Today’s population of 8.4 million is forecast to reach 15.6 million by 2059 and 20.6 million in a high case scenario. Continue reading
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Sukkot – The Feast of Booths
Each of the three major festivals, the sacred seasons sanctified by the G-d of Israel, has a designation by which it is known in the texts of Jewish liturgy and tradition. Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, is known as “the time of our freedom;” this is the holiday of national emancipation. Shavuot, the anniversary of the Sinai Revelation, is “the time of the giving of our Torah.” These holidays, wherein the entire nation makes the pilgrimage up to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple, each possess a special quality. At the same time, each presents its own timely challenge as well. Continue reading
WATCH: Rare ‘blood moon’ event illuminates night sky
First total eclipse, combined with unusually large moon, since 1982; won’t recur for 18 years Continue reading
Jewish history’s greatest archaeological crime
The Temple Mount Sifting Project, now in its 10th year, has uncovered hundreds of thousands of invaluable antiquities from tons of ancient debris discarded like trash from Judaism’s holiest site. Continue reading
The Kingdom: Now, or Yet to Come?
Chattanooga Prophecy Conference – Fall, 2015
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The Jewish people in 2050: 2 very different scenarios
Hebrew University demographer takes a look into the future of Judaism: Will peace and security lead to a population boom or will uncertainty and conflict depress demographic figures? Continue reading
Challenges and opportunities: Israel in the new year
Israel faces growing challenges in the coming year: Mending relations with the US, fighting off Palestinian bids for statehood and the constant threat of Iran and its proxies – but there are also plenty of opportunities. Continue reading
Sanhedrin Passes Judgement Against Pope Francis, Obama on Mt. Zion
“Many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.’ The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 2:3)
71 elders of Israel who identify themselves as the Sanhedrin gathered Wednesday on Mount Zion in a historic trial bringing to judgement Pope Francis and US President Barack Obama in absentia. The rabbis called the two leaders to trial for crimes leading to the mortal endangerment of Israel and the Jewish nation. Continue reading
The future American Jew: Orthodox, fruitful and Republican
Following 2013 survey, Pew researchers expect haredi Jews will shape US Jewry politically and culturally and change the familiar Jewish-American profile known today, noted for its liberal bent. Continue reading
Abbas and Fatah Encourage ‘Religious War’ over Temple Mount
Palestinian Authority, Fatah and Mahmoud Abbas himself actively calling on Palestinians to engaged in religious war, watchdog reveals. Continue reading