Featured Witnessing to Jews

(1) You need to be familiar with Judaism, including the various strains of it that you are likely to encounter. You need to go in as a learner first, and find out what they believe.
(2) You need to understand that Jewish folks have endured a long cultural history of assaults on their faith, as well as blatant anti-Semitism, by persons and authorities claiming to be "Christian." As a result, you have less cultural credibility as a Christian than you would have if you were witnessing to a pagan.
(3) In my opinion, engaging a Jewish person with the gospel is simply pointing out how Jesus fulfills the Law of Moses and completes the promises of Abraham. Of course, to do this you have to have a rich understanding of what they actually believe.
(4) Conversion of Jews (or anyone else from a different faith community) takes time. There is also intense cultural pressure not to convert. I have a friend who converted from Judaism about 20 years ago and was disowned by his family for about five years until one of the more secular relatives realized that my friend had not actually abandoned his heritage, just fulfilled it in a different way. He is back in connection with his family, but the relationships are still strained.
(5) I have nothing against Josh McDowell, but his apologetics books are actually quite weak. If you are a believer and you want your faith strengthened, they are of some use. However, if an unbeliever is knowledgable and skeptical, McDowell may convince them that Christianity is not especially deep nor actually answer the burning issues of the soul.
(6) If you are not truly interested in committing yourself a long term discipling arrangement where you can genuinely demonstrate before them a life of stability and consistency where the power of God is active and continuously present (that's what it is going to take), DO NOT engage in evangelism with Jews. You will only make it harder for others. Sending letters, handing out tracts and books, and well-meaning but ignorant claims about Judaism vs. Jesus can be spiritually dangerous for your hearers.

 

Here in NE Philly we have a lot of churches and synagoges. I counted those along my commute into work years ago when I worked in Philly and there were around 50, many of them synagogues.
My first professional job was at Albert Einstein Medical Center, formerly the Jewish Hospital.
I've worked and evangelized among the population for decades.
Be prepared for a long term evangelization.
Be prepared to minister with service more than preach with words.
Make friends with them, discuss the scriptures that interest you and get their perspective. LISTEN AND LEARN
Plant seeds in their lives.
Don't expect your words to have immediate results (or even results in a few years)
God will bless you and may open their hearts in his time.

Above all, don't be a hindrance to those that have spent time ministering with them over the years and condemn them.

Rob

 

And that, sir, is why you should not attempt to evangelize Jewish people. You don't know what you don't know and condemn others for trying to be helpful.

By the way, YOU are the reason we don't get along. You attack without knowledge, make false claims, and generally hold what I say in contempt. I responded courteously and with the best advice I can give and you claim it is "stupid and unbiblical" instead of thoughtfully responding to any issues you might have with what I have written.

Pathetic.

 

LOL. Paul gave up on them. So did Luther. The SBC and Al Mohler were called Nazi's for targeting Jews for evangelism.

They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them hear them unless you're a glutton for punishment.

 

Yep.

 

Nope. All he did was create another "I wrote a letter" thread, knowing full well it would get a rise out of folks. The attitude adjustment belongs on those of us who keep responding, allowing him to continue in his "victim" status from "all his critics."

 

There are some opportunities for witness among the Jewish people that are more promising than others.

In my area we have a large number of Russian Jewish immigrants.
Most of them are Jewish in heritage only, not having the opportunity of being raised with any religious upbringing. They areJews because that was what their parents and grandparents were - but for that they are agnostic or atheists in practice.
Some have a desire to connect to their heritage but don't feel comfortable attending synagogue.
Making a connection with that heritage is important.

The church I attend offers special services that connect these people with the religious holidays and begins connecting them to their Messiah.

Members of our church from a Jewish Middle East heritage work with them.

Rob

 

All I ask is you wear a body cam and post the videos on YouTube.

 

If that's what you got out of what I wrote, you are deceiving yourself.