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Pious Perverts See other Pious Perverts Articles Title: Following the Christian money trail Evangelical Christians donate USD 37 million in 2006, most to Israel but some to Jews in the former Soviet Union Last month, the US-based International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) said it donated some $37 million in aid to Israel and the Jewish people in 2006 – $20 million of which were given during last summer’s war with Hizbullah. The IFCJ channels millions of dollars to Israel every year, the sum total of donations by evangelical Christians who believe that the return of the Jewish people to Israel signals the coming of "the last days," fulfilling a prophecy they say will hasten the "second coming" of Jesus Christ. IFCJ founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, said this Christian aid was divided into four categories: Aliyah (immigration to Israel), absorption of immigrants, fighting poverty and security. "There is a further division of funds between Israel, and the rest of the world, mainly the (Jewish community in the) former Soviet Union," he added, speaking by phone from his Chicago headquarters. Eckstein also named three programs, "Wings of Eagles, Immigration and Absorption, and Isaiah 58," all of which "raise money to fight poverty and help children in the former Soviet Union." The fourth program, the Guardians of Israel, is aimed at fighting poverty and helping improve security within Israel, Eckstein explained. "Around $7.5 million - $8 million went to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, based in New York, which gives to the elderly and children," Eckstein continued. "Habad or individual rabbis in the former Soviet Union received another couple of million," he said, adding, "All of this is paid with Isaiah 58 money, the poverty program in the former Soviet Union." "Roughly $8 million -$9 million went to elderly Jewish people in former Soviet Union for their basic needs," Eckstein said. Returning to donations destined for Israel, Eckstein said: "Then we have the aliyah component which is the Jewish Agency. Last year (2006) we gave roughly $6 million to $7 million to the Jewish Agency. The donations went to around 200 different programs in over 115 cities in Israel." 'All money goes to charity' The IFCJ founder also said well-known private aliyah programs such as Nefesh B'Nefesh could not have existed without these contributions. "We gave them, in their first year, $2 million to start them off,” Eckstein said. He added: "Frankly, when they got the money, they were embarrassed. From a public relations view, they didn't want to share the credit with Christians. So it tends to be dropped from their agenda." Other funds go to "social programs all over Israel, such as shelters for battered Haredi women," Eckstein added. A further $2 million went to the “Yuli Tamir lunch program," aimed at giving kindergarten children from disadvantaged homes a meal," Eckstein said. He added: "Some $115,000 were channeled to the Bedouin town of Rahat in Negev." "Every once in while something new arises, like the terror attack on the synagogue in Turkey, demanding funds," Eckstein said. Eckstein emphasized that the "money is not given directly to any place, but rather, the IFCJ works with the programs, and with institutions such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Absorption, Ministry of Interior." "But we don't give them money. We give it to charity," Eckstein said. "Everything is done through charity." The IFCJ founder also complained over the lack of awareness of IFCJ funds. "Sometimes it's a desire on the part of a group or nation to have its own identity. It's not necessarily because the source is Christian," he added. Most of the time, Eckstein said, organizations were shy to admit to receiving Christian aid due to "their own desire to promote themselves." Problems on both ends In the evangelical world, Rabbi Eckstein also faces problems. A glance at the Evangelical Ministry Watch website (LINK: http://www.ministrywatch.org/mw2.1/F_SumRpt.asp?EIN=363256096 ) shows that he has come under criticism by evangelicals for attempting to stop missionizing attempts by evangelicals among Jews. "There is… an abiding and seemingly irreducible tension that marks IFCJ's mission," Ministry Watch said. "That tension is accounted for by two factors: Evangelical Christianity's non-negotiable belief that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and only Savior of the world, who must be proclaimed and defended as such by his followers… (and) the unequivocal rejection of Jesus as Messiah and Savior by Judaism and Jewish people in general, and by Rabbi Eckstein in particular. “What makes this issue relevant to IFCJ's mission is Rabbi Eckstein's public censures of evangelistic activity among Jewish people. This has led some conservative Christians to believe that association with Eckstein compromises the Gospel," the website said. "Eckstein has gone so far as to say that evangelization efforts directed towards Jews is based upon 'anti-Semitic prejudices,' tantamount to 'spiritual genocide,' and that such efforts stem from either pure arrogance or a deep ignorance," it continued.
