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Natan Sharansky [a] [b] (Hebrew: נתן שרנסקי; born 20 January 1948) is an Israeli politician, human rights activist, and author.He served as Chairman of the Executive for the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018, [1] and currently serves as Chairman for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), an American non-partisan organization.
Rituals of Conflict: Religion, politics, and public policy in Israel. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 1996. ISBN 1555876781. Governing Jerusalem: Again on the world's agenda. Wayne State University Press. 1996. ISBN 0814325920. ira sharkansky. Israel and Its Bible: A political analysis. Garland Publishing. 1996. ISBN 0815320213.
The star has been externalized as an actual star in the sky, the Star of Bethlehem, in the narration of the Gospel of Matthew. The fulfilled Star Prophecy is one of numerous instances of the asserted fulfillment of prophecies that are a main theme of this text. [citation needed]
The following is a list of people who were in the position of the leaders of the Jewish nation, heads of state and/or government in the Land of Israel. Because of the position of the Land of Israel in Judaism, the leaders of the inhabitants of the land had a priority status also over Diaspora Jewry, although there were periods when this status weakened due to the weakening of the Jewish ...
Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born.
In order to install an ad valorem property tax in the new province, Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, the legate (governor) of the province of Roman Syria starting in 6 CE, [1] was assigned to carry out a census in Judaea. This would record the names of the owners of taxable property, along with its value, for which they would be taxed.
Beit Shemesh, Israel [15] Elkanah: Kedita, Upper Galilee, Israel [16] See here: Hannah and Samuel: Tomb of Samuel, West Bank. [17] Christianity: Tomb of Hannah, Horvat Hani, Israel [18] Both Jewish and Muslim prayers are held at the tomb. Many religious Jews visit the tomb on the 28th of Iyar, the anniversary of Samuel the Prophet's death. Eli ...
Micah 5:2 is interpreted as a prophecy that Bethlehem, a small village just south of Jerusalem, would be the birthplace of the Messiah. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from ...