And what you are failing to grasp is that Messianic Judaism falls into the midway, it is both Christianity and Judaism. And don't tell me that they are not accepted as Judaism by Jews because this is debated -- there are a few big names in Orthodoxy who do accept them as heretics on par with Chabad. Given time, certain denominations will become more acceptable.
No. It's not debated. I belong to a Conservative congregation and spend Yom Kippur with the Chabadnics and believe me, there's no debate. The MJ movement, like the Jews for Jesus, is considered a predetory Christian sect. Nothing else. The heretics you speak of are the Jews who chose non Jewish path. Not Messianic "converts". There's no midway between Christianity and Judaism because there's no such thing as half Jew. You either are or aren't.
The MJs I'm referring to do not missionize Jews. Kinzer wrote a book called "Post Missionary Messianic Judaism." One of the problems is that you are lumping all MJs together while I'm specifying a unique subgroup that has it together as far a Jews observing Judaism, and Gentiles being the exception in their midst.
I was reading in Numbers recently and noticed something peculiar. Or interesting with perspective.
If I may?
This is an outstanding article.
