Stories of Jews for Jesus
Matt Sieger, editor
Read nineteen intimate, candid and unvarnished first-person accounts
of Jews who have found peace in Y’shua (Hebrew for Jesus).
Real people…real choices—choosing Jesus! Compelling stories, high drama. An aerospace engineer, a Supreme court lawyer, a Holocaust survivor, a wife and mother. The list goes on. Nineteen Jews from various walks of life share the inspiring stories of their singular walk with Jesus. The happy endings of these fascinating testimonies could bring about a new beginning for someone you know!
Chapters include: Disowned for Jesus; An Elite British Student meets his Match; Pillar of the Jewish Community; A Lawyer Looks at the Evidence; She More than Survived Bergen-Belsen.
Meet, among others:
- Jay Sekulow, barrister, who has won several cases before the United States Supreme Court and first heard about Y’shua while a law student at Emory
- Vera Schlamm, pediatrician and survivor of Bergen-Belsen
- Ceil Rosen, who led her husband, Moishe, the founder of Jews for Jesus, to faith
- Bob Mendelsohn, Orthodox Jew, longed to please God, frustrated in his own lack of performance.
- Dan Sered, a young Israeli mathematician who now heads up our work in the Land
539 pages, paperback,
Review of Stories of Jews for Jesus
Reviewed by Rachel Friedlander
In the most comprehensive collection yet, Matt Sieger compiles 19 testimonies in Stories of Jews for Jesus. This colorful cast creates episodes of laughter and tears, comedy and tragedy, each with an inspirational ending. Although this multitude of testimonies creates an intimidating page count, the pick-and-choose buffet format allows for each chapter to stand on it's own.
Between the pediatrician who survived the concentration camps of the Holocaust, the bodyguard who has protected Ariel Sharon, and the lawyer who won a Jews for Jesus case in the Supreme Court, readers will be both captivated and challenged. Instances of drug addiction, family separation, deaths and disease tarnish these shining accomplishments, creating testimonies that are accessible by every human, Jew and Gentile, believer and unbeliever.
Despite their impressive nature, these testimonies are not told in an auditorium. There is no aura of professional sterility. Instead of a podium dividing the reader from the writer, it is a coffee table. With each story, we are invited into the living room of the author to hear their personal triumphs and failures. This "dear diary" format of full disclosure allows readers to discover the emotions, motives and viewpoint behind the stories.
Although the cozy, living room-feel of the collection provides insight, this strength also proves to be a weakness. Much like the nostalgic relative, the occasional testimony becomes thick with fond memories, and teatime begins to run long.
In complimenting contrast, three teaching sections provide a fruitful finale to the collection of accounts. The juxtaposition of personal testimony and scholarly considerations satisfy both the right and left-brain readers. The teachings, written by Efraim Goldstein, Gail Simonowitz, and Susan Perlman, address the chapter of Isaiah 53 and the identity and nature of the Messiah.
In addition to providing substantial grounding for the discoveries made in the testimonies, these teachings also create a skillful segue into the conclusion: a call for unbelievers to receive salvation. In the final words of his testimony, Tuvya Zaretsky encourages readers to set aside their fear and pick up the search, because "Truth remains what it is, whether we choose to believe it or not."
Publisher: Purple Pomegranate Productions
Pages: 539
Item Code: BK046
ISBN: 1-881022-00-5
Product Code: BK046
