Judaism and Its Traditions; The Conversion of a Hebrew Rabbi (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919. Excerpt: ... missionary converts the Jew to Christ, and the Jew may belong afterward to any denomination he chooses, as long as he believes that Christ was the Messiah. The missionary must get a Jew who is well learned in the Hebrew or five books of Moses and the prophets, for an ignorant Jew is very hard to converse with and make him reason. The American Jews are the hardest people to talk to, because they do not believe in anything but a good time for themselves, and don't care about Judaism or Christianity. He is more Ingersol than anything else. "My Conversion and Persecution" To my friends and brothers in the Christian faith I am writing my conversion as a testimony for Christ. I am speaking in His Name, and His Name is very dear and holy to me. I am sending these words out to the world as I am sent by Him to the world, as a Jewish missionary and a Hebrew Rabbi from the Orthodox faith. I am not exaggerating in any of my statements. In the year 1913, on the 16th day of December, I was sitting in my study preparing a lesson for the congregation which I was to give on the morrow at 9:00 o 'clock in the morning. It was 12:00 midnight. Every one of my household was asleep. Everything was in quietness when I heard a voice speaking to me. I could not understand what it said, but it was speaking continuously. I thought someone might be in the front room. I went to see with a lamp in my hand, but could not see anybody. I came back to my desk and saw before me letters in Hebrew: "Jesus of Nazareth," and I could see it in every corner and place in the room. I began to rub my eyes, and thought it might be from sitting up too long and much hard work. But it would not leave me. It kept on for five minutes or more until it left me. After one hour I went to bed, and even in my ...