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{{infobox organization
{{Short description|International organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Jews for Judaism International Inc
| name = Jews for Judaism International Inc
| headquarters = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States of America|United States]]
| headquarters = Los Angeles, California, United States
| founder = [[Rabbi]] Bentzion Kravitz
| founder = [[Rabbi]] Bentzion Kravitz
| founded = {{start date and age|1985|08|02}}<ref name= corp>"[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Jews for Judaism International, Inc.]". ''Business Entity Detail''. California Secretary of State. Accessed on March 23, 2016.</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1985|08|02}}<ref name= corp>"[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Jews for Judaism International, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010639/http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ |date=2015-03-15 }}". ''Business Entity Detail''. California Secretary of State. Accessed on March 23, 2016.</ref>
| tax_id = 95-4040781<ref name= 990-2013>"[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2014/954/040/2014-954040781-0b383520-9.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Tax]". ''Jews for Judaism International Inc''. December 31, 2014.</ref>
| tax_id = 95-4040781<ref name= 990-2013>"[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2014/954/040/2014-954040781-0b383520-9.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Tax]". ''Jews for Judaism International Inc''. December 31, 2014.</ref>
| status = [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]]
| status = [[501(c)(3)]] non-profit organization
| mission = To strengthen and preserve Jewish identity though inspirational education, counseling, and religious services that counteract assimilation and deceptive proselytizing targeting Jews for conversion.<ref name= 990-2013/>
| employees = 0<ref name= 990-2013/>
| employees = 0<ref name= 990-2013/>
| employees_year = 2014
| employees_year = 2014
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| expenses_year = 2014
| expenses_year = 2014
| services = Counseling for hundreds of primary clients and family members; preventative education programs to thousands of students and adults; publication and distribution.<ref name= 990-2013/>
| services = Counseling for hundreds of primary clients and family members; preventative education programs to thousands of students and adults; publication and distribution.<ref name= 990-2013/>
| leader_name = [[Rabbi]] Bentzion Kravitz<ref name= staff>"[http://jewsforjudaism.org/staff/ Staff]". ''Jews for Judaism''. Accessed on March 23, 2016.</ref>
| leader_name = David Rifkind<ref name= 990-2013/>
| leader_name = David Rifkind<ref name= 990-2013/>
| leader_title = [[President (corporation)|President]], [[Chairman]]
| leader_title = [[President (corporation)|President]], [[Chairman]]
| leader_name2 = [[Rabbi]] Bentzion Kravitz<ref name= 990-2013/>
| leader_name2 = [[Rabbi]] Bentzion Kravitz<ref name= 990-2013/>
| leader_title2 = [[Executive Director|Director]], [[United States of America|United States]]
| leader_title2 = [[Executive Director|Director]], [[United States of America|United States]]
| leader_name3 = Julius Ciss<ref name= centers>"[http://jewsforjudaism.org/centers/ Centers]".
| leader_name3 = Julius Ciss<ref name= centers>"[http://jewsforjudaism.org/centers/ Centers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320052744/http://jewsforjudaism.org/centers/ |date=2016-03-20 }}".
''Jews for Judaism''. Accessed on March 23, 2016.</ref>
''Jews for Judaism''. Accessed on March 23, 2016.</ref>
| leader_title3 = [[Executive Director]], [[Canada]]
| leader_title3 = [[Executive Director]], [[Canada]]
| leader_name4 = [[Rabbi]] Eli Cohen<ref name= centers/>
| location = [[Canada]], [[United States of America|United States]]<ref name= centers/>
| leader_title4 = [[Executive Director]], [[Australia]]
| location = [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[United States of America|United States]]<ref name= centers/>
| website = {{URL|http://www.jewsforjudaism.org}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.jewsforjudaism.org}}
}}
}}
{{Jewish outreach}}
'''Jews for Judaism''', established in 1985<ref name= corp/> by Rabbi [[Bentzion Kravitz]], is an international organization that focuses on preventing [[Jews]] from being converted to other faiths and reclaiming those who have already converted. It is the largest [[counter-missionary]] organization in existence. It provides counseling services, education, and outreach programs to all [[Jewish denominations]].
'''Jews for Judaism''' is an international organization that focuses on preventing [[Jews]] from [[Religious conversion|convert]]ing to other faiths and reclaiming those who have already converted. It provides counseling services, education, and outreach programs to all [[Jewish denominations]]. It was established in 1985 by Rabbi [[Bentzion Kravitz]].<ref name= corp/>


