Jews for Judaism
Template:Short description Template:Infobox organization Template:Jewish outreach 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.<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, "Former Convert Fights Christians Who Convert Jews", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 04, 1988.</ref><ref>Jan Hoffman, "Inside Jews for Jesus", 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, "Fraud Arrest at Kabbalah Centre", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, November 10, 2005.</ref><ref>Gaby Wenig, "Against the Stream", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 25, 2002.</ref><ref>Nadya Labi, "What Profits the Kabbalah?", TIME, November 24, 1997.</ref>
OfficesEdit
Jews for Judaism has two North American offices, located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
DirectorsEdit
- Los Angeles, California, United States: Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz.
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Julius Ciss, a former Messianic Jew.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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"Be-True"Edit
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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>