MICHAEL FREUND: Ezekiel is commanded by God to take two sticks. On one, he is to write "For Judah," and on the other "For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim." Then comes the crucial instruction: "Bring them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand" (37:17). Ezekiel's vision is not one of uniformity. The two sticks do not cease to be what they are. Judah remains Judah; Joseph remains Joseph. Unity does not erase difference – it sanctifies and elevates it by placing it within a larger shared destiny.


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Ketriel Blad: In other words, in order for a total restoration to take place, the restored Ephraimites from among the nations will have to become Jewish, in the legal sense of the word, thus accepting the Jewish authorities and becoming obedient to Jewish halachah. In the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:19 the Hebrew text can be understood as HaShem giving Yehuda's stick the function of being over Ephraim's stick and this way both sticks will become one. This teaches us that the Ephraimite movement that comes from heaven cannot rise apart from the Jewish people without submission to the Jewish leaders' authority. This is not for all the gentiles.

แสดงบทความที่มีป้ายกำกับ SYRIAN JEWS แสดงบทความทั้งหมด
แสดงบทความที่มีป้ายกำกับ SYRIAN JEWS แสดงบทความทั้งหมด

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วันเสาร์, มีนาคม 05, 2559

* * * Greek NYC Jews and Syrian NYC Jews * * *

a short historical essay by
the moderator of the Derech Emet Yahoo Group:

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Over the past 35 years, I noticed that the highest intermarriage rates [between Jews and non-Jews] are found in communities where Reform Judaism is most dominant, and the lowest intermarriage rates are found in communities where Reform Judaism does not exist.

Around the 1920s [of the Common Era], tens of thousands of Jews came from Greece to New York City, and tens of thousands of Jews came from Syria to New York City. In the 1920s, the numbers of Greek Jews and Syrian Jews in New York City were approximately equal. Their observance of Jewish rituals was also approximately equal.

Around that time, the Greek Jews of NYC decided to follow Reform Judaism, while the Syrian Jews followed Orthodox Judaism.

By the 1980s, the Greek Jews of NYC [and the USA] were so few in number that there was only ONE Greek Synagogue in NYC, and that ONE Greek Synagogue functioned mostly as a museum. The very few Greek Jews of NYC were intermarrying with Gentiles at a very high rate, and very few participated in any kind Jewish activities. One Greek Jew who I personally spoke to had decided to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day instead of Purim [or something very similar to that].

By the 1990s, the Syrian Jews of NYC had grown exponentially, with many new synagogues that did not exist in previous decades. Their rate of intermarriage with non-Jews was LESS THAN ONE PERCENT [<1%].

By year 2015, the Greek Jews of NYC were so few in number that their community had basically ceased to exist. They had no schools, and only that one synagogue which mostly functioned as a museum.

By year 2015, the Syrian Jews of NYC continued to grow rapidly, with less than 1% intermarriage and many new synagogues that did not exist in the 1990s. The number of schools run by-and-for Syrian Jews also increased dramatically.

By year 2015 the Syrian Jews of NYC had two of their own monthly magazines, while the Greek Jews had none.

Initially, the only significant difference between the Greek Jews of NYC and the Syrian Jews of NYC was that the Greek Jews chose Reform Judaism while the Syrian Jews chose Orthodoxy.

Less than a century later, the Greeks Jews [of NYC], who chose Reform Judaism, have vanished; while the Syrian Jews [of NYC], who chose Orthodox Judaism, enjoy a rapidly-growing community and seem to have a bright future.

PS: This short essay reveals a piece of Jewish History which is known to only very few individuals. Therefore, I feel it is my responsibility to publicize it, before it becomes forgotten.

PS: The Persian Jewish community of NYC, which has never known Reform Judaism, also has an extremely low intermarriage rate. While I do not have exact statistics for Persian Jews, their intermarriage rate seems to be so low that it cannot possibly threaten their future.

