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October 22, 2011

Morning Call: To outsiders, a faith that puzzles

by Daniel Patrick Sheehan
The Morning Call

Congregation Beth El Gibor has a grand name — it means "House of the Mighty God" — and a modest setting: a brick ranch-style building in Bethlehem where congregants observe the Jewish Sabbath, follow Jewish rituals and believe Jesus Christ is the savior of humankind.

A phrase leaps to mind: Jews for Jesus. But that is a distinct sect of Christian proselytizers, not an umbrella term, and the worshipers of Beth El Gibor, who recently marked their first anniversary at their new synagogue, are not part of it.

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