in Israel, certainly not in Jerusalem, the holiest city in the world. And what about \"Am l\'vado yishcon\"? We must rely on G-d and not on Christians or anyone else. In general Ruth, keep up the good work and don\'t let your opinions be clouded by your own very personal childhood experience. Christians saved your life, and must be thanked for it, but that does not mean that we should welcome their beliefs.");
AddReply(210550,"Dear Mrs. Matar, with all due respect.....","Shy Guy","Jerusalem","06/17/07","..... how do you respond to the direct quotes from some of the Evangelical organizers of the canceled meeting, as documented in this article by Ellen Horowitz: www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/7160");

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