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The Jewish View of Jesus
Who was Jesus, according to Judaism?

Why Can't a Jew believe in Jesus?
Bruce James, a lawyer and writer who converted to Orthodox Judaism and is active in Jewish learning and teaching, explains why Jews can not believe in Jesus.

Orthodox Rabbi - Why don't Jews believe in Jesus as the Messiah?
Rabbi Shraga Simmmons explains why Jews do not believe in Jesus as the Messiah.

Conservative Rabbi - Why don't Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah?
Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner explains why don't Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah.

Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?
Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?

Boteach: Reclaiming Jesus
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes "The real Jesus was a deeply religious Jewish patriot who despised the Romans for their cruelty to his people and for their paganism. He never once abrogated the laws of the Torah, and expressly condemned those who advocated doing so (Matthew 5:18). Jesus walked the earth with a yarmulke and a beard rather than a halo and a cross."

Aish.com: Why Don't Jews Believe in Jesus?
Rabbi Shraga Simmons explains why Jews have rejected the Christian idea of Jesus as the Messiah for over 2,000 years.

Wikipedia: Judaism's View of Jesus
Beliefs that Jesus is God, part of the Trinity, the Messiah, or a prophet of God are incompatible with traditional Jewish tenets.

Judaism 101: The Messiah
Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah because he did not fulfill the mission of the Messiah as described in the Torah.

Why wasn't Jesus the Jewish Messiah?
Connecticut College provides this succinct explanation of why Jews do not accept Jesus as the Messiah.