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embers of Bloomfield
Hills Baptist Church
wanted to learn more
about Israel and their
Jewish neighbors, so they in-
vited the founder and executive
director of Jews for Jesus to
speak.

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"We feel we ought to know
who they are and how to talk to
them about Christ and our be-
liefs without being offensive,"
he said.
On Nov. 13, Jews for Jesus
supporters and church mem-
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the second row.
"The front rows in the syna-
gogues are reserved for the
more generous members," he
claimed.
He also told the audience
how shocked he was to see men
and women sit together in
church. "We put our women in
the balcony," he said of Ju-
daism.
During a question-and-an-
swer period, Dr. Rosen was
asked how to teach Jewish peo-
ple about Jesus.
"Do it with respect," he said.
"Our message is not that there
is something wrong with Ju-
daism."
Ronnie Schreiber, the Detroit
director of Jews for Judaism, a
Baltimore based counter-mis-
sionary group, does not agree
with Dr. Rosen's message.

Followers believe
Jesus is Israel's
Messiah.

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"We contacted them because
they view the Jewish heritage
from both sides and they can re-
late to us in terms we under-
stand," said Clifford Powell, the
church's pastor. "We aren't sim-
ply using them as our only re-
source. We are trying to get a
good overview and input from
a lot of different areas. We are
also planning a synagogue tour
of Shaarey Zedek."
Pastor Powell said he thinks
it's important to learn about Ju-
daism because the church is in
an area with a large Jewish
population.

learning about the San Fran-
cisco-based organization Jews
for Jesus and listening to Dr.
Moishe Rosen explain his ide-
ology.
Jews for Jesus has branches
worldwide and followers believe
Y'shua (Hebrew for Jesus) is Is-
rael's Messiah.
Dr. Rosen began his speech
by inviting members of the au-
dience sitting in the back rows
to move forward and fill the first
few empty rows.
He spoke of his first service
in a Baptist church when, to his
disbelief, an usher led him to

"Ultimately, we are con-
cerned that Jews be committed
to Judaism," Mr. Schreiber said.
"Our biggest concern is these
people take advantage of Jews
with minimal Jewish experi-
ences."
Mr. Schreiber said his group
usually tells pastors that host-
ing such groups may not be in
the best interest of maintain-
ing good relations with the Jew-
ish community. ❑

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hough holiday cheer pos-
tures to bring peace and
unity, it often divides peo-
ple along religious lines.
Jews head for Chanukah cel-
ebrations. Christians attend
church. The religious commu-
nities seldom mingle during
this season.
Lt. Colonel Clarence Harvey,
leader of the Salvation Army's
Eastern Michigan Division,
wants that to change. Four
years ago, he was touring a
downtown soup kitchen and
met Dr. Mark Diem, a volun-

teer from Congregation
Shaarey Zedek.

The two men came up with
an ecumenical idea: Why not
sponsor an activity whereby
Jews deliver Christmas dinners
to the indigent in Detroit? For
hundreds of city dwellers and
suburbanites, the project
turned out to be a feast of the
stomach and soul.

"The meals program allowed
an opportunity for socialization.
It filled a void. Christmas can
be a very lonely and disap-

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