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JFJ was founded in the "hippie years" in San Francisco, By Moishe Rosen, who was working for an organization called the "American Board of Missions to the Jews."

"American Board of Missions" is an avatar of "American Society for Evangelizing the Jews." They were also called the "Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews." Their modus operandi during the 1800's was to gain "converts" by paying them to shill in the Jewish neighborhoods. You might say that true Christians should not use such tactics. I am inclined to agree.

Rev. Morris AKA "Moishe" Rosen gets a nice fat salary from his evangelical handlers to misrepresent himself as a "former rabbi" or "former rabbinical student" or "formerly religious Jew" when he was never a practicing Jew to begin with. In my opinion that makes him a paid shill.

I personally dont see any reason for Christians to evangelize Jews, and I am a Christian. Would anyone dispute the fact that Moses or Abraham or any other biblical patriarch was not "born again"?

I believe observant Jews can be born again just as much as a Christian can, so why embarass myself and denigrate them?

I have found the average Jew has an above average understanding of the Word of God, and an excellent understanding of God.

I have seen people make the nastiest comments in the world trying to evangelize my wife, and because she refuses to convert to Christianity, they come after me and shame me for my refusal to evangelize her and claim her mortal soul will go to hell because of me. Is that correct or proper behavior? I dont personally think so.

I firmly believe that the Jewish people are Gods chosen people, and if it were not for them, us Christians would not be here. On top of that, I believe that a Christian can learn a LOT from any Jewish person if they lay conversion attempts behind them and engage in honest study and discourse.

I dont want to convert Jews. I honestly want to learn from them.

Ok....now let me don my asbestos suit and put on my ultra high sunblock. Fire away, folks.

"American Board of Missions" is an avatar of "American Society for Evangelizing the Jews." They were also called the "Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews." Their modus operandi during the 1800's was to gain "converts" by paying them to shill in the Jewish neighborhoods. You might say that true Christians should not use such tactics. I am inclined to agree."

I certainly agree that anyone preaching the Gospel for the purpose of monetary gain is reprehensible, not to mention working against the proscription against this activity in the Book of Acts. I am skeptical of your sources regarding 19th century missionizing among the Jews, though, because it doesn't make any internal logical sense. These folks are so entirely rapped up in the concept of "relationship with God" that some cold cold mouthing of a creed would simply turn their stomachs. It's not something they would get involved in.

Probably you are speaking of "full-time missionaries," and assume these folks are motivated by the fact that they do receive (small) compensation to enable them to pay their bills. I know about missionaries, my church and family full of them, though none currently involved in outreach to Jews. They are utterly sincere in their beliefs.