Jerusalem News 16 November, 2021; 12 Kislev, 5782.
Contents:
1. Mixed Marriages in Israel on the rise. Mainly Jewish Men and Russian Women.
2. Massive Missionary Internet Onslaught in Hebrew Language.
3. [All the King's men. Gossip. ] The Muslim-Loving face of Eastern Ten Tribes Aficionados.
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1. Mixed Marriages in Israel on the rise. Mainly Jewish Men and Russian Women.
Dr Natanel Fisher ("Be-Etesem Ha-Inyan," 14-11-21):
1 marriage out of 10 involving Jews in Israel is now a mixed marriage. 5% of all Jewish Israelis are now in a mixed marriage.
4000 to 5000 mixed marriage per year. The non-Jewish partners are mainly from east Europe especially Russia.
Mainly Jewish males with non-Jewish females, ca. 2/3 of all mixed marriages are Jewish males.
ca. 100, 000 Jews in Israel married to non-Jews.
The figures DO NOT INCLUDE include the large number of mixed couples that live together but are not officially married.
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2. Massive Missionary Internet Onslaught in Hebrew Language.
Anyone who reads Hebrew on the Internet will have been Profiled by Google.
Lately, any such Hebrew-reader who reads an article online, on any subject, whether in Hebrew or English, will encounter large prominent articles will appear alongside whatever you are reading. It is not unusual to come across this several tiems a day. These articles will be attacking the Sages of the Talmud, and the Jewish Oral Tradition, and criticizing Torah Laws such as Tefilin. They will be besmirching Rabbis and such as matters as the Jewish Attitude to Women. The articles are not at a high level. They are not even well written but cheap in style and content. They are often inaccurate, sometimes blatantly false and they are offensive. They will have links to other articles promoting Christianity. Many Israelis, who often do not know very much, are liable to be misled by them. Enormous sums of money must be funding these efforts. [They are also very active on YouTube and often employ what appear to be professional female models to help promote their doctrine].
Most of the articles appear to be written by Golan Broshi and Eitan Bar.The two claim to have been associated with the Theological Seminary of Dallas, Texas. DTS.
The Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing a Fundamentalist approach to Christian Doctrine.
Broshi and Bar are also associated with the Israel College of the Bible.
Wikipedia tells us that this is:
"a private Hebrew-speaking Messianic Bible.... an independent academically accredited institution. The campus moved to its new premises in Netanya, Israel in 2010, and has several hundred students in its programs. The Israel College of the Bible hosts a large Messianic library."
# The leading anti-missionary organization, Yad L'Achim, declared the college to be at the "forefront of missionary activity in Israel". Rabbi Tzvi Wilhelm, rabbi of the Chabad synagogue north of Netanya .... terming the subject matter "idolatry". Rabbi Irwin Birnbaum, a former Conservative rabbi in Netanya, considers the activities of followers of Jesus in Israel to be "worse than the Holocaust", and that they are set on destroying Israel.
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3. [All the King's men. Gossip. ] The Muslim-Loving face of Eastern Ten Tribes Aficionados.
David Pisanti is a rightwing Jewish Activist from the Netherlands now living in Israel. He once, as he often relates, seriously considered converting to Islam but changed his mind at the last minute. He was a Research Assistant for Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz before the Rabbi passed away. Pisanti also helped promote the now defunct "Sanhedrin" that once existed.
Recently PIsanti briefly appeared on "HaPatriotim," an Israeli Hebrew-language talk show.
He claimed the Pathans of Afghanistan are descended from the Lost Ten Tribes and that the Americans had DNA proof of this but deliberately hide (or misrepresent) the results. He also said that many Arabs in Israel are descended from Jews and should be converted. Pisanti presented himself as a follower of Chabad and referred to now -deceased Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail who did much to promote searching for the Lost Ten Tribes among Eastern Peoples.
The Rabbi of Chabad had actually been critical of Rabbi Avichail but is mistakenly represented as having supported him.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Chabad (1902-1994) aka the Lubavitcher Rebbe had always been opposed Rabbi Avichail but in 1987 he suffered a stroke. After this everything that emanated from his office was not his own work. A directive went out from the office giving advice to Rabbi Avichail and thus creating the impression that the Rabbi somehow approved of his approach.
The idea that many Arabs are descended from Jews is an old one. There may be something to it concerning a few families.
It has political implications and in recent years attempts have been made to arouse interest in the matter. The Arabs are against it.
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