Austin Crick, 55, is said to have also attached images of injured and dead children to the messages, which concerned the ongoing Israeli-Gaza conflict.
Hayes, 50, has been the MP for Dulwich and West Norwood since 2015 and Crick resides in East Dulwich,
He is charged with the racially-aggravated harassment of the MP between February 20 and May 21, last year.
The prosecution say Crick, who was smartly dressed in a white shirt, dark red tie with a large Palestinian badge attached to his jacket, sent the emails on on February 21; March 4; April 9 and May 20.
He indicated a not guilty plea and elected Crown Court trial.
Prosecutor Medinat Muhammed told the court: “The defendant repeatedly sent anti-semitic emails to his MP.
“They relate to the ongoing crisis between Israel and Gaza and he used aggressive and offensive language and graphic photos of injured and dead children.”
The court heard Liverpool-born Hayes, the current Chair of House of Commons Education Select Committee, took the decision to report Crick to the police because his behaviour was effecting members of her team.
Crick was bailed to appear at Southwark Crown Court on July 25 on condition he does not contact the MP or her senior parliamentary assistant Niall Adams.
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