Poster Comment: http://www.ifcj.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SFI_events_WB Washington Briefing planned for April 2007 Stand for Israel’s next Washington Briefing is scheduled for April, 2007. This extraordinary event brings together Christian and Jewish leaders, U.S. and Israeli government officials, and grassroots pro-Israel activists for two days of seminars, discussions, and training sessions aimed at helping Israel’s friends become better, more effective advocates for the Jewish state. At the Washington Briefing, you’ll hear policymakers and other leaders speak on critical subjects like the prospects for Middle East peace, Israel’s ongoing struggle to fight terrorism, and the global rise of radical Islam. Past speakers have included Senators Sam Brownback and Rick Santorum, U.S. Representatives Joseph Crowley and Shelley Berkley, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon, Gary Bauer, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, terrorism expert Steve Emerson, and many more. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President of The Fellowship, will also address the gathering and act as master of ceremonies. Capping the event will be a gala banquet at which the “Friend of Israel Award” is presented to two people who have distinguished themselves through their strong support for Israel. Past honorees have included former U.S. Representative Tom Delay, Senator Tom Lantos, Senator Joe Lieberman and former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Scheduled to coincide with the opening of the cherry blossoms, the Washington Briefing will also include time for you to visit Washington’s many historic landmarks and renowned museums. We hope you’ll join us! “I have been in Washington, D.C., over 30 years, and I have attended hundreds of conferences on a host of subjects. But, without hesitation, I would rate the 2005 Washington Briefing one of the top ten events I have had the honor and pleasure to be part of.” Gary Bauer, President, American Values
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The IFCJ channels millions of dollars to Israel every year, the sum total of donations by evangelical Christians who believe that the return of the Jewish people to Israel signals the coming of "the last days," fulfilling a prophecy they say will hasten the "second coming" of Jesus Christ. IFCJ founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, said this Christian aid was divided into four categories: Aliyah (immigration to Israel), absorption of immigrants, fighting poverty and security. "There is a further division of funds between Israel, and the rest of the world, mainly the (Jewish community in the) former Soviet Union," he added, speaking by phone from his Chicago headquarters. Eckstein also named three programs, "Wings of Eagles, Immigration and Absorption, and Isaiah 58," all of which "raise money to fight poverty and help <[JEWISH ONLY, I bet] children in the former Soviet Union." The fourth program, the Guardians of Israel, is aimed at fighting poverty and hhelping improve security within Israel, Eckstein explained. the Jews aren't looking for Jesus Christ; they are looking for themselves to rule as the Messiah: SEND AN E-MAIL TO AMERICA QUOTES ON JEWS & COMMUNISM 1, 2 & 3 ... "The Jewish people as a whole will be its own Messiah. It will attain world ... 1001 Quotes By and About Jews ... http://wake-up-america.net/send_an_email%20to%20america.htm http://www.noahide.com/son.htm Isa 58:1 ¶ Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.............. http://www.bluelette rbible.org/kjv/Isa/Isa058.html#1 Mat 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord. http://www.blueletterb ible.org/kjv/Mat/Mat023.html The churches need to be hit with this: THE CHURCH IS ISRAEL NOW http://www.preteristarchive.com/PartialPreterism/provan- charles_dd_01.html The churches need to wake up and stop playing the fools: How Do We Bring the Jews Home? Ask the Gentiles for Help by Bryan J. Ellison. One of the 613 mitzvos commands all Jews to teach the gentile nations their ... www.noahide.com/bm_article.htm "....as soon as the gentiles will become observant B'nei Noach, carefully following their mitzvos as commanded in the written and oral Torah, they will lead Jews back in the opposite direction. Instead of Jews having to flee golus, the golus itself will be transformed into geulah, ushering Jews back to Yiddishkeit. The Rebbe has forcefully insisted that this opportunity is now within our immediate reach: "Even in the future, the nations will continue to exist, to serve and help the Jewish people.… This, then, is our lesson — to increase our activities in the areas where the many will be influenced: Jews, the world, and the nations" (Shabbos Parshas Vayeishev, 21 Kislev, 5745). The Rebbe clarified this point the following year. "This means that every Jew is responsible to encourage the non-Jewish denizens of the world to act in accordance with the Seven Noachide Commandments," he explained. "As a result, the gentiles will extend their help to Jews, also in matters of Yiddishkeit" (Shabbos Parshas Metzora, 10 Nissan, 5746). Already in 1977, the Rebbe was emphasizing that part of a Jew's total service is for the purpose of influencing the gentile nations, so that they will be transformed from a source of opposition into a vast reservoir of physical strength to assist Jewish service. In one letter, the Rebbe showed that when a Jew performs his mitzvos in an open, public manner, "the effect is sure to be that 'all the nations of the earth will see that the Name of G-d is called upon you, and they will be afraid of you' — afraid to do you any harm," and therefore "the whole world sees it with such clear perception that the 'hands of Esau' not only become impotent to harm the Jewish people, G- d forbid, but will be ready to aid them in every way possible" (20 Kislev, 5738, in Letters by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, vol. I, pp. 185-186). In this way, the gentiles play a crucial role in helping to bring Moshiach,...." i.e., THEM, so that they can behead the stupid Christians:
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