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June/July 1999 Steve Herzig

Baptism or Mikveh

“Steve, I can’t do it, I just can’t do it. I know all about the plans we’ve made, but this is not going to happen. I’m Jewish; this would be too much for my family.” The voice on the other end of the phone was quivering with emotion. This was not the Mike I knew. Usually he was self-assured, confident, and strong. On the phone he sounded frightened and intimidated. Mike and I had me

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Steve Herzig is the Vice President of North American Ministries and a Bible teacher for The Friends of Israel.

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  1. Thank you Sir for this story, I am doing a research on the Jewish roost of Baptism and your story help me to understand the concept more.

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