วันพฤหัสบดี, กุมภาพันธ์ 11, 2559

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JewishEncyclopedia.com: Jericho was given by Joshua to the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. xviii. 21)

วันศุกร์, มกราคม 01, 2559

วันจันทร์, ธันวาคม 07, 2558

วันพฤหัสบดี, กันยายน 24, 2558

VATICAN: Kuwaiti royal prince Abdullah al-Sabah has become a follower of Jesus Christ. The al-Sabahs are the royal family of Kuwait (only 4% is Christian), a country rich in oil. The name Abdullah (servant of God) frequently appears in the Emir’s family tree.

วันพฤหัสบดี, สิงหาคม 06, 2558

محمد اشرف غنی: We know they have sanctuaries, there; we know they are active, there:


วันอาทิตย์, มิถุนายน 28, 2558

วันอังคาร, มิถุนายน 23, 2558

||More Israeli Gothic||

  • The UN soldiers at Cafe Anan in the Golan Heights have a rectangular hole in the sleeves of their uniforms where their national flags should be. They’re not eating or drinking anything, but are sitting bolt upright at the tables, staring at each other instead of the view. You don’t know what language they speak; you’ve been there for three hours and they haven’t said a word.
  • There is a sign at the old city of Nazareth that says “DID YOU KNOW THAT JESUS WAS A MUSLIM?” As you progress through the city, you find more: “DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FAVORITE SPICE GIRL WAS A MUSLIM?” “DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPLE WAS A MUSLIM?” “DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE A MUSLIM?”
  • you’re on your way back home from azrieli. youre waiting for a train to netanya. it’s been hours and hours and the train is not here. you ask a bypasser, dressed in all black, “excuse me, do you know when the train to netanya will be here?” there is silence. he stares at you with big, sad eyes and hands you a small keychain bible. he simply answers with “the train will come when the messiah does.”
  • You sit in the Azrieli Mall, drinking a coffee and watching the soldiers. Some of their shoulder tags have leaves on them. Some of their shoulder tags have flying snakes on them. Some of their shoulder tags have two hands cradling an eyeball on them. Some of their shoulder tags have the skeleton of a mountain goat on them. Some of their shoulder tags have a pair of eyes crying blood on them. Some of their shoulder tags have a picture of your childhood home on them, with your parents and dog standing outside. Those soldiers have orange berets and carry very large guns.

วันศุกร์, พฤษภาคม 08, 2558

วันเสาร์, เมษายน 25, 2558

מַתִּתְיָהוּ: אני שולח אתכם כמו כבשים בין זאבים לכן היו ערמומיים כנחשים ותמימים כיונים

HY"D Daniel Pearl, Warren Weinstein, Giovanni Lo Porto, Sabeen Mahmud

วันพุธ, มีนาคม 18, 2558

วันจันทร์, มีนาคม 09, 2558

YOSSI MELMAN: A mother and her daughter escaped from Syria and made aliya to Israel

วันเสาร์, กุมภาพันธ์ 07, 2558

VIGIL FOR HARUNA YUKAWA & KENJI GOTO
• Sun Feb 8, 17:00~
• In front of Hachiko, Shibuya Station, Tokyo
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Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin, and Baruch Halpern: The Book of Joshua (12:21) specifically mentions the defeat of the king of Megiddo and the allotment of his territory to the tribe of Manasseh;

JACQUELINE SCHAALJE: Beit Shean is mentioned as belonging to the conquered area of the Israelite tribe of Manasseh

NETANYA MUNICIPALITY: thanks to the Lord for giving them {Netan~ya, lot. "gift of God"} the ability to continue the legacy of the 12 tribes who settled in the Land of Israel, and particularly of the half~tribe of Manasseh, which settled in the region.

Stephen Epstein: Some went down the Mekong River into Vietnam, the Philippines, Siam, Thailand and Malaysia, while some of the Israelites moved to Burma and west to India.

אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