The name Jews for Judaism was developed from Jews for Jesus, one of the principal missionary organizations it was founded to counteract. One of its prominent early members, Larry Levey, was a Jewish convert to Christianity who then converted back to Judaism and led the Baltimore office of Jews for Judaism for a number of years.<ref>Carol Brzozowski, [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-04/news/8801140524_1_messianic-jews-jews-and-christians-bible-stories "Former Convert Fights Christians Who Convert Jews"], ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'', March 04, 1988.</ref><ref>Jan Hoffman, [http://books.google.com/books?id=fOcCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42 "Inside Jews for Jesus"], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', April 28, 1986.</ref> In addition to its activities in response to Christian missionaries, Jews for Judaism has also been noted for its critiques of the [[Kabbalah Centre]].<ref>Tom Tugend, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/world/article/fraud_arrest_at_kabbalah_centre_20051111/ "Fraud Arrest at Kabbalah Centre"], ''[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]'', November 10, 2005.</ref><ref>Gaby Wenig, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/against_the_stream_20020726/ "Against the Stream"], ''[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]'', July 25, 2002.</ref><ref>Nadya Labi, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987398-1,00.html "What Profits the Kabbalah?"], ''[[TIME]]'', November 24, 1997.</ref>
The name Jews for Judaism was developed from "[[Jews for Jesus]]", one of the principal missionary organizations it was founded to counteract. One of its prominent early members, Larry Levey, was a Jewish convert to Christianity who then converted back to Judaism and led the Baltimore office of Jews for Judaism for a number of years.<ref>Carol Brzozowski, [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-04/news/8801140524_1_messianic-jews-jews-and-christians-bible-stories "Former Convert Fights Christians Who Convert Jews"], ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'', March 04, 1988.</ref><ref>Jan Hoffman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=fOcCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42 "Inside Jews for Jesus"], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', April 28, 1986.</ref> In addition to its activities in response to Christian missionaries, Jews for Judaism has also been noted for its critiques of the [[Kabbalah Centre]].<ref>Tom Tugend, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/world/article/fraud_arrest_at_kabbalah_centre_20051111/ "Fraud Arrest at Kabbalah Centre"], ''[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]'', November 10, 2005.</ref><ref>Gaby Wenig, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/against_the_stream_20020726/ "Against the Stream"], ''[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]'', July 25, 2002.</ref><ref>Nadya Labi, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164119/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987398-1,00.html "What Profits the Kabbalah?"], ''[[TIME]]'', November 24, 1997.</ref>


==Offices==
==Offices==
Jews for Judaism has 3 international offices located in: [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], United States; [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]]; and [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]].<ref>[http://jewsforjudaism.org/centers/ Worldwide Centers], Jews for Judaism website, accessed November 14, 2010.</ref>
Jews for Judaism has two North American offices, located in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], United States, and [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.


===Directors===
===Directors===


*Los Angeles, California, United States - [[Bentzion Kravitz|Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz]]..
*[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States of America|United States]]: Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz.
*Toronto, Canada - [[Julius Ciss]], a former [[Messianic Jew]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Namm|first1=Lesiah|title=Former Messianic Jew now battles [Christian] missionaries|url=http://aztorah.com/Documents/ciss2001.pdf|website=aztorah.com|publisher=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|accessdate=29 March 2015|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110304073655/http://aztorah.com/Documents/ciss2001.pdf|archivedate=4 March 2011|date=9 February 2001|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
*[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada: Julius Ciss, a former [[Messianic Jew]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Namm|first1=Lesiah|title=Former Messianic Jew now battles [Christian] missionaries|url=http://aztorah.com/Documents/ciss2001.pdf|website=aztorah.com|publisher=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304073655/http://aztorah.com/Documents/ciss2001.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2011|date=9 February 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Sydney, Australia - Rabbi Eli Cohen.


==Be-True==
=="Be-True"==
Jews for Judaism formed the student organization, ''Be-True'' as a response to missionary activity on university campuses. The organization runs primarily through student representative volunteers. There are currently Be-True representatives in the United States, Canada and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers - Jews for Judaism|url=http://www.be-true.org/centers/|website=be-true.org|publisher=Be-True, Jews for Judaism|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref>
Jews for Judaism formed the student organization, "Be-True", as a response to missionary activity on university campuses. The organization runs primarily through student representative volunteers. There are currently "Be-True" representatives in the United States, Canada, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers - Jews for Judaism|url=http://www.be-true.org/centers/|website=be-true.org|publisher=Be-True, Jews for Judaism|access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref>

==Jews for Judaism forums==
Jews for Judaism Forums served as a home for many observant Jews, [[Noahide Laws|Noahides]], practicing Jews, non-practicing Jews, and [[Conversion to Judaism|converts]]. The forums discussed issues pertaining to interfaith couples and helped inquisitive minds answer their questions about Judaism. Additionally, there were frequent debates on the site between the members and visiting [[Evangelism|Evangelists]]. In 2007 Jews for Judaism decided to shut down the forum.

