SPIRITUAL DECEPTION MATTERS
JCRC-NY Has Been in the Vanguard of Preventing Spiritual Deception.
It provides information and assistance to Jewish communities grappling with the threat of “Hebrew-Christian” missionaries and destructive groups/cults. Started in 1978 as the Task Force on Missionaries & Cults, Spiritual Deception Matters (SDM) works closely with federations and religious, communal and counter-missionary organizations to educate the Jewish community about such groups. SDM has brought together the entire spectrum of the Jewish community (Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform) to denounce Hebrew-Christianity and to promote common Jewish values.
SDM’s Goals are to:
- Educate the public about Hebrew-Christians and destructive groups/cults
- Work with Jewish organizations to protect and educate their communities
- Eliminate the exploitation of vulnerable individuals by these groups
News
- November 1 - New Missionary Center Targeting Orthodox, Community Mag.
- September 29 - Messianic Jews New Push in Flatbush, Jewish Week (PDF)
SDM's Staff Brings Knowledge, Experience and Diversity.
- Marcia Eisenberg, JCRC-NY’s General Counsel and adviser to Jewish communities about Hebrew-Christian missionaries since 1986.
- Rabbi Craig Miller has worked on the issue of spiritual deception for over two decades. As a former Hebrew-Christian, he uses his personal experience to assist Jewish communities in responding to predatory evangelism.
- Dr. Michael Nemirovsky, a 1997 emigre from Perm, is Director of Russian-Speaking Outreach and editor of The Forum. He works to integrate Russian-Jewish immigrants into the NY Jewish community and bring SDM's message to the Russian community.
- Karen Sackville, a resident of Israel for 18 years, is fluent in Hebrew and knowledgeable about Hebrew-Christians in Israel. She is liaison to the Israeli Knesset Christian Caucus and has organized counter-leafleting campaigns during summers in NYC.
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