Boteach has opened a dialogue with Christians, and specifically with Messianic Jews, who are considered to be apostates by most Jews.[citation needed] In 2008 he debated Douglas Jacoby and Shabir Ally, on The True Legacy of Abraham, and the next year he debated Douglas Jacoby on Judaism & Christianity: Which is the Religion of Peace? In 2008 he debated with Michael Brown, a leader of the Messianic Jews, on whether belief in Jesus is compatible with Judaism,[35][36] and in his book Kosher Jesus he depicts Jesus as "a Jewish patriot murdered by Rome for his struggle on behalf of his people..."[37] These positions have drawn opposition from many in the orthodox establishment, particularly from within the Chabad sect to which Boteach belongs.