Jews for Judaism has recently started a blog which is {{as of|3|9|13|alt=now}} no longer active.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jews For Judaism (Blog)|url=http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/blog/|publisher=Jews for Judaism|accessdate=29 March 2015|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131222021616/http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/blog/|archivedate=22 December 2013}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{portal|Judaism}}
{{Portal|Judaism}}
* [[Tovia Singer]]
* [[Tovia Singer]]
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* [[Penina Taylor]]
* [[Yad L'Achim]]
* [[Yad L'Achim]]
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* [[Penina Taylor]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


== External links and references ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.jewsforjudaism.org Jews for Judaism website]
*[http://www.jewsforjudaism.org Jews for Judaism website]
*[https://twitter.com/jewsforjudaism Jews for Judaism Twitter Feed]
*[http://www.jewsforjudaism.org.au Jews for Judaism Australian website]
*[http://www.jewsforjudaism.org.au Jews for Judaism Australian website]
*[http://www.be-True.org Jews for Judaism Student website]
*[http://www.be-true.org Jews for Judaism Student website]
*[http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html Judaism and Jewish Resources]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520062334/http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html Judaism and Jewish Resources]
*[http://www.kosherjudaism.org Kosher Judaism] for Jewish outreach, education.
*[http://www.kosherjudaism.org Kosher Judaism forum] the Kosher Judaism forum was created after the demise of the Jews for Judaism forum by former members and administrators with the permission of Jews for Judaism.


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Revision as of 13:50, 31 December 2023

Jews for Judaism International Inc
FoundedAugust 2, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-08-02)[1]
FounderRabbi Bentzion Kravitz
95-4040781[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) non-profit organization
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Location
ServicesCounseling for hundreds of primary clients and family members; preventative education programs to thousands of students and adults; publication and distribution.[2]
David Rifkind[2]
Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz[2]
Julius Ciss[3]
Revenue (2014)
$1,255,989[2]
Expenses (2014)$841,892[2]
Employees (2014)
0[2]
Volunteers (2014)
10[2]
Websitewww.jewsforjudaism.org
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Jews for Judaism is an international organization that focuses on preventing Jews from converting to other faiths and reclaiming those who have already converted. It provides counseling services, education, and outreach programs to all Jewish denominations. It was established in 1985 by Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz.[1]

The name Jews for Judaism was developed from "Jews for Jesus", one of the principal missionary organizations it was founded to counteract. One of its prominent early members, Larry Levey, was a Jewish convert to Christianity who then converted back to Judaism and led the Baltimore office of Jews for Judaism for a number of years.[4][5] In addition to its activities in response to Christian missionaries, Jews for Judaism has also been noted for its critiques of the Kabbalah Centre.[6][7][8]

Offices

Jews for Judaism has two North American offices, located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Directors

"Be-True"

Jews for Judaism formed the student organization, "Be-True", as a response to missionary activity on university campuses. The organization runs primarily through student representative volunteers. There are currently "Be-True" representatives in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jews for Judaism International, Inc. Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine". Business Entity Detail. California Secretary of State. Accessed on March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Tax". Jews for Judaism International Inc. December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Centers Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine". Jews for Judaism. Accessed on March 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Carol Brzozowski, "Former Convert Fights Christians Who Convert Jews", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 04, 1988.
  5. ^ Jan Hoffman, "Inside Jews for Jesus", New York, April 28, 1986.
  6. ^ Tom Tugend, "Fraud Arrest at Kabbalah Centre", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, November 10, 2005.
  7. ^ Gaby Wenig, "Against the Stream", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 25, 2002.
  8. ^ Nadya Labi, "What Profits the Kabbalah?", TIME, November 24, 1997.
  9. ^ Namm, Lesiah (9 February 2001). "Former Messianic Jew now battles [Christian] missionaries" (PDF). aztorah.com. Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Centers - Jews for Judaism". be-true.org. Be-True, Jews for Judaism. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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