natural experience they
had after they were "sav-
ed." Indeed, Mr. Jacobs
said that in his mystical
experience, he had an
overwhelming sense that
he'd found God, and that
God was Jesus. Since then,
he feels that Jesus has
enhanced his Jewish life.
Mr. Jacobs later joined
Jews for Jesus and attend-
ed the Moody Bible In-
stitute, a Christian college
located in Chicago. It was
at Jews for Jesus that he
discovered other Jews who
believed like he did. And it
was at Jews for Jesus that
he met his wife, Martha, a
fifth-generation Messianic
believer.
Mr. Jacobs said most
Jews aren't dealing with
the "real issue" when they
dispute his beliefs.
"The real issue is
Yeshua," he said. "If
Yeshua is the Messiah,
then of course you can be
Jewish and believe in him.
Believing in Yeshua does
not deviate from Judaism.
Yeshua represents every-
thing that is best and most
noble about Judaism."
Mr. Jacobs said it is not
easy for a Jew to choose
Jesus. Many pay a social
price to follow that faith.
"We'd like to see it
change," he said. "We'd
like to see it change to the
point that when a Jewish
person says he believes in
Yeshua, we'd all say mazel
toy."
Mr. Jacobs' wife, Martha,
grew up in a Messianic
household. Her grand-
mother, however, was not
Jewish. Her parents have
lived for two years in
Jerusalem, missionizing to
the Jews.
Mrs. Jacobs said she has
seen too many personal
miracles to not believe in
Jesus. As a child, she grew
up in a Jewish neighbor-
hood; yet she knew and her
friends knew that she was
different.
"My Jewish identity was
rooted in Bible history,"
she said. "My parents
would read me a Bible
story every night before I
went to bed when I was a
child. I grew up thinking
that the Old and the New,
Testament were one book.
On Jewish holidays my
father would teach us
about the Messianic
implications."
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