Alan, Just a piece of news I found this morning. I post it because of the reference to the 30,000 young Jewish Orthadox men. Could they be the the seed that will produce 144,000 young Jewish virgins that will bring the salvation of Christ to the Nation?
"JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked the main route into Jerusalem Sunday for a prayer rally, accusing Israel's Supreme Court of persecuting Judaism.
Streams of religious Jews in black coats, known as Haredim or "God-fearing Jews," flocked to the demonstration, their latest step in the battle for the soul of Israel.
"We came here to call on the Supreme Court to end its persecution of Judaism and of the great rabbis," ultra-Orthodox organizer Menachem Porush, acting chairman of the Agudat Israel party, told reporters.
A simultaneous counter-protest was expected to draw thousands of Supreme Court supporters, underscoring the cultural war over the country's Jewish and democratic identity 50 years after its creation.
Although the ultra-Orthodox make up only about 10 percent of Israeli society, they make and break governments, supporting coalitions in return for cash to finance their schools and commitments to uphold public observance of Jewish law.
Recent court rulings have put military exemptions in doubt for up to 30,000 ultra-Orthodox young men and enabled the more liberal Conservative and Reform movements to chip away at the Orthodox monopoly over Judaism in Israel."
Events in Israel have always interested me deeply so please remember that I support the Messianic Jews in Israel. That also includes those that live in the United States and elsewhere.
Shalom,
Santiago
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