Before and After

One of the interesting aspects of the Messianic movement is how various missionaries often sanitize their history over time. For instance, let's look at Oded Cohen, a Jews for Jesus missionary in Israel. His current biography on the Jews for Jesus website says:

"Oded Cohen is an Israeli-born Jewish believer in Y'shua. His wife, Bimini, is Chinese. Neither, however, were believers in Jesus at the time they were married. Bimini was the first to come to faith, and Oded recalls that his reaction was, "Oh boy, what am I going to do now?" However, he was challenged to consider Jesus by some of the Jews for Jesus staff as well as by Bimini...."

However, his original introduction in the May 2002 Jews for Jesus newsletter stated:

"I was born and reared in Israel at a very secular kibbutz. Of course, we celebrated all the Jewish holidays. However, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, instead of fasting as it is commanded, we held a big barbeque. When we were able to get hold of a pig to roast, it was a major accomplishment....."

So what happened to the story of the pig roast on Yom Kippur? Why was it removed for his later biography? Perhaps it was removed because it showed his clear lack of respect for the Jewish faith.