Another Golden Calf Of Many Fellow Jews: Antimissionarism

Dennis Prager should've addressed another golden calf of many fellow Jews: Antimissionarism. As I've said before, that a fellow Jew does not believe in the historical and Biblical Jesus of Nazareth (Yeshua HaNotzri) as the Messiah (Mashiach) is his or her schtick. I've also said that I personally don't believe in proselytizing though I believe in being open about my faith. However, as I've also stated, Antimissionarism is a problem.

Anti- or Counter-missionarism is any form of hostile attempt to dissuade one from believing in Yeshua HaNotzri as Mashiach. Antimissionarism includes, but is not limited to, lying about Messianic Jews-- for example:

1. Saying that Jews for Jesus and Congregation Yeshuat Yisrael are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. By the way, Jews for Jesus is an independent Messianic Jewish 501(c)(3) organization; and Congregation Yeshuat Yisrael is an independent Messianic kehilat v'shul in Franklin, Tennessee.
2. Saying that Jews for Jesus, Chosen People Ministries, and similar organizations proselytize. "Proselytize" means "induce to join" or "recruit", which such Messianic Jewish organizations do not do-- they merely put themselves out there in what they believe is the fulfillment of the Great Commission. They share their emunah, but do not threaten, bribe, or otherwise coerce or cajole anyone to become a Christian, whether he or she is Jewish or gentile.
3. Saying that Messianic Jews are kapos, apostates, and other such kinds of Self-Hating Jews, or Jews turned into gentiles. Since Yeshua HaNotzri was Jewish and nobody can change his or her own ethnicity (since ethnicity is a biological factor), a Jew cannot become a gentile in any way, shape, or form, let alone by believing that a fellow Jew is Mashiach.

Antimissionarism also includes being involved with such organizations as Jews for Judaism, Yad L'Achim, and the so-called "Messiah Truth". These organizations are the Non-Messianic-Jewish religious equivalent of the political Media Matters on the Left and the former Senator Rick Santorum on the Right: they will do anything to lie about and hurt others who disagree with or don't think like them.

Antimissionarism is inherently UnJewish but too prevalent within the Jewish community, and Antimissionarism needs to stop. This does not mean that all Jews have to start believing in Yeshua HaNotzri as Mashiach, though. Nonetheless, fellow Jews can respectfully agree to disagree on whether Yeshua HaNotzri as Mashiach and let Messianic Jews (Jewish Christians) have their beliefs as we who are Jewish Christians let Non-Messianic Jews have theirs, even though we share our emunah.