The number of people who believe they are descendants of Jews is almost equal to the number of Jews who are counted in official international censuses, according to British historian Tudor Parfitt, an expert on Judaizing movements, who was a keynote speaker at a Jerusalem conference held in early November at the Van Leer Institute, […]
On Pope John Paul’s Saintly Jewish Miracle
The second public miracle needed in order to proclaim Pope John Paul II a saint has now been proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church. However, that second miracle could also have been the revival of Jewish music and Jewish life in today’s Poland. Of course, it is simpler to prove an individual case of a […]
The Miracle Of Jewish Survival
The king of Prussia, Frederick the Great, in a discussion with his court chaplain once said, “Give me proof of the inspiration of the Bible.” The chaplain replied, “Your majesty, I can answer your request in a single word.” Frederick looked at the chaplain with some amazement and asked, “What magic word carries such strong […]
Why Antisemitism
Of the following Jewish Holy Days: Shavuot is covenant-Torah oriented; Tu B’shvat and Sukkot are nature oriented; Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur and Shabbat are personal-spiritual; Passover, Purim, Yom HaShoah, Hanukah, Tisha B’Av and Yom Atzmaoot are historical-national. Of the historical events, the last three took place in the Land of Israel. But the first three, […]
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